1 00:00:04,804 --> 00:00:07,707 [quirky music] 2 00:00:07,807 --> 00:00:11,144 ♪ ♪ 3 00:00:18,918 --> 00:00:21,221 - I used to think that I excited him, 4 00:00:21,321 --> 00:00:22,889 that I completed him. 5 00:00:22,989 --> 00:00:24,024 But he was lost. 6 00:00:24,090 --> 00:00:26,760 [laughs] So was his manhood. 7 00:00:29,896 --> 00:00:32,899 [dramatic music playing] 8 00:00:32,999 --> 00:00:34,868 ♪ ♪ 9 00:00:34,934 --> 00:00:36,569 - ♪ Look at this, Melvin ♪ 10 00:00:36,669 --> 00:00:38,338 ♪ Look at this little-ass boy ♪ 11 00:00:38,405 --> 00:00:39,739 ♪ Snatching up a Black queen ♪ 12 00:00:39,839 --> 00:00:41,441 ♪ Then treating her like a toy ♪ 13 00:00:41,541 --> 00:00:44,411 ♪ He's got a meal but acting like she's a snack ♪ 14 00:00:44,511 --> 00:00:46,579 ♪ She calls him out, and he deflects ♪ 15 00:00:46,679 --> 00:00:47,781 ♪ Imagine that ♪ 16 00:00:47,881 --> 00:00:49,416 ♪ ♪ 17 00:00:49,516 --> 00:00:51,785 - ♪ He's not a king, he's a little-ass boy ♪ 18 00:00:51,885 --> 00:00:54,788 ♪ Can't tell the truth, can't experience any joy ♪ 19 00:00:54,888 --> 00:00:57,457 ♪ Women, if you meet him, you better run ♪ 20 00:00:57,557 --> 00:00:59,225 ♪ He'll waste your time ♪ 21 00:00:59,292 --> 00:01:01,928 ♪ And he won't even be able to come ♪ 22 00:01:02,028 --> 00:01:03,763 [laughter] 23 00:01:03,863 --> 00:01:06,933 [applause] 24 00:01:10,870 --> 00:01:13,406 - Hey, babe, you wanna know what the key 25 00:01:13,473 --> 00:01:15,475 to really great celery is? 26 00:01:15,575 --> 00:01:18,545 - What is it? - It's gotta be hard and stiff. 27 00:01:18,611 --> 00:01:20,146 And it just can't wilt under pressure. 28 00:01:20,246 --> 00:01:22,882 - Okay, you know what? I-- - [laughs] 29 00:01:22,949 --> 00:01:25,952 - Why did we even come to this? Why would she invite me? 30 00:01:26,052 --> 00:01:27,754 - Isn't that obvious, babe? It's just to embarrass you. 31 00:01:27,821 --> 00:01:29,289 You want me to spell it out? 32 00:01:29,389 --> 00:01:31,091 ♪ You ain't a king, you a little-ass boy ♪ 33 00:01:31,157 --> 00:01:32,592 ♪ With a tiny little pee-pee and a little-ass-- ♪ 34 00:01:32,659 --> 00:01:33,793 - Marcus. - Hey. 35 00:01:33,893 --> 00:01:35,462 Hey. - Thanks so much for coming. 36 00:01:35,562 --> 00:01:37,831 - Yeah, no, thanks so much for inviting me. 37 00:01:37,931 --> 00:01:39,799 Oh, and congrats on your "New York" mag write-up. 38 00:01:39,899 --> 00:01:41,501 You must be thrilled. 39 00:01:41,601 --> 00:01:44,104 - I am, I am. Take that, Lin. 40 00:01:44,170 --> 00:01:46,573 [laughter] - Ho-ho, got him! 41 00:01:46,639 --> 00:01:48,475 - This is my boyfriend, Ben. 42 00:01:48,575 --> 00:01:50,810 - Nice to meet you. This is my girlfriend, Mia. 43 00:01:50,910 --> 00:01:53,513 - Hi. - Hey, I loved your play. 44 00:01:53,613 --> 00:01:55,782 It was very illuminating. 45 00:01:55,849 --> 00:01:57,617 - Illuminating of what? 46 00:01:59,853 --> 00:02:01,154 - Oh. 47 00:02:01,254 --> 00:02:03,490 Well, Mia was just saying that she appreciated 48 00:02:03,590 --> 00:02:06,092 how you could take our relationship 49 00:02:06,159 --> 00:02:08,495 and turn it into art. 50 00:02:08,595 --> 00:02:10,296 - Okay, wait. 51 00:02:10,363 --> 00:02:13,500 Marcus, you didn't think that was about you, right? 52 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:15,335 'Cause I wrote that during the pandemic. 53 00:02:15,435 --> 00:02:18,838 It was purely a product of my imagination. 54 00:02:18,938 --> 00:02:22,775 - She did. And it was. I was there. 55 00:02:22,842 --> 00:02:24,978 - [crunches] 56 00:02:26,679 --> 00:02:28,348 - We should make the rounds. - Yeah. 57 00:02:28,448 --> 00:02:30,984 - My friend from A24 is here. He's excited to meet you. 58 00:02:31,050 --> 00:02:32,852 - Well, Yahtzee. - Okay. 59 00:02:32,952 --> 00:02:35,021 [laughter] 60 00:02:35,121 --> 00:02:36,556 Nice seeing you, Marcus. - Yeah. 61 00:02:36,656 --> 00:02:39,526 - And good luck, Mia. 62 00:02:39,626 --> 00:02:40,793 - What? 63 00:02:40,860 --> 00:02:43,363 - Good luck. Just a little luck. 64 00:02:43,463 --> 00:02:44,697 - Oh. - Come on, babe. 65 00:02:44,797 --> 00:02:46,966 - [chuckles] Oop! 66 00:02:47,033 --> 00:02:49,169 Good luck to you too, bitch. - Yo, wow. 67 00:02:49,235 --> 00:02:50,837 What? - That was crazy. 68 00:02:50,904 --> 00:02:52,539 That was crazy. 69 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:54,707 [humming] 70 00:02:54,807 --> 00:02:56,843 ♪ Little-ass drink for my little-ass boy ♪ 71 00:02:56,910 --> 00:02:59,245 ♪ And my little-ass drink for my little-ass boy ♪ 72 00:02:59,345 --> 00:03:01,848 ♪ And he can't even come, he can't even come ♪ 73 00:03:01,915 --> 00:03:07,554 ♪ He got a little weenie and he can't even come ♪ 74 00:03:07,654 --> 00:03:08,721 Here, I'm sorry. 75 00:03:08,821 --> 00:03:11,724 That was the last one, I promise. 76 00:03:11,824 --> 00:03:13,226 You got reamed, huh? 77 00:03:13,326 --> 00:03:14,761 - Yeah, I got worked. 78 00:03:14,861 --> 00:03:17,897 I mean, you do realize that you broke us up, right? 79 00:03:17,997 --> 00:03:19,265 - What? 80 00:03:19,365 --> 00:03:20,567 - Remember that time we ran into each other 81 00:03:20,667 --> 00:03:21,734 when I was moving a car 82 00:03:21,834 --> 00:03:22,936 to the other side of the street? 83 00:03:23,036 --> 00:03:24,370 - Oh, listen, baby. 84 00:03:24,437 --> 00:03:25,905 I can't help it that you just be, like, 85 00:03:26,005 --> 00:03:27,740 breaking up with people whenever I walk by. 86 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,175 - Oh, well, maybe I should write 87 00:03:29,242 --> 00:03:30,510 a little shitty play about it, 88 00:03:30,577 --> 00:03:32,245 see if I can't figure that out. 89 00:03:32,345 --> 00:03:34,013 - Don't be mad 'cause Ola's profiting 90 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:35,415 off of her bitterness. 91 00:03:35,515 --> 00:03:37,283 - Oh, off-off-Broadway turns a profit? 92 00:03:38,117 --> 00:03:39,519 - Ouch. Wow. 93 00:03:39,586 --> 00:03:41,854 You are spicy tonight. This is crazy. 94 00:03:41,921 --> 00:03:44,224 - I know, I know, I'm bitter, I'm bitter. 95 00:03:44,290 --> 00:03:45,558 'Cause I ain't got no job. 96 00:03:45,625 --> 00:03:47,594 I'm out here freelance editing 97 00:03:47,694 --> 00:03:49,862 these shitty manuscripts. 98 00:03:49,929 --> 00:03:52,265 And I cannot tell folks that they are shitty 99 00:03:52,365 --> 00:03:54,100 and that I wrote better stuff in high school 100 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,469 because I need to earn. 101 00:03:56,569 --> 00:03:58,538 [sighs] 102 00:03:58,605 --> 00:04:00,607 - Why don't you just write something? 103 00:04:04,477 --> 00:04:05,745 Why don't you write a book? 104 00:04:06,779 --> 00:04:11,317 - Yeah, pissed-off Black man writes stinging takedown 105 00:04:11,417 --> 00:04:15,989 of the racist white publishing industry. 106 00:04:16,089 --> 00:04:17,457 - Yeah. 107 00:04:18,725 --> 00:04:20,460 - I don't know, I mean, yeah, there's something there. 108 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,228 - Yeah, but you're into it. I can tell. 109 00:04:22,295 --> 00:04:23,796 You're, like, thinking about it... 110 00:04:23,896 --> 00:04:25,498 - Babe, babe-- - Calculating. 111 00:04:25,598 --> 00:04:27,667 - Baby, I appreciate your enthusiasm, 112 00:04:27,767 --> 00:04:29,269 but I need an income. 113 00:04:29,335 --> 00:04:31,638 We're talking about saving up for a bigger place, 114 00:04:31,738 --> 00:04:33,640 having a kid, you're still helping your mom. 115 00:04:33,740 --> 00:04:38,244 - Look, as far as the money, I can hold us down for a bit. 116 00:04:38,311 --> 00:04:40,179 You don't have to worry about it. 117 00:04:41,581 --> 00:04:44,784 The big question is, what do you have to say? 118 00:04:44,851 --> 00:04:47,153 - All right. I mean, I do have a lot to say. 119 00:04:47,253 --> 00:04:49,856 - I know, you got a lot of little-ass thoughts? 120 00:04:49,956 --> 00:04:51,991 I'm kidding. I had to. It's like you set me up. 121 00:04:52,091 --> 00:04:53,660 But then what the fuck are we talking about? 122 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:55,495 Then say it. Write it. 123 00:05:02,769 --> 00:05:06,506 - I love you so much. - I love you too. 124 00:05:08,675 --> 00:05:11,177 - Hey, yo, marry me. - What? 125 00:05:11,277 --> 00:05:13,346 - Marry me. Come on, you know you wanna. 126 00:05:13,446 --> 00:05:15,948 - "Come on, you know you wanna marry me?" 127 00:05:16,015 --> 00:05:18,451 What? What are you saying? 128 00:05:18,518 --> 00:05:21,988 - I think I said it. - Where's my ring? 129 00:05:22,055 --> 00:05:23,356 Hmm? 130 00:05:23,456 --> 00:05:24,824 Well, you didn't get down on no knee or nothing. 131 00:05:24,891 --> 00:05:26,859 - You know what? We can--we can buy one. 132 00:05:26,959 --> 00:05:29,629 Not an expensive one, but a nice one. 133 00:05:29,696 --> 00:05:31,164 - Mm-hmm. 134 00:05:32,999 --> 00:05:36,803 - And I do want to build a life with you. 135 00:05:36,869 --> 00:05:41,341 I want, you know, a house and a kid. 136 00:05:42,675 --> 00:05:45,044 I want all that stuff with you, so... 137 00:05:45,144 --> 00:05:47,213 [soft music] 138 00:05:47,313 --> 00:05:48,715 What do you think? 139 00:05:49,515 --> 00:05:52,985 - I think that's cool. I think I want it too. 140 00:05:55,054 --> 00:05:56,489 - You do? - I do. 141 00:05:56,556 --> 00:05:59,592 - [cheers] 142 00:05:59,692 --> 00:06:05,665 ♪ ♪ 143 00:06:06,499 --> 00:06:08,234 [microwave beeping] 144 00:06:08,334 --> 00:06:10,269 - Marcus? 145 00:06:10,370 --> 00:06:12,739 Marcus. - Oh, shit. Okay. 146 00:06:16,843 --> 00:06:17,877 Baby. 147 00:06:17,944 --> 00:06:20,279 - Hey, hey, here you are. 148 00:06:20,380 --> 00:06:22,849 - Hi, okay, can you get some hot sauce too, please? 149 00:06:22,915 --> 00:06:25,385 - Mia. Mia, that food is hot enough as it is. 150 00:06:25,451 --> 00:06:26,753 I don't wanna hurt the baby. 151 00:06:26,853 --> 00:06:29,722 - I am so fucking sick of being pregnant. 152 00:06:29,789 --> 00:06:31,090 I gotta get this baby outta me. 153 00:06:31,190 --> 00:06:33,126 - Kind of gonna miss it. - Yeah. 154 00:06:33,226 --> 00:06:34,861 That's because the longer I'm pregnant, 155 00:06:34,927 --> 00:06:36,396 the longer you get to take to finish that book. 156 00:06:36,462 --> 00:06:38,598 - I'm almost done. You hear that, peanut? 157 00:06:38,698 --> 00:06:40,199 Daddy's gonna be an author. 158 00:06:40,266 --> 00:06:41,434 - Ow, shit! 159 00:06:41,534 --> 00:06:43,035 - What? Contraction? 160 00:06:43,102 --> 00:06:44,704 - I don't know--I-I hope so. - Okay. 161 00:06:44,771 --> 00:06:47,106 - Oh, my God, I am not ready to have this baby. 162 00:06:47,206 --> 00:06:49,075 - Okay, easy, it's okay. It's okay, we got this. 163 00:06:49,142 --> 00:06:51,110 - I think it only gets worse from here. 164 00:06:52,378 --> 00:06:54,781 narrator: In the span of the next 26 hours, 165 00:06:54,881 --> 00:06:59,285 Marcus and Mia became Marcus, Mia, baby Audre, 166 00:06:59,385 --> 00:07:01,988 and a half-finished manuscript. 167 00:07:02,088 --> 00:07:05,958 [gentle piano music] 168 00:07:06,058 --> 00:07:07,627 - I would hope so. - This face. 169 00:07:07,727 --> 00:07:09,128 Ooh, she's the cutest. 170 00:07:09,228 --> 00:07:11,631 - Yeah, it is so nice seeing her from this angle 171 00:07:11,731 --> 00:07:13,232 in somebody else's arms. 172 00:07:13,299 --> 00:07:14,734 She's a lot. 173 00:07:14,801 --> 00:07:16,135 - I'ma post this with no comment, 174 00:07:16,235 --> 00:07:17,737 see all the fucked-up shit people gotta say. 175 00:07:17,804 --> 00:07:19,806 - You gotta cover her face if you doing that. 176 00:07:19,906 --> 00:07:21,340 - [laughs] - Uh-huh. 177 00:07:21,441 --> 00:07:23,142 - I guess we're just a couple of breeders now, huh? 178 00:07:23,242 --> 00:07:24,477 - Yeah. I've been a breeder, man. 179 00:07:24,577 --> 00:07:25,812 I'm trying to put as many Black folks 180 00:07:25,912 --> 00:07:27,313 on the planet as I possibly can. 181 00:07:27,413 --> 00:07:29,916 - [chuckles] I mean, to be honest, man, 182 00:07:29,982 --> 00:07:31,317 I--[sighs] 183 00:07:31,417 --> 00:07:33,152 I didn't think we'd get pregnant this quick. 184 00:07:33,252 --> 00:07:35,822 I thought we had 6 to 12 months at least. 185 00:07:35,922 --> 00:07:37,323 - Yeah. You all right? 186 00:07:37,423 --> 00:07:38,925 You're not getting any sleep, and I can tell. 187 00:07:38,991 --> 00:07:41,661 - Yeah, I'm not, I'm not. I'm not, but I'm fine. 188 00:07:41,761 --> 00:07:42,995 You know, we're getting some help. 189 00:07:43,095 --> 00:07:44,664 - Mm, like a Roomba? - No, man. 190 00:07:44,764 --> 00:07:46,499 We're not getting a Roomba. We're getting a nanny. 191 00:07:46,599 --> 00:07:48,634 - Oh, shit. That's fancy. - Yeah. 192 00:07:48,701 --> 00:07:51,337 - Bro, you sure y'all can, you know-- 193 00:07:51,437 --> 00:07:52,505 y'all can afford that? 194 00:07:52,605 --> 00:07:55,808 - Yes, yeah. We can afford it. 195 00:07:55,875 --> 00:07:57,543 All right, come on, man. Don't look at me like that. 196 00:07:57,643 --> 00:07:59,445 It's just--I'll be pulling my weight in no time. 197 00:07:59,512 --> 00:08:01,180 This is just until I finish the book. 198 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:03,649 - All right. You know what? Yeah, man, I respect it, bro. 199 00:08:03,716 --> 00:08:05,351 Black man breaking them generational curses, 200 00:08:05,451 --> 00:08:06,686 hiring help. 201 00:08:06,786 --> 00:08:08,354 We don't never get help. We need our help, man. 202 00:08:08,454 --> 00:08:11,023 Get your help, but make sure she not fine as hell. 203 00:08:11,123 --> 00:08:12,558 You don't want no fine-- - You know what? 204 00:08:12,658 --> 00:08:14,560 The nanny's gonna be whoever takes $20 an hour. 205 00:08:14,660 --> 00:08:16,062 - $20 an hour? - Yeah. 206 00:08:16,162 --> 00:08:17,563 - She is me. 207 00:08:17,663 --> 00:08:19,365 First of all, look, y'all getting bank like that? 208 00:08:19,465 --> 00:08:21,234 Listen, Jaleesa, bring my client to me, please. 209 00:08:21,334 --> 00:08:23,236 I will burp everybody in this house for $20 an hour. 210 00:08:23,336 --> 00:08:25,037 You know what I'm saying? [laughter] 211 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:29,509 - Hey, babe, are we sure about this nanny thing? 212 00:08:31,010 --> 00:08:32,178 - We fucking better be. 213 00:08:32,245 --> 00:08:34,046 I'm going back to work tomorrow. 214 00:08:34,146 --> 00:08:36,849 - Well, I-I don't know, I was just thinking, like, 215 00:08:36,916 --> 00:08:38,217 I could watch the baby. 216 00:08:38,317 --> 00:08:40,486 And I could just write during her nap. 217 00:08:40,553 --> 00:08:42,054 - Wait, what? - What? 218 00:08:42,154 --> 00:08:44,056 - Did you not learn anything the past two months? 219 00:08:44,156 --> 00:08:47,360 Are you insane? [baby whimpering] 220 00:08:50,229 --> 00:08:54,166 - [whispering] Okay, but I just think that, like, 221 00:08:54,233 --> 00:08:55,568 it's really expensive, 222 00:08:55,668 --> 00:08:57,370 and I've been worried about bonding time. 223 00:08:57,436 --> 00:09:01,240 - Baby, we have nothing to feel guilty about. 224 00:09:01,340 --> 00:09:03,409 Right, you and me, right here? 225 00:09:03,509 --> 00:09:06,779 We are in the fucking trenches together. 226 00:09:06,879 --> 00:09:09,348 Besides, white people have been using nannies for centuries. 227 00:09:09,415 --> 00:09:10,750 They don't feel no guilt. 228 00:09:10,850 --> 00:09:12,685 I once saw this episode of "Downton Abbey" 229 00:09:12,752 --> 00:09:14,754 where Lady Mary straight up had a newborn son. 230 00:09:14,854 --> 00:09:16,556 She patted him on his head, left the room, 231 00:09:16,622 --> 00:09:19,926 and didn't see his white ass for, like, three full seasons. 232 00:09:20,026 --> 00:09:22,895 - Okay, but--so we're slightly better parents 233 00:09:22,962 --> 00:09:25,097 than a duchess from, like, the 1920s? 234 00:09:25,197 --> 00:09:27,233 - No, baby, she's not a duchess. 235 00:09:27,300 --> 00:09:28,434 - Okay, well, I don't know her rank. 236 00:09:28,534 --> 00:09:29,902 I didn't watch "Downton Abbey." 237 00:09:29,969 --> 00:09:31,537 - Okay, well, I told you to watch it with me. 238 00:09:31,604 --> 00:09:32,772 - It's a classist show. - Okay, well, whatever. 239 00:09:32,872 --> 00:09:34,273 - I have a hard time with that. 240 00:09:34,373 --> 00:09:36,208 - Everything's-- okay, you know what? 241 00:09:36,275 --> 00:09:38,477 I know this is hard. 242 00:09:38,578 --> 00:09:41,213 Okay, I don't wanna leave Audre either. 243 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:43,482 But we--you know, we worked really hard 244 00:09:43,583 --> 00:09:45,985 to create that budget for six months 245 00:09:46,085 --> 00:09:48,421 so you could work on your book. 246 00:09:48,487 --> 00:09:50,923 And if you don't finish it, 247 00:09:50,990 --> 00:09:52,825 I will fucking cut you. 248 00:09:54,493 --> 00:09:56,295 All right, my love? - All right, all right. 249 00:09:56,395 --> 00:09:57,763 All right. 250 00:09:57,830 --> 00:09:59,065 - Please turn the fucking light off. 251 00:09:59,131 --> 00:10:00,666 - All right. Good night. 252 00:10:05,638 --> 00:10:07,139 [baby crying] 253 00:10:07,239 --> 00:10:09,675 Oh, there we go. There's my princess. 254 00:10:09,775 --> 00:10:11,310 - Yeah, my little queen. 255 00:10:11,410 --> 00:10:14,780 - Here we go. [baby giggles] 256 00:10:14,847 --> 00:10:15,982 - Wow. 257 00:10:16,082 --> 00:10:18,150 Terry, you're like a one-woman 258 00:10:18,250 --> 00:10:20,119 Indy 500 pit crew over there. 259 00:10:20,186 --> 00:10:22,321 I see why your rates are so premium. 260 00:10:23,756 --> 00:10:25,358 - My rates are normal. 261 00:10:25,458 --> 00:10:28,294 - Yeah. No, no, I... 262 00:10:29,762 --> 00:10:31,430 Didn't mean it like that. 263 00:10:31,497 --> 00:10:36,168 Um, all right, well, I'll be at my desk if you need me. 264 00:10:36,268 --> 00:10:37,837 - I won't. 265 00:10:37,937 --> 00:10:40,006 [funky music] 266 00:10:40,106 --> 00:10:41,207 - Okay. 267 00:10:41,307 --> 00:10:48,381 ♪ ♪ 268 00:11:13,139 --> 00:11:14,573 narrator: Back in kindergarten, 269 00:11:14,674 --> 00:11:16,208 Marcus had won a class prize 270 00:11:16,308 --> 00:11:17,843 for a picture book he'd written 271 00:11:17,910 --> 00:11:20,413 entitled "Big Dog Digs." 272 00:11:20,513 --> 00:11:23,649 But subsequently, a fear of failure had managed 273 00:11:23,716 --> 00:11:26,552 to convince him out of the dream of being a writer, 274 00:11:26,652 --> 00:11:28,721 a dream he had put on the shelf 275 00:11:28,821 --> 00:11:31,357 like it was just some paperback. 276 00:11:31,424 --> 00:11:34,226 - Oh, oh, I was gonna do those. 277 00:11:34,326 --> 00:11:35,695 - It's no problem. 278 00:11:37,063 --> 00:11:38,731 narrator: Now Marcus had been working on his tale 279 00:11:38,831 --> 00:11:41,333 of the dark, oppressive world of publishing 280 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:43,169 for just shy of a year. 281 00:11:43,235 --> 00:11:45,004 And by the time he finished, 282 00:11:45,071 --> 00:11:48,007 whether it was good or bad was no longer for him to say. 283 00:11:48,074 --> 00:11:51,877 But whatever it was, it was something. 284 00:11:51,944 --> 00:11:53,279 - Audre! 285 00:11:53,379 --> 00:11:55,114 - Shh. 286 00:11:55,214 --> 00:11:59,452 - [whispering] Daddy finished his book. 287 00:12:07,193 --> 00:12:10,296 And thanks for reading this so fast, man. 288 00:12:10,396 --> 00:12:13,199 I gotta say, I really appreciate you taking the time. 289 00:12:13,265 --> 00:12:14,900 - Oh, no problem, man. It was my pleasure. 290 00:12:14,967 --> 00:12:16,268 - Yeah. 291 00:12:16,368 --> 00:12:19,472 So, um, yeah, you know, I know it's not perfect. 292 00:12:19,572 --> 00:12:23,609 But I, you know-- I gotta say I'm feeling good. 293 00:12:23,709 --> 00:12:25,144 - And you should feel good. 294 00:12:25,244 --> 00:12:27,046 You got it done with a new baby, that's crazy. 295 00:12:27,113 --> 00:12:30,382 - Yeah. Thanks, man. - It's a solid first draft. 296 00:12:31,884 --> 00:12:36,088 - Okay. Okay. Uh, what do you got? 297 00:12:36,155 --> 00:12:38,491 - I love the premise. I get it. 298 00:12:38,591 --> 00:12:41,560 Black guy goes crazy in a white work space. 299 00:12:41,627 --> 00:12:44,463 Very Kanye at the TMZ office. 300 00:12:44,563 --> 00:12:46,632 Uh, it's a lot of good stuff in there, bro. 301 00:12:46,732 --> 00:12:49,602 It's just, I don't feel you in it. 302 00:12:49,668 --> 00:12:51,637 There's not enough you in this. 303 00:12:53,239 --> 00:12:54,807 - Okay. 304 00:12:54,907 --> 00:12:57,276 - I mean, we can get it there. I know you can get it there. 305 00:12:57,343 --> 00:12:58,911 But what I will say is, 306 00:12:58,978 --> 00:13:01,647 you have a really nice manuscript 307 00:13:01,747 --> 00:13:03,649 that could be a really good book 308 00:13:03,749 --> 00:13:05,351 if you stop fucking playing. 309 00:13:05,451 --> 00:13:08,320 - Oh, wow, wow. Okay. 310 00:13:08,420 --> 00:13:10,623 - Come on, that was my best Marcus Watkins impression. 311 00:13:10,689 --> 00:13:12,792 - You nailed it. You nailed it. 312 00:13:12,858 --> 00:13:14,460 - But I will say it does feel good 313 00:13:14,527 --> 00:13:16,262 to be on this side of the table for once. 314 00:13:16,328 --> 00:13:17,663 - Yeah, I bet. - Yeah, it feels great. 315 00:13:17,763 --> 00:13:19,498 And I also-- I'm paying for this. 316 00:13:19,598 --> 00:13:21,500 - [laughs] 317 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:24,170 narrator: There was a reason Marcus had been an editor 318 00:13:24,270 --> 00:13:25,704 and not a writer. 319 00:13:25,805 --> 00:13:28,541 This moment felt as if every note he had given 320 00:13:28,641 --> 00:13:31,677 had come back to haunt him. 321 00:13:31,777 --> 00:13:35,981 And as the sea of red ink bled into Marcus' eyes, 322 00:13:36,048 --> 00:13:37,449 he decided to close them 323 00:13:37,516 --> 00:13:40,519 and worry about what to do later. 324 00:13:40,619 --> 00:13:42,521 - [sighs] 325 00:13:42,621 --> 00:13:44,657 - Okay, Mia, see you tomorrow. 326 00:13:44,723 --> 00:13:46,392 - I'll see you later. 327 00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:49,028 [sighs] Marcus - Hey, y'all wearing coats? 328 00:13:49,128 --> 00:13:51,130 - What? - Hmm? 329 00:13:51,197 --> 00:13:53,165 narrator: Worrying about it later 330 00:13:53,232 --> 00:13:56,802 turned into ignoring it for several weeks. 331 00:13:56,869 --> 00:13:58,304 [phone buzzes] 332 00:14:01,540 --> 00:14:02,808 - Can I sh-- 333 00:14:02,875 --> 00:14:06,478 I am shitting, Mia. I am shitting. 334 00:14:07,479 --> 00:14:09,582 Whoa, hang on. Mia, what the-- 335 00:14:09,682 --> 00:14:10,916 - I'm sorry, but Terry's sick. 336 00:14:11,016 --> 00:14:12,551 I need you to take the baby today. 337 00:14:12,651 --> 00:14:14,320 - Okay, is there any way you can work from home today? 338 00:14:14,386 --> 00:14:15,487 I need to get some writing done. 339 00:14:15,554 --> 00:14:16,889 - Baby, are you serious? 340 00:14:16,989 --> 00:14:18,657 It is not gonna magically come together today, 341 00:14:18,724 --> 00:14:20,326 especially while you're dropping bombs in the toilet. 342 00:14:20,392 --> 00:14:22,061 I have to go to work, or we'll be fucked. 343 00:14:22,161 --> 00:14:23,529 I love you. - Love you too. 344 00:14:23,596 --> 00:14:25,731 - Jesus, why did I look in the mirror? 345 00:14:27,032 --> 00:14:28,701 narrator: As Marcus pushed his child 346 00:14:28,767 --> 00:14:30,936 through the American Museum of Natural History 347 00:14:31,036 --> 00:14:34,673 on a Friday afternoon, he couldn't help but feel 348 00:14:34,740 --> 00:14:36,909 a little sorry for himself. 349 00:14:37,009 --> 00:14:40,379 - And he wore zebra pants. [laughs] 350 00:14:40,446 --> 00:14:41,847 narrator: He was a failure, 351 00:14:41,914 --> 00:14:45,050 both professionally and personally, 352 00:14:45,117 --> 00:14:47,720 a little-ass boy after all. 353 00:14:47,786 --> 00:14:50,723 [mellow music] 354 00:14:50,789 --> 00:14:54,293 ♪ ♪ 355 00:14:54,393 --> 00:14:56,128 - Marcus? Hi. 356 00:14:56,228 --> 00:14:58,931 - Darby, yo, hey! What's up? - Hi, how are you? 357 00:14:59,031 --> 00:15:00,599 Oh, I saw this sweet single dad, 358 00:15:00,699 --> 00:15:02,468 and then it's you. Oh, this is Theo. 359 00:15:02,568 --> 00:15:04,370 - Hey, Theo. - This is Marcus. 360 00:15:04,436 --> 00:15:05,704 - Hey. - Oh, this must be Audre. 361 00:15:05,771 --> 00:15:07,072 - Yeah. - Oh, it's nice to see her 362 00:15:07,139 --> 00:15:08,474 without an emoji over her face. 363 00:15:08,574 --> 00:15:10,609 - Yeah, yeah. Mia's pretty protective. 364 00:15:10,709 --> 00:15:12,378 - No, I've been meaning to text her, actually, 365 00:15:12,444 --> 00:15:14,947 but I figured saying, "Hi, show me your baby's face," 366 00:15:15,047 --> 00:15:17,316 that would be aggressive. - Yeah, yeah. A little bit. 367 00:15:17,416 --> 00:15:18,651 - How are you guys? 368 00:15:18,751 --> 00:15:21,320 - Uh, you know, good, good. Mostly. 369 00:15:21,420 --> 00:15:22,621 - Yeah? Yeah? - Yeah. 370 00:15:22,721 --> 00:15:24,623 Yeah. How's...Grant? 371 00:15:24,723 --> 00:15:26,425 - Grant, yes. Good. Same. 372 00:15:26,492 --> 00:15:29,461 You know, it's-- every day's an adventure. 373 00:15:29,561 --> 00:15:31,130 - Oh, okay. 374 00:15:31,230 --> 00:15:33,565 So once you become a parent, it never goes back to normal. 375 00:15:33,632 --> 00:15:36,969 - No, no, God, that would be nice, but no. 376 00:15:38,904 --> 00:15:42,074 Hang in there. It's--it is all worth it. 377 00:15:42,141 --> 00:15:44,310 - All right. 378 00:15:44,410 --> 00:15:45,577 - Hi, baby. - Hey. 379 00:15:45,644 --> 00:15:48,347 - Hi. - Hey, hey. 380 00:15:48,447 --> 00:15:50,015 - Oh, sorry. 381 00:15:50,115 --> 00:15:53,819 ♪ ♪ 382 00:15:53,919 --> 00:15:55,688 What's all this? 383 00:15:55,788 --> 00:15:59,692 - I just wanted to show my appreciation. 384 00:16:01,293 --> 00:16:05,497 You know, how lucky I am. 385 00:16:07,599 --> 00:16:10,336 I've been having a really hard time 386 00:16:10,436 --> 00:16:12,171 ever since Trey read the book. 387 00:16:12,271 --> 00:16:15,274 He really got in my head. 388 00:16:15,341 --> 00:16:18,510 Like, what the fuck am I even doing? 389 00:16:18,610 --> 00:16:21,347 - You're writing a book. That's what you're doing. 390 00:16:21,447 --> 00:16:26,819 - Well, I mean, his big note was 391 00:16:26,885 --> 00:16:30,990 that I'm not in the book, 392 00:16:31,056 --> 00:16:34,893 and he's right. 393 00:16:34,994 --> 00:16:37,696 I'm not. I don't want that guy in there. 394 00:16:37,796 --> 00:16:41,467 I wrote a character that I wanted to be, you know? 395 00:16:41,533 --> 00:16:46,038 And it-- it just didn't ring true. 396 00:16:49,074 --> 00:16:52,044 'Cause I'm hiding. I'm always hiding. 397 00:16:52,144 --> 00:16:56,515 I was hiding in editing, but... 398 00:16:56,582 --> 00:16:58,884 maybe that's all I'm cut out for. 399 00:16:58,984 --> 00:17:01,887 - No. Fuck that. You hated editing. 400 00:17:01,987 --> 00:17:04,323 Baby, how are you gonna fix this book? 401 00:17:05,991 --> 00:17:07,226 - I don't know. 402 00:17:07,326 --> 00:17:10,729 I guess I could do that real scary shit 403 00:17:10,829 --> 00:17:14,933 and write a guy like me. 404 00:17:15,034 --> 00:17:17,870 Complicated softy prone to juvenile fuckups. 405 00:17:17,936 --> 00:17:19,571 - [chuckles] 406 00:17:19,671 --> 00:17:21,507 You ain't that complicated. 407 00:17:22,841 --> 00:17:27,413 Look, baby, I know that this is really hard. 408 00:17:27,513 --> 00:17:29,448 I do. 409 00:17:29,548 --> 00:17:32,051 But you gotta keep pushing. 410 00:17:33,786 --> 00:17:35,788 - Okay, I will. 411 00:17:35,888 --> 00:17:37,256 narrator: And he did. 412 00:17:37,356 --> 00:17:39,758 In three months, the book was finished. 413 00:17:39,858 --> 00:17:43,529 And a year after that, it was published. 414 00:17:43,595 --> 00:17:44,863 - Thanks, man. 415 00:17:44,930 --> 00:17:52,037 ♪ ♪ 416 00:18:04,917 --> 00:18:07,453 Hello! I'm home. 417 00:18:09,655 --> 00:18:12,324 - Baby, hi. - Hey, baby. 418 00:18:12,424 --> 00:18:14,660 Mwah. Mm! 419 00:18:16,228 --> 00:18:17,596 - How was your flight? - It was good. 420 00:18:17,663 --> 00:18:20,132 - It was good? - Yeah. Where's Audre? 421 00:18:20,232 --> 00:18:21,600 - Terry just got her into the bath. 422 00:18:21,667 --> 00:18:23,469 - Oh, I'm gonna go say hi. - Okay, wait. 423 00:18:23,569 --> 00:18:25,003 But don't rile her up. 424 00:18:25,104 --> 00:18:26,472 And do not give her any of those airplane cookies. 425 00:18:26,572 --> 00:18:27,940 Okay? She lost her mind last time. 426 00:18:28,006 --> 00:18:30,275 - Oh, I would never. - Mm-hmm. 427 00:18:30,342 --> 00:18:33,145 - And why aren't you dressed? We gotta get going pretty soon. 428 00:18:33,245 --> 00:18:35,948 - Because I've been a single parent for ten days? 429 00:18:36,014 --> 00:18:37,483 - Right, right, I'm just nervous 430 00:18:37,583 --> 00:18:38,817 because the "Times" reporter is gonna be there. 431 00:18:38,917 --> 00:18:40,119 I mean, do you not wanna go? 432 00:18:40,185 --> 00:18:41,453 'Cause, I mean, you don't have to. 433 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:43,088 - No, I want to go. 434 00:18:43,155 --> 00:18:44,256 - Okay. 435 00:18:45,691 --> 00:18:47,493 Thanks, babe. We're gonna have a great time. 436 00:18:54,766 --> 00:18:56,101 [baby laughs] 437 00:18:56,168 --> 00:18:58,504 My baby! 438 00:19:00,606 --> 00:19:03,675 - Honestly, he wouldn't even be a writer if it wasn't for me. 439 00:19:03,775 --> 00:19:07,045 - Eh...damn, that's kind of true, actually. 440 00:19:07,146 --> 00:19:09,548 Trey was very helpful. - Ah, you heard it. 441 00:19:09,648 --> 00:19:10,782 Make sure that makes the profile. 442 00:19:10,849 --> 00:19:13,352 Trey Lang made Marcus Watkins. 443 00:19:13,452 --> 00:19:15,387 - Whoa, sound bite. 444 00:19:15,487 --> 00:19:19,191 - As did my wife, who worked her ass off 445 00:19:19,291 --> 00:19:21,627 and allowed me to be a very unemployed writer 446 00:19:21,693 --> 00:19:22,895 for two years. 447 00:19:22,995 --> 00:19:24,062 - Thank you. Yeah, we had a daughter. 448 00:19:24,163 --> 00:19:25,697 - Really sweet. - We-- 449 00:19:25,797 --> 00:19:27,499 - How did your friendship change now that you're peers? 450 00:19:27,566 --> 00:19:30,702 - Well, first off, Marcus talks way more shit now. 451 00:19:30,802 --> 00:19:32,304 [laughter] - I love you two. 452 00:19:32,371 --> 00:19:35,841 - Yeah, me too. I'm gonna re-up on some eggnog. 453 00:19:35,908 --> 00:19:37,643 You guys want anything? - Oh, no, I'm good. 454 00:19:37,709 --> 00:19:40,245 - Okay. - I'll take a scotch and soda. 455 00:19:40,345 --> 00:19:41,847 - Okay. 456 00:19:46,485 --> 00:19:47,753 [sighs] 457 00:19:47,853 --> 00:19:50,222 [rock music playing] 458 00:19:50,322 --> 00:19:53,192 - ♪ Merry Christmas, I don't want to fight tonight with ♪ 459 00:19:53,258 --> 00:19:55,260 ♪ Merry Christmas, I don't want to ♪ 460 00:19:55,360 --> 00:19:57,896 - Yeah. Yeah, the book is really personal. 461 00:19:57,996 --> 00:20:00,566 This next one, it's a bit of a tonal shift. 462 00:20:00,666 --> 00:20:03,035 So it's been sort of a battle. 463 00:20:03,101 --> 00:20:05,037 [Otis Redding's "Merry Christmas Baby" plays] 464 00:20:05,103 --> 00:20:07,906 - ♪ Merry Christmas, baby ♪ 465 00:20:08,006 --> 00:20:09,875 - Can you excuse me for just one second? 466 00:20:09,942 --> 00:20:11,543 - Of course. Of course. 467 00:20:11,610 --> 00:20:14,246 ♪ ♪ 468 00:20:14,346 --> 00:20:17,015 - ♪ Bought me a diamond ring for Christmas ♪ 469 00:20:17,082 --> 00:20:19,885 ♪ I feel like I'm in paradise ♪ 470 00:20:19,952 --> 00:20:23,622 ♪ ♪ 471 00:20:23,722 --> 00:20:27,626 ♪ I feel mighty fine, y'all ♪ 472 00:20:27,726 --> 00:20:29,394 - Hey. - Hi. 473 00:20:32,598 --> 00:20:34,399 - Is everything okay? 474 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:37,903 - I just needed a minute. 475 00:20:38,870 --> 00:20:43,075 - Look, I...appreciate you. 476 00:20:43,141 --> 00:20:45,477 - Really? - Yes. Yes. 477 00:20:45,577 --> 00:20:48,380 I know you're tired and I dragged you out 478 00:20:48,447 --> 00:20:52,718 to this party, and I shouldn't have, and... 479 00:20:52,784 --> 00:20:55,821 - Babe, it's just been a long ten days with you gone, 480 00:20:55,921 --> 00:20:57,289 and now you're back 481 00:20:57,389 --> 00:20:58,657 and you're diving right back into this shit. 482 00:20:58,757 --> 00:21:00,225 - I know. I'm sorry. 483 00:21:00,292 --> 00:21:01,827 And I... 484 00:21:01,927 --> 00:21:04,463 I guess this is-- 485 00:21:04,563 --> 00:21:06,732 this is all really new to me. 486 00:21:06,798 --> 00:21:10,669 And I guess I'm just scared that if I don't say yes 487 00:21:10,769 --> 00:21:12,904 to everything, that... 488 00:21:14,773 --> 00:21:16,642 It'll all just go away. 489 00:21:16,742 --> 00:21:19,678 - Listen, baby, you're doing really well. 490 00:21:21,913 --> 00:21:23,915 You just gotta trust it. 491 00:21:27,853 --> 00:21:30,188 - You know what? - What? 492 00:21:30,289 --> 00:21:32,624 - Let's get the fuck outta here. 493 00:21:32,691 --> 00:21:35,127 - Really? - Yeah. 494 00:21:35,193 --> 00:21:37,362 Yeah, how late can Terry stay? 495 00:21:37,462 --> 00:21:39,831 - How much are you willing to pay? 496 00:21:39,931 --> 00:21:43,168 - So wait, wait, wait, wait, she bought the purse-- 497 00:21:43,268 --> 00:21:45,203 the purse-- a first class ticket? 498 00:21:45,304 --> 00:21:48,140 - Yes, babe, 'cause she said it was cheaper 499 00:21:48,206 --> 00:21:51,009 to buy an unaccompanied minor ticket than to ship it. 500 00:21:51,109 --> 00:21:54,646 And then somewhere in between Dubai and New York, 501 00:21:54,713 --> 00:21:56,181 that shit went missing. 502 00:21:56,281 --> 00:21:57,883 - No, it didn't go missing. 503 00:21:57,983 --> 00:22:00,619 It went home with a flight attendant. 504 00:22:00,686 --> 00:22:01,887 - I know! 505 00:22:01,987 --> 00:22:04,623 So now it's, like, an Interpol situation, 506 00:22:04,690 --> 00:22:06,358 and it's, like, detectives and shit. 507 00:22:06,458 --> 00:22:07,959 It's crazy. 508 00:22:08,026 --> 00:22:10,662 And honestly, my job is so stupid. 509 00:22:10,729 --> 00:22:15,334 It's stupid. And I think I wanna quit. I do. 510 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:17,569 [R&B music playing] 511 00:22:17,669 --> 00:22:19,638 - Yeah, fuck it. Quit then. 512 00:22:21,139 --> 00:22:23,208 - Really? - Yeah. 513 00:22:23,308 --> 00:22:26,912 Yeah. I mean, we're doing okay. I think I got us for a while. 514 00:22:27,012 --> 00:22:28,480 And nothing's worth that kind of stress. 515 00:22:28,547 --> 00:22:30,248 I think you should quit that motherfucker. 516 00:22:30,349 --> 00:22:31,750 - All right. I'm gonna quit my job. 517 00:22:31,850 --> 00:22:32,884 - Yeah? 518 00:22:32,984 --> 00:22:34,519 - I'm gonna quit my fucking job. 519 00:22:34,586 --> 00:22:36,054 - Let's quit your fucking job. - Let's celebrate. 520 00:22:36,154 --> 00:22:37,389 Let's do some fucking shots. 521 00:22:37,489 --> 00:22:39,157 - Let's do some fucking shots. - Yeah. 522 00:22:39,224 --> 00:22:40,726 - Let's do some shots. - Some fucking shots. 523 00:22:40,826 --> 00:22:42,160 - Damn, okay, all right. 524 00:22:42,227 --> 00:22:43,562 [as Buffalo Bill] Excuse me, can we get 525 00:22:43,662 --> 00:22:45,397 two shots of vodka, please? 526 00:22:45,497 --> 00:22:46,732 - It's Buffalo Bill. 527 00:22:46,832 --> 00:22:49,167 - I think she's a vodka person. - Oh, no. 528 00:22:49,234 --> 00:22:51,236 - ♪ If you wanna go and get high with me ♪ 529 00:22:51,336 --> 00:22:52,904 ♪ Smoke an L in the back of the Benz-E ♪ 530 00:22:53,004 --> 00:22:54,339 - Oh, okay. 531 00:22:54,406 --> 00:22:56,608 - ♪ Oh, why must I feel this way? ♪ 532 00:22:56,708 --> 00:22:59,077 both: ♪ Hey, must be the money! ♪ 533 00:22:59,177 --> 00:23:01,079 - We got a babysitter. 534 00:23:01,179 --> 00:23:03,248 - So we gonna get lit up! - Whoo! 535 00:23:03,348 --> 00:23:05,283 - ♪ You should feel the impact, shop on plastic ♪ 536 00:23:05,384 --> 00:23:06,952 - Let's do another one. Do another one. 537 00:23:07,052 --> 00:23:08,687 Do another one. - You! 538 00:23:08,754 --> 00:23:10,622 - ♪ Watch me as I gas that 4 dot 6 Range ♪ 539 00:23:10,722 --> 00:23:13,258 both: ♪ Hey, must be the money! ♪ 540 00:23:13,358 --> 00:23:14,960 - ♪ If you wanna go and get high with me ♪ 541 00:23:15,060 --> 00:23:16,795 ♪ Smoke an L in the back of the Benz-E ♪ 542 00:23:16,895 --> 00:23:20,365 ♪ Oh, why must I feel this way? ♪ 543 00:23:20,432 --> 00:23:22,100 ♪ Hey, must be the money ♪ 544 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,202 ♪ If you wanna go and take a ride with me ♪ 545 00:23:24,269 --> 00:23:26,772 ♪ We three-wheeling in the fo' with the gold D's ♪ 546 00:23:26,872 --> 00:23:29,608 ♪ Oh, why do I live this way? ♪ 547 00:23:29,708 --> 00:23:31,610 ♪ Hey, must be the money! ♪ 548 00:23:31,710 --> 00:23:33,445 ♪ If you wanna go and get high with me ♪ 549 00:23:33,545 --> 00:23:36,782 ♪ Smoke an L in the back of the Benz-E ♪ 550 00:23:36,882 --> 00:23:39,217 - Oh, my--can you please pull over, please? 551 00:23:39,284 --> 00:23:40,619 - Oh. - Oh. 552 00:23:40,719 --> 00:23:43,121 - Okay. - [coughs] 553 00:23:46,057 --> 00:23:49,494 [sobbing] I'm sorry. 554 00:23:51,930 --> 00:23:54,666 narrator: As Marcus wiped regurgitated eggnog 555 00:23:54,766 --> 00:23:56,802 off the side of the Uber, 556 00:23:56,902 --> 00:24:00,172 he was warmed by a feeling of being needed. 557 00:24:02,941 --> 00:24:05,143 For he now knew that being a man 558 00:24:05,243 --> 00:24:07,813 meant stepping up to the plate not once, 559 00:24:07,913 --> 00:24:09,848 but in perpetuity. 560 00:24:09,948 --> 00:24:12,951 And even just having a plate to step up to 561 00:24:13,018 --> 00:24:16,288 made him as lucky as a person can get. 562 00:24:22,260 --> 00:24:24,463 - We're going to go see Grandma and Grandpa. 563 00:24:24,529 --> 00:24:26,331 - Hey, baby. 564 00:24:26,431 --> 00:24:28,133 Why you bringing this many coats? 565 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:29,935 It's Michigan. It's not Russia. 566 00:24:30,001 --> 00:24:32,337 - You know your parents keep it to 56 degrees in that house. 567 00:24:32,437 --> 00:24:33,638 So layers, babes. 568 00:24:33,705 --> 00:24:35,974 - Oh, come on, they turn the heat on. 569 00:24:36,041 --> 00:24:37,008 - Do they? - Yeah. 570 00:24:37,108 --> 00:24:38,176 - Mm-kay. They don't. 571 00:24:38,276 --> 00:24:39,377 [knock at door] Who is that? 572 00:24:39,478 --> 00:24:41,646 - Oh, I don't know. 573 00:24:42,948 --> 00:24:46,051 Hey. - [giggling] 574 00:24:48,353 --> 00:24:49,721 - Donna? 575 00:24:49,821 --> 00:24:51,623 - Hi, sweetheart. - Hi. 576 00:24:51,690 --> 00:24:53,525 - [laughs] - Hi. 577 00:24:53,625 --> 00:24:55,460 - Hey, look, Audre, it's Grandma. 578 00:24:55,527 --> 00:24:58,230 - Oh, come here, my precious. 579 00:24:58,330 --> 00:25:01,533 I could eat you with a spoon. 580 00:25:01,633 --> 00:25:03,068 - What are you doing here? 581 00:25:03,168 --> 00:25:05,036 - Oh, there's been a slight change of plans. 582 00:25:05,136 --> 00:25:07,205 Mom's gonna watch Audre for five days 583 00:25:07,305 --> 00:25:10,509 while we go to the Bahamas. 584 00:25:10,575 --> 00:25:12,544 - Wait, what? - Yeah, yeah. 585 00:25:12,644 --> 00:25:15,847 So you might want to get rid of some of those coats. 586 00:25:16,815 --> 00:25:19,017 - I'm gonna go get a snack. Let's go get a snack. 587 00:25:19,084 --> 00:25:21,653 Shall we, baby? Yes. Let's go get-- 588 00:25:22,921 --> 00:25:24,723 - Are you serious? - Yeah. 589 00:25:24,823 --> 00:25:26,658 - Look, babe, we can't go to the Bahamas right now. 590 00:25:26,725 --> 00:25:28,059 I'm, like, not ready. 591 00:25:28,159 --> 00:25:30,562 I'm, like, not even waxed appropriately. 592 00:25:30,662 --> 00:25:33,899 - I'll wax you. [both laugh] 593 00:25:33,999 --> 00:25:35,600 - You didn't book a Sandals, right? 594 00:25:35,700 --> 00:25:37,435 - Oh, no, no, no. - Okay. 595 00:25:37,536 --> 00:25:38,737 - It is not a Sandals. - Good job, baby. 596 00:25:38,837 --> 00:25:42,941 - It's gonna be perfect. I promise. 597 00:25:43,041 --> 00:25:44,009 You trust me? 598 00:25:44,075 --> 00:25:45,043 - Yes. - Yeah? 599 00:25:45,110 --> 00:25:46,244 - Yes. - All right. 600 00:25:46,344 --> 00:25:47,579 - Audre, you might get 601 00:25:47,679 --> 00:25:49,214 a little brother for Christmas. 602 00:25:49,281 --> 00:25:51,216 - Yeah. What? No. No, no. - Oh, no. 603 00:25:51,283 --> 00:25:52,684 - Mom. - Uh-uh. 604 00:25:52,751 --> 00:25:53,752 - Whoa. 605 00:25:53,852 --> 00:25:55,086 - Would you like some champagne? 606 00:25:55,186 --> 00:25:56,421 - Thank you so much. 607 00:25:56,521 --> 00:25:58,523 - Thank you. Thank you. - Thank you. 608 00:25:59,891 --> 00:26:02,093 - Champagne for you? 609 00:26:02,193 --> 00:26:03,628 - Mm. - Mm. Mm-hmm. 610 00:26:03,728 --> 00:26:06,097 - Holy shit, babe. They got a massager on here. 611 00:26:06,197 --> 00:26:08,400 - Oh, yeah. - Yeah, that's good shit. 612 00:26:08,466 --> 00:26:10,402 - I'm ruined. - [laughs] 613 00:26:14,706 --> 00:26:16,074 - What? 614 00:26:17,742 --> 00:26:19,711 - I love you so much. 615 00:26:20,979 --> 00:26:23,114 - Oh, baby, I love you too. 616 00:26:23,214 --> 00:26:24,749 - I'm serious. 617 00:26:24,816 --> 00:26:28,219 Like...growing up, I never had a good model 618 00:26:28,286 --> 00:26:30,789 of what a relationship was, you know, 619 00:26:30,889 --> 00:26:34,559 and I didn't know how much work it takes. 620 00:26:34,626 --> 00:26:36,494 And my parents didn't do any of that work, 621 00:26:36,595 --> 00:26:39,898 and I just feel so lucky 622 00:26:39,965 --> 00:26:42,133 that I get to figure it out with you. 623 00:26:44,169 --> 00:26:46,104 Thank you for sticking with me. 624 00:26:46,171 --> 00:26:48,640 - Oh. 625 00:26:48,740 --> 00:26:52,911 Well, thank you for putting up with me. 626 00:26:52,978 --> 00:26:55,680 - [laughs] - Yeah. Yeah. 627 00:26:55,780 --> 00:26:58,016 You are definitely worth the trouble. 628 00:26:58,116 --> 00:26:59,184 - What? - Yeah. 629 00:26:59,284 --> 00:27:00,819 - Excuse you. - Yeah, no. 630 00:27:00,919 --> 00:27:03,321 - "The trouble"? - Yeah, you are trouble. 631 00:27:03,421 --> 00:27:05,824 - Whatever. Whatever. - [laughs] 632 00:27:09,427 --> 00:27:12,430 [laughing] Hey, I got a question. 633 00:27:14,299 --> 00:27:16,801 Back when we first met, do you remember 634 00:27:16,868 --> 00:27:21,673 getting, like, this hangover care package thing? 635 00:27:21,773 --> 00:27:23,274 - No. No. - Okay. 636 00:27:23,341 --> 00:27:26,544 Well, I showed up 637 00:27:26,645 --> 00:27:29,314 at your apartment, 638 00:27:29,381 --> 00:27:33,852 and I-I brought Gatorade, 639 00:27:33,952 --> 00:27:35,453 fucking Pedialyte, 640 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:37,956 Smart Water, chips, soup, all that shit. 641 00:27:38,023 --> 00:27:42,227 Amar'e Stoudemire... 642 00:27:42,327 --> 00:27:43,862 - Oh. - Answered the door. 643 00:27:43,962 --> 00:27:45,196 Yeah. - Damn. 644 00:27:45,296 --> 00:27:47,632 - Yeah. - I forgot to tell you I was-- 645 00:27:47,699 --> 00:27:49,234 I was dating STAT, yeah. 646 00:27:49,334 --> 00:27:51,836 - He's so tall. - Yeah. That's a big dude. 647 00:27:51,903 --> 00:27:53,338 - Yeah. I felt like a Smurf. 648 00:27:53,405 --> 00:27:55,306 - [laughs] - I learned that that day. 649 00:27:55,373 --> 00:27:58,243 And I remember walking away just being so upset. 650 00:27:58,343 --> 00:28:01,546 Like, "Why did this woman even talk to me?" 651 00:28:01,646 --> 00:28:03,381 - Oh, 'cause I liked you. 652 00:28:06,685 --> 00:28:08,019 - And look at us now. 653 00:28:11,156 --> 00:28:14,659 Great kid, great life... 654 00:28:16,928 --> 00:28:18,229 - Yeah. It's pretty tight, right? 655 00:28:18,329 --> 00:28:19,497 - Mm-hmm. 656 00:28:22,534 --> 00:28:24,436 - Okay, I'm reclining... right now. 657 00:28:24,536 --> 00:28:25,770 Bye, babe - Oh, snap, okay. 658 00:28:25,870 --> 00:28:27,038 I'm gonna race you. - Bye, babe. 659 00:28:27,105 --> 00:28:28,707 - No, ain't no bye. - Bye. 660 00:28:28,773 --> 00:28:30,075 - I'ma join you. - You're not. 661 00:28:30,175 --> 00:28:31,543 - I'm probably gonna even beat you down. 662 00:28:31,609 --> 00:28:33,111 - You're not going to. - I probably am. 663 00:28:33,211 --> 00:28:35,113 - You're so competitive. You're insane. 664 00:28:35,213 --> 00:28:37,082 - Yeah. It's that Y chromosome. 665 00:28:37,182 --> 00:28:38,850 - I guess. - You know how we do. 666 00:28:38,917 --> 00:28:42,020 [George McCrae's "You Can Have It All"] 667 00:28:42,087 --> 00:28:45,924 ♪ ♪ 668 00:28:46,024 --> 00:28:50,628 - ♪ If you want, want my love ♪ 669 00:28:50,729 --> 00:28:52,397 ♪ Take it, baby ♪ 670 00:28:52,464 --> 00:28:55,100 ♪ ♪ 671 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:59,771 ♪ If you want, want my heart ♪ 672 00:28:59,871 --> 00:29:01,473 ♪ Take it, baby ♪ 673 00:29:01,573 --> 00:29:04,442 ♪ ♪ 674 00:29:04,542 --> 00:29:11,116 ♪ You can have it all ♪ 675 00:29:11,216 --> 00:29:13,551 ♪ ♪ 676 00:29:13,618 --> 00:29:19,891 ♪ You can have it all ♪ 677 00:29:19,958 --> 00:29:22,927 ♪ ♪ 678 00:29:22,994 --> 00:29:27,065 ♪ If you want, want my time ♪ 679 00:29:27,132 --> 00:29:28,900 ♪ Take it, baby ♪ 680 00:29:28,967 --> 00:29:31,436 ♪ ♪ 681 00:29:31,503 --> 00:29:36,474 ♪ And if you want my last dime ♪ 682 00:29:36,574 --> 00:29:38,743 ♪ Take it, baby ♪ 683 00:29:38,810 --> 00:29:41,012 ♪ You can have it ♪ 684 00:29:41,112 --> 00:29:42,480 ♪ Have it all ♪ 685 00:29:42,580 --> 00:29:44,582 ♪ Baby, have it all ♪