[music]
All right, Ms. Anastasia, wait till you taste this
-right here, girl. -Let me see.
-[Vinny] All right. -All right.
[Vinny] Go ahead. Dig in, dig in.
This is...
[Vinny] Huh? Huh?
Look at that. What do ya think? Huh?
Mm, mm-mm... Vinny! Mm.
You know, you might say what all women say once they've had some
of Vinny's cooking. The answer is no.
What do all women say?
They all say, "Vinny, can I have your baby?"
I keep telling you, Mr. Brown, it is not up to you.
It is up to me, Cora.
No, it is not. Jesus watches over me.
Well, He used me to bless you
and you about to mess all that up.
What are you two arguing about now?
Cora seems to think it's a good idea for her to reconnect
with her old high school quote-unquote friend.
I reconnected with mine, all three of them.
[Cora] See?
Well, how did that work out?
You don't see them around, do you?
See, Cora, they must not have been good.
Oh, they were very good.
So why aren't you with one of them?
They were identical triplets and I kept calling them
by the wrong name at the wrong time if you know what I mean.
They couldn't take it anymore.
Oh, Lord.
-So who's the guy? -His name is Josiah Lovelace.
His name means faithfully to return a booty call.
He's supposed to be some big chief missionary
over on the south side of Chicago.
He is from Chicago, Mr. Brown. He's been on a remote island
for the last 25 years as a missionary.
So that means he hadn't none in a long time.
You know what? You need to stop being nasty.
-He's been serving the Lord. -He's been serving somebody.
I wonder who's been on the receiving end
of what he's serving.
He might bring back something you can't get rid of.
I know I feel just itchy just thinkin' about it.
Cora, ignore them.
There's nothing wrong with reconnecting with an old flame.
Well, thank you.
Well, it is if you get burnt like hell.
You know what? That's why I have him meeting me here,
-so y'all can meet him. -You have him meeting you--
You have him meeting you at your place of business?
-What's wrong with you? -Why not, Mr. Brown?
You're acting like he's crazy or something.
-We don't know him like that. -Well...
Well, really though, why did you have him
come over here to meet you?
'Cause he might be crazy or something!
That's just the stupidest thing I'da never heard.
[music]
♪ No matter what you do I love you ♪
♪ No matter where you go I'm behind you for sure ♪
♪ Always remember Blood ain't never water ♪
♪ We'll make it if we stay together ♪
[music]
Okay, I'll-- Cora, let me see it!
All right, okay. Here we go.
-You look amazing, Cora. -Well, thank you.
Ms. Anastasia, do you-- do you think I'm doing too much?
Am I trying too hard?
Your outfit says,
"Good to see you again, but don't try nothing stupid."
Cora, I told you to wear something that said,
"You ain't had none in a while and you ain't gettin' none now."
-Mr. Brown-- -What is this?
-You're being paranoid. -Ain't nobody being paranoid.
I'm sure this gentleman won't be the type
you want to jump in the hay with upon sight.
[doorbell rings]
There he is. Cora, where you going?
-I was getting the door. -Don't run after no man!
Now take your time. I'ma go.
You go last. Now walk slow.
You act like you running, like you desperated.
Like do like this.
You don't walk like you're desperate to come see nobody.
-[Cora] I haven't been-- -[Mr. Brown] Slower!
You must Mr. Lovely. Love me.
-It's Lovelace. -That, too.
Look at you.
I suddenly got a hot flash.
Isn't that what you do-- Ms. Anastasia, you're doing--
You're doing too much. You're doing too much.
Thank you, thank you.
Thank you so much for answering the door.
It's so good to see you. You haven't changed much at all.
-Well, neither have you. -Well, thank you.
-Cora, Cora. -Wow, that's just corny.
-Cora, Cora. -Mr. Brown, what--
-Don't do that. -Ain't nobody--
Cora, he could've stole these out of our garden.
I got tropical stuff like this in my garden.
They are beautiful. Come on in.
Well, I say the same of you.
Uh, Leroy A. Brown.
And the A is for ain't nobody gettin' nothin'.
-Mr. Brown. -That's me.
I heard all about you.
Whatever you heard, it ain't true, you heard me?
No, no, man. I heard you are a local legend.
-Really? -Yes.
Well, I see you, uh, you've done your research.
Well, it takes a man of vision to put together
-something this nice. -You like that?
Shut up! Well, come on in.
I think he's trying to butter me up.
It might be working. Come on, have a seat.
Come on. Sit down over there by Cora.
-Have a sit down. -Well, thank you.
[door closes]
It's such a blessing to have a place to feel at home
in our golden years.
So now, this must be Mr. Loveless.
It's Lovelace.
This is Vinny, one of my residents here.
Well, it's a pleasure to meet you.
Mm-hmm.
You know if this is what it looks like serving in the slums,
gonna sign me up.
Well, I live a good life sacrificing
-and serving humanity. -Serving?
Who you been serving?
Okay, would you two stop it? You know, we all thought you
were crazy when you went into the war zone to be a missionary.
Well, as I recall, you cried a bucket of tears
and tried to talk me out of it.
You're not desperate. You don't cry over nobody.
But you did the right thing. Pay them no mind.
I wonder. You know, I moved forward so fast that I uh,
-left a lot behind. -Behind?
Whose behind are you referring to?
-This ain't no booty call. -[Mr. Brown] Right.
Having a wife.
Holding hands walking along the beach.
-Watching the sunset. -Ain't nobody watch no sunset.
And raising children.
This about you want kids? Have you seen you?
-[Cora] Mr. Brown! -The baby'll be changing you.
Don't pay them no mind.
You know what? It's not--
It's never too late, especially a man in your shape.
Well, if I hadn't shown you how much I loved you by taking
your lunch money, who knows where we might be today.
-Right. -Cora, that's game.
Nothin' but game.
-You lift weights? -I do.
-Why are your arms so big? -I bet you're on hemorrhoids.
-It's steroids, Mr. Brown. -Whatever it is, it's a roid.
He's on somethin'!
[music]
I thought it was your dad down here this late.
-What are you still doing up? -Oh, just talking to the guys.
At two in the morning?
Well, in teen years that translates to about 12 noon.
Uh-huh, you better march your butt upstairs, Philip,
before I take your phone and you won't be talking to nobody.
Oh Mom, you're such a hoot.
I got a backup plan for that. It's called the smartwatch.
Like I can't take that, too.
Okay, that's a good one.
But I still got the smart pad.
[laughing]
Keep getting smart and I'ma make you look dumb.
You better go to bed, boy.
Now, how are you gonna play in a game tomorrow
on five hours of sleep?
I mean, we're on a losing streak.
But tomorrow's game, I'm excited.
Because we play scrubs. Guys that are--
They're not good at all, so we might actually win.
And then we get Mr. Milky snacks!
-Good night, baby. -Good night.
What--
[doorbell rings]
Late night number six. Baby, you got a uh, uh, uh, uh,
job on the night shift or you're a geriatric
who forgot what time it is.
Nah, I'm hanging with the young folks.
Like who?
Light-skinned Lonnie, Miles and his boy, Grant from the gym.
We work out together.
Oh, okay. Well, I guess their wives don't care
if they're out late several nights in a row.
[laughs loudly]
What's so funny, Jeremy? You know what?
Maybe that's the liquor laughing.
No. I just can't put their names and wives in the same sentence.
Oh. They're single.
Yeah, yeah. And I'm the designated driver,
so it wasn't no liquor involved.
Okay, look.
Well, you need to tell your boys you got a family, okay?
You don't have time to be chauffeuring winos.
No, no, no, they good peoples. See, I drive them around.
I can live vicariously through them, so it's a win-win, baby.
Go to bed.
[music]
[laughing]
Oh, my goodness.
I mean, that man wouldn't let me lift a finger.
-Chivalry isn't dead. -[Cora] Yes.
And it really feels good when he's tall with broad shoulders,
big legs, full lips, and a Biblical name.
You know covetousness is a sin, right?
Well, any man that can part the Red Sea can be a part of me.
You need to be on the outlook for Sampson and not Josiah.
[laughing]
Sampson ain't got nothin' on my mentor.
I'm talkin' about Solomon, 700 wives and 300 concubines.
-He was getting-- -In your dreams, Vinny.
Can't you see we're having girl talk?
Oh, I know all about the talk. You talk about size.
You talk about money.
And you talk about how many calories you burn
during the heat of passion.
Cora, I know she in here. Cora!
-Mr. Brown, what are you doing? -Oh, Cora, there you go.
-I-I was tracking you. -Well, how were you doing that?
Well, I put an app on your phone.
What?
'Cause I don't want you to get caught up, uh, come up missing
messing around with that man that used the missionary
to quote unquote, serve humanity.
You know missionary means something different
to a man on a mission.
[doorbell rings]
Oh, if that's two men in black tell them me no living here
and he don't speak any English. He gone. Bye-bye.
-Cora, ya'll goin' out again? -No, Mr. Brown.
He asked to see me real fast, so I told him I was here.
-So he's meeting me here. -So he just want to see you.
And you put on these clothes like these church clothes
like you're going to a revival or something.
Mr. Bro-- This is not a revival.
[Mr. Brown] You look revivalish.
This is not a revivalish dress.
Cora, you just doin' too much. Watch the next thing you know
you going-- You're gonna come up pregnant.
And I'm not takin' care of no kids.
I'm not babysitting no kids. That's what I'm not fist to do.
What is taking them so long? What is she--
Ms. Anastasia.
Are they acting like they're at a wedding?
I mean, she-- What are you doing?
Ain't this about-- Anastasia, you just doing--
-You're doing too much. -[Cora] Ms. Anastasia!
Oh, I suddenly got a, another hot flash.
-What-- What are you doin'? -Anastasia
Ms. Ana--
Hot flashes don't make you act like that.
I'm so sorry, Josiah. So ho--so how's your day going?
-It is going well. -Boy, he got a big ole head.
Mr. Br--
But hopefully, it will get a lot better.
Well, hopefully, I can help with that.
-That boy's head is huge. -Mr. Brown, stop it.
I think you can make it better.
Cora, will you marry me?
Heavens no!
[music]
Hey, honey. Okay.
Is a congratulations in order?
For what?
Uh, it looks like you won your game.
Mm-mm. No, we lost bad, real bad.
I mean, our opponents beat us so bad that their team moms
gave us their treats.
Have you seen your dad?
Yeah, he left about 15 minutes ago.
Oh. Where to?
I don't know.
Something about light-skinned Lonnie and his workout buddy.
I didn't even know he was going to the gym.
All right. Hey, can you clean that up when you finish, baby?
All right.
[music]
Oh, I hope Josiah's not upset with me for asking Mr. Brown
and Vinny to take him for a walk.
You needed space to breathe, eh? Really makes you tingle,
the thought of going from being single.
Right.
So what are you going to do?
I don't know, Ms. Anastasia.
I can't marry somebody in 72 hours.
I married my 7th husband in 24 hours.
At hour 25, he walked out on me. I should have known better.
His nickname was Short Term.
Mm-hmm.
Well, he just seems so perfect.
Oh, they all do in the beginning.
Huh. Shit.
Well, I mean, I--
I don't know how can I just let somebody so special go.
I mean, and a woman my age who knows when I'll find
somebody else to tie the knot with.
Cora, only do it once.
You already did it, girl. You good, you good.
-Leah, are you okay? -I'm fine!
Look, it's just that, you know, men, they get you--
You know, they get you right where they want you.
And then, next thing you know, they leave you right there.
And then they do whatever they want.
Vinny, Vinny, where's Josiah?
Don't tell me the two of you scared him away from this place.
I ain't going to jail for no Mr. Lovelost.
I'm way too pretty. Come on now.
It's not lost yet.
Cora still hasn't made a decision.
Run, girl!
Okay, they start out good and go bad like a bad banana!
Don't be like that now. Jeremy's still a good dude.
Huh! Let's hope he stays that way
hanging with the young, single and ratchet.
Hey, I finally talked some sense into ole Jo-Jo.
-Oh, great, great, Mr. Brown. -What did he say?
He no longer want to get married in 72 hours.
Oh, wonderful, wonderful.
He wants to get married in 48 hours.
What? Why the rush?
He dying.
[soft music]
[Leah] Mm-hmm.
You miss that foam mattress upstairs, don't you?
-You locked me out. -Sure did.
Why?
I told you I was going to eat and then going to play pool.
You did... all nine times, Jeremy.
Like, we are not kids anymore.
I know that.
Okay, so then why all the late nights?
I don't know, man. The guys, they like to have fun.
Every conversation ain't about kids, bills and marital issues.
Oh, oh. Oh, real life issues?
Every conversation isn't about what they gotta do.
It's what they gonna do or what they trying to do.
Oh. Remind you of how you used to be, huh?
Yes.
I miss that part of me.
It's just like everything's sort of--
Stale. Old.
Tired. Routine.
Mundane.
It's like you're in my head right now.
Yeah. You know why that is, Jeremy?
Because I have the same thoughts running through my mind.
Hmm.
We old.
Nah, baby. We seasoned.
Oh, is that what they say now? Yeah, I'm seasoned.
I got a lot of salt and pepper right here.
Look, baby...
We are um, yeah, seasoned. We're parents.
We're trying to raise young lives.
We want them to be God-fearing, hard working, independent,
good people.
Yeah. I'm proud of that.
Yeah.
Deep down a lot of these guys envy what you have.
You know partying is a substitute
for substantive relationships.
Yeah. I actually believe that two of them can really be
in relationships, but light-skinned Lonnie,
ain't no chance in hell, man.
That boy like the Energizer bunny.
You was keeping up.
Yeah, I was faking it until I made it up out of there.
'Cause you old.
-Ain't too old for you. -Mm-hmm.
You gonna give me some of this seasoning?
Oh, you want the seasoning?
You better come get in this bed and maybe you'll see.
Oh.
[music]
Mr. Brown, shouldn't I be the one pacing?
Cora, I'm trying to figure out how to tell a man that's dying
that you not gonna marry him.
Well, I think I should do that, Mr. Brown.
Okay, here. Yeah.
When you tell him no, have him to sign that.
-Now, what is this for? -That's a liability waiver.
[Cora] Okay, okay.
In case he has a heart attack and die.
-I don't want him suing me. -Mr. Brown, come on now.
Why would you say that?
I'll tell you what, if you do something stupid like say yeah,
give him that one. Have him sign it.
So this one-- What is this one?
-That's a pre-dump. -It's a pre-nup, Mr. Brown.
Yeah, whatever it is, Cora. We'll sign a pre-dump
in case you can previously dump him.
Look, okay...
[doorbell rings]
All right.
I got it. I got it!
-Okay, okay. -[Anasthasia] I got it!
Mr. Brown, I got this, so you just go ahead and give--
-[Anasthasia] I got it! -All right.
Give me some privacy.
[Mr. Brown] You want it private?
I need some privacy, yes.
Okay, you go ahead and have it private, Cora.
-Thank you for-- -Cora!
Cora, we gonna go in there and we gonna close the door.
Okay, all right. Thank you, Ms. Anasthasia.
Thank you so much. Let go.
Thank you so-- Thank you so--
Oh, you're strong.
Thank you so much, Ms. Anasthasia.
Thank you so much for coming by.
Oh, anything for you.
Cora, we know you want it private,
-so we gonna go in there-- -[Cora] Yes.
-Thank you for the privacy. -Don't let him give you private.
Yes, sir. Thank you, thank you.
Just close the door. Thank you.
Okay, thank you, Cora. Thank you, Cora!
-You welcome. -Okay. Thank you, Cora.
-No, thank you, Mr. Brown. -No, thank you.
Have a seat.
-No, thank you. -Thank you.
-Close the door.
-Go ahead. -Thank you.
-Thank you.
Thank you so much for coming by. [door slams shut]
Okay, uh, Josiah, it has been--
I'm so happy to have you come back into my life.
Cora, it's given me a renewed strength.
But as much as I don't want to do this...
I can't marry you right now.
-I know. -You know?
Yes. There aren't many women who would say yes to the dress
in a moment's time.
-I would. -What?
[door slams shut]
I'm so sorry.
[door shuts]
Stop!
Stop it.
[Mr. Brown] Cora, I want some water.
If you don't close that door!
[Mr. Brown] Cora, I got to pee.
-Mr. Brown, would you stop it? -[Mr. Brown] Okay.
[door slams shut]
So what about your condition?
Cora, I don't have a condition.
No, I thought Mr. Brown and Vinny were gonna kill me,
so I faked as though I were dying.
That's good. That's a relief.
'Cause I was really concerned.
You know, but why the rush wedding?
Cora, I've spent my entire life planning things well in advance.
I don't need that type of time to know that
you are an amazing woman.
And you are an amazing man.
[sighs] Well, I uh, hope I get a chance to see you again soon.
I would like that. That would be nice.
Maybe I can invite you to one of our mission days at the church.
Oh, absolutely. I would love that.
That sounds great.
Well, I uh, I guess, I need to get to the jewelry store
-and return this ring, huh? -What size is that ring?
Ms. Anastasia.
Cora, did you just say you was gonna do missionary with him?
That's what I heard.
Yes, we're gonna do mission.
-Vinny told me what that is. -Mm-hmm.
Mr. Brown, nevermind.
I'm a size six, by the way.
It's so good to see you.
[music]
Yeah, girl. You can come over.
Naked in all the rooms. Yeah.
When you coming?
[doorbell rings]
Uh, forget that. Yeah, yeah.
Plan B, don't worry about it. Talk to you later.
Damn, y'all back already?
-Yep. -Yep.
Well, didn't y'all just leave a couple of hours ago?
-Yep. -Yep.
Wait a minute now. Wasn't the whole plan
for y'all to go out and act like young folks?
It was.
Well, I guess the club's changed since my day.
Back in the day, man, we stayed in the club
till the sun came up.
Bartender shut down the bar
and the waitress had to escort us out.
Oh, things have definitely changed then
'cause girls was dancing naked on tables.
And it wasn't a strip club.
You ain't got to pay nothin'?
Nope. Come with the entry fee.
-I'm headed up out of there. -You headed to bed?
Oh no, I'm gonna catch the tail end of things
if you know what I'm talkin' about.
I got a pocket full of ones, some pennies and some quarters.
[music]
-Crazy. -Oh.
[music]