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(intro music)

(hip hop music)

♪ Oh Alberto ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ A lot of drama, but no
point intended ♪

♪ People started changing
when they feel offended ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Lot of confusion when
you double blended ♪

♪ Some ups and downs and
disagreements ♪

♪ When you burning bridges ♪

♪ We just living life,
ain't nothing new ♪

♪ Relationships go left,
some disapprove ♪

♪ Please don't cross that line ♪

- (laughs) There goes my girl.

What's going on, baby?

- Morning, baby.
- How you doing?

- I'm good, how are you?

- I'm good, I'm good.

Ready for the day.

Man, where is the orange juice?

Oh no he didn't.

Where's the OJ?

Baby, where is the OJ?

No, you know what?

Where's JJ?

JJ!

- Baby, would you stop all
that yelling up in here?

- Nah, baby, look, he
comes home every semester,

then he eats up all the chicken,

all the greens, all the
potato salad.

Drink up all the juice.

Eat up all the cookies.

And the catered food
that we spend

our hard earned money on, baby.

'Cause you know mama ain't
cooking nothing no more.

- Now Jared, baby, I work
50 to 60 hours a week

just like you do.

So if we can afford a chef,
we just gonna get a chef.

Meanwhile, cut out all that fuss

about the orange juice, baby.

Just go buy some more.

- Nah nah nah, JJ gonna
buy some more OJ.

JJ!

(doorbell rings)

Man.

(playful music)

(Jackson knocks)

- Hey Denver, is our son here?

We need to talk to him.

- Hey Jackson, come on in.

Have a seat, have some coffee.

- What's up, Jared?

What's going on, man?

- Nothing much, how you been?

- I'm good.

Hey, where's JJ?

- I was just calling him.

- JJ!
- JJ!

(JJ yawns)

- [Denver] Don't look at me.

In the kitchen.

- Hey, what's up, Dad?

- Hey, son.
- Hey, son.

- Man, you drink up all my OJ?

- I was just thirsty, man.

What's the problem?

- You were just thirsty?

There was half a carton left
in the refrigerator last night!

You mean to tell me out
of all the stuff

we had in the fridge,
after 10 PM,

all you had a thirst
for was some OJ?

- Yes, Dad, that sums it up.

- That about sums it up.

Let me tell you something, man.

The next time JJ gets
thirs-tay after 10 PM at night,

JJ needs to forget about
drinking my OJ,

unless he has some
mon-ay to pay me.

Okay-kay?

- See, here you go again.

Always tripping when you know

I'm a broke ass college student.

- Hey hey, watch your language,
boy!

- [JJ] What?

Jeez!

- Hold on, forget about
the OJ for a second.

Who is Keisha?

And why is she blowing up my
phone after midnight, boy?

Don't be having your woman

calling my house that
late at night!

Waking up Denise, and you
know how that woman get

if somebody break her sleep
in the middle of the night.

- Don't I know it, man, shoot.

That girl can...

- No, no, keep talking.

What does Denise do?

- No, baby, you know that
was a long time ago now.

Now she used to be my
wife at some point,

so I'm just saying.

- Anyway, JJ baby,
who is Keisha?

I don't know anything
about this one.

- Well you know, Ma,
I ain't really

wanna tell you about her.

She ain't nobody.

She's just somebody from
around the way.

You know how real players do.

Ain't there right, Dad?

(laughter)

- That's how we...

(coughs)

Man, that's how we used to do.

Why you always trying to get
somebody in trouble, man?

Go upstairs!

- See, man, but you the one
that called me down here!

- I-I-I-I didn't stutter!

Go on up there!

- Get your women in check, son!

- Boy, I oughta knock...

- Hey, look, can we talk
for a second in private?

- Yeah, yeah, okay. Cool.

- Look, Sunday is
Denise's birthday.

And I'm having a big surprise
birthday party for her.

And I know she'd love for the
both of you guys to be there.

I know it's last minute,
but I almost forgot.

So I gotta do something
big to make up for it.

- That's so awesome, Jackson,
and we would

definitely love to come,
right babe?

- Yeah.

- Okay, now listen.

Let me know if you need any
help with the arrangements.

I've got this really
really cool event planner

on speed dial that's perfect

for special emergencies
such as this one.

- Nice of you.

- Thanks, Denver.

- [Denver] You're welcome.

- I may hold you to that.

Cool, cool.

Also, I haven't shared the news

with her yet about our
firms merging

and that we're gonna be
working together again, so.

You know, I know
we've been in this

weird situation for about
five years now.

But she still has some
insecurities,

and I'd rather not tell her,
you know,

before her surprise party,
you know?

You know how
hot-tempered she can be,

and I'd rather not have
her ruin her special day.

- You know what? Heck yeah.

Man, you know what?

You doing the right
thing right there, bro.

'Cause I'mma tell you...

Damn!

- No, go ahead.

- Just change the subject, man.

Just change the subject.

- Listen, Jackson, I know
it's been five years.

And yes, our
situation is strange.

I mean me, used to be
married to you.

And my husband used to be
married to her,

but we've got kids involved.

And we should all be
mature enough

by now to handle the situation.

I mean, you don't see
Jared being insecure

of the two of us working
together again, do you?

- Hell naw!

Shoot, I got the Find Me
app all in your phone.

Shoot, I know where you at
at all times, so I'm good.

(Jackson laughs)

- Anyway, we won't say
a word, right honey?

- All right, mum's the
word, mum's the word.

- Good.

Great, great, well, I'll
see y'all on Sunday.

- [Jared] All right, man.

- All right, all right.

- Bye Jackson!

- See you later, man.

All right, let me
check on Jared.

Son, you finished eating?

- Yes, Dad.

- Good, good.

Look, go upstairs, get
ready for school, okay?

All right, your ride
should be here any minute.

Oh, don't forget to tell
your teacher, ask her about

the parents conference
next week, okay son?

- [Jared Jr] All right, Dad.

- All right.

(dramatic piano music)

Baby.

I know that look.

Now what's going on in that
beautiful head of yours, huh?

- I don't know, babe.

It's just that for the
last year, Denise has been

acting like really,
really strange around me.

It's like she's got this
guard up all of a sudden.

One minute she's laughing
and we're joking,

and the next she's coming
up with all these excuses

as to why our
conversation has to end,

whether we're in person,
or on the phone.

I mean, I've got this
really weird feeling

that something has
happened recently.

- I mean, what do you
think it could be?

- That's just it, baby,
I don't know.

You know, I know when we
both got married

a little over five years
ago, we all agreed to live

near each other for the
sake of the kids, right?

- Yeah.

- Well, there's no way
that Jared Jr.

Was gonna wanna be
away from you.

And of course JJ was so
attached to me

that we decided to let the
boys stay here with us,

and the girls stay with
them, just to keep the peace.

All right?

- Yeah.

- So now that JJ is a
senior in college

along with your no
longer baby girl Jazmine,

they've gotten used to
the situation.

Now all we've got to do is
all of us just need to behave.

You know, and be mature until
Jessica and little Jared Jr.

Are both out of high school,
and out of our houses,

and then after that,
we can all be

as immature as we wanna be.

But until then, baby, we've got

to maintain some type of peace.

- You're right, babe.

Talk about a double
blended family, huh?

- Yeah, you got that right.

You know, I just wish I knew
what was going on with Denise

so that we can all go
back to being friends.

That's all.

- Well, associates, right?

We were never really friends,
you know what I mean?

- Baby, you know what I mean.

This elephant in the room
has got to stop.

For the kids' sake.

- Well babe, look, the
fact that you left Jackson,

and I left Denise, does
leave a little room

for insecurity, don't you think?

I mean, Jackson was trying
to get you back

for years before we
started dating.

She knows that.

And she may be thinking, well,

what if you changed your mind?

You know, y'all might
still be together.

And I could tell Jackson
feels some kind of way

knowing that I broke it
off with Denise,

and she had been carrying
a torch for me

for a long time after the
breakup as well.

- Ah, okay.

Yeah. I get it.

If only she knew how much I love

your sweet, sexy, suave,
debonair self.

She wouldn't worry
about a thing.

- I am fine, ain't I?

- Yes you are.

(Jared laughs)

- All right, all right, so
look, look, don't worry.

I'll talk to Jackson.

And I'll see what's going
on with Denise, all right?

- Okay.

Until then, mum's the word
about the merger, okay?

Baby, we don't want
Hurricane Denise

blowing down both our houses.

- (chuckles) I know
that's right.

All right, so look, stop
worrying, okay?

I'll take care of it, okay?

- [Denver] Okay.

- All right.

You have a good day, all right?

- [Denver] You too. Bye, babe.

- [Denise] Jazmine!

Jazmine!

Where you at, girl?

- [Jazmine] Hey, Mom.

What's up?

- Where's your little sister?

- Oh, that little brat
stepsister of mine?

The bus just picked her
up for school.

Where you been?

- Girl, now you know
we don't use

the word step-nothing in here.

That's your little sister.

And if you must know,
I overslept.

Jackson must have
gotten her straight.

I swear, he spoils that
little girl rotten.

Oh, don't tell Denver,
but she almost

called me mom the other day.

(sighs)

That would tear her down
if she knew that.

(laughter)

- Well, she has been in
the house with us

for almost five years, and
you're such a good mom.

- Aww, thank you, sweetie.

(chuckles)

So sweetie, did Jackson
mention anything

to you about my
birthday on Sunday?

- No, why?

You think he forgot?

- That knucklehead better
not have forgotten.

You remember what
happened that year

to your real father when he
forgot my birthday, don't you?

- Yeah, I remember.

And you made me think
he had that mark

on his hand for years.

You told me it was a birthmark.

- It was.

He forgot my birthday,
so I put a mark on him.

Permanently.

(Jazmine laughs)

- Mom, you are crazy.

Well, I'm headed to lunch
with Dad later,

and I think it would be
a good time to tell him.

- Girl, you know how
Jared is about you.

Look, I know you all
in love and everything,

but you know how your father
is about you and a boy.

Remember when you
brought that boy

over to the house
when you were 14?

Uh-huh.

And we're still paying that
boy's dental bills to this day.

Which is why your father
couldn't pay me

sufficient alimony
after the divorce.

With his stupid temper,
I told him!

I told him.

Scare the boy. Just a little.

Don't hit him.

(laughter)

- Well Mama, he didn't
really hit him, remember?

He scared him so bad that he
tried to run out the house

without opening the door first.

Mom, he slammed his face
in on the door,

and then he fell face first
on the hardwood floor.

- Yeah, yeah, that's
one good trait

I did like about your father.

He knew how to get street
when he had to.

Ol' roughneck.

- (laughs) Okay Mom, I'll
see you later.

I'm headed to work.

- Okay, sweetie.
Right behind you.

- Hey Jazmine.

- [Jazmine] Hey Jackson.

- Hey Jackson, honey.

- Hey, baby.

How you doing?

- I'm doing good.

- I hope you have a good day.

- Thanks. You too.

Oh, hey, baby?

- Yeah?

- Where'd you go?

- Oh I just went next door
to check on JJ.

- Yeah? Okay.

Did you tell him to
stop having them little

trick mamas calling my
house late at night?

- Of course.

Yes I did, baby.

- Okay, thank you.

Oh, babe?

Remember, I'm meeting
with Rita for lunch later.

So we can't have our
afternoon rendezvous today.

You gonna have to take
a rain check.

- Story of my life.

- Hey, babe?

- Yeah.

- So is there anything
special going on this week?

Like a special occasion?

- Denise, baby, what
are you talking about?

Oh, thanks for reminding me.

(chuckles)

The Commanders are playing
this Sunday, right?

Yeah! Gotta get with the guys.

- What?

You know what? I'm out.

- What? What'd I say?

Baby!

Okay.

Bye!

- [Denise] Forget you, sucker!

- I love you!

(door closes)

(hip hop music)

- [Jared] Hey Denise!

- [Denise] Whatever, sucker!

Hey Jared!

Have a nice day, Jared.

- [Latrice] Oh naw!

Uh-uh!

Hey Mr. Brown!

Your dog is a ho!

- What you want now, Latrice?

- I said, your dog is a ho.

Your dog goes around here
sewing his royal oats.

Just laying pipe to every
Shawn, Sue, and Karen.

Now, my dog got 12
babies on account

of your little Nick
Cannon mutt over there.

So we need to be talking about

some dog support or something.

- Did you just say dog support?

- You heard me!

Dog support!

Now, I'm thinking we living
in the state of Virginia.

So I'm thinking about.

1150.

Per month.

Will do.

- 1150 what?

- $1100, youngin!

- 1100...

Latrice, if you don't
get your dog

gold-digging tail
away from here.

Now look, you know it's
probably your dog tempting them.

Walking around here with
her tail all up in the air

with that little dog
twitch of hers.

Now let me tell you something.

You need to get your Cardi
B dog away from mine.

You know, she shouldn't have
been giving it up for free.

Broke dogs don't
deserve no coochie.

- [Denise] I know that's right!

- Look, you know my
wife's an attorney,

and we'll counter sue for
dog evasion, temptation,

or something, just get the
hell out of here, Latrice!

- You'll be hearing from
my dog attorney.

He'll be calling you!

Aight.

I'm willing to settle for about.

$800.

- Bye, Latrice.

- Whatever!

And forget you then!

He'll be calling you!

- "Dog support".

Keep messing with me, I'm
gonna put you on life support.

I'm from the hood too.

Can't believe this, talking
about some dog support.

Get a job!

(smooth piano music)

♪ Conditional ♪

♪ Don't you know it's
conditional ♪

♪ Go on and say I'm cynical ♪

♪ But now I know it's
all conditional ♪

♪ Conditional ♪

♪ I'm sorry, for the
way things had to end ♪

♪ Used to worry, if I
was enough ♪

♪ I just couldn't please him ♪

♪ Give him all that I have
'til he ask for more ♪

♪ Thought it was true
love, unconditional ♪

♪ Looked up in a mirror,
about to lose my soul ♪

♪ Blinding me to
something more ♪

♪ Conditional ♪

♪ Don't you know love's
conditional ♪

- Ooh, what looks
good on the menu?

- I don't know, Rita.

Girl, but the red
Kool-Aid is the bomb.

- I know, right?

So, are you ready for Sunday?

- No, girl, I'm getting old.

- Girl please, you
look beautiful.

Melanin always popping.

Men looking at you from
left and right.

- What?

- Look look look.

Don't you see the ring
on her finger, sucker?

She's already taken!

- I'm so sorry.

Rita!

- It's like these dogs
don't even care anymore.

It's like the ring makes
them even hungrier.

You gotta learn how
to tame them.

You gotta be like down, boy,
down!

Down boy!

- You are crazy!

(chuckles)

So, what's up with you
and what's-his-name?

Yang?

- I dumped his tail last week.

- What, already?

- Listen, I tried that
interracial dating.

And it's hard.

Yang was always working.

- Yeah.

- 24/7 with no breaks.

I mean none.

From 5 AM when the restaurant
opens to 10 PM when it closes.

And he had the nerve to tell me.

"You too lazy.

"You need second or third job.

"You always want to watch movie.

"Always want to watch Netflix.

"How about you work in Netflix?"

I said listen here, white rice.

You don't tell me when
to work or how lazy I am.

So get your chopsticks and
your 9-to-9 working ass

up out of my face talking
to me like that.

(laughter)

- See, that's why I love you.

Listen, every woman needs a
crazy friend in their life,

and oh thank God, I have you!

You are amazing.

- Well look, somebody
gotta tell it like it is.

- Yeah, yeah.

- Speaking of which.

I still don't understand how
y'all get along the way you do.

- Y'all who?

- The whole West Virginia
mess you got going on there.

Between you, Jared, Jackson,
Denver.

Denise.

Neesy.

You mean to tell me you
don't feel no type of way

of being friends with your
husband's ex-wife and vice

versa?

- First of all, I
wouldn't go so far

as to say we're friends.

We are acquaintances.

We have to be for the kids'
sake.

- The kids?

Denise.

The kids are grown.

Two are seniors in college,
and legal to drink.

And the other two just
look grown as hell.

Look, they're three years away

from leaving the
house themselves.

Denise, y'all are at the stage
where y'all can keep it real.

- Keep it real?

Girl, ain't nothing fake
about what we're doing.

- So why does it seem
like you're always

insecure whenever
Denver comes around?

Hmm?

Denise, I know you.

What are you keeping from me?

Hmm?

- Nothing.

Look, when I'm ready to
tell you, I will.

- See, I knew it!

Mmhm.

So what, we gotta get gangsta?

Let me know, 'cause I'm ready.

- Girl, no.

It's nothing like that.

Look, I will tell you
when the time is ready.

- Okay.

- Until then, we're gonna
keep it sassy and classy.

Okay?

- You mean phony?

Speaking of which.

Hey girl!

(chuckles)

Is that classy enough for you?

(Denise coughs)

- [Denise] Oh, hey, Denver.

- Hey Denise, what are
you doing here, girl?

- Girl, you know this is
my favorite spot.

- Oh, well you remember
my girl Shontae?

Shontae, Denise.

Denise, Shontae.

- Yeah, I remember her.

I mean, how could I forget?

Life of the party.

- [Shontae] You know it.

- [Denise] Denver, you
remember my girl Rita?

Rita, Denver.

- Yes I do.

Another life of the party.

Shontae, Rita.

Rita, Shontae.

- Nice to meet you.

- Likewise.

I like your boots.

- I like your purse.

- I like your style.

- I like your belt.

- Girl, you got swag.

I can tell.

You my kind of girl!

- Well why don't y'all
come and join us?

- [Denver] We would not want
to intrude, that's okay.

- Oh, no no no no no.

We insist.

It'll be fun.

Me and Denise weren't
talking about much anyway.

In fact, the conversation
was getting a little boring.

Please, have a seat.

- Yeah!

Come on, we can hang.

- Well.

So, Denver, how's work?

- Work is work.

We are currently going through

a huge merge - I mean
urgent cases

that need to be completed, so
meeting a lot of deadlines.

But anyway, called my
girl Shontae up today

to see if she wanted to
have some lunch,

and she was working
down the street

from her office, scooped her up,

now imagine seeing
you ladies here.

- Oh, so Shontae,
what do you do?

- Oh, I'm a
professional sleeper.

- (laughs) I'm sorry.

I thought I heard you
say professional sleeper.

(laughs)

- I am.

- Oh.

Well, what exactly does
a professional sleeper do

other than, well, sleep?

- Don't worry, girl.

I know it sounds crazy, but
basically the bulk of my job

includes me testing
mattresses and beddings

for manufacturing
companies during

the developmental phase
of a product.

My main responsibility
includes lying and sleeping

on a prototype mattress,
and then creating a report

that assesses comfort and
other factors.

- Hmm, well that does
sound important.

I mean, interesting.

- Well, it's rewarding at times.

And it pays the bills, so.

- Well I'm looking for work,
so if your job is hiring,

maybe you could hook
a sister up, you know?

I would love to have a
job that I can sleep in.

(chuckles) You know?

Shoot, sign me up for overtime.

(laughter)

- I know it, but you know what?

The only problem is that
my working hours

are from 9 AM to 4 PM.

So these are my sleeping hours.

And like today, I only
work half a day.

So my body has a hard
time knowing

when to go to work and
when to go to sleep.

- Okay.

So, Denver, how do you get
along with Jared's receptionist?

- Who, Olympia?

We're good, why do you ask?

- Just watch her.

She always appeared to
have a thing for Jared.

And she always seemed
to be up to something.

Just watch your back, girl.

- Denise, girl, I trust Jared.

That's one thing I'm not
worried about.

Jared knows what he's got.

And he knows what he will
lose if he acts up, okay?

- That's right, girl.

Put it on him.

You know.

Just like.

(yawns) Your girl
Shontae taught you.

- Shontae, are you okay?

- Girl, yeah, I'm fine.

You know, I'm just
getting a little sleepy.

I'm normally on the
clock right now.

(yawns)

I'm sorry.

- Dang, where's that waiter at?

- I am so sorry.

This is our busiest
time of the day.

I am your waitress.

Can I get you started
with something to drink?

- Yes, I'll have some
red Kool-Aid.

- And I'll have that too,
with a splash of gin please.

- Kool-Aid?

I'll have a glass of
champagne please, thank you.

- And for you...

(Shontae snoring)

- We'll take a Tito's and
pineapple for her please.

- [Waitress] Okay, I'll be
right back with those orders.

- Shontae.

Shontae!

- Damn!

Dude!

Get up off me, man!

We just met!

It ain't that kind of party!

I just said you was cute,
that's it!

- Shontae!

Shontae, wake up!

We're in a restaurant!

Wake up.

- [Shontae] Oh.

My bad.

- Well sign me up!

(laughter)

- [Denise] Stop it.

♪ In the jungle, the
mighty jungle ♪

♪ The lion sleeps tonight ♪

♪ In the jungle, the
mighty jungle ♪

♪ The lion sleeps tonight ♪

♪ A-wee ♪

- Will you stop all that
daggone singing in the office?

♪ Bum-bum-a-weh ♪

- This is a
professional environment!

Dang!

Ain't nobody always that happy.

- Well I am, my butter pecan.

My little peach schnapps.

Especially when out of
five days in the week

I get to come to work, brush
my teeth, shave my legs,

and get my stains out my
drawers before I put 'em on now.

(chuckles)

To come see my little
caramel crunch.

My desire for you is
everlasting, peaches.

♪ When your leg don't work
like they used to before ♪

- Marcus.

Marcus!

♪ And I can't sweep you
off of your feet ♪

- Marcus, stop!

He's in his office.

♪ Will your mouth still
remember the taste of my love ♪

- Will you just go?

♪ And I can't sweep you
off of your feet ♪

- Marcus.

♪ And darling I, will,
be loving you ♪

- [Olympia] Oh my God.

♪ 'Til we're 70 ♪

- Marcus! Stop it!

Go in his office now!

- All right, all right,
all right, sweet butter.

- Jesus.

- Has he got anybody in there?

- No.

He's in there. Now go.

- Okay, okay, all right,
all right, thank you.

♪ Baby we found love ♪

- You know what? That's it.

Where's my purse?

- Hey ladies, how you doing?

Eh, too big.

- Now Cornell, you know
that I'm the largest

insurance brokerage firm
in the State of Virginia.

Now I'm in three states
and 10 different cities.

One near you.

Ah ah ah, do you wanna
lose me as a client?

All right.

All right, tell
Sophie I said hey.

All right, bye-Bye,

- [Marcus] Man,
Olympia's gangster.

- [Jared] And you know it.

So stop messing with her, man.

Leave her alone.

- Man, you know she
too fine for me.

I don't like 'em that fine.

I like my women rich and ugly.

A fine woman can't do
nothing for me.

- Here we go.

- Man, you on your
second marriage

with your second fine woman.

I told you to get an ugly woman,

but no, you didn't
wanna listen to me.

You wanna go ahead and
get another fine woman,

another headache with a
honey to-do list.

Like where you at?

It's 2 o'clock in the morning.

When you coming home?

Man, forget that mess.

- See, your problem is
you don't respect women.

Nah man, what is a
married man doing out

until 2 o'clock in the morning?

See, you don't want a partner.

You want a woman you
can run all over.

- Exactly.

Look, like I told you
before, you need an ugly bae.

She'll cook your meals,
she'll brush your teeth,

she'll wash your back.

Man, she will treat
you like a king.

- See, I know what's going on.

See, ever since Rochelle
broke your heart

that's all you've been
doing is dating

these ugly-tailed,
doberman-pinching,

eyesight-removing, hair running

to the back of your
head, ugly-tailed women.

You know, that last one
you brought around me

scared the hell out of me, man.

Look, you gotta warn a brother

before you do something
like that again.

Shoot, I almost called
Animal Control on that girl.

- Look, stop hating.

Don't get mad at me 'cause
I got my own personal mate.

I got it made.

Plus, I do respect women.

I treat women with the
utmost respect.

I even wrote a song about her!

Check it out.

♪ When I wake up in the morning,
love ♪

♪ Dun dun de dun ♪

♪ That smile hurts my eyes ♪

♪ Dun dun de dun ♪

♪ But you made that nice
breakfast, my love ♪

♪ Dun dun de dun ♪

♪ Now you're aces out
of my mind ♪

♪ Oh, yeah, but then I
look at you ♪

♪ Dun dun de dun ♪

♪ You made my food
come out of me ♪

♪ Dun dun de dun ♪

♪ But you're drama free ♪

♪ Dun dun de dun ♪

♪ Yes, I got a girl
that's right for me ♪

♪ Dun dun de dun ♪

♪ An ugly bae ♪

♪ Ugly bae, ugly bae,
ugly bae, ug-ly bae ♪

- Okay okay, that's enough,
that's enough.

- [Jared] That was crazy!

(laughter)

- You already know!

- [Jared] Man, I can't
believe you made a song, fool!

- Hell yeah!

(laughter)

- [Jared] You ain't got
no sense, man.

- A little crazy, for real.

- Man, so why haven't you
brought this one around us, man?

Like, you been dating her
what, couple weeks now?

What's her name again?

Like what, what, what -

- It's What The.

- What The?

What the hell kind of
name is that, man?

- Man, it's just a nickname
she had since high school.

It just stuck.

But don't worry, you'll
get to meet her

this Sunday at Denise's
surprise birthday party.

- Look, whatever you
do, do not let that girl

walk up them steps and ring
that doorbell by herself.

Like you did when you brought
that bloodhound around me.

- The disrespect.

- She scared the hell out of me,
man.

I almost shot her.

Looking like Lil Wayne.

- I'm still tripping on how
cool you two couples are

after being married
to one another.

That's some white people
stuff right there to me, man.

I don't know how you
deal with it.

- Of course you don't.

You ain't mature
enough to handle

stuff like that, all right?

So stick with your ugly baes,

and stay in your lane,
my brother.

You and Batman coming to
church on Sunday?

Before the party?

- Nah, she's a Muslim.

She will not be in the house
of the Lord this Sunday.

But don't worry.

I'll convert her.

(laughs)

- [Jared] Whatever.

- You already know.

- How that song go again?

♪ Ugly bae ♪

♪ Ugly bae, ugly bae,
ug-ly bae ♪

♪ Ugly bae, ugly bae ♪

- Mr. Brown, you got this
fool influencing you?

We got clients out here.

Keep it down!

And your daughter's out
here to see you.

Would you like me to
let her in now?

- I'm sorry, we'll behave.

Yeah, please, please let
my little girl in, okay?

Thank you.

- Bye, fool.

- Mwah.

♪ Ugly bae, ugly bae,
ugly bae, ug-ly bae ♪

♪ Ugly bae, ugly bae, ugly bae ♪

- Hey Daddy, hey Mr. Marcus.

- Hey, darling.

You know what?

I'mma let y'all have at it.

I'll see you this Sunday
at Denise's party.

- [Jared] All right, man.

♪ Ugly bae, ugly bae ♪

- What was that about?

- Don't mind him.

Come over here and give
your daddy a hug, sweetie.

How's my little girl doing?

- I'm good.

I'm just, I'm a little
worried about Mommy.

- Why? What's wrong?

- She's gonna hit the
roof when she finds out

that Jackson is going back
to work with Ms. Denver.

I mean, we can't let her
find out before the party

or there ain't gonna
be no party.

- Yeah, I know it too well.

- I know that mark on
your hand says it all.

- She told you about this?

- Yeah.

- Your mama got two
personalities.

And you don't wanna
meet Dee Dee.

- Who's Dee Dee?

Oh, okay.

Well, you ready to go to lunch?

- Yeah, yeah, let's go.

Let me get my jacket, sweetie.

Olympia, hold all my calls,
okay?

I'm going to lunch.

- Okay. Have fun.

- Thank you, all right.

- Yeah, girl, I'm going to
that party Sunday night.

I know.

I know, I can't stand his
ex-wife Denise.

She used to always treat me so
dirty like I wanted her man.

Ugh.

Yeah, but I'll be supportive.

But she better not
start nothing.

Oh, 'cause I got something
for her if she does.

Mmhm.

(giggles)

♪ When we all get to Heaven ♪

♪ What a day of rejoicing
that will be ♪

♪ When we all see Jesus ♪

♪ We will sing and
shout the victory ♪

♪ When we all get to Heaven ♪

♪ What a day of rejoicing
that will be ♪

- Welcome! Welcome!

- Thank you.

- Welcome.

- Deacon Malone.

- All right.

- Hey Denver.

- [Denver] Hey Jackson,
good morning.

- Hey, where's Jared?

- He got out of this one.

Talk about he's got a headache.

So he needs to stay at
home and get ready for the.

(whispers) Surprise party.

- Hey, Denver.

- [Denver] Hi, Denise,
how are you?

Good morning.

- Where's Jared?

- Oh he's at home sleeping.

He had a rough day yesterday,
so he needs

to stay at home and
recoup a little bit.

How are you?

This Sunday morning, you good?

- Well look, I'm letting
both of y'all know.

- [Denver] Okay.

- I'm not sitting on
the front row.

'Cause you know how
Reverend Read is.

No no no, look, he
always wanting

everybody to read
the scriptures.

Read! Read!

He don't never read.

I don't think he can read.

- Jackson, stop.

- Well I'm just saying he
need to preach.

I don't come to church
to participate.

- Exactly.

- Plus, he's shady.

I mean look at his deacon.

Man, I don't know why y'all
come to this church anyway.

Come on, let's go inside.

- [Denver] Okay, let's go.

♪ Lord, get to Heaven ♪

- Good morning, good morning!

- [Denver] Good morning.

- How is this fine family
doing this morning?

- Doing just fine, Deacon
Malone, how are you?

- Definitely doing fine.

I mean, it's good
you're doing fine.

Where is that young successful

husband of yours this morning?

- He won't be joining
us today, Deacon Malone,

but he'll be here with
us in spirit.

- Amen, amen.

Well look, you take your
fine - I mean find yourself

a seat in the sanctuary, and
you enjoy this word from God.

I pray that it gives you
the joy and inspiration

that you need to go out
there and conquer the world.

Amen?

And know this, that eyes
have not seen!

Ears have not heard!

- Well my ears only wanna
hear one word for the day.

- Okay, amen.

- And we gonna hear a
word from the pastor,

so let's go on inside,
all right?

But thank you, Deacon Malone.

Thank you, thank you so much.

You're an inspiration.

- Phew!

Man.

Got my workout on today!

(congregation cheering)

So we all wanna get to Heaven,
don't we?

(cheers and applause)

Get to Heaven!

I ain't ready to go
right now, but you know.

But we ready! We ready, right?

We ready.

Shoot, I tell you.

Now I'm not gonna take up
all your time today, okay?

Now like every Sunday,
I'm just gonna

give you a five minute word.

That's it.

'Cause y'all got things to do,
you know?

Christmas shopping, all
that good stuff, you know.

All right, so I'm gonna
get straight to the point.

Let's go to Proverbs,
Chapter 13, Verse 20.

Proverbs, P-R-O-V-E-R-B-S.

13:20.

See, I like the King
James virgin, see?

I don't like those
other virgins.

I don't do those other virgins.

I just do King James virgin.

That's the only virgin I do.

Amen?

All right, let me know
when you get there.

Got there?

All right, cool.

Read!

- "He that walketh with
wise men shall be wise.

"But a companion of fools
shall be destroyed."

- All right, stop right
there, stop right there.

See, see, she said he
that walketh

with wise men shall be what?

- Wise.

- Wise, wise!

See, you don't wanna
just say hi to wise men,

and, you know, see you later,
alligator.

After a while, crocodile.

You don't wanna do that!

See, you wanna walk with wise
men so it can rub off on you.

See, take it like
Jackson right here.

See, Jackson.

He is a successful
criminal attorney, see?

I wanna walk with Jackson, see?

I want to talk with him.

Yeah yeah, go to the
movies with him.

Take vacations with him, yeah.

Well that sound too
much like a date.

I don't wanna do all that.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

No, I want his wiseness
to rub off on me

so I can get some of that money.

You know what I mean?

Yeah, so.

Yeah, and then it says

"a companion of fools
are destroyed".

Abolished!

♪ Everybody plays the fool ♪

♪ Sometimes ♪

- No, not me.

No, see, I don't play the fool.

I don't walk with 'em.

See, I don't!

Who wants to be a fool in here,
huh?

Anybody?

Raise your hand if you
wanna be a fool.

Come on, come on.

Raise 'em up high so
I can see you.

- What's wrong with you, sucker?

- Don't touch me again, Bertha.

- Fool!

He said who wants to be fool.

Why is you raising your hand,
fool?

- Look, I thought he said
who want to be in the pool.

- Bubba, if you don't turn
your hearing aid back on.

Please!

- Look, Bertha, you
touch me again,

you gonna need first aid.

Damn a hearing aid!

First aid!

- Bubba, I wish you would
touch me up in this church.

I wish you would.

Come on.

Come on, Bubba.

I've been waiting for this.

And this is the perfect setting.

Because if you touch me,
I'm gonna lay hands on you.

And this will be the
perfect setup

because the prayer
warriors sure will be ready

to resuscitate you if
it ain't too.

Late.

- Look, CeeLo, that's perfect.

Late.

The late great
Bertha Montgomery.

Here she lies 'cause
she done slapped

Bubba's hand again after
he told her not to.

- All I do know is if
you do try to kill me,

Bubba, it better be successful.

- See, this is what I mean, see?

There's a lot of
scriptures in the Bible

that talk about this stuff, see?

I'm gonna take you to
another one, see?

Let's go to First
Chrysanthemums,

Chapter 15, Verse 13.

Let me know when you get there.

You got it?

All right, let's see who
I'm gonna use.

Read!

- "Do not be deceived,
for evil company

"corrupts good habits."

- There we go.

You hear that?

Evil company!

Corrupts good habits.

See, see see, you can't let
everybody in your circle, see?

You got some people
trying to talk about you.

Behind your back. Backstabbers.

(congregation agreeing)

Keeping secrets.

You know, holding you
down, you can't go nowhere.

Like quicksand, you
just try to move,

but you can't go nowhere,
you know?

Can't go nowhere, see?

See, some people just
are there for a season.

You gotta regurgitate them.

In order for you to elevate.

Regurgitate to elevate.

All right?

You know what I'm saying?

Look, look, if you want to grow,

you gotta let some people go.

You gotta do it.

Let me tell you one more time.

Say if you want to grow, you
gotta let some people go.

(rapid drumming)

Repeat after me!

Say want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- [Read] Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- [Read] Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- Gotta go.

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- [Read] Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- [Read] Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- Want to grow!

- [Congregation] Want to grow!

- Gotta go!

- [Congregation] Gotta go!

- There we go!

(rapid drumming)

(congregation cheers
and applauds)

Praise the Lord!

Tell it on a brother!

(jazzy piano music)

- Merci beaucoup,
merci beaucoup.

Merci beaucoup, merci beaucoup.

- Pastor, this was such
a blessed service today.

You really touched my heart.

- Oh thank you, Sister Denise.

Well Sister Denise, I tell you,

I'm actually working
on a series right now.

And you would love it.

It's called Step Off, Sucker.

Yeah, yeah, Step Off, Sucker.

See, sometimes we think we've
got to be all nice, you know?

'Cause we think Jesus was nice,

but Jesus wasn't always nice.

No, if you read the word,
he wrote everything in red.

- Red. Yeah, yeah.

- That's 'cause he was mad.

- Ooh.

- He was mad.

Mmhm.

- Okay.

- So, you know, sometimes
you just gotta

say it like you mean it,
you know?

Try. Try.

- Try what?

- Try saying it.

Step off, sucker!

- Oh, okay.

Step off, sucker.

- Oh no, Denise, see, I
just had a sermon about

people in your life, they
don't belong there, okay?

So look, you need to say
it from the gut, you know?

Get mad at 'em from the gut.

Say step off, sucker.

- Step off, sucker!

Oh that was good.

- All right, all right, see,
see, see,

Anna May, Anna May, we
ain't got time.

We got so much going on.

We got San Antonio, we
got Dallas, we got...

Look look look, I want you
to say it like you mean it.

Now say it from the gut!

Say it from here!

Now say it!

Step off, sucker!

- Step off, sucker!

Step off, sucker!

♪ Left a good job in the city ♪

♪ Working for the man
every night and day ♪

♪ No, I never lost one
minute of sleep ♪

♪ I was worried about the
way things might have been ♪

♪ Big wheel keep on churning ♪

♪ Proud Mary keep on burning ♪

♪ And we're rolling ♪

- [Jackson] Baby, what
are you doing?

♪ Rolling ♪

- Snap out of it, Anna May!

- I'm sorry, I...

I'm sorry.

I mean, mmm.

Uh, Jackson.

Jackson, yes.

Ooh, step off.

- Sister Denise good.

Go for it.

Why'd that turn me on?

(smooth funk music)

- Hey!

- [Denver] How you doing?

- Good, come on in.

- [Denver] Good to see you.

- Good to see y'all too,
thank you so much for coming.

♪ That's all fine with me ♪

- Hey, Mom.

- Hey baby, what are you
doing over here?

- Jared Jr won't let
me play with his game.

- Oh no, I'm so
sorry about that.

Listen, this is a
grown folks party,

so you need to go back to
the house, but tell you what.

Tell your brother that I
said he needs to share,

and if he doesn't, just
let me know later, okay?

- Okay.

- With your pretty self.

- Tell him I said it.

- Yes, go! Get!

So.

- Yeah.

- Babe, church was crazy today.

I don't know about that
Reverend Read,

but he got some kind of
mental problem or something?

I'm just saying that, but I'm
not gonna take away from him.

The man can preach.

- I know.

- Yeah.

- That's why I didn't know.

(Denver laughs)

- What's up?

- Speaking of which,
where's the birthday girl?

- Oh.

- Where's Denise at?

- Rita!

Where is Denise?

- Oh, she should be
here any minute.

- Okay.

- Oh, matter of fact,
she's only a minute away.

- Okay.

- [Jared] All right, good.

- Okay everybody, look.

I wanna get everybody
on this side over here.

Just be quiet.

She's parking right now.

She'll be in any second.

(whispers) Quiet, quiet, quiet.

- [Everyone] Surprise!

(cheers and applause)

- Oh my God!

- Happy birthday, baby.

- Oh my God, you got me, baby!

You got me!

- I got you, didn't I?

- Oh my God!

Oh my God.

Rita!

Oh my God, girl, you were
in on this too?

- Girl, behind it, on top of it,

on the side of the house, girl!

(laughter and applause)

- Oh my God, thank you!

Baby.

(everyone awwing)

- Isn't that cute?

(laughter and cheering)

- Hi!

Thank you so much for coming!

Thank you.

Jared, thank you, guys!

Oh my God.

- We got you.

- [Denise] Denver!

- Hey, baby.

Happy birthday.

- Thank you.

Did you guys know that
Jackson was up to this?

- Up to what?

I'm just kidding.

(laughter)

Girl, you should know
that Jackson

put his whole heart
into making this

a very special evening for you.

That man knows he loves
him some you!

- That's right.

- [Denver] Oh my gosh.

- I know he does.

See, I don't need to be
reminded of that.

- All right, um, yeah, let's
just go dance and be merry.

- [What The] Dang, come on!

- What the...

- Oh, do we know each other?

- Girl, didn't not tell
you to wait for me

before you ring that doorbell?

You know you can't be
sneaking up on nobody

right here with all that beauty.

I don't want no one to
take you away from me.

- You crazy, baby.

Isn't he crazy?

He said my name as soon
as he opened up the door.

I told you I'm popular in
these streets.

- You damn right, baby.

You know what, let's
just go and get inside.

- Inside here?

With her?

What the...

Yeah, come on.

You guys come on in and.

Be hairy.

I mean be merry!

Be merry.

(R&B music)

- Babe, is that Marcus with
one of his pit bulls again?

- Oh my God.

Would you look at her?

- Girl!

Your boy's...

He crazy, okay?

Coming up in here with
that tyrannosaurus rex.

And he don't even look at me!

Is something wrong
with his eyes?

Is he blind?

I mean come on.

- How many times have I
had to tell you?

Marcus is crazy.

He thinks every fine woman
is high maintenance, right?

Girl, forget Marcus.

Aln't nobody thinking
about Marcus.

- I tell you what, he
better not bring

Scooby Doo over here near me.

Anyway, look at her.

I think her hair's fake.

- [Jared] Oh God, y'all crazy.

- Denise.

- Mmmhm.

- so what was it that
you wanted to tell me

the other day at the restaurant?

- Rita, girl, this is not the
time or the place, sweetie.

We'll talk about it tomorrow.

Oh God, here comes Olympia.

Jared's secretary.

I can't believe Jackson
invited her here.

- Hey Denise!

Happy birthday, girl.

Getting closer and closer to
that AARP card, now aren't we?

- Yeah.

You keep it warm
until I get there.

- Denise, look.

You are the Vice Dean of
Faculty Affairs.

Of Virginia United University.

Don't you let this girl
bring your down to her level.

That's what you
gotta be feeling.

And on that note, let
me go get another drink

before I get hood up in here.

Excuse me.

- So, Olympia, how
have you been?

- Oh I've been fine, thanks.

And you?

- Oh, I'm good.

So I see you didn't
bring a date?

Oh, yeah, I forgot.

That's Jared over there.

I see you still like
being the side

rather than being the
main course.

You know...

- Yes?

- On that note, where's
the ladies room?

- Over there to your left.

- Thanks.

Oh, and tell Jackson
I say congratulations.

- Hmm?

- On the merger.

- Merger?

- Yeah.

Between Martin Hertz, Smith,
and Recovery.

- You mean.

Jackson's...

Jackson and Denver's
companies are merging?

- Yeah, and it appears
they're both gonna be leads,

so they'll be working
side by side.

So anyway, main course,
I'll be back.

Tootles!

(dramatic acoustic music)

- What the!

- Dang, I know you too?

I told Marcus I would
know somebody up in here.

That's two in a row.

- Yeah.

I'm Jared, Marcus' boy.

Yeah, I saw you earlier
when you came in,

but that was like from afar.

Yeah, sorry for the reaction.

You just have a different
effect up close.

- Oh, you're Jared?

- Yeah.

- Dang, you look good.

Marcus never told me how
good you look.

You know, me and Marco
sometimes like to have

a little company in the
room with us, so what's up?

- Um, that would be a no.

See, I don't like pets.

I mean, I'm a one woman man,
so I am as loyal as it gets.

Yeah, you know, see, I
just gotta go with my wife.

You know, she's over there.

My beautiful wife.

Thank you.

Damn.

- Cut the music, everybody!

Cut the music!

Let's get ready to light the
candles on the birthday cake.

Where's Denise at?

Denise, baby, come on up here.

- [Party Goer] There she go.

(crowd oohing)

- Hey, baby.

All right, so first I'd
like to make a toast.

To my beautiful wife.

Of over five years.

She's the most beautiful,
most loving.

Most hardworking woman I know.

And I'm so thankful to
share this day with you.

This monumental 21st.

Birthday.

(laughter)

No, but babe, you're a
wonderful mother.

Not only to your children,
but to mine as well.

You make this house a home,

and we all love you so,
so much for it.

(Shontae snoring)

You hear some snoring?

- Shontae!

Shontae! Shontae!

Wake up, are you okay?

- [Shontae] My bad, girl.

I can't believe I fell asleep.

Girl!

- Shontae.

- That speech was
starting to get boring!

I can't believe I fell
asleep so fast.

- Shontae.

- Can we get this party going?

Can we play some music?

Do something!

- Okay, I got you, babe.

- Boring as shit!

- I got you!

- Yeah.

- [Denver] Sorry.

Sorry.

(light laughter)

- To my wife!

(laughter)

My life, and my love.

Happy birthday, baby.

- Thank you.

- Come on, y'all.

♪ Happy birthday to ya ♪

♪ Happy birthday ♪

♪ Happy birthday to ya ♪

♪ Happy birthday ♪

(cheers and applause)

- Thank you.

- Babe, you okay?

- I'm fine, Jackson.

- Babe, what's wrong?

- Not here.

- What'd I do?

- What'd you do?

What'd you do now?

(angry laugh)

Number one, you still
keeping secrets from me!

- What? What secret?

- Did he just say -
what secrets?

(angry laugh)

You know, that's funny!

Why am I hearing about
my husband's company.

Merging with his ex-wife's
company, check this out,

from my ex-husband's side
piece secretary?

Why, Jackson?

Why didn't you tell me
about the merger, Jackson?

Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm!

- Baby, let's talk
about this later.

- No no no no no, no.

See, you wanted to
talk about it,

so let's talk about
it right now.

- No, I was just -

(angry laugh)

- You kept this secret
from me just like

you kept the secret
about what happened

between you and Denver on
the night before

her and Jared's wedding,
yes you did.

(crowd oohing)

- What the!
- What the!

- What?

I ain't had nothing to
do with that!

(crowd oohing)

- Hold hold hold hold,
what happened

the night before we got married?

- Not right now, baby.

Not here, no.

- [Party Goer] Boy, this
about to get real good.

- Tell him, Denver.

Tell him.

You know what, hold up.

I got it right here.

Let me read it.

(crowd oohing and gossiping)

Don't you say a word.

"Denver, baby.

"I have to make this
one last attempt.

"You are my soulmate."

- Hold on, let's not -

- Don't you touch me!

Stay away from me.
I'm reading this!

"I can't let you
marry another man.

"Without letting you
know what you mean to me.

"I will never get over you,
or us.

"Before you make the trip
down the aisle,

"please see if we have
something left.

"I still love you.

"I know I'm with Denise now,
but we have kids together.

"And I don't know if I
will ever get over you."

Ooo, I can do this.
I can do this.

"The kiss.

"The kiss we had earlier
that night tells me

"that you might feel the
same way too."

- Kiss?

You kissed this nigga?

You kissed him the night
before we got married?

- No no no, baby, I promise you.

Baby, I promise you,
it will not like that.

- Then what the hell was
it like, then?

- Jared, no!

Baby, no, it was not like that!

- And you!

You just couldn't let
Jazmine go, huh?

Get off of me!

- Hold up! Denise!

Not too much on me, baby.

I know you're a little
tipsy right now

and it's your birthday,
so I'm gonna

let that one slide, you hear me?

- Heifer, you ain't got
to do nothing!

Stay down!

You ain't got to do nothing.

- Heifer?

- I called you as I see it!

- Who are you calling a heifer,
trick?

- Trick?

- Look Denise, I know
it's your birthday!

- You have been
keeping secrets -

- [Denver] But I will
whoop your ass...

- You better get your girl.

You better get your girl!

- My girl?

You better get your trick,

or else we gonna be
throwing down too!

- Ooh!

It ain't nothing but
a thing, chicken wing!

- [Shontae] Girl, what?

What you got?

- I'm out.

Thanks for the party.

(dramatic music)

Well, thank y'all for coming!

- [Jared] I'm gone too.

- [Denver] Jared, no.

Jared, no! Baby, no!

No, baby, I can explain!

Jared!

- Yeah, I'll let you
have that one.

That's the only one you get!

- If you went and got
an ugly bae,

this wouldn't have happened.

(music continues)

(footsteps approaching)

- Jared.

Jared, baby, talk to me please.

Please. Please.

(sobs) Please, baby, talk to me.

Please talk to me.

- You want to talk? Let's talk.

Come on.

- Baby.

Things were not exactly
the way they sounded.

- Oh really, really, really?

So did you or did you
not kiss your ex-husband

on the night before our wedding?

- Yes, but -

- You kissed him? Really?

Really?

- Baby, it was just a peck.

It was just a peck.

- "A peck."

Okay, okay.

Did it last, what, two seconds?

Four seconds? Three?

How long was the damn kiss?

How long did the damn
kiss last huh?

Come here, show me, show me,
show me.

Come on, show me! Show me!

- Jared, stop!

It was just a peck!

It was nothing intimate!

It was just a goodbye kiss.

That's all, I have loved you.

And only you, Jared, for
the last seven years.

I swear to you.

- Really?

- Yes.

- You love me so much,
that you went ahead

and kissed your ex-husband.

I can't believe you!

Look, I have been nothing
but faithful to you!

I was married!

Look, me and Denise, we
shared a strong bond!

We got kids too!

And never once, once, did I
ever consider her soft advances.

Not once!

And then you.

Made the decision.

To kiss another man?

And I'm supposed to be
okay with that, huh?

- Jared.

- Huh?

Answer me, woman!

- Stop, Jared!

Stop yelling at me, please!

Please stop me yelling at me.

Baby, it was a mistake!

I felt sorry for him.

I just, I felt sorry for him.

And I just wanted him to
feel better, that's all.

So I allowed him to
kiss me goodbye.

(sobs) That is all.

I let him kiss me goodbye, baby.

He knew!

Listen to me, listen to me.

He knew, right then and there.

Baby, he knew that my heart

was with you and he
has respected.

He's respected our bond
ever since, I swear.

I have loved you.

And only you since
the day we met.

I swear.

You gotta believe me.

- Yeah, no, I hear you, right?

I hear you.

But if it was nothing,

you would've told me
when it happened.

And not embarrassed me in front
of everyone like that, huh?

Why did you hide this from me?

Why?

- I don't know! I don't know!

I thought you
wouldn't understand.

I didn't wanna lose you.

I don't wanna lose you, dear.

You.

You are my heart.

You are my heart.

And without you, I
can't breathe.

I can't breathe.

(shallow breathing)

Jared, I can't breathe.

- What...

Whoa, baby!

(sobs) Denver!

Denver, wake up!

Wake up, baby!

I'm sorry, wake up, baby!

- What happened?

What's wrong with Mom?

- Call 911!

- I heard you down here
yelling at her!

Whatever's wrong with
Mom is all your fault!

- We don't have time, man!

We don't have time for this!

Go, man, go!

Come on, baby.

Wake up wake up, baby.

We ain't got time for this.

I got you, baby.

I got you, I got you.

(sobs) Baby, I got you,
I got you.

- How long have you
had that letter?

- I know you are not talking
to me about no damn letter.

- Denise.

How long have you
had the letter?

I thought I lost it a
long time ago.

- I've known for a while.

- And you said nothing?

- No!

Because you guys had no reason

to be around each other,
or to work together.

So I kept the letter.

And I kept it to myself.

Why didn't you tell me, Jackson?

- Because I...

You know how you are.

- And you see why!

Jackson, you called her
the love of your life.

Your soulmate.

- Are you really gonna
sit here and act like

you didn't feel the same
way about Jared?

Huh?

Like, are you gonna act
like you didn't feel like

you were losing your
soulmate as well?

Baby, she was once in
love of my life.

- But we were dating, Jackson.

- Yes, we were.

But we were having problems too,
remember?

Remember you called me
Jared on several occasions.

- Well, you both have
the same sounding names.

I mean, Jared, Jackson.

They're just too much alike.

Damn.

- Don't make excuses.

Denise, Denver.

They have similarities too and
I never once called you her.

Never.

- Yeah.

You keep calling me nicknames.

Dee Dee?

Cutie D?

Yeah, so you won't make
that mistake.

I know the tricks.

- It worked, didn't it?

(chuckles)

Baby.

Why didn't you tell me that
you've known all this time?

Why didn't you tell me you
knew what happened that night?

- Because I thought my soulmate
would've told me by now.

But you didn't.

Just like you didn't
tell me about the merger.

You keep things from me,
Jackson.

And if I'm an insecure
woman, the worst thing

you could do is to keep
things away from me,

only for me to find out later.

You can't do that, Jackson.

- Look.

I know.

And I'm sorry.

But baby, you gotta believe me.

After that night,
everything was over.

It was over between us.

I had complete closure.

You are, and you will always
be, the love of my life.

I love you.

Baby.

- I don't know if I can handle
you two working together,

and I'm just being honest.

Why didn't you tell me, Jackson?

- 'Cause I know how it
would make you feel.

And after knowing you
found that letter.

I realize you had every
reason to feel that way.

Baby.

This is on me.

This is all on me, and I am so,
so sorry.

I just wanted to wait until
after your birthday to tell you.

Because I didn't want to
ruin your special day, but.

I just made it worse.

I'm sorry, baby.

Hold up.

How did you find out
about that merger anyway?

- That's not important.

The fact is I did.

And you kept it from me,
Jackson.

- [Jazmine] Mommy, they just
rushed Denver to the hospital.

- [Denise] What?

Did your daddy kill her?

- No, Mommy, JJ said
she stopped breathing,

so Dad had to rush her
to the hospital.

They're at Shippensburg.

- Come on, let's go!

(ambulance siren wailing)

(dramatic piano music)

- [Doctor] Okay, Mrs. Brown.

You sound good to me.

- Thank you.

- [Doctor] I want you to
get some rest, all right?

- Thank you.

- Oh, are you up for visitors?

- Sure.

- Okay, come on in.

- Hey, Denver.

We went to Shippensburg Hospital

and they said you had
been released.

Are you okay?

And why are you all in
the guest bedroom?

- We use the guest bedroom

because there's been so
much traffic,

so we didn't want to
use our master bedroom.

But yeah, I'm fine.

The doctor said I had some
kind of crazy anxiety attack.

I've seen everybody today.

But I haven't seen Jessica.

Where's my baby?

- Oh, she's at home
with Jazmine.

And we didn't say anything

because we didn't want
to scare her.

Until we knew what was going on.

Look.

I'm sorry about the scene
that I caused at my party.

It's just.

A whole lot of built up stuff.

That I have been holding back.

And I didn't mean to
come for you.

I hope that's not
what caused this.

- Denise, you've got to know
that I'm tougher than that.

But yeah.

This was just as much my
fault as it was yours.

I should have told Jared
a long time ago.

- Look look look, Let's
not get into that, okay?

Baby, you need your rest, okay?

Jackson, look man, I shouldn't
have came at you like that.

All right? It's my bad.

I just got caught up.

- Man, I know, and I'm sorry.

You know, for what
happened back then.

It was so disrespectful.

Guess I actually
deserved that punch.

- [Jared] Yeah you did.

- [Jackson] Hey man, we cool?

- Yeah man, we cool.

- All right, good, good.

Well, we just came to
check on Denver.

Make sure, you know,
she was okay.

But we're gonna go ahead
and get out of here

and let you guys get some rest.

- [Denver] Thank you, guys.

- [Jared] All right,
thanks for coming.

- All right.

- Thank you. Be careful.

- Baby, you sure you're okay?

- No.

Baby, are we okay?

I love you so much, Jared.

So much.

- I love you too.

We'll be fine.

Look, as long as you are
still breathing,

I'm gonna be okay, all right?

All right, look, you need
to get your rest, okay?

All right?

- Okay, thank you.

- We'll be fine.

- Great job, everyone!

Great job.

This is such an exciting time

for our two companies
to have merged.

We are now the largest law firm

in the Washington DC
metropolitan area.

So I want everyone to
raise a glass.

Congratulations on the merger.

Here's to years of success.

Cheers.

- [Group] Cheers!

(light applause)

(group chatter)

- Can I talk to you
for a second?

- Oh, sure.

- Hey guys, excuse me.

- Thank you.

Congratulations.

- Well?

You ready to take on
the Frasier deal?

- Yeah I'm ready.

I mean, it's gonna mean
a lot of long hours

working side by side,
but I think we're good.

- Yeah.

We got it.

- Yeah.

So what's up?

- Hey look.

I'm sorry about last week.

I know we didn't get a
chance to talk about it.

- Look Jackson, there's
nothing for us to talk about.

Jared and I are in a really
good place, and you know what?

I really hope that you and
Denise are too.

But one question.

What in the hell made you
write a damn letter, man?

Keeping a paper trail?

Jackson, are you
really that stupid?

- I know, I know, but hey,
look, I was in my feelings.

I had to express what
I was feeling.

You know, I was really
going through it,

and I realize now, it
was a bad idea.

- Bad idea?

Oh my gosh.

Jackson, you almost jacked
up my marriage, man!

Good thing you stopped
writing when you did

or we both, we could be
in more trouble.

- Yeah, I know.

- Question.

What made you stop writing
after the kiss?

- Ran out of ink?

(hip hop music)

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ A lot of drama, but no
point intended ♪

♪ People started changing
when they feel offended ♪

♪ Lot of confusion when
you double blended ♪

♪ Some ups and downs and ♪

- Baby, where is this
counselor at?

Like, is he Black?

'Cause you know Black
people can't

never be on time for nothing.

I mean it is a he, right?

Or is it a she, or -

- Baby, just be patient.

The reverend will be here.

Now stop complaining.

You know, you promised
me that we would do this.

So I need you to be in
a better mood.

- Hold on.

Reverend?

You ain't said - you can't
mean Reverend -

- [Read] Hallelujah, Hallelujah!

- Oh hell naw!

Baby, we gotta get
somebody else.

- Jackson! Behave.

Now!

- So good evening, good
people, the Washingtons.

Now, I know you got a lot
going on today,

and I do too, so let's
get right to it.

What can I do for you?

- Well, Reverend Read,
my husband and I

are just getting over something.

And I'm having trust issues.

- Mmm, trust, trust.

- Now it's not all my
husband's fault.

I will take some responsibility
for my insecurities as well.

How can you help us?

- Oh, yeah, help.

Well, you know, Sister
Denise, good question.

If you don't have your bibles,

I want you to take
out your phones.

And go to Malicious,
Chapter Eight, Verse -

no, Malicious, Chapter Three,
Verse Eight.

- "Malicious".

You mean Malachi, man.

- You say tomato, I say tomahto.

They all go down the same pipe,
okay?

- Let's go.

- No, just take out your phone.

- Come on.

Let me know know when
you get there.

- Babe, take out your phone.

Please.

- [Read] Take your time.

- "Malicious".

- I know.

- He said malicious.

- It's okay.

- [Read] You got it?

- Yeah!
- Yes.

- Read!

(Denise screams)

- I mean Reverend.

"Will a man rob God,
yet ye have robbed me.

"But ye say wherein have
we robbed thee.

"In tides and offerings."

- Um, Reverend.

What does "tides and offerings"
have to do

with what I asked about
our relationship?

- Yeah, good question,
Sister Denise.

I tell you what.

The word says where have
ye robbed thee,

you see, in tides and offerings.

Yeah, see, hold this
for a second.

Hold that for a second.

See, you both have not
given but $25.

For the whole year.

And we now in December, see?

25 - let me show you on here,
see?

Hold on, hold this for a second.

See, right here.

$25, you see that right there?

25, 2-5-0-0.

See, basically what I'm
trying to say is.

If relationship advice is
what you want.

For $25, that's all
you gonna get.

♪ Agreements when you
burning bridges ♪

♪ We just living life,
ain't nothing new ♪

♪ Relationships go left,
some disapprove ♪

♪ Please don't cross that
line with them attitudes ♪

♪ Yeah, it get messy
in that room ♪

♪ We done had them long nights ♪

♪ And them dead ends
on that road ♪

♪ Shorty, pick your head up and
go find your way back home ♪

♪ Sun is still shining,
bundle up in that cold ♪

♪ Yeah, some things
we letting go ♪

♪ When you double blended ♪

♪ Please don't get offended ♪

♪ Talking how you live
it when you walking ♪

♪ Double blended ♪

♪ Change up on them feelings ♪

♪ Time go by, don't
waste a minute ♪

♪ Just another day and we
just sticking to the cold ♪

♪ Reaching for the top 'cause
every step ain't made of stone ♪

♪ Climb up on that mountain,
feelings you control ♪

♪ Yeah, another day,
another show ♪

♪ A lot of growth
between the two ♪

♪ Cut the cap and it's on you ♪

♪ Rewrite your wrongs
and speak your truth ♪

♪ Guards down, ain't
bulletproof ♪

♪ We just turn that rain
down to them sunny days ♪

♪ Flip that page and
write them lines ♪

♪ Cold won't feel the same ♪

♪ A whole lot of faith and a
lot of things will change ♪

♪ Slow the pain, and let
it ease away ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ We still family, might
have some problems ♪

♪ Every now and again
we disagree ♪

♪ But it's the love that
always matters ♪

♪ Shorty, yes indeed,
follow my lead ♪

♪ Sometimes you
gotta intercede ♪

♪ And you will see when
you're double blended ♪

♪ Please don't get offended ♪

♪ Talk it how you live it when
you're walking double blended ♪

♪ Change up on them feelings ♪

♪ Time go by, don't
waste a minute ♪

♪ Just another day and we
just sticking to the cold ♪

♪ Reaching for the top 'cause
every step ain't made of stone ♪

♪ Climb up on that mountain,
feelings you control ♪

♪ Yeah, another day,
another show ♪

- [Director] Action!

- What the!

- Dang, I didn't know...

Aw shit.

Dang!

Oh gosh, cut!

- [Director] Scene 13.

Whatever slate's given,
take one.

(slate claps)

Action.

- Yeah.

Yeah.

Yup.

Okay.

(laughs)

- [Director] Cut.

Action!

- [Jackson] You make
this house a home.

And we all love you so so much.

- Hey.

- [Director] Cut!

- [Denver] I know.

- You went way too fast!

(laughter)

- [Director] Action!

- Shontae, you better
get your girl!

You better get your girl!

- My girl?

You better get your trick,

or else we gonna be
throwing down too!

- Ooh!

It ain't nothing but
a thing, chicken wing!

Come on!

- Get you some!
- What you got?

- You gonna get you some!
- What you got?

- What you got?
- What's up?

- All right, I'mma need you to
break us up better than that.

(laughter)

- [Director] Cut, cut, cut!

- [Crew Member] He got scared.

♪ Yeah, yeah yeah yeah ♪

♪ Keep on pushing ♪

♪ All my righteous people ♪

♪ All my people, all my people ♪