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Once upon a time,

there was a woman who loved a man

who loved her back.

And so, together...

they decided to have a wedding.

Here we go.

Legs up. Lift knees.

Roll it out. Here we go.

And lift those legs.

Three, two, one, go.

Welcome to Meditation Minute.

Thank you for taking time once again

out of your busy, hectic life

to meditate, calm down, relax, and unwind with me.

We're gonna take a couple of deep breaths.

Ready?

Inhale.

Exhale.

Inhale.

Keep breathing.

Celestina, answer your phone!

Inhale.

Once upon a time,

a woman was becoming a wife.

You know my father

and my mother never got married?

Said it was the secret to their happiness.

He built this whole place for her.

Mm. Yeah.

Did I ever tell you that?

Mm. Maybe.

It doesn't matter.

I mean, obviously, before the accident of me.

Back when it was

extramarital affairs and club drugs.

Money, money, money.

Fun.

Then little ol' me came along.

And my mother, who never settles,

decided that it was time to settle down.

So my dad found the land.

He had his crew come out and build it.

He said that it'd last till the edge of forever.

Your mother got a man to build her a manor.

Smart woman.

Maybe.

I mean, my dad needed her

more than she needed him, really. He...

He liked being useful,

and she likes having someone to use.

And not in a bad way, by any means, but...

You know, maybe it was symbiotic.

It worked for them. They were happy.

They were annoyingly into each other.

Like, I was the third wheel

my whole childhood, Cooks.

Mm. Here.

Take it.

Gift for your wedding. Mm.

A breath of the freshest of airs.

Yeah.

I don't need a wedding gift, because it's a party.

Oh.

Plus, you already got me a gift.

This was your gift to me.

"No gifts." Ugh.

That's such craziness. That...

No, no, that ring-- I never liked it.

I don't know why we keep using it.

It brings very little luck.

But that's what you do.

You pass on the jewels

and the bad habits and the...

And the good ones, too.

But my grandson asked me,

and you know I can't say no to my River.

I...

I-I know you...

Uh-uh. I know you hate it.

No, no, no, don't lie to me.

I don't give a shit. You-you know it.

So sell it.

Buy a trip to someplace

where it still snows in December.

That-that rock is not a gift.

This is much better.

The flower is from a farm near Levittown,

but the seeds are from Peru.

How did you get seeds from Peru?

You smuggling oxygen now?

Mm-hmm.

Now, we're gonna take

one more inhale.

Make it big.

Fuck.

Hey. Hello! Hello.

Hey, hey! Whoa.

Are we late? No, you're right on time.

What is this? It's a raccoon skin.

River's family came six hours early.

Why is it so dark in here?

Well, I don't know really. Yeah.

Sure we're not concerned about the storm?

It's not supposed to hit till middle of next week. It's fine.

We can't let our lives

be curtailed by the whims of precipitation.

Ooh, but the whole thing with these storms

is they could hop at any given time.

- A lot of windows to board up. - No, it's fine.

You got a lot of windows to board up.

Where did it hit last? Are we next?

It laid waste to Daytona. Laid waste?

Remember spring break? Yeah, the bikers.

Mm-hmm. They're all gone now.

- Why? What happened? - Story for another day.

A day that isn't your wedding day.

Oh, it's not a wedding. I...

It was very explicit on the invitation.

It's a party. I just wanted to see

- your beautiful faces. - Okay. Damn.

Your "not wedding" wedding day. Whatever.

How does that work?

Is there a marriage certificate? Yep.

For taxes, health insurance. If you would've planned this

like normal adults, I would've been able to throw you

the bachelorette party you actually deserve.

Do it for my 30th. Are you serious?

Yeah. Are you? Because I have crazy ideas.

Oh, did River have a stag do?

How'd he do it? Oh, where is your beloved?

Where is your prospective spouse?

- I need the both of you. - He's, uh...

- Oh, yes. - Not you. You s...

- This is great. Yeah. - Ooh.

You know, it shocks me that you of all people

are wedding yourself to a man,

but then I remember that man is River, so...

It tracks. Yeah, it tracks.

It tracks. Definitely.

I love this.

It's been a while. Yeah, I know, right?

Uh, work's been kicking my ass.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Work's been kicking your ass.

Yeah, I, um...

That's why I came to visit you for that thing.

Remember? And you... No, I know, and I wanted

to make your thing. Yeah. Okay.

It's just you're acting, like,

mad weird, right? No, I'm not.

I'm not being weird.

How am I being weird? Am I being weird?

You're being weird.

Celly, it has been a month since

you've answered a phone call, text, anything.

I-I... And I know you,

and you have no poker face.

I do have a poker face.

I've been working on it.

Oh, yeah? Let me see. Mm-hmm.

This is my poker face. Mm.

Oh.

Tessa said that you wrote a musical.

I did write a musical, yeah.

That's very impressive. It is cool.

Uh, we only perform it on the weekends, but...

Oh, on weekends.

For now. Weekends for now. I, um...

Celly, I miss you.

And your little weird ass.

I miss you, too.

I'm gonna come. I'm gonna come see the show.

- Celestina? - Yeah.

Where's River? I brought a cigar for us, and I want to smoke it.

Wait, what is... I... You didn't bring me one.

We're here, let me help you.

There must be so much to do.

Yeah, there is, actually.

Should we make a list? Let's make a list.

I would love to. Isn't making a list calming?

Yeah, it is.

There she go with her lists again.

Adults make lists. Wives make lists

and put them on the refrigerator.

Trust me, I would know. I'm a wife.

Yes, you are, darling.

- Where are the snacks? - Celestina!

How you just gonna leave your company?

Uh, Celly? Did she see my ring?

Celestina, finally.

River was just looking for you.

River is here? Do you know if he grabbed my bag from...

No, no, no. On the phone. On the phone.

He's gonna be in town a little longer because he's gonna

pick up his father's sister from the airport.

His aunt. His aunt.

And that he's gonna, uh... Well, I don't know.

I figured you wouldn't care if I just

kept him in town a little longer, but...

Wait, what is this? Is this a to-do list?

Fabulous! Okay. Hi, peanut.

Sorry. Got to be quiet.

She's always sleeping. Baby.

But the camp friends, they are meant to arrive by car, okay?

But because of the flood, the bridge is a nonstarter.

So, um... Thank you.

Like, so do you mind? Do you mind just...

Um, hey, yeah. Yep, this is Celestina.

You're gonna double back at the bridge,

take the route past the marsh,

but do not turn down Bristol Ave.,

because it's still flooded.

Go left towards the bird sanctuary.

Then you're gonna go back to the mushroom farm.

No. Listen, if the trees are blocking the road...

If you don't have alcohol,

you should be executed.

Just drink if you want to drink.

Don't worry, we're here!

Everyone! Oh, I love the blue.

You're scaring me.

I've known Celestina for over a decade now,

and River's always been the best of the bunch,

all genders considered.

The whole, like, friend group, we all kind of

glommed together in high school, and...

semi-pathetically, we have not let go since.

I'm Ayman.

I'm a urologist.

Here's my ca-zard.

Charmed.

Mimosas! Who said that?

Fern, what is that on your face?

Is that a tattoo? Fern!

Marriage, vows, ceremony.

This is the most pious show of faith...

River?

Tessa, are you pregnant?

No, I'm not. I-I... Drink it.

Hello? Riv?

Since when do you want kids?

Riv, hello?

No, I'm not looking at him! No!

Tessa!

Cool.

Full disclosure,

we do have a pool on whether you're pregnant.

I always told River, I recommend

not waiting too long to have kids.

It's much easier to hop back in the office when you're young.

Daisy. Wait, did you turn this on?

Oh, yeah. Sorry. It just gets really nervous

and freaked out when there's all these

people and feet around, so...

I know. You should know that.

Ow!

We're gonna be like sisters!

I love it. Sisters!

Celly belly!

Sorry, the gnats are...

It's all in the hips. Watch. Show me the hips.

What are you wearing?

A jumpsuit.

- It's black. - No, see...

She let me go. She let you go?

Stop moving.

Oh, is this for us?

No, it's for Cookie!

The only people who get to drink

before noon are septuagenarians and up.

I'll give it if you let me wear your dress.

This is terrible. Get her away from me.

Okay.

I'll throw it!

And no, thank you.

Try again.

I don't want to run with it.

I don't run.

I feel like it's not funny anymore.

Clink, clink, clink, clink.

To the homeys in absentia.

To Eli.

Elijah.

Ring a-ling a-ling a-ling a-ding-dong.

You know what you should do? Do what Rose did.

'Cause our last name is way too long to hyphenate.

You take your maiden name,

give to the baby, make the middle name,

and then you take your married name,

and then you make that the family last name, right?

I was gonna do that with your father. Do you remember?

No, because you weren't talking to me.

I don't even remember why I didn't do it.

I'm not pregnant, so it doesn't... it's fine.

Nevertheless, you can't bet on it.

- Sorry. - What? Shut up, Daisy.

Are you making fun of me?

Why wouldn't she be able to?

She would know if she was pregnant,

so she'd know the answer. I didn't know I... well...

We're gonna get into miscarriages.

Know what we should do? Play blackjack tonight.

Why wouldn't River take my last name?

My last name is... kind of the shit.

My parents didn't give me a name

so that on some special occasion,

because your brother wants to wife me, I could give it up.

Like, your brother doesn't have a right to my name.

Yeah, but it's...

your last name is your dad's last name,

so I don't see what the difference is.

I mean, you're just switching one man for another.

River told us about the, uh, promotion!

Senior analyst. Pretty fancy.

I haven't... I haven't accepted the position, so...

Such a great company. Your parents must be so proud.

My dad's dead, but my mom's into it.

What does that mean?

Are you, like, the boss now?

Ayman...

I-I mean, it's not... it-it's not very interesting.

It's just, like... it's not as glamorous...

...as it probably...

you know, as it sounds.

It's just, like, you know, slideshows

and spreadsheets and... just, like, a whole lot of...

all of that.

I mean, like, essentially, I'm just... I have, like...

with the promotion, I have, like, a small division

within, like, this global,

private, uh, equity fund.

We use other people's money to buy companies, cut the fat,

make them profitable again, and then we sell them off. Um...

This just in. December 3, 2033.

- Everywhere has flooded. - That's right.

Every place you've ever loved is flooded from the storm.

Your elementary school, your place of work,

your mosque, your synagogue.

All bridges are out.

You can try the tunnels, but you'll be swimming.

Mudslides on every hill, pits of despair on every marsh.

All the pipes have burst.

Water, water everywhere.

And now tap water is contaminated with sewage.

Oh, no. Do not consume the tap water.

Do not bathe in the tap water.

Do not make French press coffee with the tap water.

Welcome to Meditation Minute.

Thank you for taking time once again

out of your busy, hectic life

to meditate, calm down,

relax, and unwind with me.

Now, we are going to start by closing our eyes.

Did you close your eyes?

Before we start, we're gonna take a couple of deep breaths.

Ready?

Inhale.

Exhale.

Doesn't it feel good to just breathe?

Inhale.

The only thing you have to fix is your perception.

Exhale.

'Scuse me.

Inhale. Sorry.

Just gotta...

Exhale.

The problems of the world are not your problems.

Keep breathing.

Everything is frequencies.

Everything is calibration.

Frequencies, frequencies, frequencies.

Yes, yes, yes.

Inhale.

Yes.

Exhale.

This is Meditation Mary, and I'm signing off.

Celestina.

Oh, Celly. Huh?

Has my mother said anything to you, or has...

Don't let her talk him into any of this meshuggaas, okay?

Have you heard about the app that he's

trying to get her to sign up for?

What'd he say? It's called Exit Plan.

They help you plan your... exit.

You know, the legal aspects, like...

you know, the will, the art storage.

The boring stuff. Yeah.

Grandpa's car, the house. Oh, yeah.

That's so mortgaged, it's going straight to the bank.

Uh, Rose.

Did I tell you that River

built me a little studio in our backyard last fall?

He did it when my friend Eli passed.

Uh... I was, like, freaked out by the water, you know?

I didn't bathe for like three weeks.

I was just doing a washcloth in the sink.

Well, how did he die?

What? He...

The floods in the tunnel in Philly last summer?

Mm. I told you this.

No.

You remember.

I...

I do?

Mm-hmm.

All right. Yeah.

He, um...

I always imagined that it happened in a big wave.

Like a dam broke or...

there was a crack in the tunnel and...

it expanded quickly and... you know.

All that.

But no.

When you drown in a subway car in a tunnel...

you're just standing there watching...

watching the water rise and...

knowing that there's nothing you can do about it.

But, yeah, like I was saying, I had a...

I had a thing about water, and it was, um...

it was raining a lot,

and, uh...

River, uh, he went by and he collected all these windows

'cause people, when they demo their houses,

they just toss them to the side of the road.

And he builds walls and a roof.

And he gets me to go outside, and we lay in this window hut.

We fall asleep.

And I wake up in the middle of the night,

and I take a shower.

I mean, it leaks sometimes, but... doesn't matter.

We just throw a tarp up. It's fine.

He...

He couldn't figure out

how to make it without leaking?

Okay, I didn't say that he was perfect.

I said I love that he always tries.

Yeah, Cookie.

My fingers...

...used to move

as smooth as yours.

Yeah? Mm-hmm.

Can somebody get that? That must be weird.

Hmm?

It must be weird for your body to not move like it used to.

Yes.

This makes it a bit easier, of course.

Hello? Lavelle residence.

Sabrina speaking.

Maman!

I'm surprised you are not here yet.

Wait until you have pains

for when you're lying down that are different

from when you're standing up

that are different from when you're sitting.

Doesn't matter if you sit in a hard chair or a soft chair...

you just use it up, use it up. Mm-hmm.

So easy for the child bride to say.

Child bride? Yeah.

You raised an omitter.

Do you know what I mean by that?

It's just omission. She should have told me.

Light that up. Let me smoke that.

I'm not mad, I'm disappointed.

She quit soccer in third grade, quit volleyball in tenth grade.

No, Angelique, no.

Celly, do not grab things

out of my hand like that, please.

I'm on the phone with your mom.

I don't get it.

Eli dies, you disappear from us,

and you said you're at work,

uh, you're gunning for a promotion,

so we leave you alone, and then I find out

from your mom that you quit your job?

Celly!

I'll be right back, Cooks.

I wanted that promotion

because I fucking deserved it.

There was always more work to be done,

and I was always the right one to do it.

And that's the trouble. Like, that's what I've been saying.

Mom said to come tell you there's a leak upstairs.

- Wh-What? - There's a leak.

You guys haven't fixed that yet?

I think it's leaking from upstairs, but...

Okay. Fern, look at your face.

Hey, ha-has Cookie seen that?

Oh, is that what the babies do now?

No, bro, there's a leak upstairs

in the living room. It's...

Bro, if there's a leak, get a bucket.

It's so simple. That's good.

That's a good idea. Go get the buckets.

There's a lot of buckets around.

Look, Celly, no. You know I adore your beloved.

I... I just want to get a few things straight,

because when I met him,

he was a law student who really wanted to be a muralist

which, we love that, good for him,

but he dropped out of law school

to be a puppet maker.

Puppeteer. Whatever, bitch.

And then after that, he decided

he wanted to study landscape architecture?

And now this man is

a lawyer-cupcake-maker hybrid and...

What's going on? How long's that gonna last?

I mean, however long he needs it to last.

I don't understand why you're acting like,

once we leave college, we're doomed to just never change.

Like, is your life really that dismal?

You of all people should understand

a person's unwillingness

to fold themselves into... into this-this machine.

To the machine. Don't use my shit against me.

And fuck you. This has nothing to do with that.

I did bullshit temp gigs so that I have

money and time to afford to do my art.

Right. That has nothing to do

with your nigga and his arrested development.

Arrested development? Yes. Yes!

I mean...

I mean, what? Like... Hello.

...we're supposed to just work and work and work

until, like, we save up enough money

to go on some mediocre vacation

where we spend the whole time replying to emails?

Then we save up some more, and then we do something else,

and then we spend, and then we save,

and it's all so that when we die

people know that we mattered?

That we were worth something?

Because, guess what, Sabrina, no matter how much you make,

at the end of the day, surprise, we all fucking die.

That's it. Okay, Celly, no, no.

It can't be that way. Yes. Yes.

We work to afford a life, darling.

We work to afford a lifestyle.

You have a champagne lifestyle.

You have a champagne...

This is so loud, I can't hear you.

Hello. So, how are you supposed to make it off beer money?

You act like I don't get it. Like...

All things are temporary.

I plan birthday parties... Only energy is forever.

...every weekend, and I hate it. I hate it.

I... Yeah, I know. You know I hate it.

You know I hate it, but I do it so I can exist.

I don't know, Celly.

It's just... it's just life.

Hello. Lavelle residence.

Oh, buddy.

If you're trying to get to the house this time of day,

with the roads as they are,

you might be better off flying. Flap those arms, my guy!

Oh. Good luck!

We've never been to a wedding

where the phone just keeps ringing incessantly.

Will you just unplug the phone, please?

That's not life, though, is it?

Just labor.

It is, and that's so silly.

I mean, there's got to be a difference.

And I know that, like, when I say "labor," I mean...

I mean, I know that I sit in my office

and I lay the laborers off,

but they could lay me off, too. I'm just...

No, they... Yes, they can.

I'm just doing it before they lay me off. Like...

If six figures and benefits and PTO,

all the shit that you were getting at your job,

isn't enough for you...

the problem is not the gig. It's you.

Do you know how many people don't get a fraction

of a fraction of a fraction of that much money?

No, you know. You know.

You're just acting like that shit doesn't make a difference.

No, because it doesn't make a difference.

Six figures isn't enough. Oh, my God.

It's never enough, because six figures...

Are you crazy?

No, it just makes you focus on seven.

Do you hear yourself?

Yes, I do, 'cause that's what's true for me.

It doesn't make... It's-it's a vicious cycle.

Oh, my God.

It's so embarrassing to hear you say this shit.

You sound like somebody who's had

a pretty fucking easy life, Cell.

You're right.

My life is fucking fantastic.

I mean, for the most part, it's been great.

The upper middle class just grating of this.

I can't even listen to you anymore. I'm sorry.

And Angelique is gonna have a field day with you.

You have an incoming package

from Future Nostalgia Trading Company.

Please meet your courier at the end of the lane.

Um, I'm good.

I don't need a photo.

"Mr. and Mrs. River Ravitz."

What the fuck?

Aw! I said no gifts.

It's like nobody's listening.

"Mr. and Mrs. River Ravitz."

Oh, so cute! So you are changing your name.

No, I'm not changing my name.

Celestina, do not be mad,

but, um, we did manage to get a hold of River,

and he said he didn't see the harm in it.

Wait. You spoke to River? I need flowers! Flowers!

Yes, we need flowers. What the fuck?

Did he say when he'd be back? Celestina...

Just a taste of what is available

at the farmers market. Hey, please don't...

Yeah, there were like 12 vendors today,

tons of variety.

We got all kinds of flowers you like,

not just, like, roses or something boring.

It's not, like, a thing against roses.

They were all closing early because of the flooding.

They were just so desperate.

But I'm sure they had cancellations or something.

Even with the discounts, we were totally helping them out.

No, no, please don't put the flowers on the couch.

Like, so humanitarian, so economical, right?

Fern, can you close that card?

No, don't open it again.

Hey, when put that stuff in the wash,

just don't run it, because there's a leak.

Unless you're gonna connect the pipe.

It's fine. I'm gonna do it. Celestina!

I'm gonna do it. Thank you.

And I just don't get the point

of bringing something alive inside

- just for it to die. - Flowers die, Celestina.

It's what they do.

There's an entire flower market for that.

Do you not want us to stimulate the market?

And in the meantime, make the room look pretty.

Oh, my God. They make everything brighter.

No, it's just that I don't like the smell

and the pollen.

I, um... Cheers.

I don't trust them, how they... when they turn to the sun.

That's just sunflowers.

Fern, with the card, please, it's...

Keep breathing.

I told you.

I told you I would find a photo of her.

I just feel like...

with the world the way it is these days,

especially these days,

traditions have become so important.

Traditions are important.

Let's get married again.

- Really? - I'd love that.

I would really love it.

Can I be the reverend at the ceremony?

I don't know. Are you ordained?

I am ordained. I got ordained two months ago.

When? What? You're doggone right I did.

- I can baptize you. - You're ordained?

- That would count. - Woman to woman...

We have drinks out here right now.

Don't ever scare me like that ever again.

When did you get so against children?

When did this happen?

Stop talking to me, Geoffrey. You're done.

You used to be so open.

I'm still open. I'm just not open to the idea

of her ruining her life in this economy.

I agree. We are going into a depression.

I'm gonna go inside and get a cold one,

and in that time, please deeply consider if you

are going to have babies... Oh, come on.

...with a man who looks like a rich snob.

I'm not wrong.

Hey, babe, it's, uh...

it's Celly, obviously.

Um, I'm just calling to check in.

Give me a call back.

Uh, call the landline.

Um, I want to know if you-you grabbed my dress.

Everyone's kind of clowning my jumpsuit.

Uh, but yeah.

Okay.

Bye.

God.

You just don't let up, do you?

It's not killing myself. I'm not doing this for you.

It's not as extreme as that. We already talked about this.

We talked about it at Passover. You children are so dramatic.

You said, "Celestina, bubbeleh, please."

So caught up in your own lives,

you can't imagine somebody wanting to take theirs.

"I'm tired of this home, sick of life. Help me."

Means yours isn't worth it. And I said... "This is crazy."

You are not going to go to jail. "This is wild. What the fuck?"

Do not be obtuse. They will absolutely send me to jail.

I'm leaving you everything I've got that's worth leaving.

Moreover, I don't know if you noticed...

Why would they put you in jail?

...but I'm going through my own thing.

I don't know what to do with my life,

and you want me to take yours?

You'll figure it out. You always do.

The nice thing about this combination

is the dreams I'll have when I go.

You don't dream when you're dead.

Good. I've had enough dreams for one lifetime.

Three lifetimes.

Cookie, why-- Just one more dream,

and then quiet. That's all I want.

Cookie, why? Why do we have to...

Oh, fuck.

This is cool!

Ayman! What?!

Wh-What are you doing? Geoff, stop it.

We... No fire!

- I told you no! I said no fire! - Look at these colors!

You should come out and play!

You will know when things are burning.

It's hard for them, you understand, to imagine

waking up to a world where I don't exist for them.

That I'm not something they get to worry about.

I get to soak up all their fears about dying

by sticking around.

As long as I'm here and old, they get to be here and young.

And that's a role I've played for long enough,

thank you very much.

They've known me their whole lives.

I've always been here. Cooks, please.

You have only known me a few years,

and yet you love me all the same.

Everyone thinks I don't know what I want.

Right?

You're the only one who believes me.

You're strong enough to... Oh, come on. No, no.

...to let someone make a choice like this

and respect it. No, no, no, no.

I do respect it.

I know. I... Yes.

I know that you know. Eyes on you.

Eyes on you. Eyes on you.

Wait, I'm sorry. Who are you?

We're the music.

I didn't order any music.

Is that the music?

Oh, my God, the players are here!

Come in, come in. Set up anywhere.

You can move all this stuff.

I want something soft while people are, you know,

coming in, getting in the mood for festivities.

River said that sounded nice.

- Okay, follow me. Go to the left. - Celestina.

Has anybody seen Celestina?

Ah, we said no gifts!

You guys don't listen.

So crazy.

Ah, balloons!

You know, I-I hate balloons.

The sound when they pop, it's like gunshots.

To the office,

to those in charge, to the capitalist pigs,

you puppets dressed like people, my colleagues,

my bosses, overlords, whatever:

I quit. I quit.

I hate it here. I've hated it for years.

And I think hate's a strong word,

but that's how I feel. None of you use...

And I know because it's sitting in the box.

Fuck the fucking wellness weekend.

Fuck the accountability whiteboards.

Do you realize our clients are terrible...

Fuck you for making me work for them.

I am so fucking sick...

Fuck you for making me calculate

exactly how much you think my time is worth.

There's a storm coming...

No, I don't want to take a mental health leave of absence

because this job is the thing that's making me sick.

Fuck working from home!

I don't wanna work from home! It's home!

I can't do this anymore! No!

This is my letter of resignation. Fuck it.

Thank you, Celestina.

Absolutely not.

Stop.

I don't know any of those people.

Yeah, 'cause they're friends and family that were invited.

What are you doing here? River invited me.

No, he didn't. Yes, he did.

River and I have a bond that was forged

in the wilderness of summer camp.

Of course he wanted me here. No, he fucking didn't.

Why would you lie about something like that?

That is not an invite.

That's basically an invite.

It's not. Yeah, that is.

Plus, I drove five hours, okay?

Least you could do is let me stay. Five hours?

I didn't know about the detour at the bridge.

You took a U-turn... I had to go to the tunnel,

and I had to double back at the wetlands, yep.

You should've taken all of that

as a sign that nobody wanted you here.

You know, I called you seven times.

Yeah, and I didn't answer seven times.

It is so good to see you. Take a hint.

Thank you for having me. I'm not having you.

What? No! David Rosen! Lara.

Lara! Oh, my God, look at you! Oh, my God!

I'm going to lose my mind! Oh, my God.

Did you get younger? What? Stop it!

I'm starting to feel old.

You look so handsome man-some!

- Daisy, Daisy, Daisy! - Oh! Little Davey!

Oh, my God! Oh, my...

I remember your bris. Smallest penis I've ever seen.

Rose is gonna freak.

It's gotten bigger. It's gotten bigger, Daisy.

- Rose! - What? What?

- Rose, come here! - What?

What are you, a movie star now?

- I don't know. - Dave's here.

- I grew it out. Yeah. - Dave who?

Dave Rosen from camp. Will you come here?

It just happened last week.

Rose! Hey! Hi!

Mwah! Mwah!

- And your face! - Marge, get over here.

Marge, please.

This is David Rosen!

And Daisy... no, wait. Was it Rose?

Wait, which one of you babysat him?

Rose, you'd babysit because I hate kids.

I didn't like you. Ah, you were so annoying!

Oh, yeah, you were a little terror!

Yeah, well, you know what they say: "Early to bed,

early to rise." Oh, they do say that.

- They always do. - They say that!

Celestina! Yeah?

Leave that. Come on. Get over here. Get over here.

So, Celestina works with him, too.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we do. Can you...

Are you just chomping at her heels now that she's...

I... Yeah, oh, my God. Excuse me, she's senior analyst.

Yeah. Yeah.

Isn't that... It's ama...

We're so proud. We are so proud of her.

But, you know, at the end of the day, we're...

we're both just trying to keep the economy healthy.

It's... you know? It's really important.

- Wow. - It's really important.

Hey, guys! Don't fret. Don't fret.

The Wi-Fi has been officially fixed.

Oh, thank God. What?

Yeah, go... go check it out.

Yeah, you can use your phones. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Bye, Davey. - Fixed the Wi-Fi.

Wait, what is my password? Daisy!

Yes? All right.

What is my password again?

- Who changed it? - 1-2-3-4-5, capital 1.

- What the fuck is wrong with you? - Huh.

It's interesting.

Get that fucking smug look off your face.

It's interesting, isn't it? You make me sick.

Isn't it? What?

Have you not told River that you quit yet?

Of course I told... Why would I not...

Why would I not tell River that I quit?

You're lying. No, I'm not.

Shut the... Lower your voice.

Stop. Shh! You're lying!

Seriously, lower your voice. I can't believe it.

Celestina, you quit your job the day before your wedding,

when your beloved eschewed a law career to make cupcakes.

Does the bakery pay him a salary,

or is it like a, uh... is it like an internship?

It's an apprenticeship, you dick.

Oh, got you. Got you. Sorry. Okay?

I forget the distinction. Part of a union.

We don't have a union.

No, of course not. Uh, duh!

'Cause we make fucking bank.

Celestina, listen.

I am sympathetic to your outburst, right?

Sometimes, when we let our emotions bottle up, they can...

you know, they can bubble over in unexpected ways, right?

Right, right. Think about it.

Your body, right, your choice.

Thank you. If you're gone,

why let it go to waste?

Give me your project files,

give me your notes, give me a leg up,

and I promise not to taint your special day

by accidentally telling River...

Taint my special day? Yeah.

And by the way, I'm so happy to be here,

and I'm so excited for you.

Thank you for inviting me. Thank you so much.

Do you know what your problem is?

What's that? Your problem is you think

you're two steps ahead of everybody...

Uh-huh.

...and you're not even playing the same game.

I don't even know what you mean by that.

Celestina.

Get your hands off of me!

Maman.

Maman est arrivée.

You're here!

It took you long enough. Thank God.

Finally. I missed you all.

Oh, my goodness. We love you.

You smell so good.

Thank you. Mwah.

All right. All right. Let her breathe.

Let her breathe. God. All right.

Okay, now. Oh, oh, oh, oh!

You want a cigarette? Wait, no, I got it. I got it.

I got it. There we go. There we go.

Wow. Okay, it's fair? Yep.

What happened to the vape that I got you?

You know, they're saying smoking's really bad for you.

Maman, come on. Mm-hmm.

Are you high?

Probably not anymore. Why?

You ashamed of that, too?

Ashamed?

No.

I do not care.

You are a fully grown woman.

Spit on my grave.

Snort your nose off.

S-Spit on your grave?

What is wrong with you?

Relax. I'm just joking.

Uh, well, then laugh.

Hi. You look beautiful.

What? That's not...

Say hello to your uncles.

Hi. Hey, guys.

Hi.

Hey, if I'm not back in ten minutes, just send help.

Please. Please.

Like the hat, Stan.

What is wrong with my azaleas?

Why are they coming out so soon?

It's not even Christmas.

What's going on?

Go back in!

You're not ready yet!

Mom, it's the heat.

The seasons are all out of whack.

It'll be fine. They'll be fine.

They'll sleep during the frost from the storm,

and after that, they'll be back.

It's-it's fine.

That's not how flowers work, Celestina.

Well, maybe now it is.

Thank you.

So this is it? Thank you for shopping with

Future Nostalgia Trading Company.

All the hard work?

Everything you have given to this life,

you are just ready to...

wash your hands of it.

You are just willing to kill it dead and bury it?

To become what? Basic?

Pas possible! Pas possible!

Ma seule fille...

...ends up a housewife.

I'm not a housewife.

I don't want to be.

And even if I did, that's not the point.

There is a certain poetry

that comes with what a person can be,

based upon their circumstances,

and you are disrupting that poetry.

Do you want to see what's happening to me?

This is from... I thought it was, you know, like,

from the recycled laundry detergent or-or the...

the lotion or the perfume that River made, but this is...

Hold on. The perfume?

How many hobbies can one man have?

It doesn't matter. This is from work.

This is what work is doing to me.

This is from shrinking deficits and increasing margins

and diversifying outreach and ruined lives.

Because that is what I do. I-I ruin some people's lives

in an attempt to make another group

of people's lives marginally better.

And my body is betraying me for it.

It's eczema.

It's not eczema. I ruin lives for a living,

and it's giving me stress hives because I am betraying my body.

It is eczema.

Put some Vaseline... It is not eczema!

It is stress hives!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I am. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, too.

For you to be the best that you can be,

you have to believe that you are the best that you are.

You have to believe that you are.

Yes, I-I'll admit...

he's charming, he's got moxie, he's smart enough.

He's not as smart as you, but...

but he's smart enough, and... all of that is good for now.

But what about for later?

For the hard times.

For the... for the future.

Hmm?

Celestina, I know you and I love you,

so I just have to ask: Is it worth it?

Is it worth giving up your career for a man

who will eventually bore you?

Maman, I am not giving up my career.

Why do you keep saying this?

God, I'm not giving up anything for River.

I never said that. It's like I've explained this to you

a million different ways,

and you are refusing to understand me.

It is not worth it.

It is never worth it. Worth what?

It's never worth it! Worth what?

If there's no career, there's nothing for it to be worth!

Your boss will take you back right now.

You bring too much to it.

Mom, calm down.

Honey. Maman!

If you do not get out of this right now...

If you do not get out of this right now...

Are you really coming here to tell me to get out of it?

...it will be very difficult to get out when you're married.

Oh, Angelique! Oh!

Oh, my God. Ah. Lara.

Oh.

Somebody let the sunshine in here.

Yes. Look at you. Oh!

Look at you. Well, you look lovely today.

I know you're thrilled.

Oh. I mean, it's Celestina.

You know how much we love Celestina. We're all...

Well, how could you not? It's Celestina.

I mean...

River is just... he's just so lucky.

Oh, yes he is.

I'm gonna cry. Oh...

So, how's the university?

Hmm? Oh, it's a nightmare.

- Yeah? - But, um...

it's a blessing, too, you know?

Yeah?

Well, it's just... well, it would make you crazy.

Well, I don't know how you handle it.

I don't. I just don't.

So, how's things with you and...

Central Library.

...the library? Oh, the library.

I can't complain. Mm.

I can't complain.

Yeah. I really can't.

But, you know what, I do.

I do. I have.

I will right now, because you know how it is

with government funding. Yes.

You've been there, so...

I, uh... Oh, my God.

- Are the Pine Barrens on fire? - Breaking news.

Major wildfire... Oh, my.

Thank God we're expecting rain.

Yes, I was just about to say the same thing.

It just can't rain fast enough, can it?

Would you look at that? I can't believe it.

Now, that's hot.

Now, that's a fire.

Wasn't it supposed to snow today?

Do you ever just think about the animals, you know?

- Hello? Celestina speaking. - Fucking finally.

Mimosas for the moms. All these people in my ear,

passing me around, and all I'm trying to do

is get somebody to put me in your ear so I can let you know

that I know your mom just got there,

I know my mom's being a pain,

and I know my sisters are obnoxious,

but you want to know something else, Celly?

It's chill.

It's chill.

I love you, and it's chill.

What's taking so long? The roads.

I know. The roads. The roads.

Everybody out here is trying to slow me down.

Okay, well, I need you to get back.

I am wilting under the limelight, kid.

Hey, why'd you tell your sisters to bring flowers

when you know that they freak me out?

I know. I know. Photosynthesis.

Yeah, it's not natural. It is natural, you know.

I know that photosynthesis is a natural occurrence.

And I'm gonna be totally real with you.

I thought they meant they were bringing weed, you know.

They did not mean weed.

Hey, have you heard of Exit Plan?

Wait, wait, hold on.

Hello?

This reception's so shit.

Riv?

River? Hello?

Celestina, I need to talk to you.

River says that you aren't doing any vows?

I don't get it. I mean, what's the point in a wedding

unless you're gonna do vows and make promises?

If you weren't gonna do vows,

you should just throw a party, not have a wedding.

You know what I'm saying.

Oh, of course you understand. Please tell me he's kidding.

He's absolutely kidding. You're doing vows.

If you want to run anything by me...

Also, oh, do not be offended

if his are a little less expressive than yours.

I mean, we all know River likes to take a millennia

to get a full idea out.

My brother likes to take his time.

Don't let it slow you down. I do not let it slow me down.

You know he was four and a half when he said his first word?

I mean, Cookie said it was the trauma

of being surrounded by a bunch of talkers,

but I think he's got a lot going on

in that big heart of his, you know?

He's a man of few words and many long pauses.

He marches to his own syncopation, as they say.

But, I mean, what are we supposed to do, wait?

You know, I think you're doing the right thing.

- Stop. Do you? - Of course.

I think it's time for you to go back to where you belong.

One, two, three. Grad school. Homeland.

What?

That's not...

The homeland? Yeah.

What's the homeland?

I thought we were going to, like, West Africa.

What are you... Whoa! Where did you come from?

I heard grad school. I'm never getting married.

Why would you make such a permanent statement?

You can't just stop working.

How are you gonna pay off your student loans?

Student loans? I'm not paying those off.

I've been paying consistently for five years, on time,

and it's still a fucking mountain.

I told you guys this. Did you get my email?

That if we all stop paying,

it's a bubble, and the bubble will pop.

Yep, yep, yep. Bubble pops. We know.

I got the email. I stopped my auto-pay.

Good husband? No, I'm a great husband.

Why am I a great husband? Fern, can you get these scraps?

Where do I throw them away?

This is compost. There's a compost bin.

Goes out the window. No, there's a compost bin.

- You understand? - I know about composting.

This is what composting is.

What a special day for us, huh?

I know this stuff.

- Kids. - You could teach.

You could teach children.

I could. Yeah.

You could be an art tutor.

Ooh. Maybe.

Right now, I'm just... you got to be reasonable, you guys.

Okay? I can work at a sandwich shop.

- They're hiring, so... - Sandwich shop.

Okay, you can't come to people's houses uninvited

and do nothing but dance.

But I was invited, and it's for entertainment.

Working in a sandwich shop would only make sense

if you love making sandwiches. I...

Do you love sandwiches? Yes, I love sandwiches.

It's... it doesn't matter, because it's just a job.

And you know what I do enjoy?

I enjoy the idea of someone coming in,

I make them a sandwich, they go home happy and-and full.

And I go home full and happy.

And I just leave it all there.

I don't have to have a career or a passion.

Why can't I just have a life?

What's wrong with just having a job?

You guys, it's just a job.

Being a wife always felt a bit like a job, you know?

Everybody keeps saying things like that to me.

And it's like, "Well, maybe you shouldn't have gotten married."

God, did I fuck up, Cooks?

Should I take it back?

The husband or the job?

Has anybody seen Celestina?

Where's Celestina?

Celestina!

At least you know...

how to hold your liquor.

All will be well.

A-ha.

- Mother, no more vodka. - It's potatoes.

I told you, it's fine. It's lunch.

Just wa... Just water. Come on.

Here we are again with weather

on the fours and fives.

It's 4:45, and the sun is shining, except when it's not.

Remember, whatever the weather, always have your go bag ready.

You know I like Lara.

I like her mother,

I like her daughters, and...

I-I don't like Rose that much,

but Lily and Fichus...

It's Daisy and Fern.

And Rose is... She means no harm.

She's fucking annoying, but she means well.

I mean, all of them mean well, really.

You're slipping. I'm fine.

Oh, merde, merde.

You shouldn't be cutting that with this ring on.

Please, please just, could...

Can you get the pan? But I'm... Okay.

Get the pan! You shouldn't be doing it...

It's fine. I can... Okay, fine.

I'm a big girl. Thank you. Shh. Okay.

Are you bleeding?

Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay.

It's okay. It's okay. I should probably...

We're gonna get it good.

Here we go.

Do you mind if I take that off? Okay.

When I, uh, was marrying the girls' father,

I was so nervous.

I was a wreck. I was a wreck.

Because Rose and Daisy were being so bitchy to me.

They were still treating me like the evil stepmother.

You know, before we became such good buddies.

And that's... part of why I fell for their father

is because he was a father and I wanted to be a mother.

I mean, I didn't have to be their only mother.

I just wanted to be another mother.

I wanted to be a second mom.

I'm mom number two.

Just wanted to be a mom.

Always wanted to be a mama.

So I don't think that's...

I think being nervous is okay.

I think it's like...

like we just...

kind of know that it's because...

we're choosing to do something very big for ourself.

Marriage is big.

Marriage is so big.

Yeah, it is.

You know, I-I-I... and, of course,

a lot of my colleagues are bankers,

but I'm not an analyst, per se.

That's actually the brilliance

of our little team within the firm,

is that I'm more of, like, a knowledge broker.

I get, like, information

to the right people for the right price,

which is a lot, 'cause, like, all right, you know,

our rates are quite high.

And Celestina, for sure, she's the most in demand.

Like, of course it looks good to have a woman lead

some of these things, right? Oh, my God.

Like, way better optics. Yeah, I bet it does.

Yeah, uh, that's why we charge more

for her to lead a project.

Uh, I mean, I'm pretty expensive, too.

Um, but, uh, yeah.

So, River tells me you're a dancer.

Like, ballet or, like, a, uh, dancer?

I don't know...

Okay, I need to know how you're here.

Um... Oh, yeah.

You and River went to school together? What... what's up?

- Oh, camp, actually. - Oh, camp.

Yeah, yeah. Classy. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- I was in the top bunk. - Mm-hmm. Love that.

Yeah. I was actually voted president of the camp,

which wasn't even a thing-- Thank you.

Get him out of here. Bye. Ow, ow! What the fuck?

- Kill him. Finish him. - Ow!

Hello!

Huh? Why didn't you help me?

With what? When we said

"protect Black women," this is what we meant.

What'd River say when you quit?

Is he stressed?

Will he stay at the bakery?

Mm...

Well, um...

Celestina.

What? It all happened so fast. I don't...

Oh, you're joking.

Say "psych." No, I was...

I-I was gonna tell him.

Obviously, I'm gonna tell him. I just...

Uh, inevitably,

there would have been a fight if I told him.

I don't want him to look back on today and think of a fight.

That's a bold move.

That's so rude, Celly.

Great, uh, first wife day.

You are number one wife.

You are wiz-ife number one-za.

You don't understand. You're not a wife.

What is that supposed to mean?

It means that you're not a wife.

We live in a world of wives and husbands.

Not... Like, regardless of gender or sexuality,

this is, like... it-it is what it is.

It's a construct. We... I'm a wife.

River was raised by wives. He makes wives out of us.

We get caught up in his potential.

And if I ended up with Sabrina,

if that would have worked out, she'd be my wife.

That's the nature of things.

This is not about husbands and wives, okay?

You're over-contextualizing the reality here.

This is about tops and bottoms, okay?

Tops and bottoms.

Spiritually speaking, he means.

Spiritually.

Okay, spiritually speaking, but societally speaking,

this is the world that we live in,

this is the world that we've built,

this is the world that we feed into,

and I didn't tell River last night,

because I don't want him to worry,

because I wanted to be a good wife.

The wife is the one who worries.

You do look stressed.

You should really separate your shoulders from your neck.

Oh, yeah, that totally works.

He taught me how to do it.

Celly, do you want to know what your problem is?

Not really.

Well, you think that you exist in a vacuum.

You move through the world like it's just

you, you, you all the time.

It's not like that. We're not 23 anymore.

And you snap your fingers and you say,

"We're having a wedding.

It's not a wedding, though I am getting married."

We drop everything-- everything--

and we come because we love you.

We are deeply affected by you.

Others, being affected by them, affecting others.

That's what this is about. That's why you matter.

Being makes you matter.

You get that, right, Celly?

You're doing this when your grandson's wedding

is in two hours.

Honestly, Mom, doesn't this just feel a little selfish?

We just want to talk to you.

I don't need to talk about it.

Oh, will you...

It just feels like we're hearing about it

from everybody else and you're not coming to us

and talking about something very big that affects us.

I mean, don't you even want to hear

what we have to say about it?

Don't you even remember when we brought River home

and you met us at the airport and you said, "What a berakah"?

You said, "It's new life. It's new family.

It's a blessing."

I mean, I don't even know who I am without you.

That's a problem. Well, I just...

I'm saying that I'm so out of balance without you.

How am I supposed to...

What am I supposed to do without you?

I need a mom. Does that matter?

Does it matter that I need a mother?

I-I need a mother.

Okay? You happy? Please.

I just... I just... I don't understand.

I don't understand why you want to do this.

I thought you meant, like,

if-if you were hooked up to a tube or, like,

if there was nuclear war. Like, I thought you meant...

What... what would Zay think

if he knew right now that you were just giving up?

He would be so disappointed. Giving up?

Come on, Rose, we don't need to...

No, it's absolutely true. Because Dad would have

- something to say about this. - Giving up?

Tell me, what-what... what am I giving up?

How much more do you want me to live through

for me to have lived enough life for you?

Hmm?

- River! - Oh!

What's up? He made it!

- River! - Oh, good, he's here.

River!

- Sweetheart! - Oh, my God, River!

Honey!

He's here. He's here. He's here.

It's River! He made it!

We've been waiting for you all day!

We've been waiting all day! Where are you going?

Where are you going? Hey!

We're gonna go talk. We're gonna go.

I'm making a video for your wedding!

River. 'Sup?

River!

River!

I left my bag in there!

You quit the firm? Did you get my messages? What?

The promotion... What happened? Talk to me.

Whoa. Who told you that? My mom, Sabrina, my friends,

Ayman, your mom, my sisters. Ayman?

Pretty much goddamn everybody.

Everybody. Cookie. Of course, Dave.

Dave? Ooh, what the fuck?

Why would Dave tell you that?

No! We're good! Give us a minute, please?

Just an aside, by the way, I feel like

adults at a certain age should stop

introducing their friends from summer camp

as their friends from summer camp.

I mean, it's like, just say

that it's your childhood friend.

Like, if you're 30 and you're saying,

"This is my friend from summer camp,"

like, what, like, last summer?

That doesn't even fucking matter.

It does matter to me.

Okay. River.

You told me you were gonna take a week off

before the new position.

I am taking time off...

We did picklebacks to celebrate last night.

I like picklebacks.

Okay, so we did all of that, and the whole time,

you had already quit?

Yes. And?

What the fuck, Celly?

What? Why didn't you tell me?

Since when don't you tell me these things?

Like, why don't you trust me with this?

Why would you lie? You could've told me.

I'm not angry.

It's not about that, being not angry.

I just wish you would fucking tell me these things.

I can help. I don't want help, River.

Please. I didn't tell you because I figured,

what is the point in telling you without a plan?

Like, if I don't have an end point in sight,

then you're just gonna upset the fucking waves,

as you do, and cloud my vision with your propensity

to daydream more than you do commit

to an actual plan of action.

I don't want to fucking dream right now.

I want to figure it out for myself.

River! River!

Can I figure things out by myself?

Can I just get a minute?

Cool.

Just wanted a moment.

Just wanted a fucking second.

Cool! I am fine.

Celestina! No.

Hmm?

Okay, look, new development.

We need River to swing by the train station.

I'm just gonna keep him out a little bit longer.

They got cousins right now whose car has water damage.

I'm not making this up.

They're just hydroplaning all over the place. It's a...

Come on! I'm telling her!

It's a big mess, so... but here's the good news.

He's gonna swing by the bakery

on the way home, because the cake is

still sitting there, so he can pick that up,

and he's gonna be right back here, if you...

Unless you want him to do anything else,

but you should tell me right now,

because I can't read minds.

Welcome to Meditation Minute.

Thank you for taking time once again

out of your busy, hectic life

to meditate, calm down,

relax, and unwind with me.

We're gonna take a couple of deep breaths.

Ready?

Inhale.

Exhale.

Take this moment to really center yourself.

Inhale.

Let yourself feel the ground beneath your feet.

Exhale.

Ask yourself what you need to feel full.

Keep breathing.

You can do this.

I know you can do this.

Inhale.

I want you to repeat after me.

There is no "I."

There is only "we."

There are no imperfections here.

Everyone is perfect as is.

Everyone is trying their best.

You deserve the absolute best that there is.

You deserve to feel alive every moment you're alive.

You deserve to be living.

You deserve to be living.

Are you living?

Are you... living?

Are you living?

What is living?

Am I living?

Hey!

The young wife doing the laundry.

What's the matter? River wouldn't let you

take the day off?

Oh, actually, would you mind?

Spilled a bit of my drink on my shirt

being too much of a ham.

You know how it goes.

Got to keep the people coming back for more.

And they do.

Seriously. Thank you so much, Celly.

It's wash cold and air-dry.

Good to see you. Proud of you.

- Rose! - Dave!

What did the laundry ever do to you?

Do you feel that?

That difference?

Are you standing straighter?

What does the world look like from this perspective?

Come on. Come on.

Others are affected by me.

But it's my life.

It absolutely is your life. It is my life.

It's your life, but you know what, girl?

What a privilege it is that others are affected by you.

Where are you coming from even?

There is nothing back there. Y'all don't worry about it.

You are such a little weirdo.

Hi.

Hi.

You ready?

So, I'm standing there yesterday,

and I'm going on and on about the Austrians,

and I had this realization, like...

Yeah.

If I can't justify what I'm doing right now

to my hypothetical kid...

how can I justify it to myself?

You know, it's not like I don't have a choice.

I chose to be here. I just feel so fucking guilty.

Huh. River, how can I be

so dissatisfied when I have so much?

It's not fair. It's not fair to the people

that sacrificed everything for me to be here.

My friends, my family, you.

This uncertainty... it's not fair

to the people that have less than I do.

I sound like an asshole that I get to, you know,

say "fuck you" to reality and search the abyss for a bit,

and look for what?

In search of something.

Something else, something...

I don't even know. Not something grander.

Hmm. Or more important or necessary.

It's just something else.

- Like, something of what? - Mm-hmm.

A reason to-to be alive?

You know, like...

How do we make it make sense?

That's not a rhetorical question.

Like, you can answer it.

You just unpacked a lot, but I-I hear you.

Mm-hmm.

- Okay, I got a question. - Okay.

Are you pregnant?

What? No, River.

I'm not pregnant.

Are you sure?

Yeah.

Yes.

Well, my sisters were texting me

about a bet on a baby.

I'm just happy about it. About what?

What do you mean, "what?"

What are you happy about?

I love the little hypothetical baby.

Oh, my God, River. What?

How do you expect me not to be excited?

Like, imagine a baby.

Okay.

We're obviously gonna end the month

making substantially less.

How do we make that work?

Are you not concerned with money?

Fuck the money.

Nah, we'll-we'll figure it out.

How?

You'll get a gig at the sandwich shop, and...

you'll love it, and if you don't,

we'll leave it behind.

I'll keep working at the bakery.

I can't just leave it behind.

River, you can't just decide

that you don't want to do things anymore.

That doesn't...

Can you please just trust me?

Why isn't that enough for you, Celestina?

What can I grasp there, River?

What are you giving me to hold on to?

Do you know how things work, River?

Do you know how they work out?

No, y-you tell me.

I make things work out.

I make things work out.

Things work out because I do them.

Why do we always have to get into this?

What's going on with you? Stop asking me that.

Celly.

- What do you need? - I don't know.

I don't know.

I thought this feeling would go away.

What? What feeling?

I don't know, River.

It's like I've been out of sync all day,

and I know what everybody...

you know, what they want from me.

It's like how they want me to move,

but it's this dance that I can't...

I can't do it because I don't even know it.

What do you need, Celestina?

I don't know.

Can you just trust me?

I just know everything is gonna be fine.

How are things gonna be fine?

Things tend to work out, Celestina.

No, they don't, River.

They don't just work out.

They work out because I make them work out.

Because I make the appointments, I...

I call in favors, and I follow up when you forget to.

I make all of the plans.

And whether you realize it or not,

when we get to that end point,

it's because I have reverse-orchestrated

every step towards the destination,

and you get to just show up and go,

"See, babe, everything always works out.

We're so lucky. It went better than expected."

It didn't go better than expected, River.

I made it work. I do the fucking work.

Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me?

You do some work. I do some work.

We farm out. It's a group effort.

Group effort? Fuck off.

So you-you just expect me to be okay with that?

Why do you have a list

of times where I failed you in your head?

I don't, but I recognize patterns.

If that's how you think about the situation,

if that's how you feel, like, why are we doing this?

Why are we even here?

We're gonna take a couple of deep breaths.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Celestina...

what do you vow?

What are my options?

Is this the happiest you've ever been?

Yes.

Will you love him like we love him?

Sometimes.

Are you scared of the future?

Yeah. Can you be with anyone forever?

Maybe. Do you still think about us?

Yes.

Do you have enough love for us all?

Are you always gonna be this serious?

Are you going to keep yourself first?

Will you make time for us? Yes.

- Do you want this? - Will you consider going

back to grad school? No.

If your father...

Um... Absolutely.

Yes. Yes.

Yes. Maybe.

Kinda.

I'll try.

I know that. I know that I'll try.

She said she'll try.

Said she'll try. She said she'll try.

She said she'll try. She said...

She'll try?

- To marriage! - Marriage!

To my daughter!

Celestina!

- To my friends! - Friends!

To the future!

And nostalgia!

- To my wife! - A wife!

Okay, big smiles, everybody.

Now, let's all look at the bride.

Celly, you look so beautiful.

Sabrina! I love you, too!

Feels like it's my wedding! Oh, amen, Ayman!

This is the best night ever!

Yo, River!

River! River! River!

Open wide! Glug, glug, glug, glug, glug!

I love that purple on you!

Celestina, Celestina.

You know, when I met your father, I lost my mind.

I really did.

I took off from school for a whole year

to live in a van.

And you know your mother.

I am not meant for a van.

But I did it for your father.

Do you really think that anyone in the world could love you

the way I love you... Celestina? Celly?

...when you are the only one in the world

who knows what my heartbeat sounds like

from the inside of my body?

Hmm?

It's different.

You know, we're not meant to have the same love that we had

when we were just a figment of our mother's imagination.

And if you're going to be a wife,

let it be different.

Oh.

Thanks, Maman.

The unfortunate truth of this world

is that being a wife to a man means

cutting yourself into bite-sized pieces

so that the world doesn't choke on you.

So that your husband doesn't choke.

So let him choke.

If you must.

If it comes to it.

You keep yourself whole.

Will you be all right without me?

Will you?

Cookie. Hmm?

Bubbeleh, please.

All will be well.

All is well.

We'll be fine.

We'll be fine.

We'll be fine.

We'll be fine.

We'll be fine.

Celestina!

Celly! Celly!

Celestina!

- Hey, Celestina! - Celestina!

Celestina!

Celestina!

Celestina!

Celly!

Wait!

I thought that getting married

meant that you believed in the future,

but I don't.

I don't believe any of it, my love. I am lying.

I don't know what I'm doing.

I don't know if I'll love you forever.

You think I'm pressed about forever?

Love me now. Of course I do,

but how will you feel in ten years?

Like, how does that feel then?

We could die tomorrow, in five years, in ten years.

Who cares?

I realize...

that I don't want to die.

Not yet...

at least.

I'm afraid of what comes next,

but I know that I love you.

And I'm terrified of the world changing,

but I know that I love you.

This... this is just a ring.

This is just a wedding.

A party.

You want to know what matters?

You and me, them in there...

all together, we're an "us."

The "us" is eternal.

What do we do when shit gets skewed?

Recalibrate.

Recalibrate. Recalibrate.

There's no shame in that.

There's no shame at all.

Recalibrate.

Recalibrate. Recalibrate.

Doesn't that feel good?

Isn't it awful to be alone?

Wouldn't you rather be with us?

All will be well.

All will be well.

All will be well.

All will be well.

All will be well.

All will be well.

All will be well.

All will be well.

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