Are there any questions for Dr. Agnew? Yes.
Dr. Agnew, l was reading your book Why Did I Get Married?
and l wanted to know, do you and your friends still do that vacation?
l'm sorry, Clara. Dr. Agnew is here to talk about her new book,
The Power of an Educated Mind.
Does anyone have any questions about that book?
Okay. Yes, Why Did I Get Married? was my last book,
and l'm very proud to say that it has been nominated this year
for the Psychology Digest Award.
Thank you.
And to answer your question, yes, we still get together and do that vacation.
As a matter of fact, l'm leaving right after the lecture to meet my friends.
How many of you have not read Why Did I Get Married?
All right. Well, this is a book based on a study l did with my friends,
with their consent, of course.
And this is something we still do every single year,
and what it is, is there are 4 couples,
and we take a seven-day vacation anywhere in the world that we choose,
and while we're on that vacation, we ask ourselves,
"Why did l get married?"
We do exercises to strengthen our relationships.
We pray and meditate together.
We do whatever it is to support one another.
We force our spouses, while we're on this vacation,
to talk about whatever it is that we really need to talk about.
That's got to be hard, especially for the men.
lt's actually a test of the wills.
Take Terry and Dianne, for instance.
They know how to communicate all too well.
Terry, you know, maybe we shouldn't have left Kenya at home.
-She's just getting over that cold. -Baby, l keep telling you, she's fine.
-How do you know? -l'm a pediatrician. Medical degree? Hello?
Yeah. You're the same pediatrician
who said it was okay for her to play soccer on the coldest day of the year.
Yes, l did, but didn't we argue about this already?
-Who's arguing? lt's a debate. -A debate? Okay.
-Hello? -That's gonna cause a debate.
-lt's Monica. l gotta get this. -lt's always Monica calling.
Did you get the information on the case? Great. Could you email it to me?
Yeah, and l'll check it when l get to the house.
Dianne, you're not checking emails when you get to the house.
-We're on vacation. -Terry, don't.
We've been in this truck for hours, and you've been on the phone.
Can you get off the phone, please, and spend some time with your husband?
Okay, thanks, Monica.
You and your control issues.
Control? Dianne, don't start. l don't have any control issues.
Well, l think it's silly. l mean, we've been in this truck for hours.
-l just thought l'd get a little work done. -The reason we're in the truck for hours
is because l'm trying to spend some time with my wife.
Don't you understand that? Let me ask you a question.
When was the last time we spent this much time together?
-We both work 1 2-hour days. You know that. -No, no. You work 1 2 hours a day.
-l'm home by 5:00. -So am l, most days.
Yeah, but you got these emails coming in. You got the phone ringing all the time.
l can't get any time with you.
You're doing these drive-by meetings with our daughter.
Hey, that is not fair. l am a good mother.
l draw the line right there. l cannot believe you. That was just hurtful.
Dianne, l'm not saying that you're not a good mother.
That's not what l'm saying to you.
l just think your priorities are in the wrong place.
That's all l'm saying to you, baby.
l don't know what you're talking about.
Dianne, we're talking. You're picking up the...
-Are you listening to me? -l hear you.
Yeah, but are you listening?
Okay. Okay, you know what? lt's just you and me this weekend, okay?
Just the two of us. Are you happy now?
Some kind of week this is gonna be.
You know, Dr. Agnew, l was so worried about the Sheila and Mike characters.
Are they still married, or...
l really don't like to discuss my friends, but yes. Yes, they are still married.
-Okay, but are they happy? -Well...
Sheila, l'm so excited you invited me this year.
Thank you so much.
There was no way l was gonna leave you home.
-All that stress on yourjob. -You said it.
-You need a vacation. -Okay. Wait a second. l think... Sheila, wait.
Why don't you sit over here by your husband?
No, no, no, no. No, you sit right there, all right?
We got assigned seats for a reason. All right? Come on. Sit, sit. Be comfortable.
There might be some nice single men l could introduce you to
-up in those mountains, girl. -Sheila, here we go again.
Lumberjacks.
-l am fine just the way l am, okay? -Well, l'll tell you, you look good.
l like that new coat, girl.
-Thank you. -Y'all gonna talk the whole flight?
Well, we could. Hi.
l'm sorry, ma'am, but we have a very full flight today.
Yeah. l bought the tickets months ago.
l understand that, but it is the airline's policy
that someone your size has to buy two seats.
Don't even think about looking back here.
-Mike, don't say that. -What?
l've been telling that big ass to lose weight for months now.
l'm glad somebody else said something.
Sheila, l'm gonna give up my seat, okay? l just won't go.
No, no, no. What good is that gonna do?
Then l'll be uncomfortable, and the window lady.
Look.
l'll tell you what.
Look, Sheila, what are you gonna do?
Take the bus. Drive. That's it. Drive. Yeah. Then you'll get some alone time.
You can talk to the Lord and sing and whatever you do.
All right? Here you go.
l got you. l got you. Here. There you go. l'll pay for the gas.
All right? All right, so l'll just see you up there.
And get the money back for that ticket. All right, come on. All right.
-Mike... -What? Please. The girl is gonna be fine.
She's grown.
Ma'am, l'm gonna ask you to deplane, please.
-Sheila. Sheila, are you gonna be okay? -The girl's fine, okay? She's grown.
-Let's go. Come on. Sit back. Sit back. -Stop it.
-l'll see you guys up there. -See you when we see you. lt's okay.
Love you.
She'll be fine. Just relax.
-Yes, Molly. -lt's hard to believe
that a woman as educated as you are could have a friend like Angela.
Well, one of the great things about going to an historically black college
is that you get to meet very interesting people,
and Angela, she's incredibly intelligent. She studied chemistry,
and when she couldn't get a job in corporate America,
she took another route.
She started her own hair-care line, Lady Angie.
-lt's a great product. l use it myself. -But what about her husband Marcus?
Wasn't he having trouble staying employed?
Yes, but they seem to have worked something out.
l'm sick of dealing with your ghetto baby mama.
-Do you mind? -Excuse us.
And what the hell are you talking about, "Do you mind?"
Y'all ain't never seen black people on a train?
You ain't never heard of the Underground Railroad?
lt looks like we've got a ghetto Harriet Tubman.
"Let my people go."
-You heard me? -Snap.
-She's drunk. -Yeah, we can tell.
-Probably a 40. -Malt liquor.
Do you always have to embarrass me?
Look at you, Marcus. You are an embarrassment, okay?
And l was fine till we dropped your kids off at Keisha's house.
She's their mother. What do you want me to do?
Be a man and tell her to stop talking to me like she crazy.
l'm telling you, Marcus, if she looks at me one more time cross-eyed,
-l'm gonna gut her like a fish. -She wasn't even looking at you.
How would you know? You weren't even on her face.
You too busy staring at her ass.
Could you lay off of that for a while?
-Could you go to hell for a while? -Already there.
-Excuse me? -Nothing.
Do you mind? Fifi is trying to nap.
You know what? Well, Angela is trying to have a conversation with her husband.
l'm about sick of y'all interrupting my conversation.
l don't give a damn about Fifi!
l heard those little smartass remarks you made, too.
Didn't your mama teach you something?
Who the hell do these people think they are, anyway?
Didn't y'all see me having a conversation with my husband
when l got on this train? Trying to save a damn marriage here.
-What about you and your husband? -What about us?
l know you've been through a lot lately, and l am so sorry for your loss,
but, l mean, how is your marriage holding up?
You can ask my husband yourself.
We're gonna be late for our flight. That's how we're doing.
Well, there you have it. Thank you.
Wow. The brochure didn't do this place justice! Look at this!
How you guys doing? Welcome to Lake Leland.
-Thank you. You must be Sheriff Jackson. -Troy. Please, call me Troy.
-Hey, l'm Terry. -A pleasure.
-This is my wife Dianne. -Nice to meet you both.
-How you doing? -Well, everything's all set up for you.
Here are your keys.
Plenty of wood for you already chopped up out back,
but we're expecting a huge snowstorm tonight,
so you may want to chop some more.
lt should be over by morning. lt gets pretty thick up here.
-Okay. Thanks for the heads up, man. -No problem.
-l thought there were more of you. -There are, there are.
They're gonna be here within the next few hours.
Good. Then they'll beat the storm.
-Need anything? -l appreciate the house, man. Thank you.
l'll be at the sheriff's station down the mountain.
Okay. Thank you.
Hey, this is Mike. I can't get to the phone, so hoIIer at me.
You know what to do.
Hey, Mike. It's SheiIa.
I hope you and Trina had a good flight. I'II get there as soon as I can.
Miss you, baby. I Iove you.
So, Dianne, l was thinking we could have...
Dianne?
l got wine and candles down here. What are you doing?
Hey, Dianne, we...
Dianne.
Hello?
Hey, Monica, how you doing? No, no. She's asleep.
Monica, listen, do me a favor. Don't call this week.
We're on vacation, okay? l understand all that, l understand all that,
but l'm saying to you, l'm telling you not to call, okay?
-Knock, knock. Hey. -Hey.
-How you doing? -Good. How are you?
-Good to see you, Patricia. -You, too.
-What's going on, Gavin? -Hey, brother.
-You all right? -Good to see you. Yes, sir.
-Good to see you, man. -Where's Dianne?
-She's upstairs sleeping. -No, no, no.
Can't have that. Gotta get her up.
-How you been, man? -She sleeping or she working?
Shit, sleeping and working, man. You know what she's doing.
-You look good, man. -Thank you, thank you.
Glad we beat the weather. They were delaying flights like crazy.
Yeah, l think Mike and Sheila got delayed. They were supposed to beat us here.
So, who got that contract for the city you guys were working on with the casino?
-Me, myself and l. -By yourself?
-Congratulations, man. That's great. -Thank you, thank you.
-l was praying that you would get it, man. -Thank you very much.
Look at all of us, man.
When we were in college, did you think that we'd be doing what we said we'd be doing?
l mean, look at me. Pediatrician, doing well, private practice.
Dianne's a top litigator at her firm, you, top architect, right?
Patricia's a best-selling author.
Man, l'm proud of us. l think we did all right.
But if my memory serves me correctly,
you should have about, what, four kids by now?
You gotta talk to her about that. And you supposed to have at least...
-Man. l'm sorry about that. -No, it's all good. lt's good.
-Who's the wine for? -Was for Dianne. You may as well.
Wake up.
You are still the same pain in the butt that you were when we were roommates.
Exactly, and that's why l'm not leaving until you get up.
-Come on, Di, get up. Wake up. -Okay. l'm up.
-Give me a hug. -Hey, girl.
-How are you? -Well, l just dozed off for a second.
Goodness. l can see why.
Yeah. Well, l'm defending a 1 6-year-old
-on trial for capital murder. -Jeez.
Which is why l needed this break, which, nice spot.
-Yes. -lt's very peaceful here.
Yes, it is.
-Was it the breathing in and out? -No...
-Angela and Marcus, yes? -Yeah.
Oh, God. Here we go.
-Yeah. There goes the peace. -Right?
-Can you close the door? -You're closer to the door!
So what? With your hand, can you...
The same way you close the door, can you write a check?
Can you do that? Can you write a check?
-What does that have to do with anything? -No, you know it has...
-l breathed in and out again. -Yeah, yeah.
-l swear, one of these days... -What? What you gonna do?
l wish you would.
-You know l got five brothers just waiting. -Hello?
-Like l'm scared of them. -You say that now.
-l'm so scared of them. -Hi!
-Hello, hello, hello.
-Hey, Terry. Hey, Pat. -Good to see you.
He gets on my nerves.
-Hey, Di. -l'm so happy.
-Yeah, yeah. Okay. -Great.
-Hey, Gavin. -Hey.
Hi.
-Y'all all right? -Hell, yeah. We're fine.
Man. We good. Know what l'm saying?
-l need a drink. -lt's the middle of the day.
Yeah, well, then get me some Kahlúa and milk.
l'm tired as hell.
And whose idea was it for us to come up to the snow?
Now, y'all know colored folks and water don't get along in any form.
l like it up here, and this is Patricia's idea, you know that.
Yes, it's mine. lt's beautiful here. You have to admit this.
No, you're right, you're right, it's beautiful, but Jamaica's beautiful and warm.
Now where's the kitchen
-so l can get a drink? -Come on.
l'm not going to Jamaica with you ever again.
No? Come on, don't say that.
-So, Marcus, y'all still at it, huh? -Yeah, she ain't ever gonna change.
Y'all ain't never gonna change. lt's both of you. lt ain't just her.
l don't know what this is all about,
but l am going up this mountain to save my marriage.
God, make it all right.
You are the ruler of all things. Jesus, make it all right.
All right, Angela. What's going on with you and Marcus?
You just got here and you're starting already.
So we drop the kids off at his baby mama.
We argue about her, we argue about the kids,
but most of it is his ex. She drive me crazy.
-l'm glad l don't have that drama. -Yeah, be very glad.
Girl, that thing be having me about to catch a case.
And l hate to have my daughter around his son.
l know that that's her brother,
but the things that she says to my daughter about me...
That's not cool. Have you asked Marcus to talk to her?
Are you kidding me?
That's what starts the fights in the first place.
And then he lie and say he did, but l know he didn't.
Well, how do you know he's lying?
'Cause every time Marcus lies, he says, "Know what l'm saying?" Every time!
-How's the barber shop, man? -lt's good.
Cutting so much hair, l'm making, like, $5,000 a week, know what l'm saying?
Yeah, l know what you're saying.
Man, l gotta come see my goddaughter, man.
Yeah, you do.
But leave her at home if y'all gonna be arguing like that.
Man, come on. We've been arguing ever since we met.
l know that, but look like it's getting worse to me.
Hey, that's how we love each other. Now, you do your thing, we do ours.
Okay. Fine. l'm just saying.
Besides, l like the arguing, 'cause the making up is insane.
At least you get to argue, man.
Me and Dianne ain't spending no time together.
She's so busy, man. lt's crazy.
Yeah. We ain't had sex in months.
l was wondering why you so strong.
l'll tell you this.
l'm getting tired of begging her to spend some time with me, l can tell you that.
l need you to give me a shot.
What the hell you talking about?
-l've been burning for three days. -Burning how?
You've been burning. After... Burn, pee, burn.
-Yeah. -Yeah. Okay.
All right. l'll call my nurse and have her overnight something up here to us.
-Thanks. -Yeah. lt's all good.
So you not gonna ask?
-You want to tell me? -Not really.
Okay, let me ask you this.
-Was it Angela that burned you? -No, man.
Hey, hey, hey, hey. Hey. Have you slept with her since then?
Yeah.
Angela's not the type to ask for it. She take it.
Yeah, but you could have gave it to her.
Now, you better pray to God that it's something a shot can take care of.
You're right, man.
l'm just saying, if you're gonna step out on your wife,
what's wrong with using some protection?
-See, that's what l don't get. -l know this, man.
Don't you think l'm dealing with enough already knowing what l did?
All right, fine. You gotta tell her. So she can get checked out.
See, now you trying to get me killed.
You're man enough to lay there and get it, be man enough to tell your wife.
-Okay. -When?
All right, we got a lot of wood inside.
-How much y'all think we need? -This ought to get us through it, man.
l don't know how bad this storm's supposed to be.
There you go.
Think we got enough.
-ls that Mike? -Yeah, but that ain't Sheila he's with.
Thanks.
Fellas! What's up?
Hey!
What's happening, brother?
-l see y'all getting the place ready for me. -lt's all about you, Mike.
Well...
Hey, Mike, what's up?
l'm good!
Ladies, hey.
Hey, Dianne. Hey, Patricia.
Angela.
-Who is this? -l'm Trina. l'm a friend of Mike and Sheila's.
My fault, my fault.
Sheila invited Trina when she found out that there was an extra bedroom.
You guys cool with that?
Yeah. You know, any friend of Sheila's a friend of ours, right?
-Yeah, sure. -No.
She's gonna have to come up with some money on this trip or something.
Of course.
She's pretty.
-Yeah. -And single.
Looks that way.
-Get her ass out of here. -Y'all, where is Sheila?
Mike, where is Sheila?
l made her drive. We flew.
-What? -You did what?
Look, l wasn't paying for another seat for her big ass. Y'all know she fat as hell.
Mike, are you hearing what you're saying right now?
l can't even believe... Did he just say that she's driving?
l'm still on the "fat as hell" part.
Have you looked at yourself in the mirror lately?
-You and your bald head? -lt's 'cause l'm using your hair products.
Trina, beware. Angela, also known as the bitter one.
-l'm also known as the ass-kicking one. -Angie.
Mike, are you serious? You let Sheila drive up here alone?
Do you have any idea how long that drive is?
Mike, Mike, man, come on. The weather's supposed to be bad tonight.
Maybe you should call her and tell her get a flight tomorrow.
Look, she is fine! Okay? Drop it.
Okay, l am going to call her. This is ridiculous.
Sheila is a big girl.
Literally.
Look, she's fine. Okay? Come on.
-What smells good, girl? You cooking? -l don't know, but l'm starving.
She can carry it.
Sheila, give us a call when you get this message.
We just want to know you're okay.
-Straight to voicemail. -"A friend of hers."
-How come we're just meeting her? -Right?
And if she's such a good friend,
why is she here with Mike and why didn't she drive up here with Sheila?
Good point. That's what we would have done.
Well, y'all, before we get a little too crazy with this, let's find out what's going on
and make sure we don't pass too much judgment on her.
Agreed?
-Agreed. -No.
-No? -No. l don't like her.
Good thing l brought my Vaseline and sneakers.
No, sir. Not all these hours of this.
Something upbeat. That's more like it.
Something that'll uplift me.
Not make me want to drive off this bridge.
-Want some more? -No, babe. l'm good.
-So, did you tell them? -No.
We know about the nomination.
The nomination is just a front. She won the award!
Congratulations!
lt's a really, really big deal in D.C., so l would love for all of you to be there.
-Of course. -You know we're there.
All right, you've got eight months to prepare,
so that's plenty of time.
-l'll be there, and l'll drink to that. -You drink to nouns.
Well, maybe one day l'll drink to you getting a damn job.
Hey, Marcus got a job, guys. l'll drink to that!
Marcus paid the mortgage this month. We all should drink to that.
-Come on, Angela. l have a job. -Marcus, you work for me.
lf l didn't own that salon, you wouldn't have nothing!
You wasn't saying that when l was playing pro ball, before l got hurt.
Okay, two years of pro ball, eight years of broke.
Touchdown!
-Angela, now, why you got to be... -No, why you got to be...
Hold on, you guys. Hold on.
You know what, Angela? That's below the belt. Come on.
Well, it's true, Dianne.
Angela, Marcus, there is such a thing, it's called fighting fair.
You guys know this. We learned this on the last vacation.
Listen, Patricia, when l get mad, all that training goes out the window.
l don't want to hear this.
Okay, wait a minute. You may not want to hear it,
but you should listen, because it worked for me and Dianne.
All it means is that you speak in a calm tone. Okay?
You don't press each other's buttons and you don't hit below the belt.
Exactly. And as long as we've all been married,
we all know what our buttons are.
And when somebody says something to hurt the other person,
you don't say something worse to hurt them.
She do that all the time.
Well, then, Marcus, why don't you guys find out
-what you're really arguing about? -Look, l don't want to play any damn games.
Clearly, she's not ready, so let's get dinner started.
And what the hell are those two over there whispering and giggling about?
Y'all don't want to be part of this conversation?
Sure we do. What's up?
Trina, we were gonna get dinner started. Why don't you join us?
l am so not a woman for the kitchen. l'm gonna stay and hang with the boys.
Oh, no. You gonna come and bring your ass in the kitchen,
-where l can see you. -Yeah, come on. lt'll be fun.
Yeah, get your ass in here. Yeah. Come on.
What she think, we gonna leave her with our men
and do all the work in the kitchen?
-l saw you laughing. -Marcus, l don't know how you do it.
Man.
-Thank you. -You're welcome.
You have ruined this week for all of us. Every one of us.
Stop it. Don't blame me 'cause y'all can't handle your women.
You know you're wrong, right? You know you're wrong.
-Tell him. -For making Sheila drive up here by herself.
You're right. You're right. l should have made her chunky ass walk.
You know she needs the exercise.
Man, if l said something like that to Angela,
l'd be hanging up there with them deer horns.
Who is this girl?
She's sexy, ain't she?
Mike? Are you... Are you hitting that?
No, l plead the Fifth. l ain't saying nothing.
And you bring her up... You bring her up in here, man?
Let me tell you something. l'm serious, man. l'm so serious right now.
lf l don't get none, l'm whooping your ass.
-You laugh all you want. Yeah. Hell! -l'm just saying... Come on, man.
Mike has been the man since college, boy.
Hold the... Hold the hell up.
How you gonna admire him when you got your situation?
Whoa, whoa. Situation? Situation? Come on, man.
l got burned.
-By Angela? -No, man! No.
You got to be more careful, man.
lt ain't got nothing to do with being careful. He shouldn't have did it.
Look, what your wife don't know won't hurt her.
You know what? lt's that kind of comment, that kind of thinking right there,
that's why black women have the leading new cases of HlV
in this country, because of that.
Here comes the doctor with the stats. Here we go. Here we go.
-Hey, look, l'm with Terry. He's right. -Hey, two out of four got some sense.
Y'all been married 1 0 years. Ten years! Not once?
-Ten years. No. -Never?
You're gay. You're gay. You're gay.
-Have you thought about it? -Of course you think about it. We're men.
But then l think about what that's gonna do to her and my family,
-and it ain't worth it. -Thank you.
-All right, you got something to say? -Okay. All right, yes.
-All right, thank you. -lt ain't much. l mean, there was this woman
who, you know, she was at me, but nothing happened.
Why not?
Look at your situation.
You told me Dianne wasn't giving it up. You ain't had none in three months. Now!
You told my business and l just told yours.
What? When you get back, you call her up. All right? You hook that up.
Look, if your wife ain't giving you none, you got the legal right to get some.
lt's a law, you hear me? lt's a law.
Don't look at me like that. You got the legal right...
l'm trying to figure out what the hell country that's the law in.
-Which one is that? -lt don't matter. lt don't matter.
-l'm telling you... -Wait a minute. Tell me the law again.
-Tell me the law again. -No, no.
-lf your wife ain't giving you any... -Listen to this, fellas.
You know l'm telling the truth. Look, that's why everybody quiet. Okay.
lf your wife ain't giving you any, you got the legal right to get some.
All right? Now, l read it in some book. Some law book. l don't know what it is.
What? Why y'all looking at me? lt's probably in the constitution.
ln the constitution? You sure it wasn't the Bible?
The Declaration of lndependence.
-That's what it is. -That's what it is?
-Hi. -Hi.
-What are you doing out there? -l am looking for Lake Leland.
You're only about five miles away.
Good. Okay. Which way is it? Please.
lt's up the mountain, but you're not gonna get up there tonight.
l grew up in Detroit. l know how to drive in snow, okay?
-Thank you very much. -No, miss.
We've got a couple trees down up there.
You're not gonna get through. But they'll be cleared out by morning.
-So, there's no way to get up there? -No. Sorry.
Are you with the group here for the couples retreat?
Yeah.
ls there a hotel?
Yeah, there's one, but it's up the mountain, too.
-This is gonna be a long night. -Listen, l can offer you a cell until morning.
lt's not much, but at least you'll be warm and dry.
Then in the morning, l'll take you up there myself. Okay?
Okay.
-Can l get you some coffee? -Please. Thank you.
l've never been in jail before.
Well, technically, you still haven't. l didn't actually arrest you.
-Thank you. -Not a problem.
-l'm Troy, by the way. -Sheila.
Pleasure to meet you, Sheila. Welcome to Pemberton.
Thank you.
So, what's a black man doing up here in these sticks?
-Sticks, huh? -Yeah.
l'm an army brat, and l was born here. Came back when my dad got sick.
That's actually his house you guys are renting.
Yeah?
-How's your dad now? -He died last year.
-l'm sorry. -That's okay.
He had a full life. He lived till he was 82. After he passed, l decided to stick around.
-Something wrong with the coffee? -lt's a little bitter.
Sorry about that.
Tell me something.
Why are you driving up to a couples retreat alone?
-My husband had to go ahead. -Well, why didn't he come with you?
l wouldn't want my wife out there traveling all by herself.
-You married? -Divorced.
-You hungry? -Don't l look hungry?
What's that supposed to mean?
Come on. Don't act like you don't see l'm a big girl, okay?
Well, big girls gotta eat too, right? l got some chili if you want some.
lt's an old family recipe. l think you'll like it.
-Okay. -Okay.
What took you so long?
Good night.
Excuse me?
Not tonight. l got a headache.
-Yeah? -Come on. Stop. Stop. Stop.
-Stop! Stop! Stop. -What is... What is wrong with you, Marcus?
-Nothing. -You ain't ever turned me down.
lt's been a long drive and a long day, you know what l'm saying?
l know you lying.
l just... Let's just go to sleep, okay?
Such a liar.
Go to sleep.
That bastard let her drive all the way up here by herself, Terry.
-Baby, calm down. -Oh, no.
You better keep him away from me, that's all l have to say.
Hey, hey.
And then he comes in here with her and not his wife.
-l mean, what is wrong with him? -Dianne.
This weekend's supposed to be about us, remember?
l know that. l know, l know.
You know what l was thinking? This is a good time to work on our son.
Are you kidding me?
One of my best friends is out there in the middle of nowhere,
and you're trying to have sex? No. Move. Come on.
Poor Sheila. l can't believe that. l really can't.
Whoop his ass.
l'll whoop his ass, that's what l'm gonna do. l told him l was gonna whoop his ass.
-So, Pattie-cake, you sleeping? -No, l'm awake.
So, let me ask you, when you were with the girls today,
did you guys talk about...
Kids?
-Baby, please don't do this. -Don't do what?
No, l know where you're going with this...
-Where am l going with this? -...and it's just not the time right now.
Time for what?
-Hey. -What? Babe.
-l'm just asking. -You know how much l love you?
No, l don't.
-Yes, you do. -l don't. l don't.
How much do you love me? How much?
l love you more than all the words in all the books.
-All the words... -ln all the world.
-Yeah.
So that's just a lot of words. You ain't saying nothing.
lt's not. lt is a lot of words, but you know l love you.
And you know that l love you more than...
l don't even know how much.
lt's a lot.
So much.
What are we gonna do about our friends?
That dirty bastard.
l saw him. He was in there up until two hours ago.
-What? -l knew it.
Yeah. l'm telling you, l'm telling Sheila as soon as she gets here.
-Angela, wait a minute. -Wait for what?
We don't know what kind of state of mind she's gonna be in.
Come on, Pat. Let's forget it with all that psych mess.
-l'm telling her. -No. Pat's right.
You know, she's been really depressed lately.
-Let's just wait. -Come on. Why?
lf it was one of us, we would want to know, right?
You don't know that. Sometimes people get angry at you for telling them.
Exactly, and because she's been so unhappy,
the least we could do as her friends
-is to make sure that she's gonna be okay. -Still, we're her friends...
-Good morning. -Morning, morning.
-So where the hell y'all been? -We hiked the trail.
lt was good. There were, like, snow bunnies and little silver fox things.
The white... What do you call those things?
Wow. This smells so good, Angela.
-Now, you belong in the kitchen. -And you belong on a corner.
-Need a pimp? -Angela.
-Hey, everybody. Good morning. -Morning, Marcus.
So how did you sleep last night, Marcus?
-l slept great. -Did you?
l was like...
l slept okay.
Mike, have you called Sheila to make sure she's okay?
No. Can l get some coffee?
Babe, can you pass me some orange juice, please?
-Thanks. -Thank you.
-l'm sure she's fine. -Trick, was anybody talking to you?
-Trick? -Yeah, Trick.
As in slut. Ho. Tramp. You don't know your name?
Angela, look, you don't know me, okay? Now, l have tolerated you long enough.
-l will mop the floor with your behind. -Okay, well, let's do it then!
-Hey, hey, hey! -What you got? What you got?
Stop this. Stop!
Hey, stop this! Stop!
Hey. Hey. You gotta handle that. She cooking grits.
l'm just gonna move the hell out of the way.
-She ghetto. -You know, you better get her before l do.
Hey, divas!
-Sheila. -Hey.
-How are you? -Hey.
Hey. What's going on, everybody?
-Thank God you're okay. -Yes. l made it.
We were worried sick about you, you know.
l'm fine. This man took really good care of me.
Yeah, well, at least some man did.
Everybody,
this is Sheriff Troy.
-Morning, everybody. -l invited him for breakfast.
ls that all right?
Fine with me. Good to see you, man.
Same here. Dr. Bob.
A package came for you.
When the postal service can't make it up the hill, they leave it with me.
-Thank you. -What is that?
lt's something l needed.
-lt's so good to see you guys. -Good to see you, too.
Trina.
That's Troy.
l talked about you all last night. Girl, he is single.
ls that so?
-That's great. -Yes.
-l saw that. -l did, too.
So, Trina, why don't you move over and let the man sit down?
-All right. -Yeah. Sit down.
You're single, he's single, so... Sit there.
-Patricia, what are you doing? -l am helping out.
You don't know nothing about cooking. Move over.
-Whatever makes you happy. -l got it.
We all know you know about cooking, baby.
You know what, this mother... You know what?
You got one more time to say something to her, Mike.
What is wrong with you? Terry, please prescribe her some valium.
You're just such a butthole! Let me go and just get out of here.
-What's wrong with her? -PMS?
-What is wrong with your wife? -Take a valium.
What do you mean? lt's Wednesday.
Welcome to my world.
You done got so immune to it, you don't even know. The hell?
What do you mean?
-My goodness. -Good God!
My goodness. You're absolutely right.
-Excuse me. Here, baby. -Thank you.
-Hello? Hey, Monica. -Baby, the turkey bacon.
No, it's okay.
He said what?
No, it's fine. Thank you. Just tell him l'll get back to him later.
All right.
Terry.
-Terry? -Yeah?
Did you tell Monica not to call me?
lt's our vacation.
Can l talk to you for a minute?
No.
So, Troy,
we saw some people on, like, snowmobiles or something.
-Where do we get those? -That's easy.
l'm not worried about snowboarding. l want to shop.
-Are you okay? -Sorry.
lt's pretty.
Now, that is gorgeous, Sheila. l like that.
-l don't like it. -Well, l think you should get it.
Me? lt would take two of those to fit half of my behind.
-Okay. Come on. -You're tripping.
Come on. We're going in.
Something's going on with you, and l can feel it.
He told my secretary not to call me this week.
Girl, the man is just looking out for you. You're on vacation, Dianne.
l don't know if that's what it is.
You know, since l made partner, he's been so different.
You're busy. You are so busy. We can't even reach you.
Well, you know how long l've wanted this.
Now it's finally happened. l have a lot of demands on me,
and l don't want another child. l have a career.
Okay. Now we get down to the bottom of this.
That's what this is about. Have you talked to him?
Of course l have, but all he talks about is having a son.
l don't want to.
Di, compromise. Marriage is about give and take.
-You know that. -l know.
Well, look, l compromised with Kenya. Okay? l mean, don't get me wrong.
-l love her. Of course l do. -Yes.
But l am not having another baby. There's no compromise in that.
l'm sorry, honey. ls this difficult for you?
What? Girl, please. No, l'm fine. Look at this. This is cute on you.
We're talking about you and Marcus.
-l'm gonna pray for y'all. -Oh, no, honey.
We need to talk about you and Mike. Now, that's who needs prayer.
Mike is not so bad.
l just need to lose some weight, and it'll get better for us.
-lt's me. l know it's me. -Sheila...
-Sheila, don't blame yourself like that. -lt is me.
No!
l'm trying to lose weight so that...
Sometimes he looks at me like l disgust him.
-Sheila. -lt'll get better.
-Honey. -lt'll get better. l know.
All right, Sheila, honey, look,
-l gotta tell you something... -Angela.
What?
-What is it? -Angie.
-Listen... -Wait.
Sheila, look at what l found in your size, girl.
Girl, Mike is gonna love you in this. lsn't this hot?
-Did she just come in... -This is hot!
You know what? Can y'all get her out of here?
-Angela, Angela. -Angela!
-What?
-Why do you have to be so mean to her? -Sheila, l don't like her.
-You don't even know her. -No. You don't know her.
You're tripping.
All right, Dr. Agnew, what you got to say about that?
-She's not ready. -Yeah.
-You can say that again. -We don't keep cash in the store.
Wait a minute. Did she just say that
-'cause we're black? -Angie. Angie!
-Girl! -l'm gonna have to deal with her.
-Angela. -Excuse me.
Hey.
What the hell have you got on?
Trina said you might like it.
Trina lied.
Trina set you up. You need to smack Trina.
You look like you're wearing a damn tent. You got termites. You got termites.
-Mike, l want us to work. -That's a good start, baby.
l love you. l've always loved you.
What do l have to do to make it work?
Well, you could lose about 50 pounds. Then l might be somewhat attracted to you.
l might.
And...
Something you can do now.
You can turn off the lamp. You're beginning to glow.
Look like the cow that jumped over the moon.
Trina. That girl's funny. l tell you.
-Are you ready to talk about this? -Talk about what?
About you telling Monica not to call me.
Dianne, if you don't understand that, honey, there's nothing l need to say.
Okay. What is this really about?
Dianne.
Don't.
Why? What? Because this isn't about just spending time together, is it?
l'm beginning to think you're doing this on purpose.
What are you talking about?
You know l want more kids,
so you fight with me every night so we don't have to have sex.
We've been here two days, honey. When do you think you'll be ready?
You know what? This is... Never mind. Good night.
Hey, l just got off the phone with the lab, man.
-You straight. -Yeah!
Hey, hey, hey. Don't sleep with Angela, man,
until that shot kicks in. At least four, five days.
-Not this week, okay? -Getting better and better.
-Hey, you gotta tell her. -What? l don't think so.
What the hell? Hey, don't listen to this fool. Tell her.
Look, T. l'm gonna tell her, you know what l'm saying? l'll tell her.
-Women don't know as soon as men do. -Whoa. You just said that he was good.
Okay? There is no need to tell...
Listen, listen. l keep trying to tell you brothers about the 80-20 rule.
-The what? -The 80-20 rule.
ln most cases, in marriage you're only gonna get 80% of what you need.
That's it. No more, no less. Most times, 80%.
Now, here comes this woman offering 20%.
Now, 20% looks real good when you ain't getting it.
But the problem is you're gonna leave 80 thinking you're getting something better,
and you end up with 20.
That makes perfect sense to me.
That's the dumbest thing l've ever heard. Marcus, do not tell this woman.
-He's a idiot, that's what he is. -Come on.
Why the hell you come up here to just be a idiot?
-Wait, wait, wait! -Wait. What was he saying?
So, Troy was telling me that his parents lived in this house for 30 years.
-Wow. -Wow.
They were married for 45, okay?
People don't stay married that long no more.
-l think Pat and Gavin will. -l hope so.
What, you're not sure?
-Sounds like trouble in paradise? -There ain't no trouble in paradise.
You know, you never know what happens, you know,
-but you gotta be willing to do the work. -Yeah.
Yeah. We're not perfect. You know, we have our days, but...
You know, we remember that the bottom line is we love each other.
And it's the love that gets us through those tough days.
Right, sweetie?
-To love. -Love.
-Love.
-Trina, you dropped your napkin. -Thank you.
You're welcome.
So, you're the big-time sheriff in this town, huh?
-l wouldn't exactly say "big time." -Well, this place is beautiful.
Thank you. l think so, too.
l'd love to show you guys around before you leave.
Thanks, thanks, but l can't do that.
-We'd be up for that, yeah? -l'd love to, honey.
-What time is good? -Anytime.
-How about tomorrow? Early? -Sounds good to me.
l don't know if my wife will be able to make it, though.
She probably has to check her BlackBerry to see if she'll be available.
So, tell me, how much a gig like that pay, huh?
Oh, my God. Mike.
-What? -Forgive my husband, please.
No. l'm just saying, it can't be too much, that's all.
Well, Mike, l don't do it for the money.
Some people do it for the enjoyment. How about that?
Terry?
Mike do it for the enjoyment.
-You must need another drink, don't you? -And you need some condoms, don't you?
Believe me. You don't want to go down that road with me.
How about we go down the ski slope, skiing?
-Yes. -Snowboarding.
You two snowboard, whatever. All right?
-No. Snowmobile. l can't do that race stuff. -What's so funny?
You want to share with the table?
Mike, can you please let these single people have a private moment?
l agree.
Maybe after dinner you two could go for a ride or something?
That sounds great. Troy is so nice.
That sounds nice. Fun.
Trina ain't going nowhere with him.
-Why not? -Yeah, Mike.
Why can't this single woman go out with this single man?
-Can we just drop this, please? -l'm so agreeing with Dianne right now.
-Let him answer. -Marcus, get your wife.
Come on, baby. Give me that drink.
No. As matter of fact, let me get another drink,
so Mike can tell us why Trina can't go with Troy.
Angela... Really. lt's no big deal.
Okay. Let's do it.
-Come on. No, no. Come on. -Mike.
-Calm down. Eat your food, okay? -Talk to me. No, no.
No. Let him talk. Let him talk, Sheila.
-She's just a little drunk. -Yeah. You know what, Marcus?
l may be a little drunk,
but somebody at this table got some damn secrets.
-Really? -That's enough.
No, no, no, no. Dianne.
Somebody got some secrets. What are they?
You know, l'm so sick of this. l'm sick of it.
The reason she can't go with this man or any other man
is because she's sleeping with yours, Sheila.
What?
No.
Yeah, Sheila.
Hell.
Well, y'all, thanks for dinner, but l should be going.
l think you need to stay, man.
We're gonna need some law enforcement around here.
l'm sorry.
ls it true?
Yeah. Yeah, it's true.
That's my secret. l'm the bad guy.
But l'm not the only married person with a secret at this table.
Terry.
Have you told your wife how you got a DNA test on your daughter,
'cause you weren't sure that she was yours?
-Mike, don't go telling secrets, man. -No, no. Come on, Marcus.
Y'all talking about me. You put my secret out there.
Let's put everybody's secret on the table, shall we?
Dianne, have you told your husband that you got your tubes tied
after you had Kenya and didn't tell him? That's what Sheila told me.
l'm sorry, Terry, but your chances of having a boy?
-A little slim to none. -Mike, wait a minute. This has gone too far.
You are getting really dangerous now.
-You need to stop this. -Gavin.
Since you guys are walking around here like the perfect couple,
will you please inform your wife how you came crying at my house,
asking how could she be so stupid and not strap your son in his car seat?
-What about that? -You are a lowdown, dirty bastard...
-Shut up! -No, you shut up!
-Marcus, please! -Hell.
Please tell this woman the truth.
And l pray that it sets you free. l pray, brother.
But l'm telling you, tell this woman
how Terry had to give you a shot because you had VD.
Let's talk about condoms now, shall we, Angela?
So you got VD?
-Checkmate. -Who you been with?
-Angela, let's discuss this in private. -No. You know what?
lt seems like you guys have been talking in private enough.
How long have you had it?
-A week. -Was it Keisha?
No. You didn't get it from her. You got it from Walter.
-What are you talking about? l ain't gay. -No. l slept with him.
l got a shot. l was just waiting for you to say something.
Yeah.
-l hope he breaks her vocal cords. -Stop!
Touchdown!
-Get off of me! -Man, come on, man. Come on!
Don't be putting your hands on me! You know what? Arrest him!
l'll get him. You see, he's trying to kill me.
-Let me go. Let me go. -Arrest him, Troy!
That's why l slept with her! You so damn evil!
You know what? You put your hands on the wrong one, Marcus.
-l'm out of here. -Get out of here.
Now, that's the best idea l heard since we got up here.
Let's cut this trip short. Baby, go pack our stuff. We out of here.
Look, l'm sorry you had to hear this way.
Thank your friend over there.
lt's over. l'll be more than fair, but l want a divorce.
Hey, you can have the rental property.
l'll have Paco put bars on there for you, so don't thank me or nothing.
lt's a rough neighborhood.
You can have your car, and l'll figure everything else out.
Whatever.
Oh, my God.
l hope he's dead.
l'll get my medical bag.
Sheila, you know you had the key in the door.
You came to arrest me?
Actually, l saw your car out front, and l just came to check on you.
-Did l kill him? -No. You didn't kill him, but...
He's gonna have one hell of a headache.
l should have killed him.
Sheila, you don't mean that.
Maybe you do.
l gave him my life.
You know, he emptied out my bank account?
l have $87 to my name.
l don't know what l'm gonna do.
Well, if you've got a minute, l'd like to show you something.
Hey, guys, l'm really sorry about everything, okay?
l love you. l'll call you later. Bye, baby.
lf anyone hears from Sheila, we'll let each other know, right?
-Yes. -Bye, guys.
All right, daddy.
-Give that man what he wants. -Have a safe drive.
Are we gonna talk about this?
Gavin, please. Not right now.
You're not gonna...
l'll do it.
What?
You weren't even gonna tell me, were you?
Why did you test our daughter?
Because you are so damn busy
that when you got pregnant, we had sex, what, once?
Well, what were the results?
-What do you mean? She's mine. -Really?
What the hell is that supposed to mean? What the hell you saying, Dianne?
Yeah, okay. Okay.
lt's snowing a little bit, but this is where l come to clear my head.
l just come right here. l pray. l scream. l yell.
Do whatever l need to do. And it's just me and God.
-You ever come here to cry? -Yeah. That, too.
l can't even
describe to you the pain l feel. lt's like l've been hit by a car.
l keep trying to understand.
Why l'm... What did l do so wrong?
Why he betrayed me?
lt hurts.
l have no life without him.
l can't even pray about it.
You know, Sheila, it's a great time for a new start,
if you want to stay.
-l thought you were still at work. -l took the day off.
l'm gonna get dinner started.
-We need to talk, Patricia. -l don't think so.
l know you heard what Michael said at the table.
-So you're not gonna deal with it? -Look, Gavin, l have dealt with this, okay?
This is what l do for a living. l'm a doctor. l've dealt with this.
Yeah, well, you haven't talked to me about it.
So now you want to talk to me the way you did Mike?
Now you want to cry your eyes out to me?
lt's not like you made it easy for me to discuss this.
Yeah, we talk about Noah like he was never here.
Can you look at his picture?
Patricia, please. Please put... Can you just look at his picture?
Gavin, l didn't know...
-l didn't know you blamed me for it. -l...
Okay. l blamed you.
l blamed... l'm sorry. Okay? l blamed myself, too.
l blamed God, but...
lt's no one's fault. Baby, just look at the picture.
All right.
-Steak or chicken? -Patricia, no!
-Look at the picture! -No! You know what? Stop it!
-Patricia, look at... -Stop it!
-Patricia, Patricia... -Gavin, just stop it!
-Patricia, just look at the picture. -Stop with your pretending.
-l'm not... -Stop. When you...
When you pretend that you love me! Stop with all those lies!
-l can't take this. -Patricia.
You know you hate me. l hate myself for this!
-l don't hate you, baby. -This is my fault!
-No. Don't touch me! -Baby.
-Don't touch me. -Okay. Well...
No. Will you just listen to me for once, please?
-lt's not your fault, baby. -This is my fault.
l walk around here trying to act like perfect Pattie.
You know, well, perfect Pattie messed up. Okay?
-No one's asking you... -No. Will you just listen?
-l'm not asking you... -Listen for a minute!
-l'm not... -Listen!
Perfect Pattie messed up.
l was in a hurry.
And...
l strapped him in. l strapped him in.
But l didn't secure it. l didn't check. Check to see if it was secure, and...
lt was raining, and...
l slid off the road, and now...
-And now? -Now he's dead.
-l know. l know, baby. l know. -And he's not coming back.
You know, Gavin, l can deal with a lot of things, but this...
l'm not strong enough to deal with this, baby.
Baby, you don't have to be strong by yourself.
Just let me be... Let me be strong for you, okay?
We can make it through.
Baby, l'll be there for you.
No matter what.
Please...
l need to see Marcus.
Okay. Hold for one second.
-What the hell are you doing here? -l need to see Marcus.
No, chick, you better get out of this building.
l need to see Marcus.
No. l said you better get out of this building.
No, you didn't touch me! You better back yourself off!
-You know who you messing with, huh? -What are you doing here?
-Look, l need to talk to you. -About what?
-Do you mind? -Yes, l mind.
Marcus, you better get her the hell out of here
-before l throw her out on her face! -l'm gonna get that ho!
You better check that ho! You better check that ho!
-You know what? l'm gonna have... -Angie, Angie, Angie.
-Let me take care of this. -Yeah.
-'Cause l know how to handle it! -He got a handle. He can handle all of this.
-Get her. Deal with her. -All this!
He handles it, and well! Well, Miss Press and Curl, you ho!
Y'all know l don't take that. l kick ass up in here every Tuesday.
Y'all know who you work for! You know who you work for!
What is it?
Yeah. You know what? She's right here in this office.
AngeIa, taIk to her.
-l think that's what you should do. -I'm not gonna taIk to her.
lf she says one thing to me, l'm going to jail for murder.
WeII, I'm a Iawyer. I'II get you off.
Sheila's on line two.
Guys, Sheila's on line two. l'm gonna conference us in, okay?
But... You know what? lf you got to be that damn tender-headed,
why don't you get out of my damn chair?
Get out of my chair looking like next ghetto top weave.
Sheila?
Are you okay? We've been trying to reach you.
-Yeah. l'm... Mike turned my cell phone off. -Sheila, honey, do you need some money?
Angela, l'm fine.
l got a job in a general store.
-A generaI store? -A generaI store?
-Don't ask. l'll be all right. -Do you need a place to stay?
-You can live with us. -No, Patricia.
I spent too much time Ietting other peopIe take care of me.
-l've gotta find my own way. -Where are you?
Just know l'm fine, Dianne. l gotta do this on my own.
I'm reaIIy proud of you, SheiIa.
l'm gonna call you guys soon. l love you.
-We're really sorry this happened. -SheiIa, I'm so sorry.
-l'll be all right. -Honey, I Iove you, okay?
-We Iove you. -We Iove you.
l love y'all, too.
Dianne, tell Terry l said happy birthday, okay?
Oh, my God! ls that today?
-Dianne, you didn't forget, did you? -l have to go.
Okay. l'll talk to you.
Later.
Hey, Sheriff.
-Hey. -Hey!
-Thanks for getting me this job. -You kidding me?
lf it wasn't for you, this place wouldn't even be open again.
My daddy loved this store. lt's his lifelong dream, this place.
-You work out every day? -Not every day.
l should go with you sometime.
You know, you laugh, but you might actually enjoy it.
Keeps the stress down.
l couldn't run from here to that door.
Maybe we can...
Maybe we can start walking first.
lf you want to.
No.
You know, Sheila, you've been putting in a lot of time in this place,
you know, getting it reopened and all. Want to go to the movies later?
Sheila?
-What did you say? -Movies.
Have some fun. Laugh, smile. You want to go?
Okay.
Why the hell was she at my salon?
-She had to see me. -About what?
-Angela, lay off. l'm getting sick of this. -Then leave.
You keep it up, and that's just what l'm gonna do.
Please, Marcus. Please. You ain't going nowhere.
You know why you ain't going nowhere? 'Cause this is my money!
You need this money!
-l'm sick of you. -Get out! Get out!
What are you talking about? Get out! No, stop! Get...
First of all...
First of all! lt was my money that started the damn business.
Now, you think l'm with you for the money?
l'm with you because l love you, but you too damn stupid to see it.
l was with you when you didn't have a dime,
and l've always been there for you! Not afraid to let you shine.
lt's a damn shame when you women are so used to losing,
-you don't realize when you've won. -Kids, get your stuff. Your daddy here.
l know you did not bring this trick up into my house.
-l have told you... -Just shut up! Shut!
Now, Keisha,
this is my wife, and you are going to respect her.
So don't call our house or come by my job
unless it's got something to do with the kids.
We're done.
Now, l have to have a relationship with you because of them, and that is it.
So, if it ain't got nothing to do with the kids, don't you call me!
And l'm gonna tell you this one time.
You better stop talking to my kids about her, do you understand me?
Yeah.
-Wow. lt's about time... -Hey! Shut up!
Now, both of y'all better learn to get along for the sake of these kids,
and stop acting like you're both damn five years old!
Daddy!
-Hi, babies. -Hey, guys. Hey.
Hi, honey.
-Get in the car. Hop on in. -Okay.
All right, now.
-Better put your seatbelts on. -Okay.
Okay. Now, Daddy's gonna see you guys a little later, okay?
-Okay. -Put your seatbelt on. Daddy loves you.
Baby. Marcus, where are you going?
l am so sorry l'm late. l just... You know, l got wrapped up,
and it just slipped my mind.
lt's all right, love. You remember what you want to remember.
Babe, l really am sorry.
Okay. l will see you at the office tomorrow, doc, okay?
Okay, Pam.
-Listen, thanks for the cake and ice cream. -Anytime, Terry.
-All right, darling. -Happy birthday.
Thank you, Pam.
Are you two having an affair?
-l think l better go. -Yeah.
You better. And don't come back to this house.
l'll see you at the office, Pam.
-Okay. -Thanks for being so nice.
Bye.
You fire her, and l mean it!
You don't come in this house and give me any damn ultimatums.
What is going on?
-You answer me! -Keep your voice down.
Our daughter is in this room sleeping.
Don't you let that whore back in this house again.
Now, look, l'm warning you.
That whore has tutored your daughter, went to her recital,
picked her up when you left her sitting on the school steps twice.
Okay, and what has she done for my husband, l wonder?
-l have to work, Terry! -This is not about your damn job!
lt's not? Then where is this coming from all of a sudden?
What the hell are you talking about, "All of a sudden"?
This is not all of a sudden!
lt's been... l don't even know how long it's been
that l've been begging you, l've been...
l have been begging you to spend some time with me,
-begging you for months. -And l have!
What kind of man has to make an appointment to sleep with his wife?
Obviously, one who has too much time on his hands.
What do you want me to do?
What do l want you to do?
What l want you to do. How about the obvious?
How about baking a cake for my birthday,
or spending some time with me, or your daughter, okay?
How about doing what a wife does, screwing me on a regular?
-Can you handle that? -You know what? l am all for solutions,
but maybe we could come up with something
that doesn't involve me stepping back into the '50s!
You are so selfish.
l am not selfish.
What the hell are you talking about, you're not selfish?
Dianne, you laid there and had your tubes tied
and you didn't even tell me? You don't think that's selfish?
Look, this is my body, okay? You don't have to carry a child, l do!
You don't have to miss work, l do!
Dianne, when you get married, you give up the l's for us, okay?
You don't make those kind of decisions without talking to me!
What the hell am l doing?
l don't even know why l'm having this argument with you.
l'm tired of arguing about the same damn thing with you.
lt's clear to me. One thing, very clear.
You don't want to be married.
Can l tell you what this is about?
My entire career is going way better than yours,
and you're having some testosterone issues.
And you can't deal with it.
Have you lost your mind?
No.
But l'm about to lose my wife.
l'm moving out.
l'll be right there.
l really love your dad's place.
But l gotta pay you back.
-l do! -No.
lt's all good. Don't even sweat that.
Are my legs supposed to be this sore?
No pain, no gain, right?
l need to tell you something.
Yeah, sure. What's up?
l'm really vulnerable right now, and...
We can't go to the movies and hang out and stuff.
-What? What do you mean? -l mean...
l just got to the point where l can say Mike's name without crying,
and l don't want to get caught up in what Patricia and Dr. Phil call
"The Hero Syndrome."
lt's when somebody comes along and they help you out,
and just 'cause they were being nice, you fall for them, and...
-You're just being nice. -l don't know, Sheila.
l could have this same hero thing going on with you, too.
-What are you talking about? -l'm serious.
l mean, look at you.
This man was trying to break you,
and every day l see you take some of that power back.
l didn't do anything. l just signed the papers. l didn't even fight.
Sometimes signing the papers is all the fighting you need to do.
Don't play with me.
l'm not playing with you.
l mean, Sheila, you are amazing,
intelligent,
spiritual, sexy.
Strong...
Strong and beautiful woman.
Not as big as l am.
You know, if you're not happy about the way you look, then change it.
Stop doubting yourself. l mean, it's not attractive.
l don't like it.
And hell, it makes me uncomfortable for you.
l'm sorry.
l'm just so used to Mike saying things,
l try to beat him to it.
l ain't Mike.
Jesus. Lord, have mercy. God.
l ain't felt that in a long time.
Okay. l think l need to pray.
Can we pray?
All right.
-Well, l hope she can help her now. -Well, if she can...
What are you two doing here? Did something happen?
-No. -Did something happen to Sheila?
-No, no, no. Don't worry. -No, honey.
-Calm down. We're okay. -Everything's all right.
l thought somebody had died or something. What are you doing here?
-Girl, we got men problems. -Man problems.
Thank God it's just men. Okay. That l can deal with.
-What happened? -Okay. You ready for this? Terry moved out.
He got his own apartment. He's so upset with me.
And l have never seen Marcus so mad at me.
He went off. He set me straight. And Keisha, but she deserved it.
And, Angie, you didn't?
You know, if l didn't know these men, l would just think that they were crazy.
-They are. -Yeah.
Come on, you guys. Will you call them and talk to them?
-No. l am not about to do that. -No. l'm not gonna be all vulnerable.
You know, you guys are just pathetic.
lf you're not gonna be honest with your husbands,
then who are you gonna be vulnerable with?
-You! -You!
Thank you very much, but...
This is the reason why they're so upset at you,
because you haven't been truthful with them.
Tell them how you want them to hold you at night
and how you're afraid for them to leave you. Y'all know this.
ls she kidding me? l am not about to do that, period.
See, Angie, your problem is, is you're afraid
that he won't do what it is that you want him to do.
-You just stubborn. -So?
l'll tell you what. l'm not ready to face possible rejection.
-l'm just not. -Me, either.
Rejection? Look at you guys, sitting here looking like little lost puppies.
Tell them what you tell me all the time.
Tell them the truth. Tell them what you're feeling.
She makes me sick.
-She's always got something smart to say. -Always.
Listen, l want you guys to do this little lesson here.
-Here we go. -Come on.
-You guys stop it. -Some big exercise.
lt's gonna work. Gavin and l just did this, so it's really gonna help. Take this paper.
On one side of it, l want you to list all the bad he's ever done.
Okay, and on the other side, l want you to list all the good he's ever done.
Now, if the bad outweighs the good, then so be it.
Don't hold on. Just let it go.
But... But if this good outweighs the bad,
then y'all need to be big little women and fix this. This is not healthy.
l don't want to be a big little woman, Pat. l want to be a little girl.
You are not in college anymore, Angie.
-Just grow up. -Yeah. Thank you.
Well, l gotta get to class, guys. So, l'll see you at the ceremony, yes?
No, no. We can't make it. Sorry.
-She's joking. -l'm playing.
-Of course! -We're gonna be there.
l want you married with your husbands, all right?
Well, l might be there with my new boyfriend
-if this list don't look right. -Angie.
lf you do the work, it'll be fine. All right.
-Bye. -Bye, baby.
Thank you.
l tell you, l need a legal pad to write this list, honey.
You know what l would do if l was single right now?
You know what l'd be doing? Sitting here having a drink with y'all.
Thanks for giving me a call.
-They are wasted, man. -Hey, we need another round, man!
-Where's your help, huh? -Night off.
-Man, l told him, quit. -What's up, fellows?
-Hey! -Hey!
-How you doing, man? -l got the hen, man.
Thanks.
We were sitting here thinking of a way to kill our wives
-and wondering if you could help us. -Yeah, that always works.
-Gavin. -Oh, man.
Tell me something, man.
Why is it that when a woman say she want a good man
and then she get one, she do everything she can to drive him crazy?
l got the answer.
'Cause women don't know what they want, especially yours. Am l right, Gavin?
l'm gonna divorce Dianne. l'm gonna call her up and tell her,
"You know what? We're getting a divorce."
Yeah, right. You and Dianne are made for each other.
No. No. l ain't gonna call her. l'm gonna send her a text.
You want to piss a woman off, send her a text like something.
Stop it. Stop it, man.
You got a good woman. You need to work it out.
Good woman or not, she gotta be willing to work it out.
l had a good woman once.
Anybody seen Sheila?
Boy, Angela talks to her from time to time, but...
-Really? -Sound to me like you miss her.
-l'm... -What?
-No! No! l don't miss her. -You made a mistake. lt's okay to say so.
l didn't make a mistake, all right? Who are you talking to?
l should've just, you know...
l should've just
done a background check on Trina.
Girl don't do nothing. She don't cook, don't clean,
don't wash clothes. Don't do...
Take the garbage out. She don't do... She just don't.
She can shop, 'cause she burning up my American Express.
All right! Quality. Quality.
Hey, Gavin. You know what that sound like to me?
-80-20. -l tried to look... Yeah, right.
You think about that with Dianne.
Man, l'm going back to her. l'm just right now...
-l'm teaching her a lesson. -Yeah. What lesson is that?
You know what the lesson is? l ain't gotta be there. That's the real lesson.
l don't... l don't... l don't have to be there. l can go.
-Yeah, that's great. -Yeah. That's gonna look good.
Thirty-six years old, out there dating again. That ain't a good look.
Especially when you're missing your ex.
Hey, Mike. You got what you wanted, didn't you?
-What's all this for? -l just thought l would cook for you.
Come on, baby. Sit.
-Just let me wash my hands. -Okay.
-Hello? -Hello?
-Marcus? -Man, she has cooked.
She ain't said two words to me since we got back.
I've been sIeeping with one eye open,
and she cooked.
Well, if she ain't cooking grits, you ain't got nothing to worry about.
No, man.
She's trying to kill me.
Look, I'm caIIing you 'cause I want you to know
if something happens to me, I want y'aII to know she did it.
Just go eat your dinner, all right? Angela's not that crazy.
This is AngeIa.
You know what? You're right. She is kind of crazy.
Look, if anything tastes funny, spit it out.
Okay, okay.
l love you, man.
l love you, too.
You haven't touched your food.
lt's good, but l'm just not that hungry. You know what l'm saying?
You're still lying.
l'm just saying, look,
you ain't said two words to me, and all of a sudden
l come home and you cooked.
Marcus, look, l know that l haven't been the easiest woman to get along with.
And l know it's been hard for you. But none of that matters.
Life is too short.
You're trying to kill me, ain't you? Just cut to it.
Patricia gave you one of them mind games to play on me.
Now, if it's about Keisha, we can talk about Keisha.
Marcus, it's not about her.
lt's about us, right? Honey, l love you.
l just want us to start over again. Just me and you.
lf that's okay.
-You're serious? -Yes.
So, if that is the case,
you gonna stop talking to me like you crazy.
Done.
We're gonna stay committed to each other.
And know that l am doing my best.
l know you are, Marcus.
And l'm so sorry for making you feel like you weren't.
One more.
You're gonna have to stop drinking.
Okay!
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
One second. Okay?
-l love you, baby. -l love you, too.
Finished.
-l bought that in Africa. -Did you really?
-Yeah. Me and Dianne. -Wow.
lt's gorgeous.
Come in!
-lt was last year. -Really?
-Dianne, what are you doing... -Let me just say this, please.
l am wrong.
l am so wrong for not telling you, and l've just taken you for granted.
And l'll do anything. l'll do whatever it takes, whatever it takes
so that you can just come home.
Because l made that list,
-and l realize that l need you and l love you. -What list? What are you talking about?
-l'm gonna go. -No, no, no.
What are you saying? Are you saying we can work it out?
-Yes. -Let me ask you something.
When we were in Colorado, we were in the car,
and l said, "l tested Kenya because, so and so."
And then you said, "Huh," like she wasn't mine.
-Were you having an affair or something? -No!
Terry, l was just mad. l just said that to get back at you.
To get back at me? Okay.
And we can work this out through anything?
Yes.
Okay. l guess that means l'll tell you this, then.
She's pregnant.
With twins.
Okay, okay.
Okay, you know what? We'll work it out. We'll work it out.
-You mean it? -Yeah.
Okay. Well, just like you said just to get back at me,
l just did that to get back at you. She's not.
-Terry! -Dr. Bob.
We have never, ever, ever had an affair. There's nothing going on.
And my boyfriend would be very upset to hear you say that.
-Yes. He's a big linebacker. -Thank God you got a boyfriend.
-Yes, l do. -All right.
-Well, then can you just come home? -Please, take him. Take him home.
-l will lock up. -l'm very sorry.
All right. Lock up.
-Hey. -Hey!
-How you doing, Marcus? -Mike, Mike, look at you.
-Hey, boy, you looking real sweet. -Look at you.
Nice suit.
l know your bald-headed ass did not bring her up in here.
-Baby. -Yes, l did.
All right. Come on. Come on, now. Hey.
-Hi. -You look gorgeous.
Thank you. So do you.
And where have you been? 'Cause Pat's having a meltdown about hair.
-Are you serious? -Yes.
Come on. l'm gonna show you where she is.
Okay. l'll see you guys. You look good. Bye, baby.
Why is your wife so evil?
Stop it. All right?
-l'm playing. -So, how you guys been doing?
-We're good. How have you been? -Good.
-Great. -Good. Good.
-You look good. -Thank you.
Well, l'm gonna go to the ladies room and freshen up.
-All right, all right. -Lipstick. Okay? l'll be right back.
-"Lipstick. Don't kiss me." -Stop, stop, stop.
Sheila?
-Trina. -Wow.
You look amazing.
-How... How are you? -l feel amazing.
Wow.
l wondered what l would do when l saw you again.
lf l would cuss you out or stomp you on the street,
whoop that ass.
And amazingly,
all l want to do is pray for you.
But don't tempt me.
Stay away from the wine bottles, okay?
Have a good evening.
Sheriff?
What you doing here?
Well, we came to support Patricia on her big night.
-"We"? Who's we? -Me and my wife.
Okay. l think l'm ready.
Sheila?
Hello, Mike.
-Which way is it? -Right up here to the left, honey.
-You look beautiful. -Thank you.
-Perfect! -Thank you. So much.
-Yes, that's beautiful. -Divas!
Oh, my God!
You remembered.
-How could l forget? -What happened to you?
Where...
Oh, my God!
We've been worried about you, you know.
l'm fine.
What's this glow that l see happening here? l haven't seen that in a long time.
l'd like to think l had a little something to do with that.
-Hey, Troy. -How you doing, ladies?
-What are you doing here? -Sheila?
l stayed in Colorado.
-We're married now. -Get out!
You're about to make me have a heart attack.
-Congratulations. -Thank you.
Troy, you gotta go. Get out. Troy, get out.
We need to speak to our friend, so she can tell us what happened.
-All right, all right. l'm leaving. -Bye.
Sheila!
-Sheila and Troy together? -Yes. They're together.
They're together and they look... You know, she look really good.
-l just... -She looks what?
Did you hear? l missed it, too.
l said she looked good. Okay? She looked really good.
-Mike. Okay. -All right. She look really good.
Good.
So, l, you know... lt was just...
l haven't seen her in a while, so it was kind of, you know...
-What the hell are you saying, man? -l'm just saying, it was kind of surprising.
-lt was kind of surprising. -To see her.
-To see her what? -Yeah.
l just haven't seen her in a while, that's all.
-You miss her? -What?
Come on, man. What, y'all drinking too much?
Okay.
-Troy. -How you doing, guys?
Hey, Sheriff.
-What's going on? -Good to see you, brother.
Same here.
Well, congratulate him. You know, him and Sheila got married.
Right, right. Hey, congrat...
-Can you believe he married my ex? -To you and Sheila.
-Yes.
-Thank you. -He what now?
l said he married my ex.
One man's ex can be another man's treasure.
So, she had that gastric bypass?
No.
Actually, we just... We just worked out together.
You know what that means, right?
-l... l just can't wait to see her. -l want to see her, too, man.
l can't wait to see what working out will do for you.
l'm going to the table, man. l can't play with y'all.
Hey, man. Don't be... Don't be bitter, man. We're just... We're just clowning around.
Working out, man. Working out.
l thought...
l prayed
that God would save my marriage.
But it wasn't built on the right things anyway.
l thought if Mike got right, you know...
lf l lost the weight, that everything would be okay.
lt's been hard.
But it's me.
l did it.
-l'm doing it. -That's right.
And it feels so good.
lt feels so good.
l thought that God had given up on me.
Yeah.
Because here l am in this marriage and it don't work.
He don't love me, he don't like me.
But he brought me somebody.
He is an amazing man.
He is supportive. He doesn't criticize me.
He walks with me.
He loves me through all of it. You understand what l'm saying?
-Jesus. -l didn't have that. And l do now.
And...
l wake up. l wake up with so much joy in my heart.
Oh, God. Help us, Jesus. He already has, huh?
l wake up with so much joy in my heart.
You are so beautiful, Sheila.
Oh, my God, but you are not with that makeup.
We need to get it together.
-This is... -No, we can't do that.
-Oh, my God. -Okay, we gotta get it together.
l need some tissue. Jesus! Okay, give me some. l need some powder.
First of aII, I'd Iike to thank everyone for such a IoveIy, IoveIy evening.
I feeI very proud to be the first bIack woman
to receive this award.
I'm very bIessed to have won an honor
for a book that has given me such gratification
and information
and great vacations.
Hey, we really didn't get a chance to talk.
On purpose.
Come on, Sheila. Don't be like that.
What do you want, Mike? l'm trying to listen to Patricia.
Look, l'm sorry about how all this went down.
-Dianne, Terry... -Okay? l don't...
l don't want you to be mad at me.
Marcus...
Forgiveness, you know? l want you to forgive me.
-lsn't that what the good book says? -Yes.
l forgave you a long time ago.
Because if l had stayed angry, l would have taken it out on Troy.
And he is too good for that. You understand?
Yeah. Yeah. He's too good for that. Yeah.
But, hey, l was...
l was your first. You never forget your first, right?
You did think you were my first, didn't you?
l just wanted to say sorry and... You know, there's this...
There's this thing called the 20-80 rule that...
Mike.
l know all about the 80-20 rule.
Look.
l thank you for helping me find myself then.
But the woman l am now is done with you.
So turn around and go back to Trina. Your 20.
I say cIear and Ioud for everyone to hear.
Gavin.
I Iove you.
And in cIosing,
I wouId Iike for everyone to remember,
the greatest achievement for any human being
is to Iove God,
yourseIf,
and others. Thank you so much for this. Thank you.