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              [Hattie]              
       Previously on   Twenties...     

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            Are you late            
        with your rent again?       

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      Now I've hit rock bottom.     

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          So you want to be         
            my assistant.           

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                [Nia]               
      Don't fall under her spell.    

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    [Hattie]   She's a showrunner,    
              not Prince.            

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      -SVP is now up for grabs.     
     -[Marie]   I just don't want     

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        the only two Black execs     
             at the studio           

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       trying to kill each other     
           over a promotion.         

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         I have an audition.        

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              [person]              
      Do you have a monologue?      

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           Go to your desk          
     and pack up all your shit.     

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    [Marie]   What were you talking   
         to that waiter about?       

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            He handed you           
         his business card?         

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       Babe, I don't even know      
        where that card's at.       

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         Will you marry me?         

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              [Hattie]              
      What are you doing here?      

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               I want a            

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         Sunday kind of love       

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         Etta James' "A Sunday      
        Kind of Love" playing       

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            A love to last         

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         Past Saturday night       

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         And I'd like to know      

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          It's more than love       
            at first sight          

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         And I want a Sunday       

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             Kind of love          

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            Oh, yeah, yeah         

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               I want a            

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                 A love             
         that's on the square       

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           Can't seem to find       
               somebody             

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          You're gonna make         
     a beautiful bride one day.     

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                What?               

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      I had a dream about you.      

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          What was I doing          
           in this dream?           

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     You were walking towards me    

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          in this beautiful         
           wedding dress.           

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         You had a veil on,         
        this long-ass train.        

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   My little cousins were throwing 
      rose petals at your feet.     

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              [laughs]              

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         Your face was beat         
            for the gods,           

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   and your hair was so snatched,   

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         it--it looked like         
        you got a face-lift.        

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         And Anita Baker was        
     singing you down the aisle.    

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           You're my angel         

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           [snaps fingers]          
            It's my jam.            

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             - My angel            
                -Mm.                

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            Do you think            
     T.D. Jakes would marry us?     

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           Are you crazy?           

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            Yeah, I mean,           
        I'm crazy about you.        

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         -W-where you going?        
               -Home.               

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       Well, I was gonna send       
     your ass home soon anyway,     

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   because this ain't even my bed. 

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                What?               

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     Yeah, this my girl's room.     

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         -Are you homeless?         
       -No, I ain't homeless.       

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    I don't pay a landlord rent,    

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    but I do help Chuck and Marie   
         with the groceries,        

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          and I chipped in          

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        on that new sectional       
       that they want to get.       

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      Oh, God. You're a child.      
        What was I thinking?        

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    Yeah, what were you thinking?   

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      Because you accosted me,      
              remember?             

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      Well, if I accosted you,      
       you seemed to enjoy it.      

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         Oh, you absolutely         
           had my consent.          

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      But I had yours as well,      
    for rounds two, three, four--   

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     All right, don't be crass.     

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    I can be crass if I want to.    
        It's a free country.        

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     -Yeah, it ain't that free.     
        -Now, that's a word.        

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          [car horn honks]          

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             -Oh, shit.             
           -Who was that?           

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           It's the people          
       who actually live here.      

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          -[car horn honks]         
          -[Chuck] Hattie!          

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              Why is he             
       calling you like that?       

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       He probably needs help       
    bringing Marie in the house.    

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    [Chuck] I need help bringing    
         Marie in the house.        

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                Wow.                

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          If you don't want         
    your business in the street,    

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       I suggest you sneak out      
              the back.             

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          upbeat jazz music        

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            [door closes]           

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               [gasps]              
               Hattie!              

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       "You may write me down       
             in history             

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         "with your bitter,         
            twisted lies.           

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          "You may drive me         
          in the very dirt,         

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        but still, like dust,       
             I'll rise."            

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      I cannot believe she got      
         Maya Angelou drunk.        

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         Hattie, do you know        
      why the caged bird sings?     

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    I don't, but I have a feeling   
         you gonna tell me.         

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                Okay.               

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          "Just like moons          
            and like suns           

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   with the certainty of tides"... 

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              [Hattie]              
              Oh, God.              

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          "Just like hopes          
           springing high,          

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          still I'll rise."         

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             -Okay. Oh.             
           -[Chuck grunts]          

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             upbeat music          

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          [thunder rumbles]         

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          Come on, help me          
           get her in bed.          

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         Uh, uh, let--let me        
          fix it up first.          

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             Fix it up?             

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       I deep-clean that room       
            twice a week.           

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             -It's fine.            
      -Yeah, but I just wanted      

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      to make it real romantic      
             for y'all,             

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      like a '90s music video.      

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    I figure y'all would want to    
       have a nice, sexy night      

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       after deciding to spend      

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       the rest of your lives       
              together.             

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              You know,             
     I seen them beads in there.    

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        I know what you like.       
            Y'all nasty.            

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             I feel like            
         I'm gonna throw up.        

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         Nope, just hold it         
       a little longer, honey.      

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   Hattie just wants to make sure   

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     that the bedroom is perfect    
               for us.              

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            Mm-hmm, yep.            
      Just give me ten seconds.     

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               -Ten...              
             -Ten--okay.            

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            -Give me ten.           
              -Nine...              

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                Okay.               

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         A little ambience.         

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            frantic music          

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         -[Chuck] Time's up.        
              -[yelps]              

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                Hey.                

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        Thanks for all this,        
    but I can take it from here.    

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          Okay, yeah, yeah.         
       Y'all have a good time.      

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          [Marie whimpers]          

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    Hattie tried to make our room   
         a romantic getaway.        

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       She is really growing.       

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            That's mine?            

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         No. It's too small.        

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    By a cup and a half at least.   

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                 Oh.                

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      So Hattie wasn't in here      
           making our bed?          

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       No, she was having sex       
             in our bed.            

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             Last straw?            
         Oh, yeah, I'm done.        

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           somber pop music        

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          There's nothing left      
           to say about it          

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            Lesson learned,         
     let's agree it's all on you    

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          Maybe we should pray      
               about it             

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           [knock at door]          

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         'Cause only God knows      
       what we've been through      

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      There's nothing left to say   
               about it             

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            [door opens]            

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         'Cause I was so alone      
              loving you            

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      Now that I think about it    

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     I would say "grand rising,"    
    but the sun hasn't risen yet.   

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        Marie tripping again.       
        Can I stay with you?        

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              [groans]              

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              Come on.              

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                Damn!               

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          How does my stuff         
    always wind up on the street?   

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         She kicked you out         
     in the middle of the night?    

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         Damn, that's cold.         

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     I did accidentally have sex    
             in her bed.            

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         How'd you do that?         

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     Well, I couldn't make love     
       to Ida B. on the futon.      

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      -You made love to Ida B.?     
            -Oh, my God.            

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        -Wait, when? Tonight?       
              -[sighs]              

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         That's why you left        
          the party early?          

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           So is she gay?           
         Or maybe she's bi.         

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     Or maybe she's one of those    
       late-in-life lesbians.       

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   I saw a documentary about that. 
         It was fascinating.        

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            Nia, you got            
         way too much energy        

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     and way too many questions     
          for me right now.         

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       This woman is my boss.       
       You can't just give me       

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   this kind of tea and expect me   
   to act like everything's cool.   

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     Well, you're gonna have to.    

171
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    'Cause I woke up this morning   
     dreaming about our future,     

172
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      and it was clear she was      
   thinking about something else.   

173
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         Of course she was.         
        She's toxic as hell.        

174
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      Have you seen her shows?      

175
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      All the women have daddy      
       and commitment issues.       

176
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          That's her shit.          

177
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       I don't know, I thought      
     if I loved her hard enough,    

178
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          then I could fix          
        all of that, I guess.       

179
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               [sighs]              

180
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              You know              
    I'm all about manifestation.    

181
00:07:45,799 --> 00:07:49,803
    Yeah, and I did manifest her    
       into my bed, didn't I?       

182
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       You manifested a woman       
     that enjoys your attention     

183
00:07:51,597 --> 00:07:52,973
      more than she enjoys you.     

184
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      And that was Marie's bed,     
             not yours.             

185
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    Do you want me to comfort you   

186
00:08:01,774 --> 00:08:03,526
         or help you come up        
          with a solution?          

187
00:08:03,567 --> 00:08:06,529
        I just want comfort.        
             That's it.             

188
00:08:07,863 --> 00:08:10,616
                Okay.               

189
00:08:10,658 --> 00:08:13,327
        And maybe some weed?        

190
00:08:13,369 --> 00:08:15,371
         The expensive kind         
       littered with lavender       

191
00:08:15,412 --> 00:08:17,665
    and rolled in grape-flavored    
           rolling papers?          

192
00:08:17,706 --> 00:08:19,792
            -Oh, my God.            
     -What, you ain't got none?     

193
00:08:19,833 --> 00:08:21,835
                 No.                
     I have some CBD pre-rolls.     

194
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                CBD?                

195
00:08:23,337 --> 00:08:25,631
          Don't nobody want         
           that diet weed.          

196
00:08:25,673 --> 00:08:28,717
            relaxed music          

197
00:08:28,759 --> 00:08:33,639
                                  

198
00:08:40,938 --> 00:08:43,899
              [humming]             

199
00:08:50,656 --> 00:08:51,907
         What are you doing?        

200
00:08:51,949 --> 00:08:53,742
          Greeting the sun          
       and finding my center.       

201
00:08:53,784 --> 00:08:56,120
         At 7:00 a.m.? Why?         

202
00:08:56,161 --> 00:08:57,705
         It's how I practice        
             self-care.             

203
00:08:57,746 --> 00:08:59,582
           Must you do it           
      so early in the morning?      

204
00:08:59,623 --> 00:09:01,375
        We have to normalize        
          Black women doing         

205
00:09:01,417 --> 00:09:02,668
         whatever they want         
         whenever they want,        

206
00:09:02,710 --> 00:09:04,587
          so, yes, I must.          

207
00:09:04,628 --> 00:09:06,630
          -I respect that.          
      -You don't have a choice.     

208
00:09:06,672 --> 00:09:08,299
      You a guest in my house,      
             you idiot.             

209
00:09:08,340 --> 00:09:11,218
      Damn, why you got to come     
          at me like that?          

210
00:09:11,260 --> 00:09:13,679
       I'm not talking to you.      
      I'm practicing my lines.      

211
00:09:13,721 --> 00:09:16,223
              Oh, okay.             

212
00:09:16,265 --> 00:09:17,933
   Well, you're gonna be amazing.   

213
00:09:17,975 --> 00:09:20,269
     You want me to say a quick     
    prayer for you before you go?   

214
00:09:20,311 --> 00:09:23,063
         I would love that.         

215
00:09:23,105 --> 00:09:24,273
               [sighs]              
              Let's go.             

216
00:09:24,315 --> 00:09:26,358
             All right.             

217
00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:28,694
             [both sigh]            

218
00:09:28,736 --> 00:09:30,821
    -Your time has finally come.    
                -Mm.                

219
00:09:30,863 --> 00:09:32,197
      The Lord saw fit for you      

220
00:09:32,239 --> 00:09:34,825
           to stop praying          
         for your purpose...        

221
00:09:34,867 --> 00:09:36,201
              -Mm-hmm.              
   -...and to start walking in it. 

222
00:09:36,243 --> 00:09:38,203
         -Not on your time.         
                -Mm.                

223
00:09:38,245 --> 00:09:41,832
      -Mm-mm. But on His time.      
                -Mm.                

224
00:09:41,874 --> 00:09:44,752
       His schedule is the one      
       we should be following.      

225
00:09:44,793 --> 00:09:46,295
             -Not ours.             
              -Mm-hmm.              

226
00:09:46,337 --> 00:09:47,546
       He said, let there be--      

227
00:09:47,588 --> 00:09:48,797
          My God is a She.          

228
00:09:48,839 --> 00:09:50,299
              Say less.             

229
00:09:50,341 --> 00:09:53,177
       She wanted you to know       

230
00:09:53,218 --> 00:09:56,347
          what it felt like         
         to be in the valley        

231
00:09:56,388 --> 00:09:59,099
       so that when you reach       
          the mountaintop,          

232
00:09:59,141 --> 00:10:02,019
    you would not only celebrate    
           the victories,           

233
00:10:02,061 --> 00:10:04,063
      but you'd also celebrate      

234
00:10:04,104 --> 00:10:07,691
       the steps that it took       
        for you to get there.       

235
00:10:07,733 --> 00:10:09,401
              [chants]              

236
00:10:09,443 --> 00:10:11,403
       Have you been watching       
    T.D. Jakes on YouTube again?    

237
00:10:11,445 --> 00:10:14,073
   He was in my dream last night.   

238
00:10:14,114 --> 00:10:15,741
         It's a long story.         

239
00:10:15,783 --> 00:10:17,660
               -Amen.               
               -Amen.               

240
00:10:17,701 --> 00:10:18,869
             Hallelujah.            

241
00:10:18,911 --> 00:10:21,580
            sweeping music         

242
00:10:21,622 --> 00:10:25,292
                                  

243
00:10:25,334 --> 00:10:28,212
        [indistinct chatter]        

244
00:10:33,300 --> 00:10:36,178
           smoky jazz music        

245
00:10:36,220 --> 00:10:41,183
                                  

246
00:10:47,231 --> 00:10:49,233
       Good morning. I'm Nia.       

247
00:10:52,820 --> 00:10:53,987
            Oh, morning.            

248
00:10:54,029 --> 00:10:58,909
                                  

249
00:11:03,414 --> 00:11:06,250
            Hi. I'm Nia.            
    I'm here to embody Valentina.   

250
00:11:06,291 --> 00:11:08,210
           -You're early.           
           -I'm Jamaican.           

251
00:11:08,252 --> 00:11:09,712
            Good for you.           

252
00:11:09,753 --> 00:11:11,380
           -[saw whirring]          
                -Hey.               

253
00:11:11,422 --> 00:11:15,843
                                  

254
00:11:18,429 --> 00:11:21,390
           tempo increases         

255
00:11:21,432 --> 00:11:26,311
                                  

256
00:11:36,780 --> 00:11:38,532
            [door opens]            

257
00:11:38,574 --> 00:11:40,868
       I love a Black wedding.      
            I can't wait.           

258
00:11:40,909 --> 00:11:42,244
      Are you gonna be jumping      
           over the broom,          

259
00:11:42,286 --> 00:11:43,662
         or are you leaving         

260
00:11:43,704 --> 00:11:45,414
     mixing trauma and matrimony    
            in the '90s?            

261
00:11:45,456 --> 00:11:47,416
      -It's a family tradition.     
          -Just be careful.         

262
00:11:47,458 --> 00:11:48,542
          You might offend          
        some of your guests.        

263
00:11:48,584 --> 00:11:49,752
          It's my wedding.          

264
00:11:49,793 --> 00:11:51,170
                [Ben]               
    Not according to Finstagram.    

265
00:11:51,211 --> 00:11:53,422
        Your stories are full       
        of engagement photos.       

266
00:11:53,464 --> 00:11:55,090
         This isn't for you.        
     This is for our enjoyment.     

267
00:11:55,132 --> 00:11:56,550
                What?               

268
00:11:56,592 --> 00:11:58,010
       This is a conversation       
       I don't have time for.       

269
00:11:58,051 --> 00:11:59,344
      What do you got? Hit me.      

270
00:11:59,386 --> 00:12:00,929
        Well, there's a book        
         I'd like to option         

271
00:12:00,971 --> 00:12:02,890
         about a Black nurse        
           in World War II          

272
00:12:02,931 --> 00:12:04,433
          who falls in love         
         with a German POW.         

273
00:12:04,475 --> 00:12:06,101
          [imitates buzzer]         
             No, sorry.             

274
00:12:06,143 --> 00:12:07,811
         Last time I checked        
            the Internet,           

275
00:12:07,853 --> 00:12:09,730
   Black folks aren't really here   
   for the interracial-love thing. 

276
00:12:09,772 --> 00:12:11,482
   Yeah, more Black-on-Black love, 

277
00:12:11,523 --> 00:12:13,609
      less Black-on-Black crime     
             narrative.             

278
00:12:13,650 --> 00:12:15,277
              It's old,             
       and we're tired of it.       

279
00:12:15,319 --> 00:12:17,780
    Okay, well, I recently heard    
        of a pitch from a kid       

280
00:12:17,821 --> 00:12:19,573
         who lost his mother        
        to cancer last year,        

281
00:12:19,615 --> 00:12:20,949
       and when he was seven,       

282
00:12:20,991 --> 00:12:22,451
       he was shot in the leg       
         during a drive-by.         

283
00:12:22,493 --> 00:12:23,952
        Why does every story        
        about a Black person        

284
00:12:23,994 --> 00:12:25,496
             have to end            
   in sadness, pain, or drive-bys? 

285
00:12:25,537 --> 00:12:27,080
             He's white.            

286
00:12:27,122 --> 00:12:29,583
              Oh, okay.             
    Well, set the meeting, then.    

287
00:12:29,625 --> 00:12:31,251
        Oh, so white stories        

288
00:12:31,293 --> 00:12:32,878
     can have pain and triumph,     
           but ours can't?          

289
00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:34,546
      We deserve more triumph.      

290
00:12:34,588 --> 00:12:36,256
           There has to be          
           a trial first.           

291
00:12:36,298 --> 00:12:38,926
    We can't have a movie without   
   some sort of inciting incident. 

292
00:12:38,967 --> 00:12:40,385
            And why can't           
        our inciting incident       

293
00:12:40,427 --> 00:12:42,054
    be bubble baths or back rubs?   

294
00:12:42,095 --> 00:12:44,389
           Well, it could,          
       if we were making porn.      

295
00:12:44,431 --> 00:12:46,475
       We've been marginalized      
           and fetishized           

296
00:12:46,517 --> 00:12:48,310
     in that community as well.     

297
00:12:50,103 --> 00:12:51,647
               -Okay.               
        -Anyway, let me know        

298
00:12:51,688 --> 00:12:53,273
       when the "white menace       
     to society" meeting's set.     

299
00:12:53,315 --> 00:12:54,316
               Mm-hmm               

300
00:12:54,358 --> 00:12:56,151
             [Ben sighs]            

301
00:12:56,193 --> 00:12:58,570
          They can never name       
        another badder than me      

302
00:12:58,612 --> 00:13:01,156
        Take your bitch all week    
        just to try to compete      

303
00:13:01,198 --> 00:13:02,616
              Yeah, baby,           
     I know what you're thinking    

304
00:13:02,658 --> 00:13:03,992
      When you're looking at me    

305
00:13:04,034 --> 00:13:05,494
            But I'm costly         

306
00:13:05,536 --> 00:13:06,745
           You ain't getting        
           nothing for free         

307
00:13:06,787 --> 00:13:08,330
            I'm a diamond          

308
00:13:08,372 --> 00:13:09,998
       Georges Bizet's "Habanera"   
               playing              

309
00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:12,793
     [person singing in Italian]    

310
00:13:12,835 --> 00:13:14,837
                                  

311
00:13:20,259 --> 00:13:21,426
          Nah, that's wack.         

312
00:13:24,388 --> 00:13:27,349
           bass-heavy music        

313
00:13:27,391 --> 00:13:32,187
                                  

314
00:13:54,585 --> 00:13:56,128
       Good morning, everyone.      

315
00:13:56,169 --> 00:13:58,338
   Let's welcome the newest member 
            of the cast,            

316
00:13:58,380 --> 00:14:00,883
   playing the part of Valentina,   
            Nia Baptiste.           

317
00:14:00,924 --> 00:14:03,552
          [light applause]          

318
00:14:03,594 --> 00:14:05,220
            Let's begin.            

319
00:14:05,262 --> 00:14:08,473
     Uh, Lauren, would you read     
     the stage directions today?    

320
00:14:08,515 --> 00:14:10,392
             Yes, queen.            
             [chuckles]             

321
00:14:12,895 --> 00:14:15,147
      "Interior salon, morning.     

322
00:14:15,188 --> 00:14:16,732
     "Cocoa is laying the tracks    

323
00:14:16,773 --> 00:14:18,859
      "of her regular customer      
            Chandeleera,            

324
00:14:18,901 --> 00:14:20,861
         "a basketball wife         
      with a brick-house body.      

325
00:14:20,903 --> 00:14:22,195
       "Cocoa spills the tea,       

326
00:14:22,237 --> 00:14:24,114
        as Chandeleera hangs        
           on every drop."          

327
00:14:24,156 --> 00:14:25,908
      I said, "Oh, no, brother.     

328
00:14:25,949 --> 00:14:28,368
              "Put away             
      that crooked candy cane D     

329
00:14:28,410 --> 00:14:31,955
   because you ain't gonna mess up 
     my perfect tunnel of love."    

330
00:14:31,997 --> 00:14:33,332
              [laughs]              

331
00:14:33,373 --> 00:14:35,834
       "Valentina, a stunning,      
          confident stylist         

332
00:14:35,876 --> 00:14:38,211
       "in her mid-20s, enters      
         with a rolling bag         

333
00:14:38,253 --> 00:14:40,380
         full of flat irons         
     and a heart full of hope."     

334
00:14:40,422 --> 00:14:43,133
     Morning. You must be Cocoa.    

335
00:14:43,175 --> 00:14:45,802
     And you must be Valentina.     

336
00:14:45,844 --> 00:14:48,388
          You ain't as cute         
          as your picture.          

337
00:14:48,430 --> 00:14:51,767
      You know, I don't usually     
   hire assistants off the 'Gram.   

338
00:14:51,808 --> 00:14:53,727
      -Don't make me regret it.     
             -You won't.            

339
00:14:53,769 --> 00:14:57,064
         I'm 'bout to become        
     your next Wizard of Weaves.    

340
00:14:57,105 --> 00:14:59,608
             Okay, then,            
   that's your station over there. 

341
00:14:59,650 --> 00:15:02,277
     Remember, you on probation,    

342
00:15:02,319 --> 00:15:05,113
    but you know all about that,    
      because from what I hear,     

343
00:15:05,155 --> 00:15:08,450
           your baby daddy          
          just got sprung.          

344
00:15:08,492 --> 00:15:12,120
        Yes, my man did time,       
        and I ain't ashamed,        

345
00:15:12,162 --> 00:15:14,247
         'cause I love him.         

346
00:15:14,289 --> 00:15:15,540
    My love is like a lace front.   

347
00:15:15,582 --> 00:15:17,626
          You can't tell me         
           it ain't real.           

348
00:15:20,671 --> 00:15:22,714
          "Valentina starts         
         unpacking her bag."        

349
00:15:22,756 --> 00:15:25,634
             smooth music          

350
00:15:25,676 --> 00:15:27,594
                                  

351
00:15:27,636 --> 00:15:29,388
       Somebody came to play.       

352
00:15:33,266 --> 00:15:34,643
       She's hard to impress.       

353
00:15:34,685 --> 00:15:36,311
             I've heard.            

354
00:15:36,353 --> 00:15:38,480
      Thanks again for writing      
     such a beautiful monologue.    

355
00:15:38,522 --> 00:15:39,731
         I'm not gonna lie--        
          it was triggering         

356
00:15:39,773 --> 00:15:41,108
        to hear you read it.        

357
00:15:41,149 --> 00:15:42,693
        You turned your pain        
      into something beautiful,     

358
00:15:42,734 --> 00:15:43,777
         and it got me here.        

359
00:15:43,819 --> 00:15:45,779
          So I'm grateful.          

360
00:15:47,572 --> 00:15:50,867
        Also, you're glowing        
            this morning.           

361
00:15:50,909 --> 00:15:52,411
          I don't know what         
     your nighttime routine is,     

362
00:15:52,452 --> 00:15:54,788
          but it's working.         

363
00:15:58,834 --> 00:16:00,419
   I'm gonna go rehearse my lines. 

364
00:16:00,460 --> 00:16:01,837
          Yes, you do that.         

365
00:16:01,878 --> 00:16:04,339
        [indistinct chatter]        

366
00:16:06,883 --> 00:16:08,844
            [door opens]            

367
00:16:08,885 --> 00:16:12,055
        [indistinct chatter,        
         telephones ringing]        

368
00:16:20,313 --> 00:16:23,358
                2020.               
    That was an interesting year.   

369
00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:25,152
           Yeah, I figured          
     you and Chuck could open it    

370
00:16:25,193 --> 00:16:26,528
      on your 20th anniversary,     

371
00:16:26,570 --> 00:16:29,197
          and then it would         
          really be fancy.          

372
00:16:29,239 --> 00:16:31,491
      Nothing says "I'm sorry"      
          like cheap wine.          

373
00:16:31,533 --> 00:16:34,661
             Cheap now,             
       expensive later, right?      

374
00:16:34,703 --> 00:16:36,496
           Think about it.          

375
00:16:36,538 --> 00:16:39,332
     I sent your script to Fiona    
        in our TV department.       

376
00:16:39,374 --> 00:16:41,084
       Oh, my God. Thank you.       

377
00:16:41,126 --> 00:16:43,253
      It probably won't amount      
            to anything.            

378
00:16:43,295 --> 00:16:46,214
     Okay, let's think positive.    
              It could.             

379
00:16:46,256 --> 00:16:47,466
            You're right.           

380
00:16:47,507 --> 00:16:50,719
               You're.              
        Y-O-U-apostrophe-R-E.       

381
00:16:50,761 --> 00:16:52,471
              -I know.              
               -Yeah.               

382
00:16:52,512 --> 00:16:53,930
       I was just making sure       
   that you knew that I knew, too. 

383
00:16:53,972 --> 00:16:55,223
             That's all.            

384
00:16:55,265 --> 00:16:56,975
            Have you been           
      sending your script out?      

385
00:16:57,017 --> 00:16:58,560
   You have to do that, you know?   

386
00:16:58,602 --> 00:17:00,353
   You can't just write something   
       and then hold on to it.      

387
00:17:00,395 --> 00:17:01,855
      I don't do that anymore.      

388
00:17:01,897 --> 00:17:04,066
      I've been sending it out      
      to my new writer friends,     

389
00:17:04,107 --> 00:17:05,984
         and I submitted it         
          to the Brownlist          

390
00:17:06,026 --> 00:17:08,195
           and a few other          
          writing programs.         

391
00:17:08,236 --> 00:17:09,946
       I'm on it. I got this.       

392
00:17:09,988 --> 00:17:12,282
            -Okay, good.            
            -Okay, good.            

393
00:17:14,242 --> 00:17:15,410
          I'm proud of you.         

394
00:17:15,452 --> 00:17:17,579
          -What'd you say?          
           -You heard me.           

395
00:17:17,621 --> 00:17:19,456
        I just don't hear it        
            often, so...            

396
00:17:21,374 --> 00:17:24,377
             I am sorry             
     for what I said last night.    

397
00:17:24,419 --> 00:17:25,921
          As you should be.         

398
00:17:25,962 --> 00:17:27,380
           I wasn't wrong.          

399
00:17:27,422 --> 00:17:30,008
           [Hattie sighs]           

400
00:17:30,050 --> 00:17:31,885
       Look, I don't mind you       
      telling me about myself,      

401
00:17:31,927 --> 00:17:34,262
         but you really need        
      to work on your delivery.     

402
00:17:36,598 --> 00:17:39,059
          I know you slept          
        at Nia's last night.        

403
00:17:39,101 --> 00:17:41,186
         Well, I didn't have        
          a choice, did I?          

404
00:17:42,854 --> 00:17:45,899
      If you want to come back,     
              you can.              

405
00:17:45,941 --> 00:17:48,819
            Nah, I think            
       I'ma just stay at Nia's      

406
00:17:48,860 --> 00:17:50,570
     until I find my own place.     

407
00:17:50,612 --> 00:17:52,155
             -You sure?             
               -Yeah.               

408
00:17:52,197 --> 00:17:53,365
     I'm sure you and Chuck have    

409
00:17:53,406 --> 00:17:55,951
     a lot of newly engaged sex     
              to have,              

410
00:17:55,992 --> 00:17:59,204
       and I don't want to be       
    all up in your way, you know.   

411
00:17:59,246 --> 00:18:00,956
           Y-O-U-R, your.           

412
00:18:00,997 --> 00:18:03,166
           -Yeah, I know.           
    -Yeah, I know that you know.    

413
00:18:03,208 --> 00:18:06,169
       I was just making sure       
   that you knew that I knew, too. 

414
00:18:06,211 --> 00:18:09,673
        -Is something wrong?        
         -No, of course not.        

415
00:18:09,714 --> 00:18:12,008
      I just wanted you to know     
           that I love you          

416
00:18:12,050 --> 00:18:15,637
         and that I'm happy         
         for you and Chuck.         

417
00:18:15,679 --> 00:18:17,180
         This wedding gonna         
           be lit, right?           

418
00:18:17,222 --> 00:18:18,807
             [chuckles]             

419
00:18:18,849 --> 00:18:21,101
       You think you gonna get      
     T.D. Jakes to marry y'all?     

420
00:18:21,143 --> 00:18:23,061
      I really haven't thought      
         that far ahead yet.        

421
00:18:23,103 --> 00:18:26,565
            Makes sense.            
           Take your time.          

422
00:18:26,606 --> 00:18:29,484
          Well, all right,          
   I'll let you get back to work.   

423
00:18:29,526 --> 00:18:33,780
        [door opens, closes]        

424
00:18:33,822 --> 00:18:37,242
            hip-hop music          

425
00:18:37,284 --> 00:18:39,369
            Chandeleera,            
        I know you love him,        

426
00:18:39,411 --> 00:18:42,205
      but don't let yourself be     
    done in by that kryptonite D.   

427
00:18:42,247 --> 00:18:43,832
        I know you love him,        

428
00:18:43,874 --> 00:18:46,293
      but don't let yourself be     
    done in by that kryptonite D.   

429
00:18:46,334 --> 00:18:47,502
             [chuckles]             

430
00:18:47,544 --> 00:18:49,254
           -Chandeleera...          
            -[door opens]           

431
00:18:49,296 --> 00:18:52,257
        I know you love him,        
        but don't let your--        

432
00:18:52,299 --> 00:18:54,092
          Damn it, Hattie,          
          you messed me up.         

433
00:18:54,134 --> 00:18:55,927
               My bad.              

434
00:18:55,969 --> 00:18:58,096
          -What'd you get?          
         -Some real snacks.         

435
00:18:58,138 --> 00:19:00,223
        I got tired of eating       
          cauliflower puffs         

436
00:19:00,265 --> 00:19:01,725
         and seaweed crisps.        

437
00:19:03,351 --> 00:19:06,438
            Keep it down.           
       I have lines to learn.       

438
00:19:06,479 --> 00:19:08,398
           [clears throat]          

439
00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:09,608
       So how was work today?       

440
00:19:09,649 --> 00:19:11,484
        You mean how was Ida?       

441
00:19:11,526 --> 00:19:12,903
                 No.                

442
00:19:12,944 --> 00:19:15,030
            Ain't nobody            
         thinking about her.        

443
00:19:15,071 --> 00:19:17,741
           Just asking you          
     how your day was, you know,    

444
00:19:17,782 --> 00:19:20,035
         and what happened,         
      and, you know, that's it.     

445
00:19:20,076 --> 00:19:21,244
                -Hmm.               
              -Mm-hmm.              

446
00:19:21,286 --> 00:19:23,538
           Okay, come on.           
         Give me something.         

447
00:19:23,580 --> 00:19:25,707
       She was icy, yet warm.       

448
00:19:25,749 --> 00:19:28,126
              Relaxed,              
      but very much in control.     

449
00:19:28,168 --> 00:19:30,378
           And even though          
        she made me feel like       

450
00:19:30,420 --> 00:19:32,672
        I was the only person       
            in the room,            

451
00:19:32,714 --> 00:19:34,591
          she still kept me         
          at arm's length.          

452
00:19:34,633 --> 00:19:36,218
        That's her specialty.       

453
00:19:36,259 --> 00:19:38,762
    She's a good character study.   

454
00:19:38,803 --> 00:19:41,264
      Yeah, if you're studying      
        to play a psychopath.       

455
00:19:41,306 --> 00:19:42,974
         If you're asking me        
             about her,             

456
00:19:43,016 --> 00:19:44,309
      what does that make you?      

457
00:19:44,351 --> 00:19:45,977
              Whatever.             

458
00:19:46,019 --> 00:19:48,230
             I seem to make         
          these premonitions        

459
00:19:48,271 --> 00:19:49,606
            I know just what        
         you've been missin'        

460
00:19:49,648 --> 00:19:51,524
            Need a pacifier,        
             baby bottle            

461
00:19:51,566 --> 00:19:53,068
       Boy, you need a whippin'    

462
00:19:53,109 --> 00:19:54,653
            Caught up, boy,         
         you've been trippin'       

463
00:19:54,694 --> 00:19:56,279
            Heard everything        
          you've been sayin'        

464
00:19:56,321 --> 00:19:57,822
              Make a move           
          and make it smooth        

465
00:19:57,864 --> 00:20:00,200
          You see this Glock,       
         it gets to spraying        

466
00:20:00,242 --> 00:20:03,078
            [door closes]           

467
00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:05,997
    [The LX's "All I Do" playing]   

468
00:20:06,039 --> 00:20:10,585
                                 

469
00:20:10,627 --> 00:20:11,753
            Welcome home.           

470
00:20:11,795 --> 00:20:13,129
            It looks like           
          somebody's happy          

471
00:20:13,171 --> 00:20:14,547
   to have the house to ourselves. 

472
00:20:14,589 --> 00:20:17,634
          I've been waiting         
      for this day for so long.     

473
00:20:17,676 --> 00:20:22,597
                                 

474
00:20:30,981 --> 00:20:33,108
     I can't wait to marry you.     

475
00:20:33,149 --> 00:20:35,235
          I'm sure it'll be         
          a beautiful day.          

476
00:20:35,277 --> 00:20:36,945
        Alexa, set the mood.        

477
00:20:36,987 --> 00:20:41,950
                                 

478
00:20:48,665 --> 00:20:51,876
           We don't gotta get       
             complicated            

479
00:20:51,918 --> 00:20:53,712
                                 

480
00:20:53,753 --> 00:20:57,924
       I'm here when you want me    
             to be there            

481
00:20:57,966 --> 00:21:02,971
                                 

482
00:21:03,013 --> 00:21:07,475
       [distant siren wailing]      

483
00:21:07,517 --> 00:21:09,311
     I know you think it's cute     
        to tell your friends        

484
00:21:09,352 --> 00:21:11,688
         all your business,         
   but I have a brand to protect.   

485
00:21:11,730 --> 00:21:13,106
   And that's much more important   

486
00:21:13,148 --> 00:21:15,150
          than you getting          
      a few slaps on the back.      

487
00:21:15,191 --> 00:21:16,359
         Slaps on the back?         

488
00:21:16,401 --> 00:21:18,611
       Is that what you think       
          I'm looking for?          

489
00:21:18,653 --> 00:21:20,155
              [scoffs]              

490
00:21:20,196 --> 00:21:21,531
      Girl, you crazy as hell.      

491
00:21:21,573 --> 00:21:22,991
             Excuse me?             

492
00:21:23,033 --> 00:21:25,327
      Man, look, I ain't never      
         cared about a woman        

493
00:21:25,368 --> 00:21:28,496
      the way I care about you,     
           and, honestly,           

494
00:21:28,538 --> 00:21:30,623
     I don't want nobody to know    
     about what we got going on     

495
00:21:30,665 --> 00:21:32,751
     because it's not for them.     

496
00:21:32,792 --> 00:21:33,918
           This is for us.          

497
00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:35,545
           There is no us.          

498
00:21:35,587 --> 00:21:37,172
    Well, what about last night?    

499
00:21:37,213 --> 00:21:39,507
      We had some fun together.     
             That's it.             

500
00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:42,844
                Wow.                

501
00:21:44,888 --> 00:21:46,431
      Is that why you fired me?     

502
00:21:46,473 --> 00:21:49,517
         I fired you because        
      you violated my privacy.      

503
00:21:49,559 --> 00:21:51,811
   And judging by the conversation 
    I had with Nia this morning,    

504
00:21:51,853 --> 00:21:53,688
        you've done it again.       

505
00:21:53,730 --> 00:21:54,731
             I'm sorry.             

506
00:21:56,399 --> 00:21:58,818
      You need to start keeping     
       some stuff to yourself.      

507
00:21:58,860 --> 00:22:01,446
      Can I keep you to myself?     

508
00:22:01,488 --> 00:22:03,782
     Can you get your own place?    

509
00:22:03,823 --> 00:22:06,993
      Well, it might be kind of     
      hard to find a new place,     

510
00:22:07,035 --> 00:22:09,746
     seeing as though I just got    
       fired from my last job.      

511
00:22:17,379 --> 00:22:19,756
        -This'll never work.        
           -How you know?           

512
00:22:19,798 --> 00:22:21,674
     Because I'm older and wiser    
              than you.             

513
00:22:21,716 --> 00:22:23,051
             [chuckles]             

514
00:22:23,093 --> 00:22:26,388
         So what you saying,        
         I'm young and dumb?        

515
00:22:26,429 --> 00:22:28,056
       You don't seem to know       
           the difference           

516
00:22:28,098 --> 00:22:29,557
      between your and you're.      

517
00:22:31,768 --> 00:22:34,896
       I know the difference.       
     I was just typing too fast.    

518
00:22:34,938 --> 00:22:39,067
        -Stop being so eager.       
         -I'll work on that.        

519
00:22:42,112 --> 00:22:44,197
          Mm. Careful now.          

520
00:22:44,239 --> 00:22:46,783
      We're in a public place,      

521
00:22:46,825 --> 00:22:49,577
   and you got a brand to protect. 

522
00:22:49,619 --> 00:22:52,747
            hip-hop music          

523
00:22:52,789 --> 00:22:54,332
            I got the moves,        
           I got the groove         

524
00:22:54,374 --> 00:22:55,917
            I got the ooh          

525
00:22:55,959 --> 00:22:57,752
            I got the ooh          

526
00:22:57,794 --> 00:22:59,587
            I got the ooh          

527
00:22:59,629 --> 00:23:01,923
         I got the moves, I got     
       the groove, I got the...     

528
00:23:01,965 --> 00:23:04,926
          upbeat jazz music        

529
00:23:04,968 --> 00:23:09,848