My name is Chelsea. I'm a prison matchmaker.
You're really pretty, by the way.
I hope maybe I can have an option with you.
[chuckling]
Michael is quickly turning into one of my favorite people.
Officially, I will.
We're wanting to get each other's names.
- Name tattoos? - [Michael] Yes.
This is our second date.
- Why not? - Do I need a wife?
No, I'm lightweight taken.
Lightweight taken? What does that mean?
Like, I don't even know what to think anymore
'cause I don't trust him. I need to be in front of him.
Ooh.
[Bryce] Hearing this is just killing me, man.
I feel like the cause of his problem, kinda.
This is what I was worried about,
Bryce's family is sucking him back in to their problems.
Kids and wife, we're right here.
Family, down here.
Why would you do that without talking to me first?
Are you really about to leave?
All right.
I've been tempted a lot, babe.
But I think about you,
you make me fight for it, baby.
Like, you keep me going.
[Aluntra] Bryce doing all this with the picnic
really does show me that he's really putting an effort
to try to understand where I'm coming from.
Hey, I found someone that's locked up.
What the [bleep] are you thinking, man?
[Brey] Okay, yeah, she's cute.
[Dexter] She's actually your girl next door
with charges. [chuckles]
Don't let these curls fool you.
[laughing]
I don't need to ask anymore questions,
like, this is over.
I'm done with prison dating.
Why don't we start searching for you?
Uh...
Yolanda?
[Dexter] I'm very timid about being vulnerable again.
I was reserved to a lonely life.
What would be the first thing you would want
to do when we meet?
I want to experience a live NBA game.
Right.
I'm sure it's beautiful in New Orleans.
Sound like money, money, money to me.
That's the sign of a gold digger.
[Dexter] I've been a bad judge of character in the past.
That's a mistake I don't wanna make again.
Leaving in the morning to see Michael,
and I don't really know where I stand
at the moment with him.
When he was locked up, I was like his number one priority.
You know, communicating, talking,
building a future, ideas, everything.
And since he's been led out, he's not returning my calls,
or not call me at all, or even text me.
It's like every day we're just a little bit more
distant from each other.
Maybe we just need to have a sit-down heart to heart
discussion and see what we wanna do.
[upbeat music playing]
[Michael] So tonight I'm gonna have dinner with Vaughn,
he's a childhood friend,
and Coriana, she's my workout homie.
- What's up, what's up. - Hi! How are you?
[Michael] I feel a little anxious that Chelsea's coming up.
I don't know what's in store for me.
[Vaughn] How does it feel to be back out here in the streets, brother?
- [Michael] It's exciting. - [Coriana] It's different.
- Yeah. - [Vaughn] I bet it is, man.
[phone vibrating]
[Coriana] You need to take that?
Was that Florida?
- Yes. - [Vaughn, ] What's going on with that, man?
I don't-- I really don't know what's going on
with it to be honest with you.
I feel negativity coming from her.
I been blowing Chelsea off a little bit
from last week or so. She's really upset,
and I really don't wanna deal with it.
Getting into this relationship with Chelsea, like,
while you're in prison, you're about to get out,
do you feel, like, maybe you kinda, like,
bit off more than you can chew?
Getting released form prison is just completely different.
Out here I can actually go to so and so's house,
or go out to eat...
Yeah, but the thing is that you can actually do.
[Michael] Right. Yeah.
[Vaughn] I'm gonna be honest with you, king.
It's sounds like, since you got out,
everything has been doing pretty good,
except your relationship with her, bro.
I know, but Chelsea's been there for me
while I was locked up.
To me that means everything because people just don't
reach out to people that are incarcerated. They're pretty much dead.
I feel like I owe her my loyalty.
You need to be loyal to you!
Mm.
[Vaughn] You know what I mean?
[Coriana] I'm seconding that one.
I don't think I trust anyone more as much as I trust Chels,
like, for real, she's, she's a good woman
and the last thing I wanna do is hurt her.
That would be horrible.
You know, Chelsea is coming to town.
Hopefully, we can work things out. Move forward.
And hopefully, we can be happy.
If not, then Michael will be single.
[upbeat music playing]
[woman] Welcome to Doland Jewelers.
What bring you guys here today?
I'm coming today looking for a wedding ring,
- just searching. - Okay.
- Great, great. Feel free to take a look around. - All right, cool. Thank you.
It's gonna be a hard decision, man.
Good thing I've got you.
[Phoenix] Yes, sir.
[Bryce] I ain't never been in a ring shop a day in my life.
My main concern about a ring is really just the cost
because me, personally, I feel like my woman is very special.
So, even though we have a budget,
I feel like she deserves for me go over it.
What do you think she would like, like as a female?
I know something big and bougie.
[Bryce] The wedding ring that I'm looking for
gotta be like white gold, rose gold, something around there.
And I'm gonna put my own spice on it,
give her her birthstone actually as the diamond.
You seeing something you like?
This one right here caught my eye.
- The second one. - Yeah.
[woman] It's a blue topaz in the middle,
this is actually made out of white gold and rose gold.
[Phoenix] She likes white gold, remember?
[Bryce] Yeah, we were just talking about that.
Oh, this ring is like ten out of ten.
Would it be like, uh, like an August gemstone
- or something? - Yeah, absolutely.
- You wanna see a peridot? - Yeah, please.
Yeah, I'll be right back, okay.
So, are you sure you are ready?
Like, you're about to be with Aluntra forever.
This is more than just a piece of paper.
I ain't gonna lie, when I was recently quit my job
I sorta had cold feet a little bit.
I didn't think that I was gonna be able to financially keep up.
Me, personally, like, selling drugs, it's like a drug itself
- cause you're making all this money... - And it's easy money.
Yes, easy money and you got it,
you are not worried about nothing.
I can make a phone call right now
and I can get that ring, like, probably tomorrow.
- That's the stuff you can't go back to. - [Bryce] Yeah, exactly.
You have to stay straight for the rest of your life.
[Bryce] I'll be lying if I said I wasn't worried.
There's always that possibility where I could
slip up or have a temptation to go do something,
but Aluntra being with me and hold me down
for four years in prison, she sacrificed a lot
for me and she's my inspiration to be better.
[woman] Guys, this is an example of what a peridot would look like.
- [Bryce] Ah, okay. - [Phoenix] What do you think?
I think it looks good in my opinion, I'm just...
- How much was the ring? - That one is 22,50.
Okay.
We do kinda got a pretty low budget
and she just hit me with a bomb.
That was... that was shocking actually.
22... okay, okay.
22,50.
- Sounds... - It's a big ring for 22,50.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
But, no, she deserves it, though.
[woman] I think she's gonna be wearing it forever.
[Phoenix] Right, you might as well make sure she loves it.
Yeah, it's irreplaceable, like...
I'mma find a way, a way to make it work.
I'mma have to grind extra harder, you know what I mean?
She's worth every penny and every drop of sweat.
Blood, sweat, and tear that I put in to get that ring for her.
I might have to get back in contact with you,
so we can get the size and everything.
Yeah. Would you like me to hold this for you then?
- Yeah, could you please? - Absolutely. I'll put your name on it.
[Bryce] Okay, thank you very much.
[Phoenix] I'm so excited for you.
Man, I can't believe I'm doing this.
[Phoenix] Ooh, God!
You did good. That was great.
I know it was hard.
[upbeat music playing]
[Chelsea] I'm going to do a Zoom call with Jonathan
and it's mostly just to help me settle my nerves.
I flew up to meet Michael,
and now that I'm here, my mind is racing.
- Hi! - [Jonathan] Hey, babe!
[Chelsea] How are you?
I'm so anxious, like for you.
I'm anxious as well.
I haven't talked to him in days.
- Ah... In days? - Days.
Chelsea is just sitting there,
letting this man run her over,
like, when are you going to be, like,
okay, I wanted to be with an inmate,
I want to be with the bad boy, but this is the wrong bad boy?
I really feel like after the whole incident,
like, with him going live
and not claiming me
put the self-doubt in my head.
Do you feel rejected?
Yeah. Absolutely.
I think about how excited I was
when I first came up here and he was getting out.
[Michael] Finally.
[Chelsea] The first hug feels like home.
You're so pretty.
[Chelsea] Just being with him that week it was amazing.
I mean, we can take it to the bedroom right now and see where it goes.
- Go, let' go! - Yeah, let's go.
This is exactly what I wanted and then,
it's like, complete turnaround.
He needs to take an ownership about the relationship
because I feel like it's... it's failing because of him.
- Mm-hm. - Like, not you.
I want to know why.
Why am I not any type of priority
in your life when you're in a relationship with me?
I'm not sure what's gonna happen with Michael and I,
but I do know that if we were to break-up,
it's like I'd be losing a lot. He'd be losing a lot.
I wish I was there to give you a big hug.
I need a hug.
[upbeat music playing]
Brey and I gonna shoot some hoops today,
and I'm gonna tell him how things are going with me and Yolanda.
I really want to talk to her in person
and just see if there's a genuine attraction.
So, maybe the young one's gonna have some advice for me.
So... Guess what?
- What's going on? - Been talking to Yolanda.
[Brey] Oh, yeah?
- Everything is going good, uh... - Okay.
I'm actually, uh, planning on paying her a visit.
- Oh, for real? - [Dexter] Yeah.
Oh, snap.
I'm happy you found somebody, pops, you know what I mean?
Yeah, I mean, Yolanda is a very nice person.
She's just overall, just a beautiful person,
you know, inside and out.
- [Brey] I like that, I like that. - Yeah.
Anything you're worried about?
To be honest with you, uh, I think this is something
that I need to do just so I can, you know, ease my mind.
It's nice talking, you know, on emails
- and, you know, on the phone... - [Brey] Mm-hm.
But, um, I need to meet her in person.
Oh, yeah, definitely.
I need to find out, you know, whether or not
- she's in it for me. - Mm-hm.
Or just looking at, you know, what I can
possibly, you know, do for her.
I see, I see.
My dad's telling me he's gonna see Yolanda personally,
I'm just like, "Hey, I'm excited for you, man."
I was like, "Go ahead to see your lady."
But I'm definitely concerned on, like, what type of person
she is, because I don't anything about her.
Well, I don't want you to be a little salty
because things didn't work out with you and Arlette.
No, you don't got to worry about that, man,
It's...
Actually, you know, I have been talking to Cynthia.
Okay, first, this is Cynthia.
[Brey] Cynthia? All right.
Yeah, yeah. We've been actually messaging back and forth,
things are going pretty good.
So, just when I thought that I was done,
I'm actually far from done.
How you doing, beautiful?
Thank you, thank you. You look good too.
What's going on, beautiful?
Yeah, I'm just getting ready for work.
Me and Cynthia got a whole bucket list.
We can get this whole thing complete this summer.
Do you ever tell anybody else, like, our bucket list
and stuff like that, like, any of your friends?
For real.
We definitely have something going on,
so we're just like, this journey is far from over.
What's Cynthia in for?
She had a bad past, like, her boyfriend
at the time got her into drugs...
- Okay. - You know, she's working on,
you know, this clean slate. Just like new start of life.
Okay.
I'm just, like, "Hey, we can do that together."
All right.
I'm kinda shocked that Brey is, uh, even on a second
inmate right now because after what happened with Arlette,
I thought that he was pretty much done with it.
I guess he's not.
Hopefully this'll work out for him this time.
Wish me luck on my trip.
Hey, man. Good luck to you.
- All right. - [Brey] Hey.
- Appreciate you. - Yeah.
All right, okay.
[cheerful music playing]
Hi, Aluntra. How are you doing today?
- I'm good, how are you? - Are you excited for today?
- I'm nervous, but I'm ready. - All right.
Well, we'll get your dress so you can go ahead
and have a seat and I'll go grab it for you.
- [Aluntra] Thank you. - [woman] All righty.
A while back, I picked out my wedding dress,
got it tailored and today I'm bringing my best friend Tai.
This is the first time I'm going to be trying it on.
All right, Aluntra, I've got your dress here.
- [Aluntra] All right. - So exciting!
So I put it here in the dress room
and then you can come in and hop into it, okay?
- Then I can help you get into it. - Okay.
The way I look in my wedding dress,
if Bryce doesn't cry when I walk down the aisle,
we're stopping the music and I'mma go back and walk again.
[laughing]
All right, I'm ready. Close your eyes.
[cheerful music playing]
Okay, open.
[chuckling]
[Aluntra] Well...
[chuckling]
Wooo!
How do you feel?
I feel like a bride.
You look so pretty, for real, though. You really do.
I almost cried just seeing her,
'cause she looked really pretty.
[Aluntra] I love this dress.
After I put it on, it feels perfect for me.
After everything that I've been through being with Bryce
for four years in prison, I'm ready to get married.
[Tai] Well...
[upbeat music playing]
[Dexter] I have some, uh, news for Yolanda.
I can't wait to talk to her today.
I'm gonna have some free time next week
and I'm gonna pay her a little visit.
We've been talking for a couple of months now
and getting to know each other,
so I think Yolanda will be excited about me coming to visit.
She's never late for a call.
[tense music playing]
Man.
I'm feeling a little nervous right now
because it's unlike her to not come on a call
and not calling me and let me know what's going on.
[phone ringing]
- [Chelsea] Hello. - Hey, Chelsea.
How are you doing?
Hey, Dex. I'm good, how are you, buddy?
Oh, I've been better. Um...
I was supposed to have a call with Yolanda,
but she never showed up for the call.
[Chelsea] Huh.
Let me... I mean, it could be nothing,
but it could be something.
Okay.
You know, she's in, in a halfway house
and they have rules they have to abide by.
Let me, let me do some digging and make some
phone calls and see, see what I can find out.
[Dexter] All right, that sounds good.
Uh, I'll go ahead and continue to try to reach out
and if you find out anything, just give me a call back.
[Chelsea] Okay, buddy, will do.
- Okay, thanks. Bye-bye. - [Chelsea] Bye.
I'm eager to see what Chelsea's gonna come up with.
I'm just worried about Yolanda's wellbeing,
that's my first concern.
So all I can do is just wait on the details
and, you know, just go from there.
[upbeat music playing]
[Chelsea] I'm waiting for Michael to show up.
I'm anxious.
I feel like I need to be physically in front of him,
having an adult conversation
to get the answers that I need.
There comes a point in your life
when you have to think about yourself
and what's right for you.
Are you getting treated the way you deserve
or are you not?
[Michael] Hello, me queen.
- [Chelsea] How are you? - Good. Better.
- [Chelsea] Yeah? - Now I get to see you finally.
- [Chelsea] Yeah? - [Michael] I'm feeling real anxious.
I just want the best outcome to happen between us two.
She's my friend, she held me down while I was in prison
and the last thing I wanna do is hurt her,
so I'm just gonna be all ears,
open minded, and hope the best.
Are those flowers for me?
- [Michael] Of course. - [Chelsea] Oh, thanks.
That's sweet.
When Michael walks up,
I'm nervous that I'm gonna break down crying...
It's pretty, thank you.
and be gushy and be like, "It's okay,
we'll get through this."
So what's on your agenda today?
[Michael] Talking to you about our current situation.
Yeah.
What's going on with us?
Um, you know, just lack of communication for real.
- Um... - But why?
We went from non-stop talking every single day
to I'm not any type of priority.
Like, you forget to call me.
It's not a relationship.
I'm actually got so much stuff going on
and it's not that I don't wanna call you
or I don't wanna talk to you.
I mean, I don't know that you have anything going on
'cause we don't communicate at all.
You show zero signs of caring, period,
about me or our relationship.
Well, that's why we're talking about it, so...
I feel like I'm not even your friend at this point.
That's why you're saying you don't wanna work on it?
If not, break up with me.
[tense music playing]
[Chelsea] There's so much at stake here,
he's just being really careless.
You don't show any emotion.
It's not normal.
I should act like I care?
Yeah, you should act like you care.
All my best friends were murderers in prison, I don't know.
Don't be [bleep] about this.
[Michael] I think I did hurt Chelsea,
extremely bad and I really am upset about it deep down,
I might not show it on the outside,
I'm just good at hiding that type of emotion
because I was in prison for so long.
I care about you so much because you were there
for me while I was in prison towards the end.
And, to be honest, like, I was just so loyal to you
that I didn't wanna tell you that, you know,
being in a relationship was really a struggle for me.
I didn't how to tell you, like, I just wanted to be
single and let's be friends.
So you're being in a fake relationship
just so you don't hurt my feelings
and so that I remain your friend?
Yeah, I'm not really gonna be your friend.
I'm not.
I feel like you used me.
Oh, wow. Are these shots fired?
What the [bleep]?
So now you're being shooting at me?
- [Chelsea] I'm just saying. - You just did a [bleep] drive-by.
[Chelsea] Michael was and is using me.
You know, I entertained him every night on the phone in prison.
I sent him meals every week.
Did video visits with him when nobody else in his family would do a video visit.
When he got out, I was trying to have him in my business
and when I took it away from him, he changed.
You're not the person
and this is not the relationship that I want.
[Michael] Chelsea does not understand my truth.
That I was just so loyal to her and putting her first,
she was expecting me to continue to do that
and I stop doing it and she didn't like who I became
because I wasn't putting her first and catering to her
every second of the day, wondering what she's doing
or calling her up her ass like she wants me.
I can't do that.
I'm gonna go.
I'm good.
[Michael] Okay.
I came here with the intention of voicing how I felt
and wanting an apology or sadness, remorse, show me something.
And in return I get nothing.
I get that he never wanted to be in a relationship
with me to begin with.
That's... it's just disappointing.
♪ I've loved and lost ♪
♪ But better than never to have loved at all ♪
[Michael] What the [bleep]?
I'mma say she's right.
She entertained me for the last four or five months
till I came home, and we became good friends.
So, if she wants to say I was only with her
for entertainment, I was only with her for entertainment.
Too bad I didn't get paid for it.
♪ I've loved and lost ♪
♪ But better than never to have loved at all ♪
Why can't I find Mr. Right?
When am I gonna be lucky enough to have
the fairy tale ending?
To find my soul mate, my best friend, my life companion?
Will I?
He didn't care.
It's just sad, but it's okay.
Live and learn, but I'm not gonna be his friend.
I have no desire to.
[sad music playing]
♪ Better than never to have loved at all ♪
[playful music playing]
[Aluntra] Tonight, Bryce's family wants to treat me and him
to a little dinner before the wedding
and I'm a little nervous
because I'm hoping that his family can understand
that me and Bryce are getting married,
I'm gonna be his wife, and things are gonna be different.
I want him to be able to still have that relationship
with his family, but just add me into it and at the very top.
[Phoenix] So, you guys are about to be married,
how are y'all feeling about it?
[Aluntra] I feel excited, nervous.
Are you ready to be Mrs. Francis?
[Aluntra] Yes.
Don't be crying when I say my vows either.
I won't cry. My big brother's about to get married,
this is gonna be a beautiful day.
- I'm ready now to have her forever, really. - [Phoenix] I bet.
Honestly, I'm glad you came into Bryce's life.
Like, you did change him.
You did make him way better because, you know,
I was worried about this boy for a little bit,
but you are truly a blessing to not only him,
but this family and I'm just glad you're gonna be a part of it.
- Thank you. - Like, officially.
[brother] All right, I've got something for you as well too, Aluntra.
I hope you guys have a happy life
and welcome to the family.
Thank you.
[laughing]
"Dear Aluntra, thank you for everything
you have done for Bryce over the years.
We welcome you to our family, but more so wish you
all the happiness in the world as you and Bryce
create your own family.
You're everything we could hope for
in a partner for Bryce and the love you both share
is a joy and an inspiration."
Did you write that?
Yeah, sounds like you.
Thank you.
For Bryce family to give me this gift it really
means a lot to me, and I would like to just restart
from this moment because it just shows that they really do accept me
into the family, and they want to see the both of us happy.
I can't wait to become Mrs. Francis.
I'm ready for this wedding.
Thank you guys for accepting me
and everything into your family.
- It means a lot. - We love you.
I'm feeling the love, I'm feeling the support,
you know what I mean? I feel the good energy in the air.
And, uh, that felt good 'cause it's family.
Family's a big thing to me.
I just can't wait to the actual wedding day come.
Hey, man, a toast to a new beginning
and extending a growing family.
Welcome to the family, sweetheart.
[Aluntra] Thank you.
Welcome to the family.
[Bryce] I love you forever.
I love you too.
[tense music playing]
[Dexter] Hey, Chels.
[Chelsea] We did a search in the wing.
How are you holding up?
Oh, yeah. I'm holding up pretty good.
I haven't heard from Yolanda ever since
she missed a video date that we were scheduled for.
I haven't been able to contact her by phone or email,
so I'm really concerned about her wellbeing.
Is everything okay? I don't know.
Have you heard anything from Yolanda?
[Chelsea] Well, I do have some news.
Okay.
[Chelsea] But it's not good news.
I, I dug around a little and...
Yolanda is back in prison.
What?
So what happened?
[Chelsea] Well, I tried reaching out to her,
but she's actually not in the system yet
to communicate with her.
Um, but the website does show that she is back in prison.
[Dexter] Wow. I never would've thought
in a million years that Yolanda would be sent
back to prison. That's a shocker right there.
This is, uh, some bad news.
She was really getting her life together, you know?
She just got her cosmetology license back
and she, uh, everything was looking good.
Yeah, I'm so sorry.
No, no, it's all...
I know that wasn't the news,
uh, either of us wanted, but at least we know,
I mean, at least we know where she is.
[Dexter] Right. Yeah.
[Chelsea] I'm frustrated for Dexter.
He had his reservations in the beginning
and overcame his reservations
to try his hand at finding love again,
and in trusting me to help him find someone.
So for this to happen to Dexter
on the first girl round,
I feel bad, I feel responsible and sad for him.
And I just hope he bounces back from it.
I'm here if she needs to talk to me, but till I know
what's really going on, you know,
there's nothing more I can do.
My heart is really hurting for Yolanda,
but my head is like, "What the hell happened?"
[Chelsea] Well, keep me, yeah, keep me posted
because if you talk to her I do wanna know how
she is and what happened, and you check in with me,
so I make sure that you're okay.
Yeah, I'll do that. All right, I appreciate you calling me.
Yeah. And if I hear anything,
- I'll let you know, buddy. - All right.
Chelsea, I appreciate everything.
You, too.
Oh, this is a major setback.
We were very close to, uh, meeting up face to face,
uh, for the first time and, um, now this.
So... Um, maybe it's an omen, maybe it's a sign.
Just don't know, uh, what I'm gonna do.
Man.
[tense music playing]
[woman] How are you feeling this morning?
It don't feel like it's happening yet.
Today is our wedding.
It don't seem like I'm really prepared for anything.
Even though I know that I am.
It don't feel real. I imagined this day over
and over and over in my head, like, even before I met Bryce,
just thinking about getting married,
but it still doesn't feel like I'm about to get married.
Do me a favor, text Anthony and tell him
do not forget to pick up the cake at 10:00 under that.
I've talked to every single--
[phone ringing]
Talked to every single member of my family...
[phone ringing]
like 12 times every hour.
Twain, you know you're picking up the cake, right?
You're getting the cake,
mom's taking the stuff that she cooked.
Mom needs to drop off the stuff that she...
I have to call her. Is she at her house?
I can call her next.
[breathing heavily]
Mom, you know that... Okay, Andy's picking up my cake, right?
Claire called me and she said that...
Right now I feel anxious,
exhausted, and a little jittery.
But Bryce don't have a sash.
That is irritating me.
[Bryce] Today I'm getting ready for the big day.
You know, I've been waiting years and years for this.
I've got a lot of emotions going, like,
I feel a little anxious. My anxiety is kinda going,
you know, like, it's a big moment, you know?
After this, we're gonna be whole new people, you know?
I'm ready for it, you know?
And I love Aluntra with all my heart,
and I would die for this day.
I remember a few times, you know, things got rough, you know?
It was tough, and it was a couple of times
when I felt like we wasn't gonna make it, you know?
I felt like I wasn't good enough for her
or I felt like I was holding her life back.
So how did you, like, feel when, like,
initially found out, like, he was in prison?
[Aluntra] I dodged him for, like, a while.
- And now you're getting married. - Right,
fast forward four years later.
After everything that I've been through,
I just can't believe that it's finally this moment
and small things are going wrong,
but, like, I don't care 'cause I just feel
like we've completely just conquered
everything that we've been through.
Like, I'm just thankful that's,
that it's even happening.
I need to practice these vows, so I don't mess up on stage.
Like, me speaking for me and Aluntra,
we both feel like our vow is like an oath,
like, to be loyal to each other.
"Bae, I just wanna start off by saying thank you for everything.
These past four years have been the biggest blessing besides life itself.
God sent me an angel at my lowest point and blessed me
with the most beautiful one in his kingdom.
I promise to love you unconditionally,
no matter the circumstances.
I promise to love you through any point in life, healthy or ill.
I promise to be the best husband I can possibly be
and to continually work on myself to be a better man.
I understand life isn't perfect and we'll face trials
and tribulations together as husband and wife.
Together we can conquer anything, and I wouldn't
want this with nobody else on this earth.
I would literally be alone in a cell and pray for you
and still to this day I cannot believe
you're my woman, my best friend.
I love you so much, Aluntra.
Words cannot describe how our love is.
I'mma get on your nerves, I'mma make you happy,
I may even make you sick, but I want you to know
I'm right here for you through anything
and you're not walking through life alone, I promise."
[cheerful piano music playing]
[Dexter] So I have, uh, phone call scheduled with Yolanda today.
I'm kinda anxious to talk to Yolanda,
uh, because I really don't know what's going on.
I heard that she was, uh, back in prison
after being in a halfway house.
Don't know why,
uh, it doesn't really make any sense.
[voice operator] Hello, this is a prepaid debit call from...
[Yolanda] Yolanda.
Hello.
[Dexter] Hey, how are you doing?
You hanging in there?
[Dexter] I really don't know what she's done,
and it has me concerned,
but hopefully it's nothing, you know, serious.
So tell me, what happened.
Wow.
My heart is very heavy right now,
uh, about the, uh, situation with Yolanda.
After all this time, I never really saw things playing out
like this because everything was looking up.
Again, uh, she's on the inside and I'm on the outside
and there's not a damn thing I can do about it.
I'm sorry that you're going through that,
but, uh, just realize that, uh, this is not your fault.
It's just the circumstances, you know?
You're a beautiful person, Yolanda,
and you deserve to have good things happen to you.
Dating someone that's incarcerated
it's been a different way of dating.
It's kind of texting and you really have
the patience of do...
You sound beautiful.
Hi, how you been with, uh, Yolanda?
Oh, we've been talking on a regular basis.
You touched me and just your encouragement
and your words, and, uh, that means a lot to me.
What do you think about me coming to, uh, to you?
I think that would be amazing.
♪ I don't wanna lose ♪
♪ Everything we are ♪
♪ Every time I hear your name ♪
Of course.
I'll help you get through this.
[Dexter] I really do care about Yolanda
and I'm willing to take a chance on her.
I just want to meet this beautiful woman.
Who knows what's gonna happen, you know, from this point?
But Yolanda deserves a second chance and so do I.
[upbeat music playing]
[Chelsea] Hey, what's up, man?
[artist] Are you ready for this?
Take a sit for me.
Okay.
What we're gonna do first, we're gonna put this lotion on you.
[Chelsea] Today I am getting Michael's name
covered up on my back, getting a new tattoo.
Perfect.
[Chelsea] This is definitely the last step
in the chapter Michael in my life.
I don't have any ties to him.
How's it looking?
- [artist] Beautiful. - [Chelsea] Yay.
The breakup was really painful.
I was overwhelmed with emotion.
All right, Chels, we are done.
I missed Michael at first, but it passed.
- Okay. - [Chelsea] Okay?
- Ready to see it? - [Chelsea] Ooh, yeah.
It's over. Bandaid's been ripped off, it's okay.
Oh, that's really pretty!
[artist] Oh, there it goes.
Oh, I love it.
I love my tattoo.
I am so, so glad that it is now covered.
No more Michael anywhere on my body.
That's really pretty.
What's next for me?
Picking myself back up and putting myself out there.
It's time to move on. This is a fresh start.
Thanks, buddy. I appreciate you.
All right.
[Chelsea] I'm still gonna help people find love
and hopefully I find myself someone too in the process.
[cheerful music playing]
[Aluntra] The emotions that I'm feeling when I'm standing
there looking at Bryce, the majority of me just feels
just so thankful and grateful that this moment is here
and that he's here and I just feel so lucky
that he's been placed in my life
that I don't ever want that moment to end.
[priestess] Please come together to witness the joining
of these two lives,
for them, out of the ordinary,
the extraordinary has happened,
they met each other, fell in love
and they're finalizing it with their wedding today.
Bryce and Aluntra have decided to write their own vows
that they're now going to recite to each other
and we're going to start with Aluntra.
"From the moment I first spoke to you,
my life changed forever and I knew it.
[exhales]
Our first conversation told me everything I would need to know about you.
You were sweet, smart, funny and you offered me
from the jump effortlessly love and loyalty.
From that moment forward, everything became clear
that we were meant to be.
You and I have conquered things unimaginable
to the small minded, yet...
You got it, baby.
to the small minded, yet those things
were so simple to you and I.
I will honor you, love you, encourage you
and walk with you and as we continue to grow
in our lives,
you are and always will be my everything.
In our journey from this day on we're gonna face
many things, but I can promise you won't face them alone,
'cause I got you, you got me and God gots us.
I love you."
[Bryce] Bae, I just wanna start off by saying thank you for everything.
"The past four years have been the biggest
blessing beside life itself.
I would literally be alone in a cell and praying
and still to this day I can't believe
you're my woman, my best friend.
You are what motivates me to do good and be better
and I cannot picture life without you.
I love you so much, Aluntra.
I'mma always be loyal, honest, and I'll try my best
not to drive you too crazy.
Winky face.
I'mma love you till we old and grey
and I promise you I'mma never change, baby."
[all clapping]
[priestess] We can just about end it right there.
There you go, take that.
I, Bryce, take thee Aluntra to be my wife...
[priestess] ...and I promise my love to you...
and I promise my love to you...
[priestess] ...for as long as we both shall live...
for as long as we both shall live.
[priestess] All right, Aluntra, time for Bryce's ring.
I, Aluntra, take thee Bryce...
- [priestess] ...to be my husband... - to be my husband...
[priestess] ...and I promise my love to you...
[Aluntra] ...and I promise my love to you...
[priestess] ...for as long as we both shall live.
[Aluntra] ...for as long as we both shall live.
[priestess] It is now my absolute delight to pronounce you
husband and wife, and you may kiss your bride.
[all cheering]
[cheerful music playing]
[Bryce] I love you, baby. One more.
[Aluntra] We're married!
- It feels so good, don't it? - It feels great, baby.
[cheering]
If you don't think that dating an inmate can work,
I'm living proof that some inmates
do have good intentions and, you know,
willing to change, and if you find a person
like that, don't be afraid to give them a try.
I found my happy ending with a person
who has a criminal history.
And it was worth it.
- That convict love. - Convict love.
♪ So don't forget to breathe ♪
♪ This is all you need ♪
I love you so much, baby. Let's go party.
[chuckling]
♪ If you just hold on ♪
♪ Hold on ♪
♪ If you still love me ♪
♪ I'll now breathe ♪
♪ Hold on ♪
♪ And don't forget to breathe ♪