(pleasant piano music)
(pleasant instrumental music)
(alarm beeping)
(man sighing)
(gentle music)
- Ouch!
Oh my god.
(upbeat music)
(man huffing)
- Hey.
I see you're running every morning.
I wanted to know, maybe we can work out
one of these days together.
- No, thank you though, have a good day.
- You too.
(upbeat music)
(door clanking)
- Amari, baby, you up?
(upbeat music)
Amari.
(man chuckling)
Get up.
(shower trickling)
(upbeat music)
(man huffing)
(man chuckling)
Right on time. (Amari groaning)
Good morning, my love.
- Good morning.
- Happy birthday.
How do you feel?
- Old.
Well, you look the same.
(Amari laughing)
- Thanks, Q.
Do I smell bacon?
- Yes.
- Oh.
- And French toast.
- Oh!
(Amari groaning)
- Welcome to the "Dirty 30 Club."
- Oh, oh my God. (Q laughing)
Can I rescind my offer?
- No, silly, you can't.
I know you wanted pancakes but this is what they had.
(Amari groaning)
The rest of the day will go as planned.
And that reminds me,
I have a list of some things I need you to pick up.
Just a few things
but I think it'll be good for you to do that.
You know, get some air,
take shower, put on some clothes,
get some exercise in.
- [Amari] Okay.
(Q chuckling)
- Oh, guess what?
- What?
- A driver is coming to meet us at 9AM tomorrow.
- [Amari] To go where?
- It's a surprise.
I planned a whole weekend getaway for us.
Gonna be blast.
- Great.
- Ah!
Shit.
Amari, baby,
These damn earrings are going to be the death of me.
You need to start taking care of your things.
What if this were expensive
or a family heirloom or something?
Luckily, they're fake.
- Sorry.
- So here's the deal.
The caterer will arrive at five,
our friends should come for dinner around seven
for a party of eight, which will include
Sam...
and...
Glenn,
Tess and Shelly
and Philip and Serenity.
Though they may not show up because, well...
Philip asked me to be his divorce lawyer.
- Really?
- Yeah.
Gratefully, they don't have kids,
which I think is what this is all about.
Serenity not wanting them and lying about
not being on birth control when she really was.
Phillip's a mess.
12, 13 years.
I hope they work it out.
- Do we have to have this party?
- [Q] You only turn 30 once.
- I know but there's just nothing to celebrate.
- [Q] Another year of life is.
Another day, another minute, even.
- I'm just not in the mood.
- Okay.
What's wrong?
Talk to me.
- I just feel like I'm
further from my purpose than I want to be.
- Purpose, what, what's that?
- I don't know.
That's my point.
- Amari,
my point is, you don't have to have it all figured out.
Some people search their whole lifetimes for their purpose.
- Says a guy who's about to be the youngest partner
at his firm at the age of 35.
Isn't today the big day?
- Mm-hmm, and it hasn't happened just yet.
But let's discuss you
and your plan after our getaway, yeah?
- We could use some fun.
- Yes, we could.
- At least tell me where we're going.
- It's a surprise.
You'll know tomorrow morning when the driver comes.
- Well, how am I supposed to pack?
Is there gonna be a beach?
- [Amari] Yes, it's a whole island.
- Q, I don't feel like getting on a plane.
- Amari, there's no plane involved.
- Just tell me where we're going, please.
- Baby, you know I hate keeping secrets from you
but this one is one that I have to
and that is the plan.
- You and these plans.
At least tell me there's gonna be bike riding.
- Long bike rides up down the beach.
All your favorite activities
have been organized and scheduled.
Ooh.
- Thank you.
Thank you for making this old man feel good on his birthday,
even though I told you not to.
- [Q] Eat babe.
(phone jingling)
- Hey, Nana.
(inaudible voice)
Oh no, I'm good, I'm good.
I'm just having breakfast in bed.
Thank you.
Yeah, he's here.
Yeah, he's getting ready for his big interview.
Yeah, I hope he gets it too.
Nana sends her prayers or whatever.
Oh, okay.
Here.
- Eat, baby.
Hi, good morning.
How are, uh-huh.
Hey look, I'm sorry I didn't get a chance
to text you last night, we had a late...
Oh, nothing, nothing like that.
Yeah.
Okay.
Well I'll let you know how it goes today, all right?
Okay.
I'll talk to you later.
Love you.
Bye.
- Yep.
Oh.
No, nothing yet.
Go back to school, Nana,
I am in way too much debt already
and I don't even want to be a doctor.
A dentist?
(Amari laughing)
No, I'll figure it out.
Yes, I know I'm getting older.
Oh.
Oh, maybe this card is from you.
Nana, no, this is way too much.
No, thank you, I appreciate it but this is far too much.
Yes, I read the card!
Nana, now you know that I cannot believe in anything
that I cannot touch or see.
Okay.
Well, I'm gonna let you go, I'm trying to finish breakfast
and I want to get him nice and full, you know?
Ew, no, not like that.
Okay, all right, I love you too, I'll talk to you later.
All right.
Bye.
- Bye, Nana.
- Ugh, she needs to stop worrying about our sex life
and focus more on hers.
- At least she has one.
- Gross.
Is that what y'all text about?
- Not entirely.
- Ew, ew.
- If you must know, Nana has some gentlemen suitors.
- Oh, I don't even wanna think about Nana getting some
or whatever "some" is at her age.
- [Q] The truth is the truth.
- Mmm.
Maybe I should become Dr. Amari Lewis.
- I mean,
it does sound pretty good.
You know what sounds even better?
Dr. Amari Nichols
and Q Nichols, Esquire,
partner at Bedford and Brockton.
- I can see Nana now.
"Look at my boys, the lawyer and the dentist."
You know,
I am...
just like,
I only got like a year left of dental school.
Maybe I could reapply.
But it is super competitive.
- It's simple.
Decide who you're going to be, then be it.
Do it and then you'll have it.
Q,
partner,
that's who I want to be.
- Hmm.
- So,
are we having this party or not?
- I mean, you went through all this trouble planning it.
I don't wanna disappoint anybody.
- I mean, I could let the people know you, you know,
had diarrhea or something.
Maybe that'll convince them not to show up.
(Q chuckling)
- It's very hard to say no to you, Q.
- Good.
So don't.
I have another surprise for you.
- Surprise, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
I said I didn't want any gifts, any more surprises,
I don't deserve it.
- It's as much for me as it is for you.
I said I wanted to be partner by 35
and partner by 35...
and husband and father by 40.
I want to spend the rest of my life with you.
Will you do me the honor
of letting me call you my husband?
- We said we wouldn't pop the question
on birthdays or holidays.
- I know.
I bought the ring a while ago.
Mexico, really,
but then that thing happened and it just
never seemed like to be the right time.
I was going to do it later on tonight during karaoke
and Nana even thought it was a good idea but...
- I just need some time.
Can I take the day to figure it out?
- What is there to figure out
unless you don't want to be my husband?
- Well, how can I be your husband
if I don't have anything to offer you?
I have no plan,
no job,
no purpose.
- Amari, a job doesn't define your purpose.
- That's easy for you to say.
I'm sure you have your whole future
and funeral detailed and designed.
- I don't have it planned that far.
- I don't even have any responsibilities.
- [Q] You don't take responsibility.
- I don't have to pay any bills.
I don't even...
Ugh.
- I can take care of us, I like taking care of us.
And if you must know,
I have an emergency stash just in case
you want to go back to school,
dentist.
- [Amari] I haven't even had my teeth cleaned
in the last year, I don't even have dental insurance.
- Well, if you said "yes", I can put you on my plan.
- I don't wanna say "yes" out of convenience.
- Say "yes" out of love.
There will always be...
pits...
and peaks...
and...
I know that I want to go through those pits
and those peaks with you.
And all I'm asking
is that you think about
going on those pits and peaks with me.
Shit!
I'm late.
We'll talk about it when I get back.
Is that a plan?
- Yeah.
- Good.
How do I look?
- Bomb.
I've always loved you in pink.
- Mmm.
Take the day.
We'll talk about this when I get back.
Oh!
Before I forget.
These are the few things I need you
to pick up from this store.
- You said a few items, this is a whole list of stuff.
- [Q] Responsibility.
- Okay.
- Now, come on, get up.
Let me show you this living room.
(Amari groaning)
(Q laughing)
So,
I might have gone all out.
I laid out everything.
The caterer's gonna set up a table of eight over here,
kind of on a diagonal,
and then we move the coffee table into the bedroom
and then we move this table over when it's time for games,
a little karaoke and opening up your presents.
Sounds fun, right?
Let me know how you're feeling.
Use your words, babe.
- It's...
It's a bit much.
- Okay?
Well, I'll scale it back when I get home a little later.
You like the colors at least, yeah?
- Yes, yes, I like the colors a whole lot.
I appreciate everything you're doing for me.
- You're welcome.
You deserve it.
Uh-uh.
- Well, you better get going.
- You're right.
Next time you see me,
maybe I'll be a partner
and your partner.
(Amari chuckling)
Bye.
- Have a good day, love you.
- [Q] Love you too.
(muffled television commotion)
(explosion rumbling)
Did you just hear that?
(glass shattering) (police sirens alarming)
- Yeah, what was that?
(phone alert buzzing) (lively beat music)
- [Q] "Stay inside.
"There's been an unknown explosion in the area."
- Explosion, what kind of explosion?
I don't know but I need to call Nana.
- I need to call the office.
(police sirens alarming) (faint people yelling)
My phone isn't working.
- Mine neither.
- Oh, I'm scared.
- Mmm.
Me too.
- [Reporter] If you're tuning into this broadcast,
God bless you and God bless America.
I come to you with tragic news in New York City.
An unidentified blast has devastated Time Square.
Authorities have yet to confirm the extent of damage
or the parties responsible for the attack.
Mayor Watts has issued a mandatory lockdown
for at least the next 24 hours.
We recommend locating your emergency...
(lively beat music)
- What just happened?
- [Amari] I think we lost power.
- Oh God.
Is this 9-11 all over again?
No internet, no food,
no power,
no phones.
(Q groaning)
And today of all days.
How are we supposed to survive?
- Do you have a plan?
- Who plans for emergencies?
At least not this...
- Do we have an emergency kit?
- No.
No, we don't.
Should we hide in the closet?
- Um.
- Maybe we should hide in the closet.
She said "attack", right?
Was it a bomb, is the air safe?
I told you to clean this closet out months ago!
I think only one of us can fit.
- I think I have, like, a radio or something in here.
- Too bad there's so much stuff in there.
(police siren alarming)
- Jackpot.
(Amari sighing)
- What about our friends downtown?
If it was in the other cities, I don't know.
Chicago.
Nana!
- You know, maybe we should just focus on us right now.
Perhaps you should just...
pray or meditate or whatever woo-woo thing you do
to keep yourself calm.
- Okay, you're right, you're right, you're right.
You're right.
Breathe.
Be grateful.
- [Amari] We need batteries.
Maybe in the kitchen?
- Yeah.
What kind of batteries do we need?
- Double A.
- [Q] How many?
- Four. - Found one.
- Me too.
- The TV remote uses double A, right?
- Yeah, good thinking.
- See?
We make a good team.
Come on.
Father,
we come before You as Your humble servants, God.
We pray for strength, we pray for courage.
We pray for our family and our friends, our colleagues,
the first responders, God. (police sirens alarming)
We pray that these batteries work, Jesus.
Please, Lord.
(radio buzzing)
- Yes.
(Q sighing)
- Amen.
Woo. - Get a signal.
(radio buzzing)
- Who would do such a thing?
Who would hurt so many people?
Woo.
- Like Nana always says,
"Man plans,
"God laughs."
(radio buzzing)
- This is not an act of God.
It's an act of terror.
- Okay, all right, let's not jump to conclusions.
Let's just focus on finding a working station.
(radio tuning)
- Luckily I was running late.
I would've been stuck down there
and underground with the rats in the dark.
Away from you-- - We cannot take
any moment for granted. - On your birthday.
- [Reporter] It can all be gone in a second.
Let us take a moment of silence to honor the fallen.
And we can now confirm that there have not been reports
of similar activities in other cities
around the world. - Oh!
Thank you, God. - Emergency workers
are on the scene.
They are examining--
- Hey, can you cut that out a bit?
- What?
- [Amari] All that God stuff.
It's annoying.
- When did you become an atheist?
- I just wanna deal with what's real!
- God is real.
The Creator, whatever you call "it",
it's very real.
- Q, I get that you have this need to ground yourself
in this idea of hope but it isn't helping us.
(Amari chuckling)
We don't even know what's going on outside the door.
There's other things to worry about
like food, water, supplies.
(Amari sighing)
I can't deal with this.
- You never wanna deal with anything.
You always jump ship when it's time to do something,
to finish something.
Say something! - But like you said,
if I need to be something, I need to do something.
- So be it then. - What I won't be
is this version of me you have inside of your head.
I am exhausted to living up to your impossible standards.
- What the fuck are you talking about?
- It always has to go your way.
- Really? - The way that you planned.
(Q gasping)
- Okay.
Wow.
- It's suffocating. - Really?
So why haven't you said anything all these years?
- You aren't the most open to other people's opinions.
Always so quick to criticize, especially me,
if I'm not in alignment with your plan!
- Baby,
we're on the same team.
I only want what's best for you.
- What's best for me is you not down my throat all the time.
- I thought you needed that.
- We're in the middle of a crisis.
- Don't just walk away!
- Can I have some space, please?
- Here's your space.
(dramatic music)
Too bad there's not much of it
because you don't wanna let go of shit.
How do you expect to invite new things
if you keep on holding on all of this stuff?
Do you need this?
Or this?
Or...
This?
- [Amari] You're being outrageous.
- I'm passionate about this, about us!
- All right, you can have the living room.
I'ma take the bedroom.
- There's an attack happening outside and you want space?
That doesn't make sense.
Am I enough for you, Amari?
- Q, I just don't wanna fight right now.
- Do you wanna be with me?
- I don't want to fight right now, Q.
(gentle tempo music)
- Fight for something.
- All I'm asking for is to go into that room
and have a moment to catch my breath.
That's all I'm asking for.
Begging for.
- Whatever.
I'll make it easy.
- Nothing is ever easy with you, Q.
- If I die out here, know that I loved you to death.
(gentle beat music)
(Amari groaning)
Fuck!
(Amari groaning)
(pleasant saxophone music)
I can't remember the last time we did anything adventures.
- Um...
Mexico.
But we both know what happened next.
- That's why I planned this whole evening, this weekend.
Now it's ruined by terrorists.
- I haven't been completely honest with you.
- About what?
- I've been feeling lonely.
- Oh, well,
me too.
But I'm here.
I've been here.
- This just hasn't been the best year for me,
for us.
I know it's my fault we're in this pit.
- No, it's not.
I mean...
It's no one's fault.
- Yes it is.
I haven't been feeling like doing much of anything.
- Part of me feels the same way.
- What's wrong?
- I'm frustrated.
- [Amari] About?
- About us.
Something changed in Mexico.
We haven't been the same since.
- Yeah, I know.
We've been stuck in this routine.
- Are you happy?
- I have my moments.
- No.
Are you happy with me?
- Q,
I love you
and nothing's ever gonna change that.
- Answer
the question.
- Yes.
I'm happy with you.
Are you happy with me?
- Besides my friends, you are all that I have.
But I'm not happy in this pit that we're in.
(dramatic piano music)
- We will climb out of this pit.
Together.
Why don't we have some fun?
Maybe play a game?
- Do you think now is the best time the games?
- What else are we gonna do?
- I mean, it is your birthday.
Probably won't be having this party after all.
- Good.
It's just what I wished for,
to spend this moment with the person I love the most.
So you and I are gonna play "Memories".
- Memories?
- Mm-hmm.
(gentle piano music)
So there are two photos of specific moments
of our time together.
- Mm-hmm. - Gonna shuffle them up
and then spread them out, face down,
and the first person to get the most matching pairs wins.
(lively beat music) - What do I get when I win?
- If you win.
Get whatever you want.
Winner's choice.
- I like that.
To raise the stakes, when we locate a memory,
we have to recall the peak of that memory.
- Oh, the highs.
What about the lows?
- We just focus on the good.
- Okay then.
Let's play.
Oh, bop, bop, bop, bop!
Rock, paper, scissors.
- Best out of three?
- Russian Roulette.
- I love your style.
(Amari groaning)
(Q chuckling)
- So why now?
Why me?
- [Q] I love you.
- It's gotta be another reason than love
that would make you wanna marry me.
- Amari, look at you.
You're gorgeous.
I mean, I love other things too.
- Like what?
- When you're like this, fun, playful.
I asked you now
because I want you to know that I'm here for you,
in the highs and the lows.
- I just feel that you're so attached
to this vision of being married by 40.
- That's not true.
And I know what I want.
(smooth beat music)
- Ooh!
(Q groaning) I remember this one.
This is when we went hiking upstate and we got lost
but we worked together
to retrace our footsteps to get back to camp.
- A bear chased us through the forest.
- That was Alvin, a chipmunk.
- I remember Smokey the bear.
Now you can remember what you want to, and that's fine,
I still have nightmares about that damn trip
out in the wild.
Definitely a pit.
- Oh, whatever, there was no bear.
(Q groaning)
- Ooh.
- Okay.
- Aw. - Ooh.
(Q laughing)
- I remember this trip.
- [Q] You picked me up and we drove
to Atlantic City for my birthday.
- Mm-hmm, lucky number 33.
- Won a thousand dollars.
- And gave it back to the casino.
- You know I love gambling.
(Amari and Q chuckling)
I remember we ate real good that night.
- I don't remember what we had for dinner.
I just remember that we shared plates
and we had those chocolate chip cookies for dessert.
- Oh yes.
With the sea salt sprinkled on top.
Ooh. - Mmm.
- Shit, I'm hungry now.
- There's oatmeal.
- [Q] Ugh, I hate oatmeal.
- I know.
I'm just playing.
- That would suck.
My last meal.
Oatmeal.
- Beggars can't be choosers.
- I'd rather eat you.
- Oh.
I don't think I could curve your appetite.
- Think you could curve something else.
- Ew, stop. - Give it to me.
- You were trying to distract me.
Quit.
- Call it what you want.
(smooth beat music)
(lighter clicking)
- Mmmm.
Only one pair left.
- How many do you have?
- Six.
- I have six too and it's my turn.
This one's for the win.
- Mmm.
(Amari chuckling)
I remember this one.
- I'd rather not.
- Oh, it's all right.
It was Cancun and
I was sick
for three
out of four days on this trip.
I was shitting and throwing up left and right.
- Yeah.
- What's wrong?
Ugh.
What's wrong?
Come on.
- I cheated.
- Oh baby, the game is over.
Come on.
- In Mexico.
I cheated.
- It was the guy at the front desk, wasn't it?
Ugh. - It was a mistake.
A lapse in judgment.
- I was wondering why he was being so friendly to you
when I was being wheeled out the front door by the bellman.
You said you was gonna propose me on that trip.
- I know, I should've told you sooner.
- What stopped you?
- You've been in such a bad mood.
- We went to Mexico over a year ago.
- And you've been disconnected from me ever since.
- And now I know why.
Damn.
- There's something else.
- Shit, the bomb's already dropped.
If you got anything else to say,
you might as well let it out now.
- I'm positive.
(Amari sighing)
- Am I at risk?
- We always use protection
and we haven't been doing much of that anyways lately.
And I wouldn't have sex with you
until I knew that I was undetectable.
- And that makes it okay?
I can't even look at you right now.
What else you been keeping secret from me, Q?
- I should be asking you the same damn question!
- Oh, so no I'm on the stand?
- You haven't been Mr. Perfect.
- I haven't tried to be and I also didn't break
any of the boundaries that we set!
(Q chuckling)
- I peeped your DMs.
- Oh, Q, please, you sound so stupid.
- Oh yeah?
I have receipts.
- So let me get this straight, defendant.
You cheated on me over a year ago and then you decide
to pull out this bullshit ass evidence as a way to do what?
Make up for what a fucking mess you are?
- "You're so cute.
"Oh, we should hang out sometime.
"Maybe you should ask your boyfriend."
- Q,
you are reaching.
We agreed to break up with each other before cheating.
- It just happened, I didn't plan it.
- That's a fucking surprise, you plan everything else.
Oh, wait.
It must have been an emergency.
(Q chuckling)
- I need space.
- If we weren't on lock down, my ass would be out that door.
- And where would you go?
- Anywhere but here.
- See how far that $300 takes you.
- Fuck you.
(dramatic music)
- Amar.
Amari, open up, please?
Please, baby.
Don't shut me out.
Amar, baby.
Baby, please.
(Q sighing)
- What do you want me to say?
- [Q] Say anything.
- There's nothing more to say.
- Is that it?
- What did you expect?
A whole year?
- This is too much.
And cheating was always a deal breaker.
- Fight for us.
For me.
Please.
- Ding, ding, ding.
That's a K.O, Q.
- [Q] Give me a chance, I'm gonna make it right.
(dramatic music)
Baby.
- How are you going to do that?
- I don't know, I don't know but I'll try.
- [Amari] You should journal about it.
- Okay.
We've been drinking, we've been smoking.
- I am very clear.
(dramatic music)
- So that's it?
Are you really throwing in the towel?
(dramatic music)
- [Amari] Come on, baby, we gotta lose these extra pounds
we put on in Cancun.
- You left five of them in Mexico.
- That's okay.
I am here for moral support.
- I'm tired.
- Come on, we're almost to our spot.
- Babe.
Oh, geez.
Fuck.
- Are you okay?
- Yeah.
- My clumsy boyfriend.
Do I need to call the paramedics?
- Maybe.
(Q whimpering)
Kiss it.
Make it better.
- There's nothing wrong with you.
You should have been a performer instead of a lawyer.
- Oh, my entire job is performing.
- So do you want your Oscar now or later
for being a divorce lawyer?
- Now.
Tomorrow's not promised.
- Ooh, let's take a picture.
- Hey, we do you need to talk
about something. - One second, babe.
This is the perfect moment.
Yes.
(phone jingling) Oh.
Hold on, this is work.
Hey.
Hey, Tim, how's it going?
(inaudible voice)
Yeah, I'm back.
Well, Q had more fun than I did.
Yeah, I was sick for most of the trip.
I am better now, thank you for asking.
Oh, okay.
Really?
What about the promotion?
Okay.
No, I understand.
Thank you.
I appreciate that.
Okay, yeah.
I'll see you tomorrow.
- Everything okay?
- They cut my position
and they're letting me go.
- Babe, I'm so sorry.
They were just promoting you to director.
- "This is a hard time for the company."
- You okay?
I'll be fine.
This isn't the first job I lost.
- You didn't like it there anyway.
- I like the money.
- There are other jobs out there.
We'll figure something out.
Until such times,
let daddy take care of you.
- Oh, Daddy.
Not gonna worry about it today.
- Okay. - Today is fun.
- Okay.
- I'll worry about the rest tomorrow.
- Okay.
- Was there something you wanted to tell me?
- I was gonna ask you, had you considered photography?
- Eh.
I take pictures for fun.
- Uh-uh.
You really have a great eye.
Can't nobody capture a moment like you.
- Mmm.
Memories and moments.
(Q laughing) (pleasant piano music)
- Wanna hit this?
(lively tempo music)
(door knocking)
- I didn't say come in.
- I know, I'm sorry.
I got oatmeal.
The gas is back on, good news.
So I was able to boil some water.
There's some rice and beans in there, if you'd like that.
- I'm not hungry.
- [Q] I heard your stomach from out there.
(stomach gurgling)
- What kind is it?
- Peaches and cream.
- Thanks.
- Can we maybe pretend to be friends?
- I don't wanna play this game.
- Would you play something else?
- Like what?
- "The Vulnerable Truth".
- Sounds boring.
- I thought of different questions.
Some we may know the answer to,
some we may not.
But I figured we'd pull them
in hopes of getting to an honest answer.
- [Amari] I think we've had enough honesty for one day.
- Okay.
(lively radio beat music)
- [Reporter] This was not an act of terror
but a group of transformers that exploded in the subway
causing a chain reaction and massive blast.
It's going to be some time before authorities
are able to remedy the situation
and restore power across the city.
Cell service for some carriers had been restored.
Police are confirming--
- [Reporter] Of criminal activities across the city.
The lockdown is still in effect.
Stay inside and stay alive.
- I finally did it.
I had oatmeal.
- [Q] It was gooey but good.
- Told you oatmeal's the bomb.
- I know,
I should have listened, I know.
- I'll play your stupid game with you...
after I shower.
- Thanks for trying.
(somber music)
(clippers humming)
(shower water trickling)
(dramatic piano music)
(inaudible scream)
(inaudible crying)
(Amari sighing)
- Don't say anything.
- Hi, Amari.
Long time no see.
- [Amari] Hush.
(Q chuckling)
- I'm serious.
You look so...
handsome.
- Thanks.
All right, so how do we play this game?
- You just have to pull some questions out of the candle.
- "What are you most afraid of?"
- Losing you.
- Honestly, I don't think that part
of our relationship can be saved.
- Can we try counseling?
Would you be open to it?
- [Amari] We're playing your game,
questions only from the candle.
- "If you can change one thing about me, what would it be?"
- Your breath be stank.
(Amari laughing)
- [Q] I talk a lot.
- That is no excuse.
Have a mint handy, some gum, something.
Don't no one want hot air in their face.
- Why didn't you tell me before?
- [Amari] I just noticed it.
And I didn't wanna hurt your feelings.
- I'm not fragile.
- Mmm.
Okay, well then maybe you should go get that checked out.
Hope it's not halitosis
- Gross.
I hope not. (Amari chuckling)
- These are dumb questions.
"What's your favorite thing about me?"
- Well,
I love how you're able to see things in pictures.
How you're able to capture the perfect moment.
- Memories are moments.
Thanks.
- Speaking of,
may I present you with a gift?
- Uh-uh.
No.
- It's from Nana and I.
- I see what you're trying to do.
(gentle piano music)
- We thought you could use some inspiration.
Get the creative juices flowing.
- Oh,
(Amari chuckling)
Oh.
Everybody's a photographer these days.
- People can snap a picture for the gram
but not everyone can capture a moment, a memory,
that lasts a lifetime.
- Wow, this...
This is really awesome.
(Amari laughing) - Take it for a spin.
- Oh.
There's so many buttons.
Ah, oh, I don't even know what I'm doing with this thing.
- You'll figure it out.
Practice makes progress.
(pleasant music)
- Mmm.
This is too much.
- Don't worry about it.
- Nana is on disability, Q.
She shouldn't even be sending me money.
- It's a gift.
Accept it.
(Q chuckling)
May I at least model for you?
- Go stand over there.
Go.
(pleasant piano music)
Now,
look away from me.
Mmm.
(camera snapping)
Yes.
(camera snapping)
(Amari laughing)
Okay, now turn towards me
and just touch your...
You know what?
Hmm?
Oh.
Yeah
Look up at me.
Yes. (camera snapping)
Now give me one with a smile.
- Even though my breath stank?
- Remember when I used to tell you corny jokes
just to make you laugh?
- [Q] I remember.
- What do you call
a pig that does karate?
- A pork chop.
(Amari and Q laughing)
How about, why shouldn't you write with a broken pen?
- Because...
it's pointless.
(Q laughing)
(Amari chuckling)
(pleasant piano music)
- Those are good.
You're a professional.
- Thanks.
- Can we pass?
- [Amari] Your game, your rules.
- What do you love about me?
- I love...
how dedicated you are.
When you put your mind to something, you can do anything
to get your mission accomplished.
I think the reason we work so well is because
I have great ideas...
and...
you...
are a great executor.
- Is there anything I can do to fix this?
Tell me.
You know I will do it.
- I know.
But I don't think we're something that can be fixed.
- I remember the first time we met.
(Amari laughing)
- I was working at that boutique hotel in Harlem.
And you were sitting at the bar on a date
with some other dude.
I should have known then.
- I was not on a date.
We were out having drinks and he was a lawyer
and not even my type.
- I asked you if you wanted another round.
- [Q] And you brought me the wrong drink.
- I didn't charge you.
(Q laughing)
- I wrote my number on the back of that receipt
and told you to text me, you did.
And the next night we went for Cuban food.
We've been chained together ever since.
- "Chained" is a good word for it.
- [Q] It wasn't all bad.
- I wanna remember the good stuff.
I'm sorry you went through all that by yourself.
- I'm sorry I didn't tell you.
I hadn't told anybody.
- [Amari] It's nothing to be ashamed of.
- I'm not.
Not anymore.
Final pull?
- "If you could be any place in the world right now,
"where would you be?"
- I...
I wouldn't be any place but here...
with you,
my best friend.
- I think we're gonna have to take some time
before we can be friends.
If we can be friends.
- I understand.
I just want us to be something.
- Me too.
- Is there anything you've been
not completely honest about,
like a secret online dating profile,
late night bathroom hookups?
- There...
There is something that I haven't told you.
- [Q] You hypocrite.
- It was not sexual but...
I have withheld information.
- Withholding is lying.
- So...
when I went to the doctor to see
if there was anything wrong with me mentally,
they did a full of physical and...
found some abnormal cells.
- Abnormal cells, do we need to get a second opinion?
- It turned to be nothing, that's...
They're gonna monitor it over time, I'm fine.
But it could potentially become...
prostate cancer.
- Amari! - I didn't say anything
because I didn't want you to overreact.
Like I said, potentially,
and I'm fine.
So three months ago.
- Is that why you've been avoiding having sex with me?
- The doctor said that...
anal sex doesn't make the cells grow
but...
I can't stop thinking about it.
- I guess we do have to try something different.
(sensual music)
- Are you open?
- Always open for you.
(smooth beat music)
- We could have...
discussed...
your needs to explore.
- I wasn't exploring.
I didn't even wanna go on that damn trip.
- I thought getting away was gonna be good for you.
- It wasn't.
It felt like my Nana's death meant nothing to you.
- That was never my intention.
- I never got to be completely honest about me.
About us.
- Amari could sound like a girl's name.
(Q chuckling)
- She stopped asking about you
after I kept on making up so many excuses
why you could never make it to Houston.
- She loved you...
regardless.
- Yeah.
Hope so.
Just wanted to make her proud, you know?
- Q, look at all the things that you accomplished.
She was very proud of you.
(smooth beat music)
- Have the apartment for a few months.
I'll go stay with Glenn.
- No.
I'm gonna go back to Chicago for a little while.
Spend some time with Nana.
- She's too much.
Can't believe she made a comment
that we should be making home videos
when she realized the camera shot videos.
- Yeah, she's crazy.
But I love her.
- That's what connected us instantly.
The fact we were both raised by our grandma.
- Yeah, Nana's Boys.
- What are we supposed to tell our friends?
- Tell your friends...
whatever you feel comfortable sharing.
- [Q] I let you down.
- Q, that's the thing,
you try so hard to be liked by everybody
and have everything go according to plan.
If we learned anything today,
it's that life is lived through instant moments,
not prolonged plans.
Thank you for the camera.
- You're welcome.
It just...
can't wait...
and expect life to happen in the snap of a moment.
You do need a plan.
- You're right.
- Trust in something greater than yourself.
- Okay, you don't have to preach to me.
- Why are you so resistant anytime I bring up the Creator?
- Because I don't have the energy
to have faith in the idea of something.
- Faith is confidence in yourself
and your abilities, your intuition.
- And what was your faith in us in Mexico?
I thought so.
- You gotta believe in something bigger than you.
Something.
You always get defensive
whenever I question you about anything.
- Q, if I walked outside that door right now and got mugged,
is that God?
- No, that's man.
He's attached to chains of lack.
That's why there's systems of oppression at place.
- Q, you are part of two of the biggest
systems of oppression that exist, marriage and laws.
- I like the passion but tell me more of the argument.
- Q, you can't force your ideas of this subject on me.
- You know the difference between religion and spiritually?
- No, but I got a feeling you're gonna tell me.
- Would you be open to meditating?
- I don't even know where to start.
- I'll show you.
- What you doing?
- Just cleaning out the space,
inviting new possibilities. (gentle chiming music)
(Amari groaning)
- I can't.
This is too woo-woo for me.
- Sit down.
Embrace the fact that change is the only constant.
It might be scary or painful but...
we have to...
go through it.
- All right.
So,
be open to whatever thoughts come up.
Just observe and release them as they come.
(Amari sighing)
- Okay.
- I wanna start by sitting in silence.
Five minutes.
(gentle beat music)
I hope my breath don't stink.
- I don't smell anything.
- Good.
All right.
- Breath is the most important thing.
It's all the evidence that we need
to know that we matter...
that we're alive.
- This is pretty easy.
Maybe you should be a woo-woo instructor.
- Maybe.
- Okay, what's next?
- Just...
sit.
The goal is to quiet the mind so that we can hear our
intuition, connect to the heart center.
Whenever you're ready,
wiggle your fingers and your toes.
Bring life back into the body.
Flutter your eyes open.
I've been saving this for a special occasion.
Red, black or blue?
- Red.
(gentle tempo music)
- Write your heart out.
Happy birthday.
- Thank you.
- Oh, can you hand me the rice and beans, please?
- Yeah.
You know, you really do make the best rice.
- Nana taught me well.
(gentle chiming)
- I'd hate to lose her too, you know.
- You know, separating from me
doesn't me you separate from her.
She has to make her own decisions.
Don't.
- What?
- [Amari] What are you doing?
- Gotta learn sometime.
- [Amari] Trying to steal my recipes.
- Recipe.
You only have one.
- You wanna know how to make rice?
- Mm-hmm.
- The trick is,
put the seasons in first before you add the race.
Go ahead, open that.
I'll get it started.
(pleasant beat music)
(Q groaning)
(Amari sighing)
I really had fun tonight.
You been practicing that song.
- I had big plans for that song.
Oh, look at God!
Oh.
- Oh. - I'm sorry, babe.
- Well, He did say, "Let there be light."
(Q sighing)
Good night.
- Good night.
(pleasant beat music)
(Q moaning)
- [Q] Hey.
- Hey.
- [Q] What time is it?
- 6:30.
- Ooh, it's early.
You don't have to go.
I can sublease a spot
and take care of the bills here until you get on your feet.
- Luckily, this is not a divorce you have to settle, Q.
- Keep that for emergencies.
- [Amari] I don't need it.
- Can I give you one more gift?
- It's not my birthday anymore.
You were born at 5:49 on the 29th of September,
so technically it is your birthday,
if we're being technical.
- Thank you, ooh.
(Amari chuckling)
Morning breath.
You should work on that.
Now.
- Remember that surprise getaway I had planned for us?
You should go.
A car has been arranged to depart from here
to take you to an all-inclusive, adults only resort
in Martha's Vineyard.
Everything has already been paid for.
And I would really hate to lose that money.
Please.
I know it's one of your dream places to visit.
- It's really hard to say no to you, Q.
- [Q] Happy birthday.
- Thank you.
Can I open this later?
- [Q] Yeah, it's cool.
- Thank you.
Seriously.
- This no contact, no following thing.
How will I know when it's time to reconnect?
- I'll reach out to you.
(gentle music)
- You sure you got everything you need?
Small bag.
- [Amari] Got everything I need.
- I never thought it would end like this.
- Endings just happen,
but they happen so there can be a new beginning.
Please make this easier on us.
- Keep this.
- I am going to go on this trip
and you are gonna pay for it.
- Well that makes me happy.
- Isn't that what you want?
(gentle music)
It's time to let go of me.
This idea of me,
the plan,
all of it.
(gentle music)
- Amari?
- Q.
- Rock, paper, scissors?
(phone jingling)
- Hey, Nana. (inaudible voice)
I left you a voicemail.
Yes, we're good.
(pleasant music)
Guess what?
I am going to be home on Monday.
No, I'm coming by myself.
Well, he did but I said no.
(pleasant piano music)
Oh, is he?
Interesting.
Well, call me back.
I love you.
(pleasant piano music)
(pleasant horn music)
(birds chirping)
(upbeat music)