Ida's not your boo!
Then why did I just spend the last two hours
soaking in her tub?
Congratulations. Chuck's a lucky guy.
Can we maybe just table the wedding talk for a bit?
I'm serious about my craft.
I wish you were as serious
about your social media presence.
So what you saying?
I gotta change my whole script?
You finally got a good script, great.
Now it's time to make it better.
I'ma go ahead and head out.
I got rid of one toxic relationship
and walked right into another one.
How the hell did you get fired?
You still got the hook up at that delivery service?
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What should our hashtag be?
I don't know.
It needs to be something good.
People will remember the hashtag more
than they'll remember the wedding.
I would hope not.
Honey, weddings this day and age can't be basic.
Everybody's gonna have their phones out.
People are gonna want a show, and we gotta give them one.
This is our wedding, not opening night on Broadway.
Of course not.
This is way more nerve-wracking.
Ugh, why does she always call at the worst times?
-That's her superpower. -Hello, Mother.
Are you trying to pawn somebody's engagement ring?
No, darling, someone proposed to me.
They did?
Why is that so hard to believe?
Because last weekend you were in Dallas
at a singles convention.
Well, it worked!
Mom, please give that ring back
to whatever weird man gave it to you,
and then we can forget this ever happened.
I will do no such thing.
You aren't the only one who deserves love.
Mother, if you bring a strange person to my wedding,
I will never forgive you.
Oh, you'll be fine. Ta-ta!
Why is she like this?
You and I both know that's a loaded question.
Just because she was abandoned
as a child doesn't give her the right to torture me.
Actually, it does, and I think she's counting
on you to break the generational curse.
Must I do everything?
Busy picking up the pieces, baby
I haven't seen you around here, baby
Oh, my God! I'm a GIF!
People really love that show, huh?
Don't step on my moment
just 'cause you have to go back to the workforce.
Ain't nobody stepping on your moment.
I'm just saying, I don't think that's gonna
catapult your ass to stardom, that's all.
Well, I'm further than I was before.
Are you?
Being loved on social media is a big deal.
If I can start building my own audience,
pretty soon casting directors will be calling me.
Yeah, but that gonna take a lot of work.
Now you sound like Marie.
That is shade that I do not receive.
-It's true. -Mm-mm.
You're a lot more practical these days.
Am I?
Maybe it's 'cause you been hanging out
with a mogul lately.
-Nah, that ain't it. -Mm-hmm.
Mm-mm.
I think she's rubbing off on you
Shut up! Yo, forget what I said.
You being a GIF is a big deal, and you should celebrate that.
I will. But you're right.
I can't let this kind of stuff get to my head
'cause if I do, I'll just get too comfortable,
and nothing good can come from that.
Black women deserve comfort.
When it comes to bedsheets, not when it comes to me
trying to be America's Next Top Actress.
-Mm.
Oh, shit, that's me. I gotta go.
Oh, but you didn't finish loading the dishwasher,
and what you did load is all wrong.
I'll fix it when I get back.
Look, this delivery gig is not like Hollywood.
If I'm late, I'm fired, and if I lose this job,
I gotta move back in with my mom,
and don't nobody want that, especially me.
-I'll see you later. -Okay!
Bye! Have fun.
Oh, my God!
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Get ready, get ready, get ready
Get ready
Oh, my bad. This the house?
That's the house.
What if somebody comes out
and tells me to get off their property?
Take the box, put it on the step, and come back.
-That's it? -That's it.
Damn, do you ever get bored of doing this shit?
I actually enjoy it.
-It's chill. -Mm-hmm.
And I like everyone on my route.
What if my route don't like me?
Well, at this rate, you're not gonna have a route
unless you get that package up by that door.
You right. Be back.
Well, hello there.
Look at you.
You like my uniform? I'm a working woman now.
I see.
Are you having a good first day?
Hell no! It's hot as hell out here.
And the guy that's training me won't let me play my music.
And he keep acting like I'm getting on his nerves.
That's because you probably are.
No, I'm nervous.
It's scary walking up to strangers' houses.
People are crazy.
Well, you're bringing them something that they want,
so they'll probably welcome you with open arms.
Anything I can bring to you?
Just yourself.
When you get off work.
I mean, I can take a break right now.
Nah, I don't want you losing your job because of me.
You could always hire me back.
I can't sleep with my subordinate.
Then never mind.
Can you deliver the package, please?
Bye, you.
"Bye, you?"
Yeah, it feels weird calling her by her first name,
but we don't really use pet names yet,
so we basically don't know what to call each other.
Sounds like a hot mess to me.
You want to put your ear thingies back in?
Yo
Told you they had a big-ass house.
Uh
All right
Uh, uh, uh, okay
Cash in the air, cash in the air, yeah
Let the money fall, let the money fall
Welcome.
I always knew Marie would marry rich.
Yo, you think me and Ida will get married?
I hope not.
Why you always gotta shit on my dreams?
This isn't about you.
This is about our friend, Marie.
You really excited about this bougie-ass union?
Yes.
Marie is about to have the wedding of my dreams.
Oh, that's why you're excited.
Because you get to live vicariously through her.
I'm also happy for our friend.
And you should be happy for her too.
I am happy. Don't I look happy?
You look nervous.
Yeah, I always get nervous around rich folk.
And they look--they got old money rich.
Look at these curtains. Old-ass curtains.
Probably silk.
Hi.
-What's so funny? -Nothing.
Just a silly inside joke between me and Chuck.
Well, the best jokes are the ones
that everybody can laugh at, right?
Very true. Excuse my rudeness.
You're excused.
These are my friends, Nia and Hattie.
Ladies, this is Chance.
He was forced to live with me in college.
Has he always been this annoying?
-Hattie! -Yes.
Is he still making them damn smoothies
first thing in the morning?
Hell yes!
If I don't have it, my whole day is thrown off.
-Mm-hmm. -Are you sure we haven't met?
You look so familiar.
Are you a fan of Cocoa's Butter ?
Maybe that's why you recognize her.
No, but my mom and all my sisters love that show.
I think somebody texted your face
as a response to something I said earlier.
Oh, my God! Someone sent you my GIF!
-What? -Nia's a GIF?
-I saw it this morning. -Big tings!
Why didn't anybody tell me?
Everything ain't about you, Marie.
Do you mind if we take a quick photo?
Are you gonna post it?
Maybe.
You're working that dress too.
-Ooh, thank you. -Yeah, you welcome.
-We look good together. -Ooh, yes.
Our complexions complement each other.
We'd have some beautiful brown babies.
Oh, boy, girl, then another boy is my dream.
I like the idea. Two boys and a girl,
so she can be the princess.
How about y'all let y'all kids
tell you how they identify?
Damn, that's why we so messed up now.
Chance, I got some folks I want you to meet.
Is it just me, or is that my future husband?
Oh, it's just you.
Girl, that ain't your husband.
They're gonna have such a beautiful wedding.
Hey, babe, do you want to go take a photo
in front of the lake with all those swans?
Oh, I mean, I can take your picture.
Do you not want to be seen with me?
What? Of course, I do. I love you.
Well, you've just been acting really weird on socials.
Nah, I barely even go on social media.
You've archived a lot of our photos together.
'Cause I have a big job now.
I don't want people all up in my business.
It shouldn't be about who I'm dating.
It should be about the work I'm putting out.
Okay.
Come on, I'm not that guy.
-Huh? -Fine.
You know, weddings always make me think
about what it would be like
if I were the one getting married.
Uh-huh.
Have you ever thought about what it would be like
if we were to get married?
What?
Have you thought about us getting married at all?
Oh, babe, I have so much to do before I get married.
But as soon as I get my shit together, you know I got you.
-Love you. -Mm-hmm. Me too.
I used your GIF by the way.
-You did? -Yup.
Now I can't stop thinking about what you used it for.
I actually sent it to the wrong thread,
so it was pretty awkward.
-Sorry. -It's not your fault.
-You look beautiful. -Thanks.
And congrats on the GIF. It's huge.
Yeah, I'm really trying to step up my engagement.
Social engagement, I mean.
I know what you mean.
Folks on the Internet aren't just
a bunch of bots and trolls.
They're real people with real feelings
that just want to be heard.
-And I'm all ears. -Me too.
The VP before me thought that social media was a fad,
that it would just go away.
Guess what? It impacts everything we do.
If people are talking, I want to listen.
They're the ones we're selling to anyway.
We might as well join forces.
I never thought about it that way.
We have a direct connect to our customer,
and if we worked together, everyone could be happy.
I don't know, that sounds a little too good to be true.
You're right.
This could totally blow up in my face.
-It really could. -But what if it doesn't?
Ba-da-ba-dum
Bum, bum, ba-dum, bum-bum-bum
She's got that cornbread thick on the side...
After all these years, she still gives me butterflies.
You know, if you ever find yourself looking
across the room at my son, and you don't feel that...
You got my blessing to walk away.
Got so thick it made the peanut butter cry
She probably got it from her mammy...
-There she is. -Hey.
Hey. Nice party.
I really can't take any credit for it.
This was all Chuck and his parents.
Ah, they seem like a nice family.
A lot more normal than mine.
Normal families freak me out.
Oh, so that's why your face is red?
Nah, you just make me blush.
So all this will be yours one day.
I doubt it. I'm sure I'll sign a prenup.
Well, just make sure they give you what you're worth.
There isn't enough money in the world for that.
That's what my mom said right before she divorced my dad.
Ooh.
Hattie, what do you do
when you don't know where you stand with your boo?
Well, that's usually most of the time for me.
So I tend to just stick around until I implode.
That's not healthy.
I know. I'm a work in progress.
Is something going on with you and Ben?
-Sister to sister? -Sure.
Ben's been acting really weird lately.
He's a weird guy.
Yeah, but now it's like he doesn't even want
to be seen with me.
And I think it's because I'm white.
-You're probably right. -Yeah, but I can't help that.
And he knew I was white when he started dating me.
That's true, but, you know, times have changed.
It can't be easy walking around with a white boo these days.
If he's not gonna accept me
for who I am, what can I do?
Leave his ass.
Or just stick around until I implode.
Either way, it's gonna be bad.
Normally, I would run this by my roommate,
but she moved out eight months ago
and blocked me on all socials.
But I still keep up with what she's streaming, though.
She still uses my account.
So you still got an extra room?
Oh, yeah, with a full-size bed
and a record player.
-Full size? -Mm-hmm.
Look, let me get your number just in case Nia kicks me out.
I might need a backup plan.
-Roomies? -Calm down.
Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome to the celebration
of Chuck and Marie's engagement.
Son, Marie, as you know,
we've been married for over 20 years.
People ask us for advice.
They think we have some kind of secret.
And we do.
Don't get divorced.
That's pretty much it.
Good luck, kids.
Okay, I gotta go.
-I gotta go live real quick. -Mm!
Yeah, and I gotta go holla at somebody.
Who?
Mind the business that pays you.
I wanted to say goodbye to Chance,
but I can't seem to find him anywhere.
I will give him your love.
Bye.
So how you feeling?
Nervous.
-I hear that's normal. -Yeah. Yeah, me too.
Well, if you ever get too nervous,
just know I'm always here for you.
I know. And I appreciate you.
-Love you. -I love you too.
-Bye. -Bye.
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--Hattie, you need to be fast.
I'm trying to.
It's not my fault I don't know
how to play this prehistoric game.
-Wow, really? -What?
I ain't never heard of this shit.
And you know my hand-eye coordination ain't that great.
It doesn't have to be. You just have to focus.
All right.
Ow!
See, I'm done playing with you. I'm good.
What's wrong?
I'm just annoyed.
About what?
This shitty-ass job I've being trying to get.
These training days are taking up all of my time.
I've been trying to finish my rewrite for weeks now.
You gotta be better about managing your time.
Yeah, well, I ain't never really been good at that, so...
No one is.
That's why you have to work at it.
Hmm.
Don't give up on something just because
you're not good at it right away.
Well, I'm about to give up on this old-ass game
that you're trying to make--
You wouldn't say that if your ass was winning.
Can we go bowling next time?
Bowling is so unsanitary.
Germs are good for you!
You know I'm a germaphobe.
No wonder why your bathroom is always squeaky clean.
I was like, "She like the Black Mommie Dearest or something."
I'm also a neat freak.
Oh, you definitely a freak.
Every time I close my eyes--
Uh-uh, don't make me come over there.
I want you to, come on!
I wake up feeling so horny
-What you do about that? -Oh, I know.
I can't get you out of my mind
- Sexing you is all I see -Come on!
I would give anything
Just to make you understand me
Ey!
I don't give a damn about nothing else
Freaking you is all...
Today was really nice.
Yeah.
It's good having everybody we love in one place.
Thank you for including me in all this.
Of course.
Wouldn't have it any other way.
Are you scared?
Of what?
Becoming that dude.
What dude?
The perfect Black dude,
with the beautiful wife and the gorgeous kids.
You're gonna post those matching pajama pictures
every Christmas.
I been waiting my whole life to be that dude.
I know you have.
What about you? You ready to be that guy?
I don't know.
I'm sure Nia's at home tacking you
on her vision board right now.
I'm sure.
What are you gonna do?
Just be single and handsome for the rest of your life
and keep posting pictures of you
and your abs on vacation?
Hey, that got me an endorsement deal
with a travel agency. Don't hate.
Yeah, sometimes I'm jealous of how free you are.
You can be free too.
Have you met my parents?
You don't have to be straight for them to be proud of you.
Just because we kissed that one time
doesn't mean that I'm not straight.
You don't have to label yourself at all.
Yes, I do.
I miss you, man.
I miss what we had.
I'm sorry we couldn't explore that.
I thought we would.
But then you met Marie.
-No, it's not her fault. -Yes, it is.
She's perfect.
If I were you, I would have married her too.
Does she know you like guys?
I don't even know if I like guys.
You were the only guy I messed around with.
And you haven't touched another guy since?
Nope.
Well, I feel special.
Do you ever think about it?
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About what?
About what our lives could have been
if we didn't have so much to live up to?
I think about it all the time.
Me too.
But I definitely still feel the need
to be a good Black son.
Shit, me too. You saw me flirting with Nia.
Yeah, I did.
Were you jealous?
Of course, I was.
Baby, I promise it's worth it
We grow all the bonds, nobody has to know
Now who even cares?
I promise that if we make up
You'll be glad we tried again
You and I
Ooh, you and I
was never supposed to happen
But I won't be mad if it happens again
- Oh - You and I
- Ooh, you and I
- You and I - Ooh
You and I was never supposed to happen
But I won't be mad if it happens again
Oh
You should be honest with Marie.
That's scary.
Why?
'Cause I don't want to lose her.
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I stumble sometimes
I lay awake at night
I drink and I cry
Marie?
'Cause I'm only strong sometimes
Sometimes
I'm okay with losing my mind sometimes
That's why I only feel strong sometimes
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