[Sunday] previously on cherish the day...
I know you said tonight isn't about you, but they chose to honor you.
-Which jacket should I wear tonight? -Have you seen my wallet?
-No. -Did you take it?
He's changing before my eyes.
Hey, ellis, can you come get us?
In alabama?
[Sunday] there's no way you're gonna make it back in time for tonight?
What's he got that I ain't got?
I owe you an apology. I just need you to be patient.
[anastasia exclaiming] ooh, I'm sorry!
You can't walk in here whenever you feel like it.
I'll let myself out.
♪ this is a beautiful sun ♪
♪ shining for the only one ♪
♪ who matters in my life ♪
♪ oh, yeah ♪
♪ this is a beautiful day ♪
♪ I know there ain't no way ♪
♪ I'm letting you out of my sight ♪
♪ no, no ♪
♪ and you can shine with me today and tomorrow ♪
you know, the first fish you ever caught
was a trophy fish.
It was bigger than you were. [laughs]
you were what? Uh...
...Four years old?
-[chuckling] -I never heard that story.
Fishing with you is my favorite thing to do.
Mine too, my sweet girl, mine too.
Mama said she wouldn't let me play football with you,
so that's why you took up fishing, so we can hang.
No, that was god.
I would give away
everything I was carrying when I went fishing...
...But it felt like I was stealing.
Stealing what?
Peace.
I didn't even know that kind of peace existed until I was...
...Fishing with my daughter.
[chuckles]
you know something about fishing?
[both] it's the closest you'll get to heaven.
-[laughing] -yes, yes I do.
I learned that from you.
Oh!
Think I got something.
Ugh.
Who taught you how to fish?
You did, daddy.
[laughs] ah.
["cherish the day" by sade playing]
♪ you show me how deep love can be ♪
♪ this is my prayer ♪
♪ I cherish the day ♪
[Sunday] just let me talk to him again, please.
Good luck, child.
Daddy.
Unless it's jesus or my wife you're bringing in here,
you can forget about it.
You can't keep driving people away.
Nonsense.
I've got you, I've got lynette.
We'll do just fine.
Daddy, it can't all be on lynette,
and I can't be here as much as you need me.
I didn't like her!
Okay.
How about some, uh, ginger ale with some extra ice.
-How about that? -Now, you're talking some sense!
["why'd you let me go" by jordan max playing]
♪ I don't mind the mind the stormy weather ♪
♪ yes lord ♪
♪ I won't crumble under pressure ♪
♪ I sing the pain I sing for pleasure ♪
♪ yes lord ♪
♪ what you gone do ♪
♪ our world's falling down ♪
♪ my lord I'm still here ♪
-[Sunday over phone] leave a message. -[beep]
hey, I was hoping to see you today.
Give me a call.
♪ what will rise will fall ♪
[sighs] I'm hungry.
When can we eat?
You already ate. The potato hash with avocado?
Well, maybe you did. I didn't.
[phone ringing]
mv, who is this?
Hey! [chuckles] how are you?
Ah, holding up.
Oh, reading and fertilizing.
Mmm. Mmm-hmm.
Well, I thought I would do peas this time.
Mmm-hmm.
Collard greens? Well...
...Okay.
Well, that sounds like a plan.
Yeah, she's right here. Hold on.
Hello?
Hey! [laughing] hi.
I can't believe I remembered this number.
Hey.
I can't believe we still have a landline.
[both laughing]
I tried your cell, but I...
[over phone] ...Figured maybe you didn't want to--
no. No. No, no, no.
It's just... Daddy and I went fishing.
We caught some speckled trout.
Oh. Oh, that's nice.
[exhales]
listen, last night was just...
-...It was horrible. -Awkward. [laughs]
we should talk.
Yeah, we should.
Meet me at the bridge in uh...
...About a half hour.
[Sunday laughing]
I didn't think you were gonna show up.
You'd think I'd leave you standing alone on the bridge?
Our bridge?
I didn't know.
After everything that happened, I wasn't sure.
Yeah.
It was definitely a surprise,
not the kind of surprises I like, but...
Well, that's not gonna happen again.
I got the key back.
Oh.
Hmm.
It's a lot harder than we thought, huh?
Yeah.
But I gave you my word that I'd be patient
and give you time to figure it out,
so that's what I'm gonna do.
I want you to come to our family dinner.
I want you to meet my girls.
[chuckles] really?
Mmm-hmm.
Okay.
I'd love that.
But look, I gotta tell you that anastasia and danny are gonna be there.
[laughing]
what? That's how we do dinner.
Okay. That's okay. That's okay.
Hey, look, you'll have a good time.
I mean, we... We cook, we listen to music, play games.
A lot of fun.
I'm in.
-Yeah? -[Sunday] yeah.
["happy song" by chantae cann playing]
♪ livin' life inspired by the sunshine ♪
♪ overjoyed, delighted in things ♪
♪ that give us meaning ♪
♪ this is my happy song ♪
♪ throw all your cares away ♪
♪ leave it all just for today ♪
[vendor] have a good day now.
What does everly like?
Well, lately, she's been into baking,
like, yeah... But you don't need to get them any gifts.
I'm meeting your girls for the first time.
I can't show up empty handed.
And, you know, my mother raised me better than that. So...
[vendor] hey, folks!
We have everything from fresh vegetables to hand-made candles.
Let me know if there's anything that interests.
Hi.
Does she, uh... Does she like cupcakes?
Look, are you kidding me?
There isn't a sweet she hasn't met that she doesn't like.
Hold this.
[ellis] is this for baking?
[Sunday] you'll see.
[vendor] let me wrap that up for you.
-Thank you so much. -Thank you.
[laughs]
-just drop that in there. -Oh.
I like shopping with you.
-Really? -Mmm-hmm.
I like shopping with you.
You need one of those.
-Are you kidding me? -Yes, a dashiki.
-I can't fit in that. -Yes!
[laughing]
I'd think you'd look really, really hot.
-Oh, really? -Mmm-hmm.
-Let me get two of them. -[both laughing]
[gasps]
mmm. So cool.
-Bree loves to read, right? -Yeah.
-She likes graphic novels? -Mmm-hmm.
This is for slightly older kids,
but so great.
Hurston, jean toomer.
I'll tell her she has to ask you first before she can read it.
I'll take it.
You know, you're really great with kids.
-[laughs] -[vendor] aw, thank you so much.
-There you go. -[Sunday] thank you.
-What? -Nothing.
Let's get these wrapped up.
Uh-huh. I'mma beat you.
Cute!
Don't start, lynette.
What'd I say?
You look good.
Thanks, daddy.
So lynette, uh,
are we ever gonna catch sight of the boys this summer?
Bajir's in love,
and the workaholic's spending his last summer as a college student
interning at a bank in new york.
You raised them well.
Well, you were a big influence, uncle mv.
Well, tell me this, what...
What are you gonna do for yourself
when the baby graduates from high school this year?
I'mma party.
[both laughing]
well...
It looks pretty.
[scoffs]
um, did you know your uncle fired another caregiver today?
I told you he wasn't gonna let nobody in here.
Like I tell the folks who come into my court room,
I get the last word.
You did, and you do.
[both laughing]
[Sunday] you're not helping.
[lynette] okay, look, don't you stack the deck.
[mv] I don't have to cheat to beat your butt.
[lynette] mmm-hmm.
So his wife's gonna be there, huh?
Soon to be ex-wife...
...And her boyfriend.
[scoffs] listen to you.
You know that she's still got papers on this man, right?
[Sunday whispering] oh, stop it.
Then we step out.
Up.
Up...
...And down.
How is this supposed to help?
It's good for you.
And it's fun, it's like meditation.
-Mmm-hmm. -[both laugh]
I think it's beautiful that anastasia and ellis
are friends for the sake of the kids.
Oh, is that who it's the sake for?
Look, he invited me to meet his family.
If we're gonna be together, this is a good thing.
Well, as long as you know what you're getting yourself into.
[Sunday] I don't know what I'm getting myself into.
But he invited me, so I'm gonna go.
[lynette] fine.
I just want you to be happy.
He makes me happy.
Okay.
♪ all in my soul ♪
♪ I know that it's all my fault ♪
♪ I can admit I was out of my mind ♪
♪ it's me, it's my fault ♪
♪ shouldn't let you go ♪
-[doorbell rings] -[danny] no that is not what we talked about.
Let me talk to him. I'll call you back.
[Sunday] hello.
Wrong house.
-I'm just kidding. Come in. Come in. -[laughing]
[laughs] oh,
look at those beautiful...
-All for me? You shouldn't have. -[laughing]
I'm sorry. I'm danny.
-Hi, I'm-- -I know who you are.
It is a pleasure to meet you, Sunday.
Pleasure.
Come on in. Sit down.
[laughs] bow.
[danny] hey! [knocks on door] Sunday's here.
Hey, Sunday's here. Come meet her.
-Wow, you look beautiful. -Thank you.
Well, come on. They're excited to meet you.
Oh, okay. Wine.
[anastasia speaking indistinctly]
anastasia...
...This is Sunday st. James, my girlfriend.
-Hi, Sunday. -Hi.
-[both laugh] -[anastasia] it's so nice to meet you...
...Again. [laughs]
-thanks for having me. -[anastasia] yes!
-This is for you. -[anastasia] thank you for the wine.
-[gasps] -[bree] hi!
Oh, wow. You're a little love bug, huh?
Nice to meet you, I'm bree.
Hi bree, you give great hugs.
Thank you.
She's the perfect combination of both of you.
Well, no, that is ellis all day.
I had nothing to do with it.
Now, everly, that's me. That's my mini-me.
-[laughs] -everly, this is Sunday, my girlfriend.
Nice to meet you, everly.
I, uh, hear you're quite the basketball player,
just like your dad.
I guess.
Everly, put the phone away.
Dining room table?
[anastasia] oh, those are beautiful.
Thank you. Yes, honey, just on the dining room table.
Thanks, honey.
Thank you for the flowers. They make me happy.
-Oh, good. -[laughing]
all right! Come on, guys, time to get started.
-You can start by cutting these tomatoes up, and... -[ellis] all right.
-...You can cut up some green onions. -[ellis] green onions?
What are you making, anastasia?
Something new, in your honor.
It's baked vegan mac and cheese.
I say let macaroni be macaroni.
-[anastasia] hey, hey, hey, plant-based is the new black. -[scoffs]
I'm trying to get into it. Isn't that right?
-Yes it is. -Thank you.
I'm happy he's making hamburgers.
Our kids are just not adventurous eaters.
-It's okay. -[anastasia laughs]
hey, Sunday, do you want to see my room?
[Sunday] I'd love to see your room.
[anastasia] have fun.
And this is my room.
[gasps] I love it, I love it, I love it.
This is your side.
-Yeah. -It's beautiful.
This is the dollhouse.
[whispering] oh.
Oh, my goodness. This is so beautiful.
I used to have one when I was younger,
but it wasn't this cool.
Hey, are you an interior designer?
Because the decor is amazing.
Dad made it for me when I turned five.
I don't play with it a lot anymore,
but sometimes I like to.
I just love it.
Were you named after helios, the greek sun god?
I'm really into greek mythology.
Are you?
[whispering] oh, I love that.
I'm into the egyptian sun gods.
So horus, the rising sun, and osiris, the setting sun.
So my name means I am a life-giving force
and full of power.
Think it makes sense, because, you know, I like to feed people, so.
[gasps]
I'm only supposed to use this for school
and when dad says,
but I think he'd make an exception right now.
Because, I mean, this is research, so.
Okay, so my name means...
"eyebrow"?
Or...
"watery soup"?
[sighs] my parents did me wrong.
[chuckles] let me tell you something.
People would ask me about my name all the time.
So, I made up a story.
One that fit me.
See, you give meaning to your name.
Not the other way around.
-Okay? -Okay.
Okay.
-Thank you, Sunday. -You're welcome, bree.
[Sunday] so, cooks have all kinds of tricks,
and this one's fast and easy.
-All right, so, just, -yeah. Mmm-hmm.
-Push down here? -Yeah, smash it.
-[Sunday] there you go. -Okay.
-All right, yeah. Just gotta peel it. -Okay.
[both chuckle]
-[Sunday] then you chop it. -[ellis] yeah.
[Sunday] should've smashed it again.
-All right, now, run your knife through it. -Okay.
-[Sunday] mmm-hmm. -[hisses] totally get it. Totally get it.
-[laughs] -stop it.
[Sunday] chop, chop, chop. There you go.
-Mmm-hmm? -Dance with me, beautiful.
-Come on. -Boy, you see I'm cooking.
-Girl, dance with me. -Okay. [chuckles]
-you're crazy. -About you.
-[phone ringing] -oh.
[romantic music playing] ♪ show her that she's his world ♪
♪ when a man ♪
♪ when a man loves a girl ♪
♪ when a man, when a man ♪
♪ when a man ♪
♪ when a man, oh, loves his girl ♪
♪ when a man loves his girl ♪
♪ he'll do anything ♪
♪ anything, anything, anything ♪
♪ to show her that she's his world ♪
♪ when a man ♪
♪ when a man loves his girl ♪
[music playing] ♪ hold me ♪
♪ you should've warned me it would all be replaced ♪
♪ couple hours too late ♪
♪ whispering secrets till the feeling fades ♪
♪ remember when you told me I shouldn't worry ♪
♪ it would all be okay ♪
I hear you're into bikes. What do you ride?
-Just a bike-bike. -Oh.
[Sunday] I like to ride.
I joined a bike club last year.
Maybe on my next trip, you can show me some cool places to ride.
I just, like, bike around.
Hey. Am I interrupting?
No, I was just coming.
-We were talking about biking. -[ellis] oh.
Everly's into that. She tell you we just bought her mountain bike?
No, she didn't mention it.
[ellis] yeah, she might have me in the biking department,
but she still can't ball better 2than her dad.
Come on, dad.
-I'll be back. -[Sunday] mmm-hmm.
[music playing] ♪ it's just a movie, nothing's real ♪
[ellis] oh! Keep trying.
-[everly] okay, well-- -give me some.
All right, you shoot, see who goes first.
Gonna make it? It's a lot of pressure. It's a lot of pressure.
-Oh! -[everly laughs]
-okay. -First to 11.
Okay, you take it out.
♪ tonight, the whites and blues ♪
♪ will taste familiar ♪
oh!
-Looks like it's my turn. -[laughs]
[ellis] oh, goodness gracious.
♪ don't let them go, dreaming into you ♪
-[ellis laughs] -what are you laughing at?
[ellis] whoo! Oh.
[Sunday sighs]
-[Sunday] hi. -Hey.
[Sunday] check on this curry.
-[Sunday] mmm. [clicks tongue] it's ready. -[chuckles]
you want some wine?
-[Sunday] yes. -Good.
-[Sunday chuckles] I would love some wine. -Great.
Um...
[murmuring] a little for me...
...A little for you.
-There you go. -Thank you.
-Cheers? -Cheers.
[anastasia] mmm.
-Real good. -Yeah.
So...
...I want to apologize for the other night.
I wasn't even thinking.
I called him, he didn't answer,
and I just shot right over like I normally do.
And I realized I shouldn't do that anymore.
So, I'm sorry.
Thank you. [exhales]
-yeah. -Thank you.
So, we good?
Yeah. We're good.
-We're very good. -Great.
-Cheers. -Cheers.
-To being good. -[both chuckle]
-[anastasia] mmm. -And this is good.
-Yeah, it is good. It's very good. -Mmm-hmm.
I love that you're a singer.
Have you been singing all your life?
Oh, no, no.
Ellis is the one who encouraged me to get on stage.
-Yeah, when no one else was supportive. -Wow.
He's a good guy.
He's a great guy.
And I'm so happy he met you.
Or ree met you. [laughs]
-I like you. -I like you, too.
-Cheers to that. [laughs] -cheers.
[anastasia] mmm.
All right, let's see your dribble.
Uh-huh. Yup. Yup. [laughs]
all right, shoot. Go ahead.
Oh, ohhh!
-Oh, yes. -[everly] high-five.
Give me some.
-[everly] that was yours. -[ellis] give me some, give me some, give me some.
-[ellis] that was good, though. What? -[everly] no.
-[laughs] -[ellis] give me some.
Nice, there you go.
Y'all have to teach me that one.
[ellis] oh, okay.
You think I should teach her the secret handshake?
-Okay. Yeah. -[ellis] yeah?
-All right, all right, all right. -[Sunday] okay.
[ellis] side, like that, side, go up.
Slide here.
Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Not so fast. Go up.
Slide.
-[Sunday] oh, okay. Ready, yeah. -Ready? Ready to try it?
-Boom. -Okay.
-[ellis laughs] -okay.
[anastasia] hey y'all, dinner's ready.
[ellis] all right.
[music playing] ♪ I, I, I bite down so hard sometimes ♪
hey, uh, do you know that Sunday knows
cheyenne parker from the atlanta dream?
Mmm-hmm. She comes to my restaurant all the time.
Love to introduce you, if you like.
♪ all your precious days ♪
♪ grow colder ♪
-[doorbell rings] -[everly] got it.
♪ what if all your words collide ♪
-[everly] hey. -Hey.
-You okay? -Yes.
[anastasia in sing-song voice] yummy, yummy.
-Call it mac and cheese-- -jesse.
What are you doing here? Empty-handed, as usual.
-I'm sorry... 'sup, danny. -Jesse, my man.
Uh, I thought she was busy, actually, when she called me,
then it turned into a whole thing, I didn't know...
-Jesse. I'm just kidding. -Oh.
Meet ms. Sunday.
-Hi. -[Sunday] hello.
-[jesse] nice to meet you, ma'am. -Nice to meet you, too.
-The mac and cheese looks great, ms. Ana. -[anastasia] good. It's vegan.
-How are you doing, mr. Moran? -Good, jesse, how are you doing?
-[jesse] real good, sir. -Good.
[anastasia] everly, why don't you go get a new place setting for jesse?
[exhales softly]
you know you're supposed to ask permission before you have friends over.
And tonight's a special dinner.
Well, he's special to me.
Yeah, but tonight is for family.
So why is she here?
[footsteps approaching]
okay, I did my research.
It turns out that "bree" comes from
the greek goddess of nature, britomartus.
She was a mountain nymph who loves nature.
Very good, sweetheart. That's excellent.
Your real name is "aubrey", anyway.
I looked that up, too.
"aubrey" means "elf" or "magical being".
I prefer "bree", means "magical butterfly".
Oh, and you are my magical butterfly.
Magical butterfly's a good one.
-I want to sit next to you, by the way. -Really?
-I'm honored. -[bree giggles]
this looks amazing.
-[bree] yeah. -Thank you guys so much. You too, danny.
-Thank you. -[Sunday laughs]
-everly, would you like some-- -no, thank you.
Oh. Okay.
-It's okay, she doesn't want it. -No, it's fine.
How about you, would you like some?
Looks good to me.
-[Sunday] all right. -Look at you, little show-off.
-Can I say grace? -[anastasia] absolutely.
[ellis] yeah, do your thing, baby girl.
We love our bread, we love our butter,
but most of all, we love each other.
-[all chuckling] -[ellis] hey, I like that. There you go.
I love that. I'm gonna steal it.
[ellis laughs]
-mmm! The vegan mac and cheese! -You like?
It's delicious.
Thank you. And this eggplant, it's amazing.
-Thank you, thank you. -[ellis] mmm-hmm.
How old were you and daddy when you guys met?
Well, we were actually younger than everly and jesse.
Yeah, dad said you were an old friend.
Everly.
I really, really like the sticky rice.
Ohhh. Well.
-It's my secret weapon to get kids to eat the eggplant. -[giggles]
-are you and my dad gonna get married? -[ellis coughs]
[ellis] mmm.
[chuckles]
well, I mean, look, I don't even have a suit on right now.
-[bree chuckles] -[chuckles]
[ellis clears throat]
well, look. Sweetheart, it's, uh,
I think it's a little soon to be thinking about that.
So, uh, vfc's the talk of atl.
I'm gonna come through with my artists,
now that I know the owner, I get vip treatment, right?
-Absolutely. -[danny] mmm.
[ellis] yeah, danny, it's an experience
and the food is out of this world.
But I don't remember getting vip treatment.
Excuse me?
I mean, did t an entire after-hours tour.
-Wait, you were there? -[ellis] yeah.
When? Is that why you couldn't take me to my game that time?
Everly.
It was a scrimmage.
And one, I don't need to clear my schedule with you.
And two, watch your tone.
-[danny clearing throat] -I, uh...
-...I have some presents for you two. -[bree gasps]
-[Sunday] can I give it to them now? -Yeah.
Okay. Uh, jesse, would you mind?
-They're right on the counter. Thank you. -Okay. Yep.
-[jesse] here you go. -[Sunday] thank you, thank you.
[Sunday] okay.
Okay, bree.
This is for you.
Wow, a book?
[Sunday] mmm-hmm. I heard you love to read,
and this book introduces you to all the incredible
black women authors you should know.
Cool. Thank you, Sunday.
You're welcome, oh, I get a hug, too?
-[ellis laughs] -thank you for that, I'm glad you like it.
[Sunday] all right, everly?
This is for you.
-What is it? -It's a baker's box.
It has all the ingredients you need to make authentic vfc cupcakes.
-[bree] ooh, cool. -[danny] let's go!
Thank you.
Can jesse and I be excused, please?
-Yeah, you have kitchen duty-- -I know.
Everly. Your gift.
Really lovely box.
Very nice of you. Here, you want some, baby?
[ellis] fantastic gifts, sweetheart.
[everly] like, he just told us.
I know, but why are you tripping like that?
First danny and now her.
I just... Everly, she deserves--
no one even needs parents anyway.
[jesse] get that out of the trash, she just gave that to you!
[jesse] Sunday.
Everly.
Get that out of the trash, now.
What's wrong? What happened?
She threw Sunday's gift in the trash.
You know what? I got this. I got it.
Uh, bree, you wanna show me the lego set you've been working on?
-Yeah. -[jesse] come on.
Guess she don't know about my initiation.
[music playing] ♪ when's the last time ♪
♪ I've been this wonderful ♪
♪ I don't know ♪
[boat horn blares]
[Sunday] she put danny through it too, huh?
-Yeah, she did. -Hmm.
♪ never thought that we would even come this far ♪
how'd y'all deal with it?
We talked with her the best way we could.
We waited, and eventually she came around.
I'm gonna talk to her.
I just think right now she's a little...
...Maybe a little jealous. Confused.
I get it. I was a teenager once.
And a daddy's girl.
[chuckles]
but I have to let her know that it doesn't matter if you're in my life.
That's not gonna change the way I feel about her.
She has a good heart.
She's a good girl.
And I know it's been crazy today,
but I appreciate you coming by and spending time with my family.
-[chuckles] -yeah, it means a lot to me.
You know, I understand if you wanna walk away.
I hope you don't.
I'm excited you got your purse in the house.
[both chuckle]
[Sunday] well, I can't leave now.
You called me your girlfriend in there.
I'd make you look bad if I ran away now.
-I did call you that, didn't I? -You did.
[ellis] is that okay?
Oh, that reminds me.
[keychain jingling]
-a key? I get a key? -Mmm-hmm.
-So, I really am your girlfriend, huh? -Oh, yeah.
[anastasia] this cake smells really good.
[danny] [smacks lips] mmm-hmm.
-Baby. Stop. -Mmm?
[anastasia] hey.
-You sure you want in on all this craziness? -[laughs]
I am so sorry about everly.
-It's okay, she's a teenager. -Yeah.
-That she is. -Yeah. We've been there.
Let's start.
Um, are we gonna wait for ev?
I talked to her, she'll be out when she's ready.
Look, we finished it.
-Wow, that's so cool. -Jesse helped me.
[Sunday] how does it work?
[bree] you're supposed to open this part up.
Ah, bree. Bree is the lego master.
-Jesse, thank you. -Yes, sir.
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
Come here.
We need paper and pencils. We're gonna play charades, right?
[bree] I'll get it.
[anastasia] sit down, my babies.
Here we go. Oh, look at that.
[danny] ooh, let's go.
[music playing] ♪ I don't know ♪
♪ baby, there's something I intend to do ♪
♪ it's only now ♪
♪ yeah ♪
♪ long, long nights ♪
♪ walking along ♪
♪ it's coming on strong ♪
♪ I can feel you see it too ♪
♪ baby, take away ♪
♪ all we tried to do ♪
♪ something that I never knew ♪
♪ mmm ♪
♪ yes, yeah ♪
♪ it's a long, long day hiding from love ♪