1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.BZ 2 00:00:03,237 --> 00:00:05,573 -* Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo * 3 00:00:07,241 --> 00:00:10,178 * Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo * 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.BZ 5 00:00:10,278 --> 00:00:12,746 -* Everyone dance * -* Hey * 6 00:00:12,846 --> 00:00:15,149 -* Sing when you want to sing * 7 00:00:15,249 --> 00:00:16,950 -Now, y'all know y'all crazy, 8 00:00:17,051 --> 00:00:19,287 leaving this door open, letting my air out. 9 00:00:19,387 --> 00:00:21,822 -* Whoo, ooh, ooh * 10 00:00:21,922 --> 00:00:26,794 ** 11 00:00:26,894 --> 00:00:28,529 -Hey, there. -Hey, hey, hey. 12 00:00:28,629 --> 00:00:30,964 Don't be messing up my mojo. -Oh, my gosh. 13 00:00:31,065 --> 00:00:34,235 Is it that serious? -I'm trying to win. 14 00:00:34,335 --> 00:00:36,337 Man, what you think you doing? Man! 15 00:00:36,437 --> 00:00:39,340 -Kayla, how far along are you? 16 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:41,409 - I am almost seven months. - Ooh! 17 00:00:41,509 --> 00:00:43,144 And you still got that cute little shape. 18 00:00:43,244 --> 00:00:45,313 That's why I know it's gonna be a girl. 19 00:00:45,413 --> 00:00:48,382 - Well, we don't know that yet. - Girl, you want girls. 20 00:00:48,482 --> 00:00:50,684 'Cause when I had them boys, they gave me vertigo. 21 00:00:50,784 --> 00:00:53,087 Kim, you ain't got vertigo. Your ass drink too much. 22 00:00:53,187 --> 00:00:54,988 -Mama, did you bring out your ribs yet? 23 00:00:55,089 --> 00:00:57,725 -Uh, here you go, babe. -Oh. Thank you, baby. 24 00:00:57,825 --> 00:00:59,260 -There you go. 25 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,395 -Mm! -That's a good man, Savannah. 26 00:01:01,495 --> 00:01:03,264 -Kayla, you really need to go sit down somewhere. 27 00:01:03,364 --> 00:01:04,965 It's not good for a pregnant woman 28 00:01:05,065 --> 00:01:06,567 to be on her feet like that. 29 00:01:06,667 --> 00:01:09,237 -Mama, the doctor said in moderation, okay? 30 00:01:09,337 --> 00:01:11,004 As long as I'm listening to my body. 31 00:01:11,105 --> 00:01:13,641 -Okay. Micah's not gonna want to rub them feet 32 00:01:13,741 --> 00:01:15,543 if they're swelled up like ham hocks. 33 00:01:15,643 --> 00:01:17,378 - Mm-mmm. - Let's go and get you a seat. 34 00:01:17,478 --> 00:01:19,147 - Come on. - That's right. 35 00:01:19,247 --> 00:01:20,848 That's right. 36 00:01:20,948 --> 00:01:23,984 Whew. Ain't nothing like a man loving on his woman. 37 00:01:24,084 --> 00:01:26,687 -Mm-hmm. I remember those days. -Me too. 38 00:01:26,787 --> 00:01:29,123 Mine was loving on the barber, the dog walker, 39 00:01:29,223 --> 00:01:30,791 the trainer, the Walmart greeter -- 40 00:01:30,891 --> 00:01:32,460 -Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah. 41 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,229 So, Val, what did you and Ross do for your anniversary? 42 00:01:35,329 --> 00:01:36,997 -Mm-hmm. Twenty-seven years. 43 00:01:37,097 --> 00:01:39,200 I just know it was something special. 44 00:01:39,300 --> 00:01:41,635 -Mm-hmm. So, um, Ross... 45 00:01:41,735 --> 00:01:43,704 upgraded our cable, and we watched a marathon 46 00:01:43,804 --> 00:01:47,308 of "Unsolved Mysteries" all night long. 47 00:01:47,408 --> 00:01:49,310 -Okay. Wait a damn minute. -Okay. Hold on. Hold on. 48 00:01:49,410 --> 00:01:51,345 Before y'all even get started! 49 00:01:51,445 --> 00:01:54,615 Jeremiah is spending the night at somebody's house, 50 00:01:54,715 --> 00:01:57,218 and, uh, I already have the champagne 51 00:01:57,318 --> 00:02:00,354 and the whipped cream chilling in the refrigerator. 52 00:02:00,454 --> 00:02:02,756 Ooh! Nasty. 53 00:02:02,856 --> 00:02:05,926 -Excuse me. Mama? I think it's time to shut the party down. 54 00:02:06,026 --> 00:02:07,895 Aunt Cheryl's outside twerking to Luther Vandross, okay? 55 00:02:07,995 --> 00:02:10,431 It's disgusting. Dad's about to piece somebody up on dominoes. 56 00:02:10,531 --> 00:02:12,700 -Oh, look at our big college boy. 57 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,402 Acting just like his daddy, 58 00:02:14,502 --> 00:02:16,504 walking around here like he running things. 59 00:02:16,604 --> 00:02:18,406 -Not for long, Aunt Donna. I'm sure Mom and Pops can't wait 60 00:02:18,506 --> 00:02:20,341 for me to get out the house and they can have it to themselves. 61 00:02:20,441 --> 00:02:23,577 -Uh, boy, you have no idea. 62 00:02:23,677 --> 00:02:26,647 -Stop it. What is that? -I'm gonna get your father here. 63 00:02:26,747 --> 00:02:29,950 W-- How do you think you got here? 64 00:02:30,050 --> 00:02:34,021 ** 65 00:02:34,121 --> 00:02:38,158 * 66 00:02:38,259 --> 00:02:41,862 -* We built a crystal castle * 67 00:02:41,962 --> 00:02:44,398 * It'll never be a home * 68 00:02:44,498 --> 00:02:47,835 * 'Cause we built a crystal castle * 69 00:02:47,935 --> 00:02:51,171 ** 70 00:02:51,272 --> 00:02:55,509 * We built a crystal castle * 71 00:02:55,609 --> 00:02:59,012 * 72 00:02:59,112 --> 00:03:00,848 -Ross. 73 00:03:00,948 --> 00:03:02,783 Aah! 74 00:03:04,985 --> 00:03:06,654 -Hey. 75 00:03:06,754 --> 00:03:12,493 * 76 00:03:12,593 --> 00:03:16,864 -Um...I'm not feeling well. 77 00:03:16,964 --> 00:03:21,034 ** 78 00:03:21,134 --> 00:03:24,037 -Oh. Um...I-I thought... 79 00:03:24,137 --> 00:03:25,973 -Yeah. All that food. 80 00:03:26,073 --> 00:03:28,108 That beer got my stomach acting crazy. 81 00:03:28,208 --> 00:03:29,810 I think it was them collard greens. 82 00:03:29,910 --> 00:03:32,680 * 83 00:03:32,780 --> 00:03:35,249 -The collard greens. -Yeah, yeah. 84 00:03:35,349 --> 00:03:37,685 Go on upstairs. Don't wait up for me. 85 00:03:42,990 --> 00:03:47,895 ** 86 00:03:50,598 --> 00:03:55,703 ** 87 00:03:55,803 --> 00:04:00,908 * 88 00:04:01,008 --> 00:04:06,179 ** 89 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:11,519 ** 90 00:04:11,619 --> 00:04:16,790 ** 91 00:04:16,890 --> 00:04:22,162 ** 92 00:04:22,262 --> 00:04:24,565 Hey. Good morning. 93 00:04:24,665 --> 00:04:26,700 -Do you still plan on fixing the refrigerator? 94 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:28,502 It's been two weeks. 95 00:04:28,602 --> 00:04:31,839 -I've got somebody coming to look at it later this week. 96 00:04:31,939 --> 00:04:33,874 -You said that last week. 97 00:04:36,677 --> 00:04:39,713 Okay. Look. There's a, um... 98 00:04:39,813 --> 00:04:43,016 There's a new exhibit at the museum of art 99 00:04:43,116 --> 00:04:44,852 that I really wanted to see, 100 00:04:44,952 --> 00:04:48,288 and I was hoping that maybe you would want to go tonight. 101 00:04:49,990 --> 00:04:51,959 -Well, you get the tickets, I'll be there. 102 00:04:54,628 --> 00:04:56,664 -Between you and Jeremiah, I don't know whose phone 103 00:04:56,764 --> 00:04:58,932 I got to compete with more these days. 104 00:04:59,032 --> 00:05:01,369 -It's Micah letting us know that he and Kayla landed home 105 00:05:01,469 --> 00:05:03,203 in New Orleans. 106 00:05:03,303 --> 00:05:05,238 -Oh. 107 00:05:05,339 --> 00:05:07,140 Thank God. 108 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:10,478 I was really worried about Kayla flying at almost seven months. 109 00:05:10,578 --> 00:05:12,680 Leave it to you 110 00:05:12,780 --> 00:05:15,048 to stress and worry about stuff you can't control. 111 00:05:15,148 --> 00:05:17,551 * 112 00:05:17,651 --> 00:05:19,753 What's wrong with you? 113 00:05:19,853 --> 00:05:22,022 ** 114 00:05:22,122 --> 00:05:23,624 -I-- -Baby, you know 115 00:05:23,724 --> 00:05:26,059 I don't like blueberries in my pancakes. 116 00:05:26,159 --> 00:05:28,328 * 117 00:05:28,429 --> 00:05:30,163 Uh, but that's all right. 118 00:05:30,263 --> 00:05:33,934 I'll stop and get me a breakfast sandwich on the way to work. 119 00:05:34,034 --> 00:05:37,237 * 120 00:05:37,337 --> 00:05:39,239 Later, Pops. 121 00:05:39,339 --> 00:05:41,709 Boy! 122 00:05:41,809 --> 00:05:44,445 -Oh, my gosh. Blueberry pancakes. 123 00:05:44,545 --> 00:05:46,714 -Use your fork! -Mm. 124 00:05:46,814 --> 00:05:48,682 Can I get some syrup, please? -Yes! 125 00:05:48,782 --> 00:05:51,685 Here. -I'm looking forward to a lot. 126 00:05:51,785 --> 00:05:55,423 But trading your cooking for ramen noodles every day 127 00:05:55,523 --> 00:05:57,691 feels crazy. 128 00:05:57,791 --> 00:06:00,594 -What are you looking forward to? 129 00:06:00,694 --> 00:06:03,431 -Maybe I'll find my girl at Tech like Dad did. 130 00:06:03,531 --> 00:06:06,434 -Well, I don't know if these new-age Tech girls 131 00:06:06,534 --> 00:06:08,769 got anything like, you know, your mama had. 132 00:06:08,869 --> 00:06:10,471 You know, not as bad as your mama. 133 00:06:10,571 --> 00:06:12,440 That was two kids ago. 134 00:06:12,540 --> 00:06:14,408 And that's when your daddy had a high-top fade. 135 00:06:14,508 --> 00:06:17,144 But okay. 136 00:06:19,613 --> 00:06:21,582 -I like seeing you happy. 137 00:06:23,350 --> 00:06:26,520 You know, it's kind of like a new chapter for the both of us. 138 00:06:26,620 --> 00:06:29,022 -Think so? -Yeah. 139 00:06:30,057 --> 00:06:31,625 Maybe you can spend the time 140 00:06:31,725 --> 00:06:33,461 doing something you've always wanted to do, 141 00:06:33,561 --> 00:06:35,463 not spend the next four years worrying about me. 142 00:06:35,563 --> 00:06:37,931 -I'm your mama. 143 00:06:38,031 --> 00:06:41,268 I'm gonna worry about you whether you like it or not. 144 00:06:41,368 --> 00:06:42,903 -Okay. I'm gonna remember that. 145 00:06:43,003 --> 00:06:44,672 'Cause outside of sending me 500 every month, 146 00:06:44,772 --> 00:06:46,607 I think I can take it from here. -Five hundred? 147 00:06:46,707 --> 00:06:50,343 Five hundred what? Dollars? Oh, no, boy. Try 250. 148 00:06:50,444 --> 00:06:52,212 -Two fifty. I can work with it. -Okay. 149 00:06:52,312 --> 00:06:57,985 ** 150 00:06:58,085 --> 00:07:00,754 Oh. 151 00:07:00,854 --> 00:07:03,190 Hey. Ross, honey, don't worry about parking. 152 00:07:03,290 --> 00:07:05,993 There's a garage on Eighth -- -Val, I'm not gonna make it. 153 00:07:06,093 --> 00:07:08,195 There's some emergency maintenance 154 00:07:08,295 --> 00:07:10,030 that's keeping me stuck at work. 155 00:07:10,130 --> 00:07:12,800 -Ross, I was really looking forward to this. 156 00:07:12,900 --> 00:07:16,036 -You should still go and enjoy it, baby. 157 00:07:16,136 --> 00:07:19,039 I'm sorry, but I got to run. 158 00:07:19,139 --> 00:07:24,778 * 159 00:07:24,878 --> 00:07:30,417 * 160 00:07:30,518 --> 00:07:32,953 -* No more * 161 00:07:33,053 --> 00:07:37,357 * No more clipping my wings down * 162 00:07:37,457 --> 00:07:40,694 * No more holding me low down * 163 00:07:40,794 --> 00:07:45,699 * Low down again * 164 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,369 * No more * 165 00:07:49,469 --> 00:07:53,641 * No more keeping me boxed in * 166 00:07:53,741 --> 00:07:56,810 * I'm done blocking my blessings * 167 00:07:57,711 --> 00:08:02,883 * Time to let them in * 168 00:08:02,983 --> 00:08:06,353 ** 169 00:08:06,453 --> 00:08:09,489 * 170 00:08:11,358 --> 00:08:14,161 It's like she's... 171 00:08:15,996 --> 00:08:17,364 ...becoming. 172 00:08:17,464 --> 00:08:20,100 * 173 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:25,505 Or maybe she's exploring herself, her... 174 00:08:25,606 --> 00:08:31,511 solitude, her...softness. 175 00:08:31,612 --> 00:08:34,582 The version of herself that... 176 00:08:34,682 --> 00:08:39,653 doesn't have to perform or prove herself to anyone. 177 00:08:39,753 --> 00:08:42,155 Blooming in her own time. 178 00:08:44,291 --> 00:08:46,193 In her own way. 179 00:08:46,293 --> 00:08:51,799 ** 180 00:08:51,899 --> 00:08:53,901 -* Moving mountains on my way * 181 00:08:54,001 --> 00:08:56,904 -"Exploring new places helps you remember who you are 182 00:08:57,004 --> 00:09:00,974 and sometimes who you're still becoming." 183 00:09:01,975 --> 00:09:06,614 Becoming. It's like the theme of the day. 184 00:09:06,714 --> 00:09:08,949 Damn, Kim. 185 00:09:09,049 --> 00:09:11,184 What'd you say you put in this hot-girl-summer drink? 186 00:09:11,284 --> 00:09:13,887 -Summa this and summa that. -See, I'm not messing with Kim. 187 00:09:13,987 --> 00:09:15,656 I'm not doing it. I-- No! 188 00:09:15,756 --> 00:09:17,457 -Here. -Mm-hmm. 189 00:09:17,557 --> 00:09:19,827 -Cheers to 30 years of friendship 190 00:09:19,927 --> 00:09:24,364 and a new chapter in this book and a new chapter in Val's life. 191 00:09:24,464 --> 00:09:27,567 Sis, I hope you get everything you want and deserve. 192 00:09:27,668 --> 00:09:29,603 To life after motherhood. 193 00:09:29,703 --> 00:09:31,972 To life after motherhood! 194 00:09:32,072 --> 00:09:33,540 -Yes! -Yes. 195 00:09:33,641 --> 00:09:35,375 -Mmm! Okay, you guys. 196 00:09:35,475 --> 00:09:37,878 I am so excited about this book. -Girl, forget about that book. 197 00:09:37,978 --> 00:09:39,546 Tell us what happened the other night. 198 00:09:39,647 --> 00:09:41,682 -Oh. Right. So... 199 00:09:41,782 --> 00:09:43,450 Yeah, it didn't happen. 200 00:09:43,550 --> 00:09:45,185 -Why? 201 00:09:45,285 --> 00:09:47,688 -He decided to spend his night with Betty instead. 202 00:09:47,788 --> 00:09:49,222 - Who the hell is Betty? - Whoa, whoa, whoa. 203 00:09:49,322 --> 00:09:52,092 You mean that old hunk of junk in the garage? 204 00:09:52,192 --> 00:09:53,994 -Now, see, Ross done lost his damn mind. 205 00:09:54,094 --> 00:09:55,896 -Have you tried talking to him? 206 00:09:55,996 --> 00:09:58,398 Talk? Oh, my gosh. 207 00:09:58,498 --> 00:10:00,533 We don't do anything like we used to. 208 00:10:00,634 --> 00:10:02,535 We don't laugh like we used to, 209 00:10:02,636 --> 00:10:04,404 and we definitely don't have sex like we used to. 210 00:10:04,504 --> 00:10:06,373 Okay. The Browns, across the street from me, 211 00:10:06,473 --> 00:10:08,709 started couples therapy when they hit a rough patch, 212 00:10:08,809 --> 00:10:10,510 and they seem to be doing just fine. 213 00:10:10,610 --> 00:10:12,345 -You talking about that white lady with her white husband? 214 00:10:12,445 --> 00:10:15,182 -Hold on, now, Donna. Kim, didn't you and Lee 215 00:10:15,282 --> 00:10:17,550 try counseling before you got a divorce? 216 00:10:17,651 --> 00:10:19,820 -Yeah, and it was going well, too -- 217 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:21,922 until he tried to hump the damn therapist. 218 00:10:22,022 --> 00:10:24,491 -Oh, hell no. -Oh, hell yeah, honey. 219 00:10:24,591 --> 00:10:26,393 Lee was a certified freak. 220 00:10:26,493 --> 00:10:28,595 But at least therapy let me know why. 221 00:10:28,696 --> 00:10:30,831 -Well, I want to know why. 222 00:10:30,931 --> 00:10:32,700 Well, sis, it's not your fault. 223 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:34,668 Okay? It's called male menopause. 224 00:10:34,768 --> 00:10:36,269 -Girl, what? -Man, what? 225 00:10:36,369 --> 00:10:38,872 Okay. Listen. The brain is the first to go. 226 00:10:38,972 --> 00:10:41,641 And then they start wanting to hump everything they see 227 00:10:41,742 --> 00:10:44,611 or their stuff just stops working completely. 228 00:10:44,712 --> 00:10:46,313 -Is that a real thing? 229 00:10:46,413 --> 00:10:47,948 - Hell yeah, girl. - Yeah, honey. 230 00:10:48,048 --> 00:10:49,850 The mood swings, the midlife crisis, 231 00:10:49,950 --> 00:10:51,985 them buying cars they can't fit into -- 232 00:10:52,085 --> 00:10:54,554 and dating women they know they can't satisfy. 233 00:10:54,654 --> 00:10:56,623 Mm-hmm. How long that meat stop working? 234 00:10:56,724 --> 00:10:58,525 Kim! 235 00:10:58,625 --> 00:11:01,161 It's... 236 00:11:01,261 --> 00:11:05,532 Okay. It's been, um, three years and 22 days. 237 00:11:05,632 --> 00:11:07,500 -Bitch! -I know! 238 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:09,903 -Years? -The problem is 239 00:11:10,003 --> 00:11:14,041 the man is my husband and the father of my children 240 00:11:14,141 --> 00:11:19,346 and the one person that I just do not understand right now. 241 00:11:19,446 --> 00:11:22,282 -Mm. Well, sis, it sounds like you're not happy. 242 00:11:22,382 --> 00:11:24,852 -I don't think any of us were raised to be happy wives. 243 00:11:24,952 --> 00:11:26,820 We were raised -- -To work it out. 244 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:28,856 -Mm-hmm. My mama used to say, 245 00:11:28,956 --> 00:11:30,724 "As long as he's not in and out of jail 246 00:11:30,824 --> 00:11:32,625 or knocking you upside your head, 247 00:11:32,726 --> 00:11:34,594 you got something to be thankful for." 248 00:11:34,694 --> 00:11:37,297 Your mama is a liar. 249 00:11:37,397 --> 00:11:39,166 That's exactly why I walked up out of my marriage. 250 00:11:39,266 --> 00:11:41,268 -Well, I-I want to water my marriage, 251 00:11:41,368 --> 00:11:44,071 you guys, I don't want to burn it down. 252 00:11:44,171 --> 00:11:45,906 -Well, Val, if you want him to change, 253 00:11:46,006 --> 00:11:48,341 then you're gonna have to bring the ideas to him. 254 00:11:49,409 --> 00:11:52,112 -So what should I do? 255 00:11:52,212 --> 00:11:53,981 ** 256 00:11:56,483 --> 00:12:01,388 ** 257 00:12:01,488 --> 00:12:06,326 ** 258 00:12:06,426 --> 00:12:11,331 * 259 00:12:11,431 --> 00:12:16,403 * 260 00:12:16,503 --> 00:12:21,408 ** 261 00:12:21,508 --> 00:12:25,078 ** 262 00:12:25,178 --> 00:12:28,148 -* Even though I'm shined up... * 263 00:12:28,248 --> 00:12:30,183 -Honey, why you got to hold the camera at that angle? 264 00:12:30,283 --> 00:12:31,885 -Val, do you want to take the picture? 265 00:12:31,985 --> 00:12:33,553 -Let's just take the picture. 266 00:12:33,653 --> 00:12:35,322 -All right. Everybody say, "Tech!" 267 00:12:35,422 --> 00:12:37,057 -Tech! -Tech! Aww! 268 00:12:38,959 --> 00:12:41,261 -Babe, can you at least take one pic without that hat? 269 00:12:41,361 --> 00:12:43,931 -No. I've had this hat since I graduated from this school. 270 00:12:44,031 --> 00:12:46,533 -Yeah. Well, while you're here, maybe you can get a new one. 271 00:12:46,633 --> 00:12:49,102 -Mom and Dad. -Oh, baby. 272 00:12:49,202 --> 00:12:50,804 My baby! 273 00:12:50,904 --> 00:12:52,840 -All right, now! -All right, player. 274 00:12:52,940 --> 00:12:54,574 -There you go. -Bye, baby! 275 00:12:54,674 --> 00:12:56,476 -Bye. -Mommy loves you! 276 00:12:56,576 --> 00:12:58,278 -Okay. Okay. 277 00:12:58,378 --> 00:13:00,881 Call Mommy! 278 00:13:00,981 --> 00:13:03,383 -We really have another Tech man in the family. 279 00:13:03,483 --> 00:13:05,218 -We do. We do. We do. 280 00:13:05,318 --> 00:13:08,421 Hey, do you want to go over to the fine arts building 281 00:13:08,521 --> 00:13:10,557 and see if our names are still on the wall? 282 00:13:10,657 --> 00:13:12,225 -Val, that was 30 years ago. 283 00:13:12,325 --> 00:13:14,527 You know they painted over that by now. 284 00:13:16,629 --> 00:13:18,265 Door's open. 285 00:13:18,365 --> 00:13:21,334 * 286 00:13:21,434 --> 00:13:25,505 And here we are with another timeless R&B classic. 287 00:13:25,605 --> 00:13:28,775 - * ...love myself enough to know * 288 00:13:28,876 --> 00:13:30,643 * When it's time * 289 00:13:30,743 --> 00:13:36,616 * Time to let go * 290 00:13:37,584 --> 00:13:40,553 * Sing * -* All I really want * 291 00:13:40,653 --> 00:13:42,956 * Is to be happy * 292 00:13:43,056 --> 00:13:45,658 * Find a love that's mine * 293 00:13:45,758 --> 00:13:48,228 -* It'll be so sweet * -* It'll be so sweet * 294 00:13:48,328 --> 00:13:50,663 -* All I really want * -* All I really want * 295 00:13:50,763 --> 00:13:52,765 - Ooh! -* Is to be happy * 296 00:13:52,866 --> 00:13:55,068 -Yeah! Aah! -* Find a love that's mine * 297 00:13:55,168 --> 00:13:56,937 - * It could be so sweet * 298 00:13:57,037 --> 00:13:58,838 -Go on, baby. 299 00:13:58,939 --> 00:14:00,908 Remember I used to blast the radio to stay awake 300 00:14:01,008 --> 00:14:03,410 driving home for the holidays? -Oh, my God. 301 00:14:03,510 --> 00:14:05,345 I miss this. -Yeah. 302 00:14:05,445 --> 00:14:08,548 Folks be sleeping on the radio. They still play good music. 303 00:14:08,648 --> 00:14:11,118 -No. Ross, I mean us. 304 00:14:11,218 --> 00:14:14,988 I miss us, you know, feeling, you know, like a real marriage. 305 00:14:15,088 --> 00:14:17,925 -Twenty-seven years feels like a real marriage to me. 306 00:14:18,025 --> 00:14:23,496 -* Oh, I cannot hide the way I feel inside * 307 00:14:23,596 --> 00:14:26,866 -Ross, when was the last time you touched me? 308 00:14:27,734 --> 00:14:29,369 -What kind of question is that? 309 00:14:29,469 --> 00:14:32,139 -You just said it's been 27 years, right? 310 00:14:32,239 --> 00:14:33,907 For the last seven, I feel like 311 00:14:34,007 --> 00:14:35,642 I've kind of been living with a roommate. 312 00:14:35,742 --> 00:14:37,945 -Yeah, a roommate who pays the mortgage and all the bills. 313 00:14:38,045 --> 00:14:40,047 -Unh-unh. 314 00:14:40,147 --> 00:14:41,814 Now, I have tried to get a job for years, and you know that. 315 00:14:41,915 --> 00:14:43,917 But you're the one who wanted me to stay home with the kids, 316 00:14:44,017 --> 00:14:45,518 cooking and keeping house. 317 00:14:45,618 --> 00:14:47,754 -A lot of women would've called that a good life. 318 00:14:47,854 --> 00:14:49,957 -A life without intimacy? 319 00:14:51,024 --> 00:14:52,825 -Is this about the other night? 320 00:14:52,926 --> 00:14:54,995 -No, it's not about the other night, Ross. 321 00:14:55,095 --> 00:14:57,130 It's about us! 322 00:14:57,230 --> 00:15:00,133 It's about you never wanting to do anything that I want to do. 323 00:15:00,233 --> 00:15:03,536 I can't even express to you or share with you how I feel. 324 00:15:03,636 --> 00:15:06,873 And I have no idea how you feel about anything either. 325 00:15:06,974 --> 00:15:09,442 -I feel like this conversation is ridiculous. 326 00:15:11,111 --> 00:15:13,846 -Our kids are finally out of the house, 327 00:15:13,947 --> 00:15:17,817 and you and I should be together somewhere, enjoying each other, 328 00:15:17,917 --> 00:15:20,720 just traveling or sipping on piña coladas 329 00:15:20,820 --> 00:15:23,290 at some beach or something. -What are you talking about? 330 00:15:23,390 --> 00:15:25,092 I don't even have a passport, 'cause I'm working. 331 00:15:25,192 --> 00:15:26,893 -And that's another thing. 332 00:15:26,994 --> 00:15:29,029 We've had extensive conversations 333 00:15:29,129 --> 00:15:30,830 about early retirement. -Oh, no, no, no! 334 00:15:30,930 --> 00:15:33,233 We just dropped Jeremiah off at his freshman year of college, 335 00:15:33,333 --> 00:15:35,435 and you're talking about early retirement? 336 00:15:35,535 --> 00:15:38,338 Oh, this conversation is over. 337 00:15:38,438 --> 00:15:42,375 -Why is it so hard for you to talk to me? Why?! 338 00:15:42,475 --> 00:15:44,244 You know what? 339 00:15:44,344 --> 00:15:48,348 I-I really, really think we need to seek couples counseling. 340 00:15:48,448 --> 00:15:51,584 -Oh. Oh, you-- you've really gone off the deep end now. 341 00:15:51,684 --> 00:15:53,720 -What else do I ask you for? 342 00:15:53,820 --> 00:15:55,788 -You asked for that damn expensive-ass refrigerator. 343 00:15:55,888 --> 00:15:57,590 -That you use too. 344 00:15:57,690 --> 00:16:00,293 -If I can't do anything right, why are you still with me? 345 00:16:03,030 --> 00:16:05,965 Ross! 346 00:16:06,066 --> 00:16:09,069 Oh, my God. 347 00:16:11,338 --> 00:16:14,374 ** 348 00:16:14,474 --> 00:16:17,210 -You all right? 349 00:16:17,310 --> 00:16:20,480 -And he got so defensive, he almost wrecked the car. 350 00:16:20,580 --> 00:16:21,948 Oh, God. 351 00:16:23,850 --> 00:16:25,618 -It's like he doesn't care. -Mm. 352 00:16:25,718 --> 00:16:27,954 -He could live like this for the rest of his life 353 00:16:28,055 --> 00:16:30,023 and be perfectly fine. 354 00:16:30,123 --> 00:16:32,459 Ugh! Charmaine, girl. 355 00:16:32,559 --> 00:16:36,063 -It's frustrating, girl. I know. 356 00:16:36,163 --> 00:16:38,831 -Do you think you could change a marriage? 357 00:16:38,931 --> 00:16:41,501 -You know, I've been thinking about what Donna said -- 358 00:16:41,601 --> 00:16:45,438 that if we want change, we got to bring it to our husbands. 359 00:16:45,538 --> 00:16:48,375 But I don't know if I believe that. 360 00:16:48,475 --> 00:16:50,643 Because you marry who you marry, right? 361 00:16:50,743 --> 00:16:53,946 -There isn't anything you ever wanted to change about Charles? 362 00:16:54,047 --> 00:16:55,948 Of course there is. 363 00:16:56,049 --> 00:16:58,151 But you can't change nobody. 364 00:16:58,251 --> 00:17:00,787 You can only change yourself. 365 00:17:00,887 --> 00:17:02,855 Look, girl. I got to go. 366 00:17:02,955 --> 00:17:04,857 -Oh. Okay. Bye. 367 00:17:04,957 --> 00:17:06,826 -Bye. -Love you. 368 00:17:08,861 --> 00:17:14,634 * 369 00:17:14,734 --> 00:17:20,573 * 370 00:17:20,673 --> 00:17:26,446 ** 371 00:17:26,546 --> 00:17:32,219 ** 372 00:17:34,521 --> 00:17:37,190 Here you go. Just like the ones you grab on the way to work. 373 00:17:37,290 --> 00:17:39,126 -Thank you, honey. -Mm-hmm. 374 00:17:43,062 --> 00:17:44,731 So... 375 00:17:45,932 --> 00:17:47,667 ...I scheduled us for a consultation 376 00:17:47,767 --> 00:17:49,436 for couples therapy. 377 00:17:50,803 --> 00:17:55,108 I really think that this will be good for us, Ross. 378 00:17:55,208 --> 00:17:56,976 -Where's all this coming from? 379 00:17:57,076 --> 00:17:58,945 -Look. Charmaine told me about this couple -- 380 00:17:59,045 --> 00:18:00,747 -Charmaine needs to worry about 381 00:18:00,847 --> 00:18:03,416 why Charles would rather sit at a slot machine than sit at home. 382 00:18:04,484 --> 00:18:07,954 -I scheduled it for when you get off work today -- 383 00:18:08,054 --> 00:18:09,522 -Then you need to cancel it. 384 00:18:09,622 --> 00:18:12,825 -I want to go, Ross. -Then go alone. 385 00:18:14,894 --> 00:18:17,464 I'm not going to therapy. 386 00:18:17,564 --> 00:18:20,867 That's for crazy people, and we're not crazy. 387 00:18:20,967 --> 00:18:26,339 ** 388 00:18:26,439 --> 00:18:28,841 -I kind of figured you would say something like that. 389 00:18:28,941 --> 00:18:32,779 * 390 00:18:32,879 --> 00:18:36,883 ** 391 00:18:36,983 --> 00:18:39,586 You want to know what's really crazy? 392 00:18:41,020 --> 00:18:43,356 Staying here. 393 00:18:44,857 --> 00:18:50,530 Knowing that you're okay...with where we are in our marriage. 394 00:18:52,064 --> 00:18:54,801 And I know I'm not crazy. 395 00:18:54,901 --> 00:18:58,605 ** 396 00:18:58,705 --> 00:19:02,242 * 397 00:19:05,278 --> 00:19:07,847 Ladies and gentlemen, 398 00:19:07,947 --> 00:19:10,250 welcome to New Orleans. 399 00:19:10,350 --> 00:19:15,355 * 400 00:19:15,455 --> 00:19:20,360 * 401 00:19:20,460 --> 00:19:24,964 * 402 00:19:25,064 --> 00:19:30,169 ** 403 00:19:40,213 --> 00:19:43,516 ** 404 00:19:43,616 --> 00:19:46,519 * 405 00:19:46,619 --> 00:19:48,421 -Have you spoken to your father? 406 00:19:49,622 --> 00:19:51,458 -He called and asked about my last appointment. 407 00:19:51,558 --> 00:19:53,293 -Look. I'm really sorry. 408 00:19:53,393 --> 00:19:54,961 I don't want to scare you about any of this. 409 00:19:55,061 --> 00:19:57,364 -Mom, what are you apologizing for? 410 00:19:57,464 --> 00:19:59,399 Look. I love you and Daddy together. 411 00:19:59,499 --> 00:20:01,868 But I want you both to be happy. 412 00:20:02,869 --> 00:20:04,371 Plus, I'm a big girl now. 413 00:20:04,471 --> 00:20:06,673 -You are a big girl now. -Hm? 414 00:20:06,773 --> 00:20:08,541 Who can use all the help she can get. 415 00:20:08,641 --> 00:20:10,643 -Now that I'm here, we can deep-clean the house, 416 00:20:10,743 --> 00:20:14,180 personalize the nursery with pictures and knitted -- 417 00:20:14,281 --> 00:20:16,449 ...knitted, uh blankets. 418 00:20:16,549 --> 00:20:18,751 Why are they so loud? 419 00:20:18,851 --> 00:20:22,255 ** 420 00:20:22,355 --> 00:20:24,824 -Ma, that's how the city gets down. 421 00:20:24,924 --> 00:20:26,859 -Ah. -Well... 422 00:20:26,959 --> 00:20:29,161 since you have all these ideas, maybe you can pencil in 423 00:20:29,262 --> 00:20:31,331 some time to explore the magic of the city. 424 00:20:31,431 --> 00:20:34,734 -Mm. -Laissez les bons temps rouler. 425 00:20:35,568 --> 00:20:37,304 -What does that mean? 426 00:20:37,404 --> 00:20:39,406 -It's what they say around here, Mama. 427 00:20:39,506 --> 00:20:41,608 Let the good times roll, girl. 428 00:20:41,708 --> 00:20:43,710 -You don't need to roll anything else. 429 00:20:43,810 --> 00:20:45,712 'Cause that's how you got into this predicament. 430 00:20:45,812 --> 00:20:48,348 -Stop it. You get yours, and you do it, too. Come on. 431 00:20:48,448 --> 00:20:51,684 Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. 432 00:20:51,784 --> 00:20:55,488 ** 433 00:20:56,589 --> 00:20:58,358 -Morning. You hungry? 434 00:20:58,458 --> 00:21:00,593 I made eggs, andouille sausage, and homemade biscuits. 435 00:21:00,693 --> 00:21:02,295 -Wow, Mama V. That looks amazing. 436 00:21:02,395 --> 00:21:04,297 But I got my own meal prep for breakfast. 437 00:21:04,397 --> 00:21:06,399 Fitness goals. -Oh. All right. 438 00:21:06,499 --> 00:21:08,835 Well, don't mind me, then. -Uh, do you know what happened 439 00:21:08,935 --> 00:21:10,803 to the blue containers that were in here? 440 00:21:10,903 --> 00:21:14,173 -Yeah. You know what? The food was going bad in those. 441 00:21:14,273 --> 00:21:16,943 I threw all that out. 442 00:21:17,043 --> 00:21:19,679 -Mama V, that was my meal prep. 443 00:21:19,779 --> 00:21:21,481 -Oh! Well, in that case, 444 00:21:21,581 --> 00:21:23,383 I'll just refill it with the food I made. 445 00:21:23,483 --> 00:21:25,618 See? Lucky guy. Ha! 446 00:21:25,718 --> 00:21:27,554 -Micah, have you seen my yoga mat? 447 00:21:27,654 --> 00:21:29,756 - I can't find it anywhere. - You know what, baby? 448 00:21:29,856 --> 00:21:32,459 I caught myself throwing it in the washing machine, 449 00:21:32,559 --> 00:21:34,361 and it crumbled into pieces. 450 00:21:34,461 --> 00:21:36,028 I'll just get you one of those beach towels 451 00:21:36,128 --> 00:21:37,597 I saw in the garage. 452 00:21:37,697 --> 00:21:39,766 Might be better for your back anyway. 453 00:21:39,866 --> 00:21:42,702 * 454 00:21:42,802 --> 00:21:44,337 -Where did that painting come from? 455 00:21:50,677 --> 00:21:53,312 Do you think she's going through a midlife crisis? 456 00:21:53,413 --> 00:21:54,947 I mean... 457 00:21:55,047 --> 00:21:57,350 it's all she's ever known for the last 27 years. 458 00:21:57,450 --> 00:21:58,885 Wouldn't you? -Ah. 459 00:21:58,985 --> 00:22:00,787 I'd probably be out on Bourbon Street, 460 00:22:00,887 --> 00:22:02,522 drunk-calling you just to take me back. 461 00:22:02,622 --> 00:22:05,992 -Yeah. Well, she's the one who left. 462 00:22:06,092 --> 00:22:10,029 I talked to Dad, and trust me, he is going just as crazy. 463 00:22:10,129 --> 00:22:12,665 -Oh, yeah. I'm sure he misses her folding his underwear 464 00:22:12,765 --> 00:22:14,967 into tiny little squares, just like she does mine. 465 00:22:15,067 --> 00:22:17,336 -I don't think she knows what else to do with herself 466 00:22:17,437 --> 00:22:19,071 right now. 467 00:22:19,171 --> 00:22:21,207 I think this is the only thing keeping her going. 468 00:22:21,307 --> 00:22:23,142 -Mm. Baby, that's sad. 469 00:22:23,242 --> 00:22:26,679 Yeah. It is. 470 00:22:26,779 --> 00:22:31,951 * 471 00:22:32,051 --> 00:22:37,557 * 472 00:22:37,657 --> 00:22:42,829 * 473 00:22:42,929 --> 00:22:47,967 * 474 00:22:49,869 --> 00:22:55,241 ** 475 00:22:55,341 --> 00:23:00,980 * 476 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:06,619 * 477 00:23:06,719 --> 00:23:12,124 * 478 00:23:12,224 --> 00:23:14,260 -* You ready to roll? * 479 00:23:14,360 --> 00:23:16,228 * 480 00:23:16,328 --> 00:23:18,064 * Oh, we ready * 481 00:23:18,164 --> 00:23:21,367 ** 482 00:23:21,468 --> 00:23:23,603 * Feel that vibe * 483 00:23:23,703 --> 00:23:25,838 * 484 00:23:25,938 --> 00:23:28,508 * Roll with me * 485 00:23:28,608 --> 00:23:30,510 -* Roll with me now * 486 00:23:30,610 --> 00:23:32,512 -* Down these streets * 487 00:23:32,612 --> 00:23:35,114 -* Show me how * 488 00:23:35,214 --> 00:23:37,316 -* Good times risin' * 489 00:23:37,416 --> 00:23:39,552 -* Let 'em rise * 490 00:23:39,652 --> 00:23:41,387 -* Joy feels sweet * 491 00:23:41,488 --> 00:23:44,023 - * Sugar on your smile * 492 00:23:44,123 --> 00:23:49,061 * 493 00:23:49,161 --> 00:23:51,097 That's so dumb. 494 00:23:53,099 --> 00:23:58,838 * 495 00:24:01,508 --> 00:24:03,109 Hello? 496 00:24:03,209 --> 00:24:04,944 Val? 497 00:24:06,979 --> 00:24:08,615 -Hey. Hello? 498 00:24:08,715 --> 00:24:11,150 How you doing? 499 00:24:11,250 --> 00:24:13,653 -Uh, I'm doing all right. 500 00:24:14,521 --> 00:24:16,523 You okay? 501 00:24:17,857 --> 00:24:19,526 -Um, yeah. 502 00:24:19,626 --> 00:24:22,228 I'm -- I'm doing just... You know, I'm doing okay. 503 00:24:22,328 --> 00:24:25,698 -Uh, when you coming back? After Kayla has the baby? 504 00:24:27,667 --> 00:24:29,669 Something like that. 505 00:24:29,769 --> 00:24:32,438 -That should give you enough time, right? 506 00:24:32,539 --> 00:24:34,240 -Enough time for what? 507 00:24:34,340 --> 00:24:38,477 -Well, uh, figure yourself out and come on home. 508 00:24:43,550 --> 00:24:46,185 Yeah. So, Ross... 509 00:24:46,285 --> 00:24:47,887 I don't know if I can. 510 00:24:47,987 --> 00:24:49,421 -Can what? 511 00:24:49,522 --> 00:24:51,558 -Come back. 512 00:24:51,658 --> 00:24:53,593 I got to go. 513 00:24:56,362 --> 00:25:02,134 * 514 00:25:05,404 --> 00:25:10,743 ** 515 00:25:10,843 --> 00:25:13,345 Mm! 516 00:25:13,445 --> 00:25:15,147 Ooh. 517 00:25:16,415 --> 00:25:18,651 Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! 518 00:25:18,751 --> 00:25:20,853 I want them to be together. 519 00:25:20,953 --> 00:25:23,690 Let -- Let's let them stay together. 520 00:25:23,790 --> 00:25:26,392 You need to stay together. -You doing all right over here? 521 00:25:26,492 --> 00:25:28,595 -Oh. Yeah. Yeah. Totally. 522 00:25:28,695 --> 00:25:32,865 I...think I want another one. 523 00:25:32,965 --> 00:25:35,902 But I'm not totally sure that I could feel my legs. 524 00:25:36,002 --> 00:25:37,536 -Ah. 525 00:25:37,637 --> 00:25:40,439 Let me get you some water. -Okay. 526 00:25:40,539 --> 00:25:42,274 -You know, people come to New Orleans 527 00:25:42,374 --> 00:25:44,210 for all kinds of reasons. -Mm-hmm. 528 00:25:44,310 --> 00:25:48,514 -To heal, to lose themselves, or to find something 529 00:25:48,615 --> 00:25:50,516 they didn't even know they was looking for. 530 00:25:50,617 --> 00:25:52,719 What you came for? 531 00:25:52,819 --> 00:25:55,955 This is not what it looks like! 532 00:25:56,055 --> 00:25:58,124 -Hmm. 533 00:25:58,224 --> 00:26:00,827 It look like... 534 00:26:00,927 --> 00:26:03,329 ...a woman not from here... 535 00:26:03,429 --> 00:26:05,698 going through it in her marriage 536 00:26:05,798 --> 00:26:08,701 and she came to New Orleans to figure some things out. 537 00:26:09,836 --> 00:26:13,640 -Is it tattooed across my forehead? 538 00:26:13,740 --> 00:26:16,843 Does it also say I haven't had sex in three years? 539 00:26:16,943 --> 00:26:19,946 -Oh, baby. Most of us could get that tattoo. 540 00:26:21,213 --> 00:26:22,782 Big Kenny! 541 00:26:22,882 --> 00:26:25,217 When's the last time you had some? 542 00:26:25,317 --> 00:26:26,753 About six, seven years, huh? 543 00:26:26,853 --> 00:26:28,855 -Oh, Kenny! No. 544 00:26:28,955 --> 00:26:30,890 Oh, I thought I had it bad. 545 00:26:30,990 --> 00:26:34,026 Next round's on me, Kenny. 546 00:26:37,229 --> 00:26:42,902 ** 547 00:26:43,002 --> 00:26:45,838 -Welcome in. -Thank you. 548 00:26:45,938 --> 00:26:48,540 * 549 00:26:48,641 --> 00:26:50,643 Oh. 550 00:26:50,743 --> 00:26:53,612 You have a Horace Imhotep. 551 00:26:54,546 --> 00:26:57,283 -Uh, yeah, we do. 552 00:26:57,383 --> 00:27:00,920 -There is something so sacred about the way he sees us. 553 00:27:01,020 --> 00:27:04,323 Black people. 554 00:27:04,423 --> 00:27:07,359 It's not just pain. 555 00:27:07,459 --> 00:27:12,231 There's dignity and humanity. 556 00:27:12,331 --> 00:27:15,034 The lines feel very intentional. 557 00:27:16,302 --> 00:27:18,637 -Wow. That's what's up. 558 00:27:18,738 --> 00:27:21,573 And you have an Aaron F. Henderson! 559 00:27:21,674 --> 00:27:25,812 Oh, my God! He is my absolute favorite! 560 00:27:25,912 --> 00:27:29,716 I love how he exposes the ways in which history continues 561 00:27:29,816 --> 00:27:34,153 to shape our understanding of race and identity. 562 00:27:34,253 --> 00:27:36,022 Ah! 563 00:27:36,122 --> 00:27:39,225 -Yeah. He was, uh, he was my -- my mom's favorite, too. 564 00:27:39,325 --> 00:27:42,995 -Ah. Well, your mom has very good taste. 565 00:27:43,095 --> 00:27:46,232 Uh, do you and your mom run this gallery together? 566 00:27:46,332 --> 00:27:47,867 -Uh, no. 567 00:27:47,967 --> 00:27:49,869 This was, um, her thing before she passed. 568 00:27:49,969 --> 00:27:52,038 So I've been just, you know, 569 00:27:52,138 --> 00:27:54,006 trying my best to hold things down. 570 00:27:54,106 --> 00:27:56,408 I guess it's my way of keeping her legacy alive. 571 00:27:56,508 --> 00:27:58,010 -Sorry. -Mm. 572 00:27:58,110 --> 00:28:00,279 -I'm sure she's very proud of you. 573 00:28:04,150 --> 00:28:06,618 ** 574 00:28:06,719 --> 00:28:08,755 Oh, wow. 575 00:28:10,089 --> 00:28:12,992 Look at the sadness in his eyes. 576 00:28:13,092 --> 00:28:14,626 -Really? 577 00:28:14,727 --> 00:28:17,363 He always looked happy to me. 578 00:28:17,463 --> 00:28:19,698 Sometimes joy is the mask you wear 579 00:28:19,799 --> 00:28:22,701 when the weight gets too heavy. 580 00:28:24,370 --> 00:28:26,472 -Who are you? Where -- Where are you from? 581 00:28:26,572 --> 00:28:29,541 - Oh! Sorry! - North Carolina. 582 00:28:29,641 --> 00:28:31,143 -Okay. -I'm Valerie. 583 00:28:31,243 --> 00:28:33,712 -Okay. Jacoby. You in the art word? 584 00:28:33,813 --> 00:28:36,315 -Oh. No, I wouldn't say all that. 585 00:28:36,415 --> 00:28:38,417 I-I did major in art in college. 586 00:28:38,517 --> 00:28:40,019 -Oh. Okay. 587 00:28:40,119 --> 00:28:41,888 -But, you know, life was life, 588 00:28:41,988 --> 00:28:43,890 and it took me in a different direction. 589 00:28:43,990 --> 00:28:46,826 But the love -- The love is... The love is still there. 590 00:28:46,926 --> 00:28:50,062 -Mm-hmm. So, uh, are you thinking about jumping back in? 591 00:28:51,097 --> 00:28:53,099 Sometimes. 592 00:28:53,199 --> 00:28:55,835 -But I really wouldn't know where to start, so... 593 00:28:55,935 --> 00:28:58,838 -Well, um, I...You know, I've been trying to do my best 594 00:28:58,938 --> 00:29:01,774 to make sure this place reflects the new New Orleans 595 00:29:01,874 --> 00:29:04,310 by scouting local, new talent. 596 00:29:04,410 --> 00:29:06,645 But, um, this whole curating-art thing, 597 00:29:06,745 --> 00:29:08,680 I just...just feel a little out of my league. 598 00:29:08,781 --> 00:29:11,350 -No, no, no! You did a beautiful job. 599 00:29:11,450 --> 00:29:13,920 This place really feels like it has soul. 600 00:29:14,020 --> 00:29:16,088 -Yeah, yeah. But the soul, it just needs -- 601 00:29:16,188 --> 00:29:17,723 It needs structure, you know? 602 00:29:17,824 --> 00:29:20,159 Like a vision. 603 00:29:20,259 --> 00:29:22,561 An expert? 604 00:29:22,661 --> 00:29:24,630 * 605 00:29:24,730 --> 00:29:26,598 -Are you offering me a job? 606 00:29:36,342 --> 00:29:38,110 -And now here we have a Peter Mosely. 607 00:29:38,210 --> 00:29:39,979 And although I'm not deeply familiar with his work, 608 00:29:40,079 --> 00:29:43,282 you can see that he definitely has a special way 609 00:29:43,382 --> 00:29:45,084 of capturing Black women. 610 00:29:45,184 --> 00:29:47,786 It doesn't feel like he's just taking a photo. 611 00:29:47,887 --> 00:29:50,489 It feels like... he's bearing witness 612 00:29:50,589 --> 00:29:52,391 without trying to be too radical. 613 00:29:52,491 --> 00:29:54,861 I actually find him to be very radical. 614 00:29:54,961 --> 00:29:57,629 In a world that either overexposes 615 00:29:57,729 --> 00:29:59,431 or erases Black women, 616 00:29:59,531 --> 00:30:03,469 showing them in their natural state without spectacle 617 00:30:03,569 --> 00:30:05,804 seems pretty radical to me. 618 00:30:05,905 --> 00:30:09,108 Well, hearing the word "radical" 619 00:30:09,208 --> 00:30:11,610 makes me feel like you're saying 620 00:30:11,710 --> 00:30:14,146 that Mosley is trying to convey sex, 621 00:30:14,246 --> 00:30:16,548 and it's much, much, much more subtle than that. 622 00:30:16,648 --> 00:30:20,452 Yeah, but subtlety... is extremely sexy. 623 00:30:21,353 --> 00:30:23,555 You actually strike me as someone 624 00:30:23,655 --> 00:30:27,759 who understands exactly how powerful that can be. 625 00:30:27,860 --> 00:30:30,462 -That's good for you, so for those of you 626 00:30:30,562 --> 00:30:35,234 who actually paid for this tour, please, go into the other room. 627 00:30:35,334 --> 00:30:39,305 There's refreshments, and we have so much more to see. 628 00:30:40,606 --> 00:30:43,642 -Okay. Mm-hmm. 629 00:30:43,742 --> 00:30:45,311 Um... 630 00:30:45,411 --> 00:30:47,113 you know your boy is coming back tonight, right? 631 00:30:47,213 --> 00:30:48,814 -My boy? Who's my boy? 632 00:30:48,915 --> 00:30:51,583 Yeah. 633 00:30:53,119 --> 00:30:55,821 Something tells me you're gonna be into this. 634 00:30:55,922 --> 00:30:59,158 Hmm? 635 00:30:59,258 --> 00:31:01,961 It was really that Chicago '95 collection. 636 00:31:02,061 --> 00:31:04,663 That was amazing, right? Like, that's when I was like, 637 00:31:04,763 --> 00:31:06,332 "I am a fan of Mr. Mosley's work." 638 00:31:06,432 --> 00:31:09,035 -Much obliged. Much obliged. -Yeah. So... 639 00:31:09,135 --> 00:31:12,671 what draws you to a subject? 640 00:31:12,771 --> 00:31:14,673 -Hmm. Wow. 641 00:31:14,773 --> 00:31:18,210 That's a, uh, damn good question. 642 00:31:18,310 --> 00:31:22,514 My portraiture work is only about connection. 643 00:31:22,614 --> 00:31:25,517 When I lock eyes with someone 644 00:31:25,617 --> 00:31:28,387 and we have this -- 645 00:31:28,487 --> 00:31:31,657 I don't know -- unspoken understanding, 646 00:31:31,757 --> 00:31:33,926 that's when I know. 647 00:31:34,026 --> 00:31:38,897 And if they let me in only for a moment... 648 00:31:40,699 --> 00:31:42,401 ...that's the shot. 649 00:31:43,869 --> 00:31:45,504 -Oh, he is everything. 650 00:31:45,604 --> 00:31:47,273 So when you say let you in... 651 00:31:47,373 --> 00:31:48,874 Uh-huh? 652 00:31:48,975 --> 00:31:51,177 Nice to meet you. Pleasure. 653 00:31:51,277 --> 00:31:54,947 ** 654 00:31:55,047 --> 00:31:57,483 Hi. 655 00:31:57,583 --> 00:31:59,818 Valerie Matthews. 656 00:31:59,918 --> 00:32:02,955 - Peter Mosley. - Oh, of course you are. 657 00:32:03,055 --> 00:32:05,491 I just wanted to apologize for earlier. 658 00:32:05,591 --> 00:32:07,326 -No, no, no, no. Look... 659 00:32:07,426 --> 00:32:10,096 I'm apologizing for earlier. 660 00:32:10,196 --> 00:32:12,531 I didn't mean to interrupt you like that. 661 00:32:12,631 --> 00:32:15,401 But, listen, there's no need to apologize, okay? 662 00:32:15,501 --> 00:32:17,836 My work is meant to be spoken about, 663 00:32:17,936 --> 00:32:19,738 and you challenged my eye. 664 00:32:19,838 --> 00:32:21,507 But I like that. 665 00:32:21,607 --> 00:32:23,009 - Okay. - Mm-hmm. 666 00:32:23,109 --> 00:32:24,977 -Well, I-I just came over to, you know, 667 00:32:25,077 --> 00:32:26,545 tell you how much I loved 668 00:32:26,645 --> 00:32:28,380 - the conversation tonight... - Mm. 669 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:30,949 ...especially how you find your subjects. 670 00:32:31,050 --> 00:32:33,419 Loved it. -Oh. Connection. 671 00:32:33,519 --> 00:32:36,055 -Oh, yeah. The connection. That is so powerful. 672 00:32:36,155 --> 00:32:38,524 And I bet that connection takes you all over the place 673 00:32:38,624 --> 00:32:40,326 as a photographer. 674 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:44,330 -Where are you from? -What? 675 00:32:44,430 --> 00:32:47,899 You don't hear the NOLA accent, baby? 676 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:49,435 A little bit of that, 677 00:32:49,535 --> 00:32:52,038 but no, I haven't seen you before. 678 00:32:52,138 --> 00:32:54,140 -Oh, so you remember all your fans. I get it. 679 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:56,875 -Oh, wow. She's a fan now. -Oh! 680 00:32:56,975 --> 00:32:59,011 -Oh, now I've made it. Forget about it. 681 00:32:59,111 --> 00:33:01,147 - No. - I got fanfare here. 682 00:33:01,247 --> 00:33:03,449 -Okay, okay. I'm actually from North Carolina. 683 00:33:03,549 --> 00:33:05,184 - All right. - I'm just here 684 00:33:05,284 --> 00:33:07,619 for about a month, hanging out with my daughter, 685 00:33:07,719 --> 00:33:09,421 helping her out 'cause she's gonna make me a grandmother. 686 00:33:09,521 --> 00:33:10,989 -Really? -Yeah. 687 00:33:11,090 --> 00:33:13,659 -Wow. All right, well, congratulations on that. 688 00:33:13,759 --> 00:33:15,294 -Thanks. 689 00:33:15,394 --> 00:33:17,163 -And I'm assuming that, uh, 690 00:33:17,263 --> 00:33:19,865 her father is still back in North Carolina? 691 00:33:19,965 --> 00:33:22,468 - He is. - Oh. Okay. 692 00:33:22,568 --> 00:33:25,471 So, uh, how are you enjoying New Orleans so far? 693 00:33:25,571 --> 00:33:28,940 -Oh. I've eaten my way through the French Quarter. 694 00:33:29,041 --> 00:33:31,777 - Mm. - And I drank so many daiquiris. 695 00:33:31,877 --> 00:33:34,646 More than I have in my entire life. 696 00:33:34,746 --> 00:33:38,950 And I found this gallery that has helped me remember 697 00:33:39,051 --> 00:33:40,586 how much I love art. -Right. 698 00:33:40,686 --> 00:33:43,089 -Yeah. 699 00:33:43,189 --> 00:33:44,823 -I don't know if it's the history 700 00:33:44,923 --> 00:33:46,525 - or the liquor... - Mm. Mm-hmm. 701 00:33:46,625 --> 00:33:49,595 -...but this city definitely has a way of helping 702 00:33:49,695 --> 00:33:51,330 you find yourself again. 703 00:33:51,430 --> 00:33:53,399 Now, let me tell you something. 704 00:33:53,499 --> 00:33:55,134 You're gonna have to get your behind out of the French Quarter 705 00:33:55,234 --> 00:33:58,170 in order to really see how this city gets down. 706 00:33:59,705 --> 00:34:01,440 -Is that right? 707 00:34:03,775 --> 00:34:05,777 -Do you like crawfish? 708 00:34:05,877 --> 00:34:10,116 * 709 00:34:12,384 --> 00:34:15,121 - Nice. - Oh. Gosh. 710 00:34:15,221 --> 00:34:17,656 -Oh, I'm sorry about the wind, okay? 711 00:34:17,756 --> 00:34:19,358 -It's okay. It's okay. -I got something for you. 712 00:34:19,458 --> 00:34:21,127 Hold on a second. -Oh, wait. Hold on. 713 00:34:21,227 --> 00:34:22,994 -I got you. Don't worry, don't worry. Here. 714 00:34:23,095 --> 00:34:24,896 -Oh, no, no, no, no. I can't take your hat. 715 00:34:24,996 --> 00:34:27,166 -No. It's okay. I'll buy another one. 716 00:34:27,266 --> 00:34:30,536 It's yours. That's you. My gift to you. 717 00:34:30,636 --> 00:34:33,439 - Oh! Thank you. Mm-hmm. - All right? 718 00:34:33,539 --> 00:34:35,107 - My brother. - Good to see you as always. 719 00:34:35,207 --> 00:34:37,976 I'll see you next time. 720 00:34:38,076 --> 00:34:41,447 You know, when I first got here, 721 00:34:41,547 --> 00:34:43,149 I went looking for the best crawfish in town 722 00:34:43,249 --> 00:34:44,983 - all over the city. - Mm-hmm. 723 00:34:45,083 --> 00:34:47,153 I happened to stumble upon these old heads sitting 724 00:34:47,253 --> 00:34:49,321 in front of a corner store playing dominoes. 725 00:34:49,421 --> 00:34:53,192 They told me about this cat. -Oh, okay. It's beautiful. 726 00:34:53,292 --> 00:34:55,194 -I knew you'd like it. 727 00:34:56,728 --> 00:35:01,300 -Anyway...you, uh, moved here from Chicago, right? 728 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:04,002 -Yeah. Well, I grew up on the South Side, 729 00:35:04,102 --> 00:35:07,539 but I've lived in Brooklyn, Miami, 730 00:35:07,639 --> 00:35:10,075 Berlin, Johannesburg, among other places. 731 00:35:10,176 --> 00:35:13,279 And now I'm here for now. 732 00:35:13,379 --> 00:35:14,846 - What you laughing at? - Nothing. 733 00:35:14,946 --> 00:35:17,115 -What's that giggling about? -No. You know what? 734 00:35:17,216 --> 00:35:18,684 I just got this new book, 735 00:35:18,784 --> 00:35:20,652 - Art and Travel, right? - -Mm-hmm. 736 00:35:20,752 --> 00:35:23,555 -And it mentions all the cities that you just talked about. 737 00:35:23,655 --> 00:35:25,657 And it's just, you know, you artists -- 738 00:35:25,757 --> 00:35:28,627 You live, like, nomadic lifestyles. What a life. 739 00:35:28,727 --> 00:35:31,630 -Well, I love capturing the beauty in the world. You know? 740 00:35:31,730 --> 00:35:35,066 I don't like to feel like I'm missing out on anything. 741 00:35:35,167 --> 00:35:38,036 -Mm. 742 00:35:38,136 --> 00:35:39,871 This smells delicious. 743 00:35:39,971 --> 00:35:42,140 I-I could eat 10 of these. 744 00:35:42,241 --> 00:35:44,576 Mm-hmm. 745 00:35:44,676 --> 00:35:48,580 -And you have no idea what the hell you're doing. Do you? 746 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:50,349 -What, you don't see these skills? 747 00:35:50,449 --> 00:35:52,050 -I see you struggling. Give me this thing. 748 00:35:52,150 --> 00:35:53,619 Let me show you how to do it. -Fine. 749 00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:55,387 - Now, look at this. - This is very simple. 750 00:35:55,487 --> 00:35:57,256 You just grab the head, like this. Okay? 751 00:35:57,356 --> 00:36:00,058 Then you just do a nice, little, simple twist and pull. 752 00:36:00,158 --> 00:36:01,627 You see that? -Okay. 753 00:36:01,727 --> 00:36:03,862 Professionals like me, we suck the head. 754 00:36:03,962 --> 00:36:05,931 -Okay. -Oh, damn. Oh! 755 00:36:06,031 --> 00:36:08,500 -Look at you, dripping. -Look what you made me do. 756 00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:10,269 I'm trying to teach you some stuff and... 757 00:36:10,369 --> 00:36:12,137 look what you made me do. -That's you! 758 00:36:12,238 --> 00:36:14,406 This is crazy. Oh, man. 759 00:36:14,506 --> 00:36:17,709 You got me jammed up out here...looking crazy. 760 00:36:21,079 --> 00:36:22,514 Well, listen, while we making a mess, 761 00:36:22,614 --> 00:36:24,750 I got another question for you to answer. 762 00:36:24,850 --> 00:36:26,318 Oh, boy. What? 763 00:36:26,418 --> 00:36:28,186 -How long have you been married? 764 00:36:29,355 --> 00:36:32,090 -Um, a long time. 765 00:36:32,190 --> 00:36:34,059 Would you care to elaborate? 766 00:36:35,761 --> 00:36:37,663 I'm sorry. We don't have to talk about this. 767 00:36:37,763 --> 00:36:39,598 No. It's -- It's -- It's cool. It's cool. 768 00:36:39,698 --> 00:36:41,733 You know, marriage could start out with all the spark 769 00:36:41,833 --> 00:36:47,105 and plans and dreams, and then life happens. 770 00:36:47,205 --> 00:36:49,308 - Mm. - And then here come 771 00:36:49,408 --> 00:36:52,043 the kids and the bills and the routine. 772 00:36:52,143 --> 00:36:56,782 And then...silence. 773 00:36:56,882 --> 00:37:00,151 - Hmm. - But my husband is -- 774 00:37:00,252 --> 00:37:01,987 My husband's a good guy. -Oh, I'm sure. 775 00:37:02,087 --> 00:37:05,557 -That's not what I mean. Like, he is an amazing father. 776 00:37:05,657 --> 00:37:08,494 - Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. - And he's a hard worker. 777 00:37:08,594 --> 00:37:10,262 And he gave me the best job in the world -- 778 00:37:10,362 --> 00:37:12,464 being somebody's mother. 779 00:37:12,564 --> 00:37:15,166 - I bet you're a great mother. - Yeah. 780 00:37:15,267 --> 00:37:17,436 You know, my kids are terrific kids. 781 00:37:17,536 --> 00:37:20,739 -I don't know. I don't think I'm much of a family guy. 782 00:37:20,839 --> 00:37:24,776 My work and my career, they keep me pretty fulfilled. 783 00:37:24,876 --> 00:37:27,879 - That doesn't ever get lonely? - It does not. 784 00:37:27,979 --> 00:37:29,848 Oh. Pbht! 785 00:37:29,948 --> 00:37:32,418 I have friends and extended family 786 00:37:32,518 --> 00:37:36,355 all over the world. -Ah. Women friends? 787 00:37:38,324 --> 00:37:40,258 Ahh. 788 00:37:41,927 --> 00:37:43,529 Of course I do. 789 00:37:43,629 --> 00:37:46,365 -Well, I mean, you know, I asked because you're the one 790 00:37:46,465 --> 00:37:48,534 who said you don't like missing out on things, so... 791 00:37:48,634 --> 00:37:50,502 - No. No words. - I don't like missing 792 00:37:50,602 --> 00:37:52,771 out on things because I have time for everything. 793 00:37:52,871 --> 00:37:56,174 I like to focus on the freedom of time and not the stress. 794 00:37:56,274 --> 00:37:58,910 The stress of time is what makes people 795 00:37:59,010 --> 00:38:03,114 buy into the whole "happily ever after" type of thing. 796 00:38:03,214 --> 00:38:05,050 - I don't think it's real. - Seriously? 797 00:38:05,150 --> 00:38:06,752 -I don't. -No, I feel like people 798 00:38:06,852 --> 00:38:08,454 - that feel like... - I don't think it is. 799 00:38:08,554 --> 00:38:10,288 -Listen, I feel like people who think 800 00:38:10,389 --> 00:38:12,891 that it's not real are actually just scared. 801 00:38:12,991 --> 00:38:16,362 It's a lot of work. It's a lot of work. 802 00:38:16,462 --> 00:38:19,230 Look, I was reading this book -- this other book... 803 00:38:19,331 --> 00:38:22,100 and the main character compares 804 00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:23,769 - love to a roller coaster. - Mm-hmm. 805 00:38:23,869 --> 00:38:25,737 -Some people are afraid to get on. 806 00:38:25,837 --> 00:38:27,906 Some people are afraid to let go. 807 00:38:28,006 --> 00:38:31,643 And then there are some who just are afraid to... 808 00:38:31,743 --> 00:38:33,645 fall. 809 00:38:33,745 --> 00:38:35,447 -All right. 810 00:38:35,547 --> 00:38:37,916 - I feel that. - Okay. 811 00:38:38,016 --> 00:38:39,651 But, you know, in this short conversation we've had, 812 00:38:39,751 --> 00:38:41,520 this is the second book you've brought up. 813 00:38:41,620 --> 00:38:43,221 - Yes, I'm quite astute. - Are you a nerd? 814 00:38:43,321 --> 00:38:44,790 I am a nerd. 815 00:38:44,890 --> 00:38:46,558 - I'm talking to a nerd. - Hold on. You are. 816 00:38:46,658 --> 00:38:48,159 - No. Go ahead, go ahead. - Sorry. 817 00:38:48,259 --> 00:38:49,961 Mm-hmm. 818 00:38:50,061 --> 00:38:51,497 Oh, it's him. 819 00:38:51,597 --> 00:38:53,532 Hey, Jeremiah. What's up? 820 00:38:53,632 --> 00:38:56,435 No, I just put money into your account two days ago. 821 00:38:56,535 --> 00:38:58,937 What are you talking about, babe? 822 00:38:59,037 --> 00:39:02,841 Well, you gotta ask your father. 823 00:39:02,941 --> 00:39:05,411 No, I'm not putting him on three-way. I'm on a dat-- 824 00:39:05,511 --> 00:39:08,380 I'm in the middle of something. 825 00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:11,282 Yeah. So you call him and then text me 826 00:39:11,383 --> 00:39:13,785 and let me know what he says. 827 00:39:13,885 --> 00:39:15,954 Okay. Love you, too. 828 00:39:16,054 --> 00:39:18,790 Bye. Sorry. 829 00:39:18,890 --> 00:39:21,092 -Everything good? 830 00:39:21,192 --> 00:39:23,929 - Everything's great. - Mm. 831 00:39:24,029 --> 00:39:25,764 You know, I'm starting a new exhibition. 832 00:39:25,864 --> 00:39:27,533 Something that's a little bit more personal to me. 833 00:39:27,633 --> 00:39:29,735 -Really? Yeah? Okay. -Yeah. Mm-hmm. 834 00:39:29,835 --> 00:39:32,571 To tell you the truth, I'm kind of stuck on a couple of pieces, 835 00:39:32,671 --> 00:39:35,641 so I figured that maybe after this beautiful sunset, 836 00:39:35,741 --> 00:39:37,509 we could head over to the studio 837 00:39:37,609 --> 00:39:39,478 and you can give me your thoughts. 838 00:39:40,746 --> 00:39:43,048 Because you've got a good eye. 839 00:39:43,148 --> 00:39:44,616 All right? 840 00:39:44,716 --> 00:39:46,518 And even better than that... 841 00:39:46,618 --> 00:39:48,820 you mean what you say. 842 00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:51,056 And I respect what you have to say. 843 00:39:51,156 --> 00:39:53,024 ** 844 00:39:58,897 --> 00:40:00,632 Come on in. Take it all in. Take it all in. 845 00:40:00,732 --> 00:40:02,901 Make yourself at home. I'm gonna go and change this shirt 846 00:40:03,001 --> 00:40:05,637 because I got the, you know. -Oh, yeah, the crawfish juice. 847 00:40:05,737 --> 00:40:08,273 Make yourself at home. I'll be right back. 848 00:40:08,373 --> 00:40:11,677 * 849 00:40:11,777 --> 00:40:15,013 ** 850 00:40:15,113 --> 00:40:18,283 * 851 00:40:18,383 --> 00:40:24,222 * 852 00:40:24,322 --> 00:40:26,091 Wow. 853 00:40:27,425 --> 00:40:29,528 Did you shoot this on film? 854 00:40:29,628 --> 00:40:31,463 -Oh, yeah. Absolutely. 855 00:40:31,563 --> 00:40:34,666 That was a completely spontaneous shot 856 00:40:34,766 --> 00:40:38,236 of a mother, son walking on Biloxi Beach. 857 00:40:38,336 --> 00:40:40,839 Mm. 858 00:40:40,939 --> 00:40:44,610 -Something special about the way she's holding his hand. 859 00:40:44,710 --> 00:40:46,678 It's not just about motherly love. 860 00:40:46,778 --> 00:40:48,446 -It's... -Her guidance. 861 00:40:48,547 --> 00:40:50,115 - Exactly. - Yeah. 862 00:40:52,017 --> 00:40:55,186 -This picture's special to me. You know? 863 00:40:56,688 --> 00:40:59,625 I didn't really grow up knowing about this kind of love. 864 00:40:59,725 --> 00:41:01,793 - Mm. - My relationship 865 00:41:01,893 --> 00:41:05,196 with motherhood was more about abandonment than anything else. 866 00:41:05,931 --> 00:41:07,666 Hm. 867 00:41:10,502 --> 00:41:12,904 I grew up in the foster care system. 868 00:41:13,772 --> 00:41:15,874 That's where I got my first camera. 869 00:41:17,375 --> 00:41:20,879 -Wow. I wondered where it all began. 870 00:41:20,979 --> 00:41:22,514 Huh. 871 00:41:22,614 --> 00:41:25,517 My social worker gave it to me. 872 00:41:25,617 --> 00:41:28,687 To tell you the truth... 873 00:41:28,787 --> 00:41:31,422 this probably saved my life. 874 00:41:31,523 --> 00:41:34,492 - I know it definitely changed it. - Mm. 875 00:41:34,593 --> 00:41:36,662 So let me show you something. 876 00:41:36,762 --> 00:41:38,664 Let me show you something. -Okay. 877 00:41:38,764 --> 00:41:41,466 -This is part of a series 878 00:41:41,567 --> 00:41:44,636 that I'm showing at the New Orleans Museum of Art 879 00:41:44,736 --> 00:41:46,404 to close out my residency. 880 00:41:46,504 --> 00:41:48,740 The edit, the sequence, 881 00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:51,009 everything that I'm trying to convey is so important here. 882 00:41:51,109 --> 00:41:52,611 No, I see it. 883 00:41:52,711 --> 00:41:54,980 The connectivity that you talked about. 884 00:41:55,080 --> 00:41:56,682 -Absolutely. -It's not exploitative. 885 00:41:56,782 --> 00:41:59,585 It's more celebratory. -Right. 886 00:41:59,685 --> 00:42:01,252 You see, the goal is to capture the beauty 887 00:42:01,352 --> 00:42:03,622 that most people might not see. 888 00:42:03,722 --> 00:42:05,390 -Yeah, you're really good at that. 889 00:42:05,490 --> 00:42:09,294 Why, thank you. 890 00:42:09,394 --> 00:42:12,063 Ah. Look at that. 891 00:42:15,266 --> 00:42:17,002 -What do you see when you see me? 892 00:42:19,805 --> 00:42:24,375 -* How do you do what you do to me? * 893 00:42:28,714 --> 00:42:30,281 - Come here. - Okay. 894 00:42:30,381 --> 00:42:32,283 Come on. 895 00:42:32,383 --> 00:42:34,119 Ahh! 896 00:42:34,219 --> 00:42:36,688 -All right. Uh, well... 897 00:42:38,824 --> 00:42:42,160 ...it started with your eyes. 898 00:42:42,260 --> 00:42:43,795 And as beautiful as they are, 899 00:42:43,895 --> 00:42:47,999 they seem to be carrying a -- a weight of sadness. 900 00:42:48,099 --> 00:42:49,534 -* Selfish * 901 00:42:49,635 --> 00:42:52,303 * I'm so selfish * 902 00:42:52,403 --> 00:42:54,539 * When you walk in the room * 903 00:42:54,640 --> 00:42:56,908 * I can't help it * -Do you see what I see? 904 00:42:57,008 --> 00:43:00,779 -* Oh, to hell with everyone else * 905 00:43:00,879 --> 00:43:02,480 -Oh. You're shaking. You all right? 906 00:43:02,580 --> 00:43:04,149 Are you cold or... -I gotta go. 907 00:43:04,249 --> 00:43:06,251 -Can I get you something? Hey -- -I gotta go. 908 00:43:06,351 --> 00:43:09,721 - * I'm so selfish * 909 00:43:11,322 --> 00:43:14,660 * You make me selfish * 910 00:43:20,966 --> 00:43:23,835 What's going on here? 911 00:43:23,935 --> 00:43:25,603 -I practice corporate law. 912 00:43:25,704 --> 00:43:27,906 Divorce is a whole different beast. 913 00:43:28,006 --> 00:43:30,709 -And why are you looking into that? 914 00:43:30,809 --> 00:43:33,511 -Oh, baby. Come on. It's not for me. 915 00:43:33,611 --> 00:43:35,280 It's for your mom. 916 00:43:36,782 --> 00:43:38,449 - Okay. - Mom, why are you talking 917 00:43:38,549 --> 00:43:40,485 to Micah about divorce? 918 00:43:40,585 --> 00:43:42,954 -Nothing is definite, okay? 919 00:43:43,054 --> 00:43:45,724 I'm just trying to understand my options. 920 00:43:45,824 --> 00:43:47,592 -Since when did divorce become an option? 921 00:43:47,693 --> 00:43:49,227 Have you and Daddy talked about this? 922 00:43:49,327 --> 00:43:50,896 -Oh, my God, you really should have been a lawyer, 923 00:43:50,996 --> 00:43:52,731 asking me all these questions. 924 00:43:52,831 --> 00:43:55,967 Your father and I haven't decided anything. Okay? 925 00:43:56,067 --> 00:43:58,069 I just asked Micah if he could help me understand 926 00:43:58,169 --> 00:44:01,639 what it would look like if we did. 927 00:44:01,740 --> 00:44:03,408 -All these years, 928 00:44:03,508 --> 00:44:05,476 and I don't think I have ever seen you 929 00:44:05,576 --> 00:44:08,747 - without a roller set. - Girl! 930 00:44:08,847 --> 00:44:11,717 You know my curls won't hold up in this swamp heat. 931 00:44:11,817 --> 00:44:13,451 -Oh, so that's why you got your shoulders 932 00:44:13,551 --> 00:44:15,486 and your back out, too. Mom, what -- 933 00:44:15,586 --> 00:44:17,022 -You don't like my dress? 934 00:44:17,122 --> 00:44:19,925 I-I bought it in a store in the Quarter. 935 00:44:20,025 --> 00:44:21,860 I mean, you cute or whatever, but... 936 00:44:21,960 --> 00:44:23,628 -Oh. -...who are you trying 937 00:44:23,729 --> 00:44:25,530 to impress? -Nobody! 938 00:44:25,630 --> 00:44:27,198 Oh, my God. Okay, I gotta go. 939 00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:31,669 Micah, thanks for this. -Yes, ma'am. 940 00:44:39,010 --> 00:44:41,112 -No. It's still crooked. 941 00:44:41,212 --> 00:44:43,014 -Look, I have moved this painting, like, three times. 942 00:44:43,114 --> 00:44:44,916 Are you sure it's the painting and not your neck? 943 00:44:46,752 --> 00:44:49,154 -Oh. -Hey. 944 00:44:49,254 --> 00:44:51,256 Hey. -Uh...hey. 945 00:44:51,356 --> 00:44:53,224 Hey. 946 00:44:53,324 --> 00:44:56,594 As a continuation of helping you explore the real New Orleans... 947 00:44:56,694 --> 00:44:58,129 - Uh-huh. - ...I thought I'd try 948 00:44:58,229 --> 00:45:00,165 to excite your taste buds once again. 949 00:45:00,265 --> 00:45:02,667 What is this? Beignets? 950 00:45:02,768 --> 00:45:04,602 -No, they call calas. 951 00:45:04,702 --> 00:45:07,205 It's a popular street food made from the enslaved Africans 952 00:45:07,305 --> 00:45:09,174 to purchase their freedom from the Spanish. 953 00:45:09,274 --> 00:45:11,476 Now, we can't talk about New Orleans food history 954 00:45:11,576 --> 00:45:14,245 without talking about those. And Café du Monde could never... 955 00:45:14,345 --> 00:45:17,849 -You ate that. Okay? -Right. He told that story. 956 00:45:17,949 --> 00:45:22,420 Okay? Mmm! This is so good. 957 00:45:22,520 --> 00:45:24,756 Oh, that's good. Hm. 958 00:45:24,856 --> 00:45:29,627 -* I want you right now * 959 00:45:29,727 --> 00:45:32,597 * I love the way your heart beats * 960 00:45:32,697 --> 00:45:34,499 -Well, you have a good morning. 961 00:45:34,599 --> 00:45:37,268 Mm. -* When I lay you down * 962 00:45:37,368 --> 00:45:39,137 -Peter. 963 00:45:43,374 --> 00:45:45,010 -Yes? 964 00:45:45,110 --> 00:45:48,479 -I want to explore more of New Orleans with you. 965 00:45:50,115 --> 00:45:52,183 -* I love the way your heart beats * 966 00:45:52,283 --> 00:45:54,319 -Really? 967 00:45:54,419 --> 00:45:56,087 -Yeah. 968 00:45:57,522 --> 00:46:01,960 -So I'm just staring at this Bob Barker-looking-type dude... 969 00:46:02,060 --> 00:46:03,895 - Unh-unh. - ...like, "What the hell are you 970 00:46:03,995 --> 00:46:06,731 gonna do with a 5-foot image of a brother from the Ninth Ward 971 00:46:06,832 --> 00:46:08,967 with gold fronts and a pit bull named Nipsey?" 972 00:46:09,067 --> 00:46:12,938 -Exactly. See, sometimes these white collectors 973 00:46:13,038 --> 00:46:14,940 who are drawn to black aesthetics 974 00:46:15,040 --> 00:46:17,075 completely ignore the history and the context. 975 00:46:17,175 --> 00:46:19,077 -And that's why sometimes I add 976 00:46:19,177 --> 00:46:20,812 a little reparations fee on their ass. 977 00:46:20,912 --> 00:46:22,747 No, that's right. 978 00:46:22,848 --> 00:46:25,250 You know, I wanted to ask you, um -- 979 00:46:25,350 --> 00:46:28,119 what made you walk away from the art world? 980 00:46:28,219 --> 00:46:30,221 -Oh, okay. Well, during my last year of college, 981 00:46:30,321 --> 00:46:32,290 - I got pregnant with Kayla. - Right. 982 00:46:32,390 --> 00:46:35,026 -And after that, the closest thing I ever came 983 00:46:35,126 --> 00:46:38,496 to the "art world" was working at the framing department 984 00:46:38,596 --> 00:46:40,731 at my local craft store. 985 00:46:42,700 --> 00:46:45,236 But then I quit once I had the baby, 986 00:46:45,336 --> 00:46:47,839 'cause my husband thought it was a better idea 987 00:46:47,939 --> 00:46:49,975 for me to stay at home while he brought home the money. 988 00:46:50,075 --> 00:46:52,844 -Mm. And how'd you feel about that? 989 00:46:52,944 --> 00:46:54,980 -I was completely fine with it at the time 990 00:46:55,080 --> 00:46:57,015 'cause I've always wanted to be a mother. 991 00:46:57,115 --> 00:47:00,485 But I just didn't know what kind of a full-time job 992 00:47:00,585 --> 00:47:02,153 it was gonna be. 993 00:47:02,253 --> 00:47:03,955 I mean, what girl knows that at that age, though? 994 00:47:04,055 --> 00:47:05,723 -And look at you now. 995 00:47:05,823 --> 00:47:07,458 -Yeah. See? Look at me now. 996 00:47:07,558 --> 00:47:09,227 I'm working at the gallery. 997 00:47:09,327 --> 00:47:12,230 I feel like I'm getting that old thing back. You know. 998 00:47:15,266 --> 00:47:17,835 -So over the years, did you find yourself 999 00:47:17,936 --> 00:47:19,837 longing for anything else? 1000 00:47:22,407 --> 00:47:24,375 -I mean, of course. 1001 00:47:24,475 --> 00:47:29,080 But when I made the decision to be a wife and a mother, 1002 00:47:29,180 --> 00:47:32,918 all the other choices just seemed selfish. 1003 00:47:33,018 --> 00:47:37,622 -Oh, so you chose to abandon your wants and desires 1004 00:47:37,722 --> 00:47:40,125 because they felt selfish? 1005 00:47:43,528 --> 00:47:48,333 -I chose to make the best decision for me 1006 00:47:48,433 --> 00:47:48,466 -I cho to make the best decision for me 1007 00:47:49,434 --> 00:47:51,069 - and my family... - No, I feel you. 1008 00:47:51,169 --> 00:47:53,404 - ...and my marriage. - I-I feel you. 1009 00:47:53,504 --> 00:47:56,307 I'm just saying -- You being here, though... 1010 00:47:56,407 --> 00:47:58,243 it's kind of like you're starting 1011 00:47:58,343 --> 00:48:01,279 to awaken those abandoned wants and desires. 1012 00:48:02,880 --> 00:48:05,550 - Yeah, in a way. - Mm. 1013 00:48:06,751 --> 00:48:09,120 -I never got a chance to travel, 1014 00:48:09,220 --> 00:48:14,892 so I really want to explore art all over the world. 1015 00:48:16,027 --> 00:48:17,895 -What else do you want? 1016 00:48:19,030 --> 00:48:21,099 -What are you really trying to ask me? 1017 00:48:23,734 --> 00:48:26,604 -When was the last time someone made love to you? 1018 00:48:26,704 --> 00:48:29,574 ** 1019 00:48:34,980 --> 00:48:37,182 -It's been a while. 1020 00:48:38,083 --> 00:48:40,351 -Look, if you want me to stop, I'll stop, okay? 1021 00:48:40,451 --> 00:48:42,053 I don't want to be invasive. I'll stop. 1022 00:48:42,153 --> 00:48:43,788 -No one said that. 1023 00:48:43,888 --> 00:48:47,858 * 1024 00:48:47,959 --> 00:48:51,896 ** 1025 00:48:51,997 --> 00:48:56,934 It's been about three years and some change. 1026 00:48:59,070 --> 00:49:00,938 -What was the position? 1027 00:49:02,473 --> 00:49:04,209 -Missionary. 1028 00:49:06,144 --> 00:49:07,812 -Were you satisfied? 1029 00:49:07,912 --> 00:49:11,882 * 1030 00:49:11,983 --> 00:49:13,618 -It was fine. 1031 00:49:14,885 --> 00:49:16,621 -Dance with me. 1032 00:49:17,888 --> 00:49:19,557 -Okay. 1033 00:49:21,959 --> 00:49:23,494 Fine. 1034 00:49:26,931 --> 00:49:28,966 -* Oh, oh, oh * 1035 00:49:29,067 --> 00:49:31,469 * Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh * 1036 00:49:31,569 --> 00:49:35,506 * Dig my diamond fingernails into your gold skin * 1037 00:49:35,606 --> 00:49:40,245 * Till we explode like Krakatoa into beautiful sin * 1038 00:49:40,345 --> 00:49:42,647 * Don't be gentle * 1039 00:49:42,747 --> 00:49:44,915 Mm. 1040 00:49:45,016 --> 00:49:47,985 You know I love the way your body feels. 1041 00:49:48,086 --> 00:49:50,755 -* Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh * 1042 00:49:50,855 --> 00:49:54,592 -* Babe, I'll be the water, you can be the wind * 1043 00:49:54,692 --> 00:49:57,628 * Send them ripples through my body * 1044 00:49:57,728 --> 00:49:59,464 -I want to photograph you. 1045 00:49:59,564 --> 00:50:02,300 - * Don't be gentle * -Mm-hmm. 1046 00:50:02,400 --> 00:50:04,135 -* Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey * 1047 00:50:04,235 --> 00:50:07,004 -* Don't be gentle * 1048 00:50:07,105 --> 00:50:08,739 -We'll see. 1049 00:50:08,839 --> 00:50:12,009 -* Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh * 1050 00:50:18,149 --> 00:50:19,817 You can just hit that mark. Okay? 1051 00:50:19,917 --> 00:50:21,319 And just relax. Just take it easy. 1052 00:50:21,419 --> 00:50:23,688 Photography, as you already know... 1053 00:50:27,358 --> 00:50:30,228 ...is all about trust. 1054 00:50:30,328 --> 00:50:31,962 * 1055 00:50:34,665 --> 00:50:36,267 Only... 1056 00:50:38,269 --> 00:50:41,606 ...if my subjects feel safe... 1057 00:50:41,706 --> 00:50:43,274 do they truly... 1058 00:50:45,376 --> 00:50:48,246 ...let their essence shine through. 1059 00:50:48,346 --> 00:50:51,149 * 1060 00:50:53,618 --> 00:50:55,320 So the question is... 1061 00:50:57,288 --> 00:50:58,989 ...do you trust me? 1062 00:51:01,025 --> 00:51:04,429 * 1063 00:51:04,529 --> 00:51:06,997 Hey. 1064 00:51:07,098 --> 00:51:08,799 Do you trust me? 1065 00:51:08,899 --> 00:51:14,805 * 1066 00:51:14,905 --> 00:51:19,344 * 1067 00:51:19,444 --> 00:51:23,514 ** 1068 00:51:23,614 --> 00:51:26,984 -* You make me wanna live again * 1069 00:51:27,084 --> 00:51:30,087 * You make me wanna try again * 1070 00:51:30,188 --> 00:51:33,391 * You make me wanna love again * 1071 00:51:33,491 --> 00:51:36,527 * And again and again and again * 1072 00:51:36,627 --> 00:51:39,997 * You make me wanna live again * 1073 00:51:40,097 --> 00:51:41,932 * You make me wanna try again * 1074 00:51:42,032 --> 00:51:43,568 Beautiful. 1075 00:51:43,668 --> 00:51:46,537 -* You make me wanna love again * 1076 00:51:46,637 --> 00:51:49,207 All right. All right. 1077 00:51:49,307 --> 00:51:50,908 I'm gonna go get a couple of things, okay? 1078 00:51:51,008 --> 00:51:53,878 Just relax. I'll be right back. 1079 00:51:53,978 --> 00:51:55,646 Ah. 1080 00:51:57,515 --> 00:51:59,517 Let's try a little something like this. 1081 00:52:00,951 --> 00:52:02,453 Very nice, very nice. 1082 00:52:02,553 --> 00:52:05,856 Let me just move your hair there. 1083 00:52:05,956 --> 00:52:08,726 Looks beautiful. Put this on you. 1084 00:52:08,826 --> 00:52:11,296 Just size this up here. 1085 00:52:11,396 --> 00:52:13,264 Make sure that, uh... 1086 00:52:16,201 --> 00:52:19,136 -* I've been * 1087 00:52:19,237 --> 00:52:22,307 -Make sure that fits really good. 1088 00:52:22,407 --> 00:52:26,211 How's that? Does that feel... 1089 00:52:28,413 --> 00:52:31,582 -* And you've been * 1090 00:52:31,682 --> 00:52:34,652 * On my mind * 1091 00:52:34,752 --> 00:52:40,191 * I wrote letters in my head to manifest you * 1092 00:52:40,291 --> 00:52:43,594 -* You make me wanna live again * 1093 00:52:43,694 --> 00:52:46,597 * You make me wanna try again * 1094 00:52:46,697 --> 00:52:50,468 * Y ou make me wanna love again * 1095 00:52:50,568 --> 00:52:53,304 * And again and again and again * 1096 00:52:53,404 --> 00:52:56,941 * You make me wanna live again * 1097 00:52:57,041 --> 00:52:59,577 * You make me wanna try again * 1098 00:52:59,677 --> 00:53:03,348 * You make me wanna love again * 1099 00:53:03,448 --> 00:53:06,917 * And again and again and again * 1100 00:53:09,019 --> 00:53:12,723 * 1101 00:53:14,692 --> 00:53:16,694 -Mom? 1102 00:53:16,794 --> 00:53:18,829 -Oh, hey. What are you... 1103 00:53:18,929 --> 00:53:20,565 What are you still doing up? 1104 00:53:20,665 --> 00:53:22,800 -Well, baby girl here decided to start doing 1105 00:53:22,900 --> 00:53:25,069 the Electric Slide as I was trying to go to bed. 1106 00:53:25,169 --> 00:53:26,737 So Micah ordered us some food, 1107 00:53:26,837 --> 00:53:29,640 and we watched a couple episodes of Real Housewives. 1108 00:53:29,740 --> 00:53:31,342 - That's nice. - Yeah, that is nice. 1109 00:53:31,442 --> 00:53:33,678 Hold on. You look mighty snazzy. 1110 00:53:33,778 --> 00:53:35,480 What did you have going on tonight? 1111 00:53:35,580 --> 00:53:38,283 -Oh, there was, uh, an event at the gallery. 1112 00:53:38,383 --> 00:53:40,418 -Must have been some kind of event. 1113 00:53:40,518 --> 00:53:43,254 Doesn't feel like you wear 5-inch heels. 1114 00:53:43,354 --> 00:53:45,189 -Which is why I need to go lay down, 1115 00:53:45,290 --> 00:53:47,224 so good night. 1116 00:54:08,779 --> 00:54:11,782 - Good morning. - Morning. 1117 00:54:11,882 --> 00:54:17,588 I picked you up a little something 'cause I was, uh... 1118 00:54:17,688 --> 00:54:20,691 wondering about how you felt about last night. 1119 00:54:21,892 --> 00:54:24,161 'Cause I know things are a little complicated right now, 1120 00:54:24,261 --> 00:54:25,930 so... 1121 00:54:26,030 --> 00:54:27,965 -They are. 1122 00:54:28,065 --> 00:54:29,900 I know. 1123 00:54:32,803 --> 00:54:35,506 -Um, but I, um... 1124 00:54:35,606 --> 00:54:38,976 I thought last night... 1125 00:54:39,076 --> 00:54:40,845 was a perfect evening. 1126 00:54:40,945 --> 00:54:42,780 -* Yeah * 1127 00:54:44,114 --> 00:54:47,151 -Oh, yeah? 1128 00:54:47,251 --> 00:54:48,686 -* It's all right * -Yeah. 1129 00:54:48,786 --> 00:54:52,557 * It's all right to love on you * 1130 00:54:53,758 --> 00:54:58,996 * It's all right, it's all right to just be true * 1131 00:54:59,096 --> 00:55:02,232 * Going on a ride * 1132 00:55:02,333 --> 00:55:05,470 * I wanna feel the sun on my nose * 1133 00:55:05,570 --> 00:55:08,606 * Feel my inner light * 1134 00:55:08,706 --> 00:55:11,809 * Feel the freedom all in my soul * 1135 00:55:11,909 --> 00:55:15,145 * Got my hair flowing, got my mind free * 1136 00:55:15,245 --> 00:55:18,315 * Music stay bumpin' all for me * 1137 00:55:18,416 --> 00:55:20,718 * Don't let the day go away * 1138 00:55:20,818 --> 00:55:25,523 * Without a thank-you to yourself, baby, yeah, yeah * 1139 00:55:25,623 --> 00:55:30,728 * It's all right, it's all right to love on you * 1140 00:55:31,929 --> 00:55:37,334 * It's all right, it's all right to just be true * 1141 00:55:38,503 --> 00:55:43,608 * It's all right, it's all right to love on you * 1142 00:55:44,675 --> 00:55:47,177 * And just be you * 1143 00:55:47,277 --> 00:55:50,748 * Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah, ah * 1144 00:55:51,849 --> 00:55:53,551 -Okay, then. 1145 00:55:53,651 --> 00:55:55,953 -She been out here messing with that boob tube. 1146 00:55:56,053 --> 00:55:58,188 -Mm-mmm! -Come in here. 1147 00:55:58,288 --> 00:56:00,491 Aww! These are so cute. 1148 00:56:00,591 --> 00:56:02,326 This is our last one. 1149 00:56:02,427 --> 00:56:03,961 - Who got you that? - Joy. 1150 00:56:04,061 --> 00:56:06,631 Oh. I love Miss Joy. 1151 00:56:06,731 --> 00:56:08,365 - Here you go, baby. - Ooh! 1152 00:56:10,100 --> 00:56:13,638 Oh, my goodness, this is so cute, Aunt Charmaine! 1153 00:56:13,738 --> 00:56:15,440 -And it's by a black-owned company. 1154 00:56:15,540 --> 00:56:18,142 - Okay. Come on. Yes! - Precious. 1155 00:56:18,242 --> 00:56:20,144 -I got it. Thanks, honey. -Okay. Okay. 1156 00:56:20,244 --> 00:56:21,779 Okay. 1157 00:56:21,879 --> 00:56:23,781 Oh! Hold on. 1158 00:56:25,483 --> 00:56:28,385 Hey, Daddy! I miss you! 1159 00:56:28,486 --> 00:56:30,054 Miss you guys, too. 1160 00:56:30,154 --> 00:56:32,790 I know your mama's over there holding it down. 1161 00:56:32,890 --> 00:56:35,460 -Uh, yeah. 1162 00:56:35,560 --> 00:56:37,962 - Hi, Ross. - Hi, Valerie. 1163 00:56:38,062 --> 00:56:39,764 Look at you. 1164 00:56:39,864 --> 00:56:41,666 You've always been the hostess with the mostess. 1165 00:56:41,766 --> 00:56:43,367 -Yeah, well, you know me. 1166 00:56:43,468 --> 00:56:45,269 I do. 1167 00:56:47,638 --> 00:56:49,273 All right, then. Uh, listen, 1168 00:56:49,373 --> 00:56:51,709 I'm gonna get ready to go to the gym. 1169 00:56:51,809 --> 00:56:54,479 -Okay, Daddy. Enjoy your workout. 1170 00:56:54,579 --> 00:56:56,080 - I love you. I'll call you later. - Bye. 1171 00:56:56,180 --> 00:56:57,682 -Bye, Ross. 1172 00:56:57,782 --> 00:57:02,086 -Hold on. Are those biceps and triceps I see? 1173 00:57:13,964 --> 00:57:17,301 -Val, are you okay? 1174 00:57:17,401 --> 00:57:19,870 Uh... 1175 00:57:19,970 --> 00:57:22,740 I'm having an affair. 1176 00:57:22,840 --> 00:57:24,609 - What?! - I knew it. 1177 00:57:24,709 --> 00:57:26,544 -With who? -This... 1178 00:57:26,644 --> 00:57:29,514 This man, this photographer I met out here. 1179 00:57:29,614 --> 00:57:32,650 -When did this happen? And where did you meet him? 1180 00:57:32,750 --> 00:57:34,585 -At the gallery. I met him at the gallery. 1181 00:57:34,685 --> 00:57:36,787 And it's very new. And, oh, my God, I'm just so happy 1182 00:57:36,887 --> 00:57:38,623 I can finally tell someone. 1183 00:57:38,723 --> 00:57:40,591 -Okay, okay, but I just want to know -- 1184 00:57:40,691 --> 00:57:43,561 How did we go from moving out here to help Kayla 1185 00:57:43,661 --> 00:57:45,696 to laying low and spreading it wide? 1186 00:57:45,796 --> 00:57:48,633 -Shut up, okay? I just want to know -- How low did you go? 1187 00:57:48,733 --> 00:57:50,434 And I want to know everything about it. 1188 00:57:50,535 --> 00:57:52,803 -Uh, can we start with a photo of this man? 1189 00:57:52,903 --> 00:57:56,373 -Yes. Look, look, look, look. 1190 00:57:56,473 --> 00:57:59,243 -Oh. -Oh, baby! 1191 00:57:59,343 --> 00:58:01,512 He look like he pay rent. 1192 00:58:01,612 --> 00:58:05,415 -Oh, God. It's been amazing. 1193 00:58:05,516 --> 00:58:07,852 I never knew my body could feel like this. 1194 00:58:07,952 --> 00:58:12,456 And, you guys, this man... this man can go all night long. 1195 00:58:12,557 --> 00:58:15,292 -Is he on the pill? -He doesn't need it. 1196 00:58:15,392 --> 00:58:18,529 Bitch! 1197 00:58:18,629 --> 00:58:20,297 -And it's not just the sex, you guys. 1198 00:58:20,397 --> 00:58:23,300 It's not just the sex. He sees me. 1199 00:58:23,400 --> 00:58:26,336 He makes me feel like I exist outside 1200 00:58:26,436 --> 00:58:29,106 of just being a wife and a mother. 1201 00:58:29,206 --> 00:58:32,577 And the more I'm around him, 1202 00:58:32,677 --> 00:58:37,882 the more I remember who I am and who I was before. 1203 00:58:37,982 --> 00:58:40,517 And -- And it's not just that. It's the city. 1204 00:58:40,618 --> 00:58:42,787 It's New Orleans. 1205 00:58:42,887 --> 00:58:44,755 And it just makes you feel alive. 1206 00:58:44,855 --> 00:58:47,725 And it's the music and the art and the people and the joy. 1207 00:58:47,825 --> 00:58:49,594 -Okay, I hear you, sis, but what you gonna do 1208 00:58:49,694 --> 00:58:52,697 when Ross finds out? Or the kids? 1209 00:58:52,797 --> 00:58:55,332 -Donna. Can you please stop being a hater? 1210 00:58:55,432 --> 00:58:57,001 - No, I am being a friend. - Look, 1211 00:58:57,101 --> 00:58:59,336 if any of her friends should be traumatized 1212 00:58:59,436 --> 00:59:01,105 by her having an affair, it should be me. 1213 00:59:01,205 --> 00:59:03,774 Men do this all the time and get away with it, okay? 1214 00:59:03,874 --> 00:59:05,910 If Val want to be selfish for once in her life, 1215 00:59:06,010 --> 00:59:09,546 let her be it, and damn them kids. 1216 00:59:09,647 --> 00:59:12,082 Are you still considering a divorce? 1217 00:59:14,785 --> 00:59:17,454 - I don't know. I-I'm not sure. - Okay. Well, good. 1218 00:59:17,554 --> 00:59:21,058 So at least you also don't see this affair going anywhere. 1219 00:59:21,158 --> 00:59:24,929 -Can I just live in a moment for once, Donna? Damn. 1220 00:59:25,029 --> 00:59:28,766 -Sis, I am not trying to talk you into an empty bed. 1221 00:59:28,866 --> 00:59:30,935 What you're doing is dangerous. 1222 00:59:31,035 --> 00:59:35,372 -Look, I just want you to be careful. 1223 00:59:35,472 --> 00:59:38,042 Are you scared at all about this? 1224 00:59:39,644 --> 00:59:42,813 -Of course I'm scared. 1225 00:59:42,913 --> 00:59:46,583 - That's something. - Okay. Oh, okay. 1226 00:59:48,585 --> 00:59:50,120 There she is. Right on time. 1227 00:59:50,220 --> 00:59:52,456 Just give me a second. Let me go get my jacket. 1228 00:59:52,556 --> 00:59:54,692 All right. 1229 01:00:00,197 --> 01:00:02,332 -Wow. 1230 01:00:02,432 --> 01:00:04,101 Uh, hold on a second. 1231 01:00:04,201 --> 01:00:07,304 Having a wardrobe malfunction. 1232 01:00:07,404 --> 01:00:09,506 You know, I almost put those in the exhibition tonight. 1233 01:00:09,606 --> 01:00:12,242 - No, you didn't. - Take it easy. 1234 01:00:12,342 --> 01:00:14,211 Those are for my personal archives. Come on. 1235 01:00:14,311 --> 01:00:16,180 Help me out here, please. -I am, I am, I am, I am. 1236 01:00:16,280 --> 01:00:18,015 -Oh, boy. -What's going on? 1237 01:00:18,115 --> 01:00:19,650 Are you nervous? 1238 01:00:19,750 --> 01:00:21,318 -I'm always nervous before these. 1239 01:00:21,418 --> 01:00:22,953 -What? -Yeah, man. 1240 01:00:23,053 --> 01:00:25,355 -The great Peter Mosley is nervous? 1241 01:00:25,455 --> 01:00:28,425 Yeah, that guy. 1242 01:00:28,525 --> 01:00:31,428 -God, you're just so... I don't know. 1243 01:00:31,528 --> 01:00:36,600 I'm just not used to a man being vulnerable about his feelings. 1244 01:00:36,701 --> 01:00:38,368 -What? -Oh, yeah. 1245 01:00:38,468 --> 01:00:40,070 -You talking to a thug from the South Side of Chicago. 1246 01:00:40,170 --> 01:00:41,772 You better recognize. -Shut up. 1247 01:00:41,872 --> 01:00:44,875 Mwah. 1248 01:00:46,476 --> 01:00:48,078 No, but seriously, 1249 01:00:48,178 --> 01:00:50,881 I'm looking forward to, uh, introducing you 1250 01:00:50,981 --> 01:00:53,818 to quite a few people tonight, especially the museum director. 1251 01:00:53,918 --> 01:00:55,419 They're always looking for strong curators 1252 01:00:55,519 --> 01:00:56,954 such as yourself. 1253 01:00:57,054 --> 01:00:58,989 -Thank you. I appreciate that. 1254 01:00:59,089 --> 01:01:02,592 -No, thank you for being my date tonight. 1255 01:01:02,693 --> 01:01:05,595 - It's my honor. - Me, too. 1256 01:01:05,696 --> 01:01:08,565 -Come on. Let's get out of here. -Thank you. 1257 01:01:08,665 --> 01:01:10,334 You look beautiful. 1258 01:01:13,670 --> 01:01:19,076 -* I fell in love with you * 1259 01:01:22,346 --> 01:01:24,014 - Here we are. - Excuse us. 1260 01:01:24,114 --> 01:01:25,883 - Pardon me. - Thank you. 1261 01:01:25,983 --> 01:01:28,052 - Hey. How you doing, man? - Wow. 1262 01:01:28,152 --> 01:01:30,054 -Are you impressed yet? -I am very impressed. 1263 01:01:30,154 --> 01:01:31,722 -Ah, that's what I want to hear. -This is amazing. 1264 01:01:31,822 --> 01:01:33,457 -I know that guy. -Oh, you do? 1265 01:01:33,557 --> 01:01:34,925 -I do. -Mm, me, too. 1266 01:01:35,025 --> 01:01:36,727 -Cool, dude. -Mm-hmm. 1267 01:01:36,827 --> 01:01:38,796 I know him well. 1268 01:01:38,896 --> 01:01:40,630 -Oh, wait. -Oh. 1269 01:01:40,731 --> 01:01:42,632 Excuse me. 1270 01:01:42,733 --> 01:01:44,501 -All right. Oh. Hey. How you doing? 1271 01:01:44,601 --> 01:01:46,436 Baby, just give me one minute. -No, no, no, no. It's -- It -- 1272 01:01:46,536 --> 01:01:48,238 -No. Go. Go, go, go, go. -Okay? I'll be right back. 1273 01:01:48,338 --> 01:01:49,774 -Go. 1274 01:01:52,743 --> 01:01:55,279 -Ooh, you got to be seeing green. 1275 01:01:55,379 --> 01:01:58,182 Ah, Jacoby, I'm so glad you're here. 1276 01:01:58,282 --> 01:02:00,650 -Oh, my God. Uh, you look amazing. 1277 01:02:00,751 --> 01:02:02,152 -Thank you. I like that hat. So you have a hat 1278 01:02:02,252 --> 01:02:03,921 for every occasion? -I actually do. 1279 01:02:04,021 --> 01:02:05,622 You know, 'cause an event like this, 1280 01:02:05,722 --> 01:02:07,157 a good hat shouldn't just complement the look. 1281 01:02:07,257 --> 01:02:08,893 It should start the conversation. 1282 01:02:08,993 --> 01:02:10,627 -I like that hat. -I know. 1283 01:02:10,727 --> 01:02:12,129 -My husband likes hats, too. -Oh, okay. 1284 01:02:12,229 --> 01:02:13,831 -Yeah. -Well, shout out to him. 1285 01:02:13,931 --> 01:02:15,565 -Yeah. -Mm-hmm. So, uh, 1286 01:02:15,665 --> 01:02:17,768 who you came here with? 1287 01:02:17,868 --> 01:02:22,639 -Oh, um...yeah, Mr. Mosley invited me. 1288 01:02:22,739 --> 01:02:24,474 I know that's right. 1289 01:02:24,574 --> 01:02:26,110 Mm. Oh, by the way, 1290 01:02:26,210 --> 01:02:28,012 so we might have secured this, like, painting 1291 01:02:28,112 --> 01:02:29,880 that my mother really loved from this artist out in Tremé, so... 1292 01:02:29,980 --> 01:02:31,681 -Oh, wow. -...fingers crossed 1293 01:02:31,782 --> 01:02:33,183 we get to add it to the gallery. -No, no, that -- 1294 01:02:33,283 --> 01:02:34,952 that's incredible. -Yeah, yeah. 1295 01:02:35,052 --> 01:02:36,787 I know how much that means to you. 1296 01:02:36,887 --> 01:02:38,588 - Yeah. Uh-huh. - Yeah. 1297 01:02:38,688 --> 01:02:40,290 -Yeah. -Yeah. 1298 01:02:40,390 --> 01:02:42,192 -Mm-hmm. 1299 01:02:43,127 --> 01:02:45,062 -You're good. Go ahead. -Okay. Sorry. 1300 01:02:45,162 --> 01:02:47,064 Sorry, sorry, sorry. -No, go ahead and go. 1301 01:02:47,164 --> 01:02:49,333 - Mm-hmm. - Oh. Thank you. 1302 01:02:49,433 --> 01:02:51,435 -But, you know, I'm glad you showed up. 1303 01:02:51,535 --> 01:02:53,003 Oh, look. Hey. 1304 01:02:53,103 --> 01:02:55,739 -Hi. -Dani, Kenya, 1305 01:02:55,840 --> 01:02:58,708 This is my new intelligent art friend, Valerie. 1306 01:02:58,809 --> 01:03:00,477 -Hi. -Hi. 1307 01:03:00,577 --> 01:03:02,079 -Uh, yeah. 1308 01:03:02,179 --> 01:03:04,581 I'm the intelligent art friend. 1309 01:03:04,681 --> 01:03:07,651 Uh, how do you guys know each other? 1310 01:03:07,751 --> 01:03:09,386 -We used to date. -We used to date. 1311 01:03:11,922 --> 01:03:14,992 -Really? Okay. Um, at the same time? 1312 01:03:15,092 --> 01:03:17,661 -Technically. But Dani and I didn't know. 1313 01:03:17,761 --> 01:03:19,864 -And now we're together. 1314 01:03:21,365 --> 01:03:23,267 - Mm. - Oh. 1315 01:03:24,835 --> 01:03:26,971 Oh, hey, Glenn. 1316 01:03:27,071 --> 01:03:28,705 - What's up, man? - Hi. 1317 01:03:28,805 --> 01:03:30,307 How you doing? Good to see you. 1318 01:03:30,407 --> 01:03:32,276 -Oh, my gosh, we need a photo. -Evening, ladies. 1319 01:03:32,376 --> 01:03:33,978 -Let's do that. Let's knock it out. 1320 01:03:34,078 --> 01:03:35,880 Good to see you, brother. Yeah. 1321 01:03:38,115 --> 01:03:39,816 -Thank you once again. It's a beautiful event. 1322 01:03:39,917 --> 01:03:42,386 Thank you. Oh. Sorry, baby. 1323 01:03:42,486 --> 01:03:44,989 And, once again, I'm sorry I couldn't introduce you to Glenn. 1324 01:03:45,089 --> 01:03:46,790 You know, these things get a little crazy, 1325 01:03:46,891 --> 01:03:48,558 but I'm sure I can set up some coffee or lunch 1326 01:03:48,658 --> 01:03:50,627 or something like that. -Sure. 1327 01:03:50,727 --> 01:03:52,562 -To tell you the truth, I really don't even like this stuff. 1328 01:03:52,662 --> 01:03:55,232 The photos, the schmoozing -- it's not really my style. 1329 01:03:55,332 --> 01:03:58,735 -Okay, do you always date multiple women at the same time? 1330 01:03:58,835 --> 01:04:01,505 -Uh... Hey, thank you for coming. 1331 01:04:06,376 --> 01:04:08,478 All right. Listen, listen. Listen, listen. Hey, hey, hey. 1332 01:04:08,578 --> 01:04:10,514 Wait a second. Wait a second. 1333 01:04:12,049 --> 01:04:14,818 If you're asking me if I practice non-monogamy, 1334 01:04:14,919 --> 01:04:16,620 then the answer is yes. 1335 01:04:17,955 --> 01:04:19,756 -I guess I shouldn't be so surprised, 1336 01:04:19,856 --> 01:04:22,192 coming from the man who doesn't like to miss out on anything. 1337 01:04:22,292 --> 01:04:24,328 - What is this? - This -- 1338 01:04:24,428 --> 01:04:27,431 This right here really isn't going anywhere, is it? 1339 01:04:27,531 --> 01:04:29,299 -Val, look, let's go outside... -Just... 1340 01:04:29,399 --> 01:04:31,035 -...and let's talk about this. -Am I right? 1341 01:04:31,135 --> 01:04:32,970 It's not going anywhere. 1342 01:04:35,005 --> 01:04:36,606 -Why don't you answer your own question? 1343 01:04:36,706 --> 01:04:38,408 You're the one that's married. 1344 01:04:39,476 --> 01:04:41,478 -Don't act like you care now. Don't -- Don't do that. 1345 01:04:41,578 --> 01:04:43,080 -I don't appreciate you coming at me like this 1346 01:04:43,180 --> 01:04:45,015 because I haven't judged you. -Really? 1347 01:04:45,115 --> 01:04:46,616 -Really. -Let me tell you something. 1348 01:04:46,716 --> 01:04:48,185 -I'm surprised you're still allowing this trauma 1349 01:04:48,285 --> 01:04:50,955 to lead your life. -Trauma? 1350 01:04:51,055 --> 01:04:52,756 -Trauma. -You can't even commit 1351 01:04:52,856 --> 01:04:54,558 to one city, let alone one woman 1352 01:04:54,658 --> 01:04:57,161 because the little boy inside feels abandoned by his mother. 1353 01:04:57,261 --> 01:04:58,929 And you too grown... -My mother? 1354 01:04:59,029 --> 01:05:00,697 -...and you're too old to act like that. 1355 01:05:00,797 --> 01:05:02,432 -This coming from a woman who can't decide 1356 01:05:02,532 --> 01:05:04,969 whether to mail off divorce papers or keep writing me. 1357 01:05:05,069 --> 01:05:06,636 You know what the difference is between you and I? 1358 01:05:06,736 --> 01:05:08,205 No. Listen. Do you? 1359 01:05:08,305 --> 01:05:09,906 Do you know what the difference is? 1360 01:05:10,007 --> 01:05:12,409 The difference is I know who I am. 1361 01:05:13,543 --> 01:05:16,913 And you're too damn old to be deciding who you are right now. 1362 01:05:21,952 --> 01:05:23,553 -God. 1363 01:05:25,155 --> 01:05:27,124 - Yes, Micah? - Hello? Hey, Mama V. 1364 01:05:27,224 --> 01:05:29,193 Hey, it's happening. The baby's coming. 1365 01:05:29,293 --> 01:05:31,128 -Oh, my God. Okay, I'm on my way 1366 01:05:31,228 --> 01:05:33,563 to the hospital right now, okay? Okay, bye. 1367 01:05:33,663 --> 01:05:35,332 -All right. Look. Let's -- Let me take you to the hospital. 1368 01:05:35,432 --> 01:05:37,101 We can talk about this in the car. 1369 01:05:37,201 --> 01:05:38,835 -No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. 1370 01:05:38,935 --> 01:05:41,471 This old lady can call her own car. 1371 01:05:41,571 --> 01:05:43,207 Good night. 1372 01:05:43,307 --> 01:05:45,075 -Val. 1373 01:05:51,748 --> 01:05:54,818 -Sorry I'm late. I caught the first thing smoking, so... 1374 01:05:54,918 --> 01:05:56,620 -Daddy, it's okay. 1375 01:05:58,788 --> 01:06:00,390 Mom, will you hand her to him? 1376 01:06:00,490 --> 01:06:02,159 Oh, yeah. 1377 01:06:04,028 --> 01:06:06,230 Anaya, meet your granddad. 1378 01:06:10,067 --> 01:06:11,635 -Hi, Anaya. 1379 01:06:11,735 --> 01:06:14,904 ** 1380 01:06:15,005 --> 01:06:18,275 ** 1381 01:06:27,751 --> 01:06:33,190 ** 1382 01:06:33,290 --> 01:06:38,595 * 1383 01:06:38,695 --> 01:06:40,997 -I know you don't really want any of that junk. 1384 01:06:42,432 --> 01:06:46,036 Well, uh, this is about as good as it gets 1385 01:06:46,136 --> 01:06:48,372 since I plan on staying here overnight. 1386 01:06:48,472 --> 01:06:50,474 -There's got to be someplace around here still open. 1387 01:06:54,411 --> 01:06:55,979 Of course. 1388 01:06:56,080 --> 01:06:58,282 God. Geez. 1389 01:06:59,383 --> 01:07:01,385 -You -- -Go ahead. Go ahead. 1390 01:07:01,485 --> 01:07:03,153 Thanks. 1391 01:07:05,522 --> 01:07:07,291 -Ah. 1392 01:07:09,893 --> 01:07:11,728 -Okay. 1393 01:07:12,662 --> 01:07:14,364 Thanks. I guess all that time in the gym 1394 01:07:14,464 --> 01:07:16,466 is working out for you, huh? 1395 01:07:16,566 --> 01:07:18,368 -Yeah. 1396 01:07:18,468 --> 01:07:20,970 You know, that -- that haircut look nice on you. 1397 01:07:21,071 --> 01:07:24,474 -Oh, thanks. I see you got a new Tech hat. 1398 01:07:24,574 --> 01:07:27,877 -Yeah. Had Jeremiah get me a new one. 1399 01:07:27,977 --> 01:07:29,346 I know you didn't like the other one. 1400 01:07:29,446 --> 01:07:31,315 -Yeah, that thing was awful. 1401 01:07:33,817 --> 01:07:36,052 -Hey, listen, them chips ain't going to do nothing for you. 1402 01:07:37,354 --> 01:07:39,189 Let me take you to get something to eat. 1403 01:07:41,991 --> 01:07:43,993 -Okay. 1404 01:07:44,094 --> 01:07:45,762 Okay. 1405 01:07:45,862 --> 01:07:47,531 -Hold on. 1406 01:07:48,565 --> 01:07:50,334 It's cold outside. 1407 01:07:50,434 --> 01:07:52,102 -Thanks. 1408 01:07:52,202 --> 01:07:54,304 -* Nothing but, nothing but you * 1409 01:07:54,404 --> 01:07:56,706 We drove all over this city 1410 01:07:56,806 --> 01:07:59,809 just to end up in some greasy junk-food spot on Bourbon. 1411 01:07:59,909 --> 01:08:02,112 -What the hell is a boudin ball? 1412 01:08:02,212 --> 01:08:03,947 I don't... 1413 01:08:04,047 --> 01:08:05,982 You picked this place. 1414 01:08:06,082 --> 01:08:08,084 -It was the only place that was open. 1415 01:08:09,119 --> 01:08:11,288 And can you please cut a brother some slack? 1416 01:08:12,389 --> 01:08:14,491 I mean, we are celebrating. 1417 01:08:15,525 --> 01:08:17,627 -What are we celebrating, Ross? 1418 01:08:18,762 --> 01:08:20,497 -Being grandparents. 1419 01:08:23,900 --> 01:08:27,304 -Well, in that case, can we have two Hand Grenades, please? 1420 01:08:29,139 --> 01:08:31,141 -When the hell you start drinking like that? 1421 01:08:31,241 --> 01:08:33,277 -Laissez les bons temps rouler. 1422 01:08:34,144 --> 01:08:36,246 It means, "Let the good times roll." 1423 01:08:37,381 --> 01:08:39,015 -That was kind of sexy. 1424 01:08:39,115 --> 01:08:41,050 What? No way. 1425 01:08:41,151 --> 01:08:44,020 You know, I told Jeremiah about that high-top fade 1426 01:08:44,120 --> 01:08:46,356 you used to rock. Whew! 1427 01:08:46,456 --> 01:08:48,192 -Then two weeks later, 1428 01:08:48,292 --> 01:08:49,759 I tried to put a texturizer in that thing. 1429 01:08:49,859 --> 01:08:52,929 -Oh, and -- and it was awful. It was awful. 1430 01:08:53,029 --> 01:08:54,898 Do you hear me? -All my hair fell out 1431 01:08:54,998 --> 01:08:56,466 'cause I'm trying to impress you. 1432 01:08:56,566 --> 01:08:59,436 - Unh-unh. - Do not blame me for that. 1433 01:08:59,536 --> 01:09:01,638 I'm not taking the blame. -Mm. 1434 01:09:01,738 --> 01:09:03,973 That was the same night as the Mary J. Blige concert. 1435 01:09:04,073 --> 01:09:06,576 -Oh, my 19th birthday. 1436 01:09:06,676 --> 01:09:08,345 I picked you up in Betty. 1437 01:09:08,445 --> 01:09:11,648 -Betty. And she broke down on the side of the road. 1438 01:09:11,748 --> 01:09:13,483 -Hey, hey, hey, now. 1439 01:09:13,583 --> 01:09:16,386 I popped that cassette in the deck, 1440 01:09:16,486 --> 01:09:18,555 and I gave you a concert on the side of the road. 1441 01:09:18,655 --> 01:09:21,325 -You did. You did. Get it. -Whoo! 1442 01:09:21,425 --> 01:09:23,560 * All I really want * -Hey, hey! 1443 01:09:23,660 --> 01:09:26,062 -* Is to be happy * -Get it! 1444 01:09:26,162 --> 01:09:27,897 - * Is to find the love * 1445 01:09:27,997 --> 01:09:29,499 -Whoo! They all looking at you. 1446 01:09:29,599 --> 01:09:31,935 Look at everybody looking at you. 1447 01:09:32,035 --> 01:09:35,038 Just don't take no pictures. 1448 01:09:35,138 --> 01:09:36,673 -Ain't going to take no pictures. 1449 01:09:36,773 --> 01:09:38,375 -Whew. And that night... 1450 01:09:38,475 --> 01:09:41,911 - Whew. - I told Jamie... 1451 01:09:42,011 --> 01:09:44,514 ...I'm going to do whatever I can to get this girl. 1452 01:09:47,351 --> 01:09:50,354 How is your brother? 1453 01:09:50,454 --> 01:09:52,055 -Him and Stephanie are getting a divorce. 1454 01:09:52,155 --> 01:09:54,791 -Aw, no. 1455 01:09:54,891 --> 01:09:56,393 Yeah, he, uh -- 1456 01:09:56,493 --> 01:09:58,194 he stayed at the house for a few weeks. 1457 01:09:59,729 --> 01:10:01,465 I had enough room. 1458 01:10:03,700 --> 01:10:08,238 -Well, I'm glad that you were there for your brother. 1459 01:10:08,338 --> 01:10:10,640 I'm sure you guys got some bonding time 1460 01:10:10,740 --> 01:10:12,976 and broke open a couple of beers, 1461 01:10:13,076 --> 01:10:14,678 worked on Betty. 1462 01:10:14,778 --> 01:10:16,680 -Actually... 1463 01:10:16,780 --> 01:10:18,748 I ain't touched Betty since you left. 1464 01:10:21,885 --> 01:10:23,487 Divorce seems so sad. 1465 01:10:25,054 --> 01:10:27,190 It's like... 1466 01:10:27,291 --> 01:10:29,225 losing a leg... 1467 01:10:30,394 --> 01:10:32,396 ...and waking up in the morning, reaching for it, 1468 01:10:32,496 --> 01:10:34,431 and it just ain't there no more. 1469 01:10:34,531 --> 01:10:39,703 * 1470 01:10:39,803 --> 01:10:42,238 -I think we need another. Hey, can we have two more? 1471 01:10:42,339 --> 01:10:43,807 -You done drank more than me. 1472 01:10:43,907 --> 01:10:46,009 You might -- I might have an easy night. 1473 01:10:46,109 --> 01:10:47,777 -Oh. Oh, shut up. 1474 01:10:50,347 --> 01:10:52,181 Just shut up. 1475 01:10:52,282 --> 01:10:53,917 Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. I need help. 1476 01:10:54,017 --> 01:10:55,685 -Okay. Come on. 1477 01:10:55,785 --> 01:10:57,921 Okay. 1478 01:10:58,021 --> 01:11:00,424 Okay. What's all of this? 1479 01:11:01,358 --> 01:11:03,026 -You know I've been in the gym. -Aah! 1480 01:11:07,831 --> 01:11:12,936 * 1481 01:11:13,036 --> 01:11:16,072 Mm. 1482 01:11:17,807 --> 01:11:21,345 -* I speak your love language * 1483 01:11:22,078 --> 01:11:23,713 * Shh * 1484 01:11:27,851 --> 01:11:29,553 Where you learn that? 1485 01:11:29,653 --> 01:11:34,157 -* I speak your love language * 1486 01:11:34,257 --> 01:11:36,025 * Shh * 1487 01:11:36,125 --> 01:11:38,194 Unh-unh. 1488 01:11:43,833 --> 01:11:46,403 -* Ooh, unh * 1489 01:11:46,503 --> 01:11:48,572 * Ooh, unh * 1490 01:11:54,511 --> 01:11:58,782 * 1491 01:11:58,882 --> 01:12:03,152 * 1492 01:12:13,663 --> 01:12:17,501 -Mom, are you okay? -Oh, yeah, honey, I'm fine. 1493 01:12:17,601 --> 01:12:19,869 The nurse came in while you were asleep. 1494 01:12:21,471 --> 01:12:23,773 -That man is driving you nuts, huh? 1495 01:12:25,675 --> 01:12:28,277 Your father and I, we -- 1496 01:12:28,378 --> 01:12:30,547 we're still figuring out our stuff. 1497 01:12:30,647 --> 01:12:33,116 -I'm talking about the photographer, Mom. 1498 01:12:35,251 --> 01:12:37,020 -How... 1499 01:12:38,722 --> 01:12:40,490 How did you know about that? 1500 01:12:40,590 --> 01:12:42,426 -Well, after watching you stumbling in the house 1501 01:12:42,526 --> 01:12:44,894 all hours of the night, I had to see what was up. 1502 01:12:44,994 --> 01:12:47,096 So I asked that guy you work with at the gallery. 1503 01:12:47,196 --> 01:12:48,798 -Oh, my God. 1504 01:12:48,898 --> 01:12:51,000 -Mom, he didn't want to say anything. 1505 01:12:51,100 --> 01:12:52,669 I just... 1506 01:12:52,769 --> 01:12:55,371 I made him. -I'm sorry. 1507 01:12:57,574 --> 01:12:59,643 - No, no. - Baby. 1508 01:12:59,743 --> 01:13:01,478 -Oh, no. 1509 01:13:03,580 --> 01:13:06,916 -I'm really, really sorry. -No, don't do that. 1510 01:13:07,016 --> 01:13:11,788 -You have nothing to be sorry for or ashamed of. 1511 01:13:11,888 --> 01:13:16,793 ** 1512 01:13:16,893 --> 01:13:20,897 I think it's only fair that I share a secret of my own. 1513 01:13:23,633 --> 01:13:26,736 I never told you this, but, um... 1514 01:13:27,804 --> 01:13:29,973 ...during that first year... 1515 01:13:30,073 --> 01:13:31,775 we split up for a bit. 1516 01:13:32,709 --> 01:13:35,378 And during that time, I received 1517 01:13:35,479 --> 01:13:38,915 the most random message on social media from... 1518 01:13:39,816 --> 01:13:42,686 from Christian Mitchell. -Oh, my God. 1519 01:13:45,455 --> 01:13:47,190 I haven't heard that name in a long time. 1520 01:13:47,290 --> 01:13:50,259 Exactly. 1521 01:13:50,359 --> 01:13:52,596 He started liking all these pictures 1522 01:13:52,696 --> 01:13:55,499 and telling me how good I looked. 1523 01:13:56,399 --> 01:13:58,234 But then I went to his page, 1524 01:13:58,334 --> 01:14:01,505 and he was looking good, too, Ma. 1525 01:14:04,007 --> 01:14:07,844 After a few messages, I ended up meeting up with him. 1526 01:14:09,345 --> 01:14:12,916 We started talking about high school and life after. 1527 01:14:13,983 --> 01:14:17,120 And before I knew it, I was feeling 16 again. 1528 01:14:18,121 --> 01:14:21,658 Christian felt like the perfect escape 1529 01:14:21,758 --> 01:14:24,227 from the choke hold I felt my marriage was. 1530 01:14:26,863 --> 01:14:29,533 But then I started having doubts 1531 01:14:29,633 --> 01:14:31,735 that this spontaneous rekindling 1532 01:14:31,835 --> 01:14:33,603 would survive over time... 1533 01:14:34,638 --> 01:14:36,773 ...that, eventually, the issues I was dealing with 1534 01:14:36,873 --> 01:14:39,776 with Micah would show up with Christian. 1535 01:14:39,876 --> 01:14:42,345 -Mm. Yeah. 1536 01:14:42,445 --> 01:14:44,380 -Then I remembered my therapist 1537 01:14:44,480 --> 01:14:46,850 comparing the situation to a theme park. 1538 01:14:48,351 --> 01:14:50,019 Sure, it's exciting... 1539 01:14:51,287 --> 01:14:53,089 ...but you can't live there. 1540 01:14:54,991 --> 01:14:59,495 You cannot substitute romance for true love. 1541 01:15:01,565 --> 01:15:03,499 I believe... 1542 01:15:04,500 --> 01:15:07,737 ...that learning how to love yourself 1543 01:15:07,837 --> 01:15:10,640 will make it easier to love the one you're with... 1544 01:15:11,708 --> 01:15:13,643 ...whoever that is. 1545 01:15:16,212 --> 01:15:17,981 Come here. 1546 01:15:22,451 --> 01:15:24,187 -Oh, God. 1547 01:15:28,925 --> 01:15:31,527 -Hey, when did you become the mother? 1548 01:15:33,797 --> 01:15:35,799 -* Hey, come on * 1549 01:15:38,201 --> 01:15:42,305 -Hey, strawberry daiquiri. Hey, you made it back, huh? 1550 01:15:42,405 --> 01:15:45,274 - Yeah. - Nice top. 1551 01:15:45,374 --> 01:15:48,144 Uh...you, too. 1552 01:15:48,244 --> 01:15:50,379 -The city really got a hold of you, huh? 1553 01:15:50,479 --> 01:15:53,282 -Yeah, it certainly has. 1554 01:15:55,318 --> 01:15:58,888 ** 1555 01:15:58,988 --> 01:16:02,358 * 1556 01:16:02,458 --> 01:16:04,093 -Yes, indeed. 1557 01:16:05,161 --> 01:16:07,130 I guess that three-year drought is over, huh? 1558 01:16:07,230 --> 01:16:10,834 Oh, girl. 1559 01:16:12,568 --> 01:16:14,237 All right, now. 1560 01:16:15,905 --> 01:16:17,674 -Val, let me just start by saying -- 1561 01:16:17,774 --> 01:16:19,342 -Wait, wait. Wait, wait. Can you just give me a sec? 1562 01:16:19,442 --> 01:16:22,411 I just have to say one thing, okay? 1563 01:16:22,511 --> 01:16:24,513 -Okay. -Okay. 1564 01:16:24,614 --> 01:16:26,816 So... 1565 01:16:26,916 --> 01:16:30,419 the other night was a culmination of a few things, 1566 01:16:30,519 --> 01:16:33,690 but mostly it was like... 1567 01:16:33,790 --> 01:16:37,226 the woman that I was running away from 1568 01:16:37,326 --> 01:16:42,231 and the woman that I'm becoming collided at that event. 1569 01:16:43,466 --> 01:16:46,602 And instead of fighting with you... 1570 01:16:48,037 --> 01:16:50,674 ...I really should've been thanking you. 1571 01:16:50,774 --> 01:16:53,777 Look, I came here to be with my daughter, 1572 01:16:53,877 --> 01:16:56,680 and then here you come. 1573 01:16:57,613 --> 01:17:00,016 And you showed me a part of me 1574 01:17:00,116 --> 01:17:03,119 that I didn't know was still there. 1575 01:17:03,219 --> 01:17:07,623 You gave me the space to remember who I was. 1576 01:17:07,724 --> 01:17:11,427 It has been such a gift to me. 1577 01:17:11,527 --> 01:17:13,629 -Val, um... 1578 01:17:15,098 --> 01:17:17,934 ...you have to understand that you've been a gift to me, too. 1579 01:17:19,135 --> 01:17:22,706 You know, I haven't been able to shake what you told me. 1580 01:17:23,840 --> 01:17:28,011 You told me that, um, some people were afraid to fall. 1581 01:17:30,113 --> 01:17:32,448 I don't want to be afraid with you. 1582 01:17:37,987 --> 01:17:42,992 ** 1583 01:17:43,092 --> 01:17:45,328 I want you to come to Paris with me. 1584 01:17:48,698 --> 01:17:50,399 -Why not start the journey now? 1585 01:17:51,600 --> 01:17:53,970 Think about it. It'll be just like here. 1586 01:17:54,070 --> 01:17:56,505 The art, the, uh -- the food, the culture. 1587 01:17:56,605 --> 01:17:58,908 -What about my family? 1588 01:17:59,008 --> 01:18:02,245 Like, I can't just move across the world. 1589 01:18:02,345 --> 01:18:03,947 -And why can't you? 1590 01:18:05,081 --> 01:18:07,416 I mean, look at what you're building for yourself. 1591 01:18:07,516 --> 01:18:11,054 You yourself said that you've never traveled before. 1592 01:18:11,154 --> 01:18:13,757 Think about it. This is the beginning. 1593 01:18:14,891 --> 01:18:18,627 You're doing something that's just for you, finally. 1594 01:18:18,728 --> 01:18:24,633 ** 1595 01:18:24,734 --> 01:18:27,103 Let's explore another magical city... 1596 01:18:28,604 --> 01:18:30,373 ...together. 1597 01:18:48,992 --> 01:18:50,860 -Val, come home with me. 1598 01:18:52,261 --> 01:18:55,131 Look, there's a lot I didn't say last night. 1599 01:18:57,000 --> 01:18:59,568 You know, it could have been the, um... 1600 01:18:59,668 --> 01:19:01,137 -Hand Grenades? 1601 01:19:01,237 --> 01:19:03,139 - Yeah, those. - Yeah. 1602 01:19:04,941 --> 01:19:07,243 -A-And when you mentioned Betty last night... 1603 01:19:08,344 --> 01:19:10,947 ...I didn't tell you a thought I had about her. 1604 01:19:13,316 --> 01:19:16,152 I've been working on that car for almost 30 years... 1605 01:19:17,120 --> 01:19:18,754 ...a-and it seems like every time 1606 01:19:18,855 --> 01:19:20,623 I would fix something on it, 1607 01:19:20,723 --> 01:19:22,758 something else would break. 1608 01:19:23,960 --> 01:19:25,795 And after all those years, no matter what, 1609 01:19:25,895 --> 01:19:27,663 I didn't give up on it. 1610 01:19:27,763 --> 01:19:29,632 I didn't get rid of it. I just -- 1611 01:19:29,732 --> 01:19:31,600 I just kept working on it. 1612 01:19:31,700 --> 01:19:33,903 And, Val, I don't want to give up on you... 1613 01:19:35,805 --> 01:19:38,174 ...and I really don't want you to give up on me. 1614 01:19:39,275 --> 01:19:42,145 I mean, at my age, 1615 01:19:42,245 --> 01:19:43,847 I-I didn't know how to tell you 1616 01:19:43,947 --> 01:19:46,215 what was going on with me... 1617 01:19:46,315 --> 01:19:48,051 regarding my... 1618 01:19:48,985 --> 01:19:51,921 -Oh, my G-- Ross... 1619 01:19:52,021 --> 01:19:55,058 this isn't just about sex. 1620 01:19:55,158 --> 01:19:57,626 I wanted love, I wanted you. 1621 01:19:57,726 --> 01:19:59,228 You know what it was like? It was like... 1622 01:19:59,328 --> 01:20:00,964 It was like I was grieving you. 1623 01:20:01,064 --> 01:20:02,932 I was grieving the old you. 1624 01:20:03,032 --> 01:20:04,901 You didn't want to fix any of the issues in our marriage, 1625 01:20:05,001 --> 01:20:06,602 and you know what else? 1626 01:20:06,702 --> 01:20:09,572 The day that I left you, you didn't even ask me to stay. 1627 01:20:09,672 --> 01:20:11,474 -Val, do you hear me? I... 1628 01:20:12,741 --> 01:20:14,410 I am here. 1629 01:20:16,312 --> 01:20:18,214 And I'm sorry. 1630 01:20:20,583 --> 01:20:22,285 Listen... 1631 01:20:23,519 --> 01:20:25,955 ...when you stood in front of that vending machine... 1632 01:20:26,923 --> 01:20:30,693 ...my life flashed before my eyes. 1633 01:20:30,793 --> 01:20:32,395 I mean, even -- even now, 1634 01:20:32,495 --> 01:20:36,099 seeing the version of the woman you always wanted to be. 1635 01:20:37,733 --> 01:20:39,668 And I always thought we were too old 1636 01:20:39,768 --> 01:20:41,337 to be anything other than who we were. 1637 01:20:41,437 --> 01:20:44,407 -Oh, my God, here we go. -No, but -- but I was wrong. 1638 01:20:47,543 --> 01:20:49,378 -I was wrong about a lot. 1639 01:20:50,479 --> 01:20:52,982 But I am not wrong about us starting over. 1640 01:20:55,651 --> 01:20:57,921 -I can't start over. 1641 01:20:58,021 --> 01:21:00,689 I'm not building a relationship in a graveyard. 1642 01:21:00,789 --> 01:21:02,325 You said it yourself. 1643 01:21:02,425 --> 01:21:04,660 I'm not the same woman that you married. 1644 01:21:04,760 --> 01:21:07,463 -I still believe you are. -No, I'm not. 1645 01:21:07,563 --> 01:21:10,033 I'm not. 1646 01:21:10,133 --> 01:21:12,135 And you got to understand that, Ross. 1647 01:21:12,235 --> 01:21:14,470 I'm not starting from scratch. 1648 01:21:16,239 --> 01:21:21,510 I'm starting with all the things that I've learned 1649 01:21:21,610 --> 01:21:23,779 and that I accept 1650 01:21:23,879 --> 01:21:26,282 and that I love about myself. 1651 01:21:28,051 --> 01:21:30,987 And if you really want to make this work, 1652 01:21:31,087 --> 01:21:34,157 you got to be willing to love the woman that I am now. 1653 01:21:35,891 --> 01:21:37,560 -What do you need from me? 1654 01:21:50,773 --> 01:21:52,508 -Baby. 1655 01:22:03,252 --> 01:22:06,189 I don't want to give you directions on how to love me. 1656 01:22:10,359 --> 01:22:12,461 I want you to find your way to me. 1657 01:22:15,664 --> 01:22:20,869 * 1658 01:22:20,970 --> 01:22:26,342 ** 1659 01:22:28,377 --> 01:22:32,315 * 1660 01:22:32,415 --> 01:22:36,452 * 1661 01:22:36,552 --> 01:22:38,621 -Wow. Hm. -Mm-hmm. 1662 01:22:39,722 --> 01:22:42,258 -She would've loved this. -Mm-hmm. 1663 01:22:42,358 --> 01:22:45,128 -I want to thank you, Valerie. 1664 01:22:45,228 --> 01:22:47,763 Now, um, I know I've said this before, 1665 01:22:47,863 --> 01:22:50,499 but you -- you have been an angel. 1666 01:22:50,599 --> 01:22:53,036 -No, no, no. 1667 01:22:53,136 --> 01:22:56,372 You and your mother are the angels. 1668 01:22:56,472 --> 01:23:00,509 Look, you helped a 50-something-year-old woman... 1669 01:23:02,578 --> 01:23:06,049 ...remember a dream that she forgot she had, so... 1670 01:23:07,250 --> 01:23:09,252 ...I'm the grateful one. 1671 01:23:13,389 --> 01:23:15,224 -How old you say you were? -Unh-unh. 1672 01:23:18,561 --> 01:23:22,498 - Have you lost your mind? - Okay. 1673 01:23:22,598 --> 01:23:24,300 -Well, I see you're still learning French. 1674 01:23:24,400 --> 01:23:28,204 -You never know. -Mm. Well, speaking of, 1675 01:23:28,304 --> 01:23:29,838 what are we going to do about this box 1676 01:23:29,938 --> 01:23:31,540 that we have from Paris? 1677 01:23:32,841 --> 01:23:34,610 -Paris? -Mm-hmm. 1678 01:23:40,216 --> 01:23:41,917 -You got it? -I got it. 1679 01:23:42,017 --> 01:23:43,852 -Okay. -Yep. Oh. Here we go. 1680 01:23:43,952 --> 01:23:46,155 -Oh. -All right. 1681 01:23:49,858 --> 01:23:52,561 Oh, my God. 1682 01:23:54,029 --> 01:23:56,232 I mean, have you ever looked more beautiful? 1683 01:23:56,332 --> 01:24:01,904 * 1684 01:24:02,004 --> 01:24:07,843 * 1685 01:24:07,943 --> 01:24:10,146 Sweet. 1686 01:24:10,246 --> 01:24:11,980 -Wow. -Hm. 1687 01:24:12,081 --> 01:24:14,317 Yeah, so... 1688 01:24:14,417 --> 01:24:16,319 we're definitely gonna have to add this to the gallery. 1689 01:24:17,353 --> 01:24:21,657 * 1690 01:24:21,757 --> 01:24:26,262 * 1691 01:24:26,362 --> 01:24:30,733 * 1692 01:24:30,833 --> 01:24:32,468 -Wow. 1693 01:24:33,736 --> 01:24:36,739 I don't think I've seen you more beautiful. 1694 01:24:40,409 --> 01:24:43,078 -You drove all the way down here on a Wednesday? 1695 01:24:44,079 --> 01:24:45,948 Don't you have work in the morning? 1696 01:24:46,048 --> 01:24:47,950 -I retired, Val. 1697 01:24:48,050 --> 01:24:53,922 * 1698 01:24:54,022 --> 01:24:56,325 -All this time... 1699 01:24:56,425 --> 01:24:58,427 and you finally did it. 1700 01:24:59,562 --> 01:25:01,597 -At this point in my life, it felt more important 1701 01:25:01,697 --> 01:25:03,532 to spend my days with someone I care for 1702 01:25:03,632 --> 01:25:05,634 more than anyone else in the world. 1703 01:25:07,102 --> 01:25:09,438 Not just because I want to, but... 1704 01:25:10,973 --> 01:25:12,775 ...because she deserves it. 1705 01:25:16,512 --> 01:25:18,781 Life wouldn't be life without you. 1706 01:25:20,849 --> 01:25:24,052 And when I think about spending my life with you, 1707 01:25:24,153 --> 01:25:25,788 at this age... 1708 01:25:27,323 --> 01:25:30,125 ...my only regret is it won't be long enough. 1709 01:25:33,962 --> 01:25:36,131 I want this next chapter to be... 1710 01:25:37,233 --> 01:25:39,402 ...something we cherish together. 1711 01:25:42,971 --> 01:25:45,608 I got my passport. -What is that? 1712 01:25:49,245 --> 01:25:50,779 Oh, my God. -I don't know. 1713 01:25:50,879 --> 01:25:52,548 I mean, uh, I thought maybe we'd go somewhere 1714 01:25:52,648 --> 01:25:54,850 you always wanted to go, like -- 1715 01:25:54,950 --> 01:25:56,652 like Paris or something. 1716 01:25:56,752 --> 01:25:58,221 -Mm. 1717 01:25:58,321 --> 01:26:00,556 Yeah, sure. We'll figure it out. 1718 01:26:03,091 --> 01:26:05,027 -Yes. 1719 01:26:05,127 --> 01:26:06,829 We'll figure it out. 1720 01:26:08,731 --> 01:26:10,466 You want a ride? 1721 01:26:10,566 --> 01:26:12,868 - Yeah. - Let's do that. 1722 01:26:16,104 --> 01:26:17,773 -Ah. -I saw that 1723 01:26:17,873 --> 01:26:19,308 Mary's performing tonight. 1724 01:26:19,408 --> 01:26:21,076 You still like Mary, right? 1725 01:26:21,176 --> 01:26:23,412 -Oh, come on. Mary J. Blige? 1726 01:26:23,512 --> 01:26:26,349 You know that's my girl. -I know, I know. 1727 01:26:26,449 --> 01:26:28,251 -No, wait. Is Betty gonna make it? 1728 01:26:28,351 --> 01:26:30,219 Because, you know, she likes to break down. 1729 01:26:30,319 --> 01:26:31,987 -It's only a mile away. She better not. 1730 01:26:32,087 --> 01:26:34,056 -She better not. 1731 01:26:34,156 --> 01:26:37,460 -* Time to let go * 1732 01:26:37,560 --> 01:26:41,063 -* Time to let go * 1733 01:26:41,163 --> 01:26:44,333 * Sing, all I really want * 1734 01:26:44,433 --> 01:26:46,769 * Is to be happy * 1735 01:26:46,869 --> 01:26:49,171 * And to find a love that's mine * 1736 01:26:49,272 --> 01:26:52,275 * It would be so sweet * 1737 01:26:52,375 --> 01:26:56,211 * All I really want is to be happy * 1738 01:27:01,016 --> 01:27:05,488 * 1739 01:27:05,588 --> 01:27:09,825 ** 1740 01:27:09,925 --> 01:27:14,162 * 1741 01:27:14,263 --> 01:27:19,568 ** 1742 01:27:19,668 --> 01:27:24,707 * 1743 01:27:24,807 --> 01:27:29,778 * 1744 01:27:29,878 --> 01:27:34,917 ** 1745 01:27:35,017 --> 01:27:40,055 ** 1746 01:27:40,155 --> 01:27:45,361 ** 1747 01:27:45,461 --> 01:27:50,533 * 1748 01:27:50,633 --> 01:27:53,802 **