Love the One You're With (2021) - full transcript

(dramatic music)

(soft piano music)

- [Miles] Life has a funny way
of showing your true colors.

If love was an actual person,

I swear things would be different.

Can you honestly ask yourself

are you worthy of unconditional love?

Because I'm still trying
to figure that out.

(clearing throat)

(shushing)

(gentle piano music)



- Oh my God.

(yelling)

- [Female] What you doing here?

- [Male] Uh,

I just wanted to say sorry for Rock.

He shouldn't have done
that to you last night.

- Mmm, can you hand me my phone?

- [Male] Yeah I know.

- [Female] Look, I know he
sent you all the way out here

to check on me but I ain't stopping.

- [Male] No, no, he didn't.

It just felt like I should.

You know?

Look, Rock, he a good dude,



he just don't know it yet.

He in a phase.

- So I take it you ain't
enjoying the movie?

- It's a'ight.

- [Male] Imani Jackson?

You know Imani?

- [Female] Best friends
since middle school.

- I'mma head out for a bit,

go for a quick run,

get some fresh air.

- In casual clothes?

- Can you worry about your movie?

- Uh, how long you gonna be?

Do you want me to pause the
movie till you get back?

- [Miles] It's up to you.

- Well damn, could you at
least leave the damn snacks?

I know he just didn't.

God damn.

He coulda kept these stale ass Red Vines.

(gentle jazz music)

- You're the absolute worst.

Like how hard is it to get
me some avocado toast, okay,

with a non-fat extra large,
extra foamy non-fat latte

with three, three, Stevias okay,

stirred with nutmeg on top?

- And I'm telling you

I smoke too much weed
to remember all that.

- And now you're bragging
about using marijuana.

- Excuse me, excuse me.

You don't get to judge
my Buddhist practice.

- Oh really, a Buddhist practice?

(speaking in foreign language)

Amen.

- This is unfucking believable.

You just ruined my day with this shit.

I'm gonna be late for my conference call.

Do you know what?

I am gonna take my business
across the street to CVS

to buy a Red Bull

and I will be writing a
crappy review on you on Yelp.

- Red Bull gives you wings,

go chug one down and
flap out of here, girl.

- Gimme one minute, aight?

- One minute?

I would hope you can go
for longer than that.

- Excuse me?

- Oh I ain't say nothing.

Come a little closer, I ain't gonna bite.

- Oh hey.

What's up babe?

'Bout time you showed up.

- Can you stop harassing my date?

- Your date?

He was standing up in
here flirting with me.

- What?

- I tell you men ain't shit.

He knew he was waiting on a date

and gonna stand up in here looking at me

all horny and eager.

- I did what?

- No, you can't have my Instagram.

- Jazz, don't pay this
fool any more attention.

That's my friend Rene,

he's the manager of this establishment.

Rene and I have been
friends for six years.

This is his way of entertaining.

What were you about to order?

- Um, a sticky barn and a hot cocoa?

- There you go, flirting with me again.

- You don't have to go through this.

Go sit down, I'll get it for you.

Go sit down.
- Aight.

- Can you act like you
have some damn sense?

Give me a veggie frittata.

- Don't be throwing your
little funky debit card at me.

And ain't you married?

Why you I here fucked up
with this fine ass man?

- Because I'm tired of
the one I got at home.

I've been seeing a couple
of guys, but this one,

I like this one.

He's sexy and fun,

a breath of fresh air.

- And got you in here paying for the date.

If you gonna step out,

at least don't step out and be a pip pip.

- No, I chose to take care of this one

because you can't control yourself.

Besides, I'm really happy.

It's been five months.

- Five months and I thought
I was your best friend?

Way to break the news to a bitch.

Does he know he's your side piece?

- No, he doesn't know.

- Sticky buns and hot cocoa.

- Now the help in here flirting with me.

- That's part of what makes it fun.

Just do me a favor and
keep your big mouth closed.

- Take your little veggie frittata

and go over there and
finish being an adultress.

- Bye Rene.

Behave.

- No, you behave.

- [Miles] I'll call you later.

- Mmhmm.

- [Female] Excuse me, can I get a mocha-

- Take your ass to Starbucks.

(gentle music)

- Come on, let's go outside.

(gentle music)

- Oh this fool's on a home date.

He ought to be ashamed of himself.

- That sticky bun was good, yo.

- I know.

Ain't no telling what
Rene did to that thing.

- He is a character, you know what?

What's up with him?

- Everything.

I think he's bipolar or something.

- Really?

- Mmhmm.

Something 'cause all that at the cafe

that was the most-

- [Rene] Bitch don't think you
got mental health challenges

to keep your little conversation going.

- Bitch, what the hell
are you doing out here

following us?

- [Rene] Ain't nobody following y'all.

I came out here for a walk.

You know they good for my mental health.

- If you don't carry your
nosy ass back to your cafe-

- You need to take your ass
back home to your husband.

- [Jazz] Who?

- Oh, I said Yo Hubbin,

Yo Hubbin, those pills for bipolar?

Yeah, I left them over his house last week

after our sleepover.

I got to go y'all.

I'll call you later.

- Uh huh.

- Please forgive me.

My friends seem to be a
little overprotective.

- You think?

I mean he just followed us three blocks

and then he eavesdropping in the bushes.

I mean come on.

(phone buzzing)

(gentle music)

You good?

- Yeah.

I'm glad we're getting

to spend a little bit more time together.

You've been a little harder
to catch up with lately.

- No, that's you.

- I know.

It can be a little busy
at work from time to time.

- Yeah, well you know
I canceled on my boys

to link with you tonight so

I'm gonna need that
same courtesy from you.

- Trust me, you'll definitely get it.

- Well damn,

you fine as hell.

- Mmhmm, enough of the sweet talk though.

Aren't you supposed to be
taking me to the movies?

- Ugh, damn babe, I forgot to tell you.

Those two shows,

they were booked by the time
I could purchase the tickets.

I'm sorry.

Hey, hey, I'll tell you what,

how 'bout you come to my place tonight?

We can drink some wine,

I got Hulu, Prime, Netflix,
Disney Plus, I got all that.

Okay?

You can spend a couple hours there

and I'll put you in an Uber home,

like we normally do.

Is that cool?

- Only 'cause I really like you.

That's it.

- [Jazz] That's it?

- That's it.

(gentle music)

(alarm beeping)

Oh shit.

- You headed out?

- Yeah, I overslept, it's 7:15.

- Damn.

We knocked out, huh?

- And didn't even get to finish the movie.

- Yeah, who's fault was that?

- Yours.

- [Jazz] What?

- You let me drink all that wine

and then took advantage of me.

- No, it wasn't my fault.

You were the one laying up here

looking all good.

- [Miles] Whatever.

- Whatever.

Come here.

- You know these past few
months have been real fine.

Maybe we should start
thinking about a relationship.

- Relationship?

- Mmhmm.

- Isn't that your Uber?

- Look, how 'bout I go to work,

come back over here later on tonight

and then we talk about making it official?

- Aight bet.

- Okay cool.

- You better get going
before he cancels on you.

- I know, right?

I'll see you later, cutie.

- Aight.

(sighs)

♪ Jesus is on the main line ♪

♪ Tell him what you want ♪

♪ A man ♪

♪ Jesus is on the main line ♪

♪ Tell him what you want ♪

♪ Some Hennessy ♪

♪ Jesus is on the main line ♪

♪ Tell him what you want ♪

♪ Some reefer ♪

♪ Jesus is on the main line ♪

♪ Tell him what you want ♪

- Oh good Lord, I'm old.

♪ Call him up and tell him what you ♪

♪ Want ♪

Okay ooh Lord.

"Pick Up Your Crown".

Bitch, this is dedicated to God.

Okay go on.

"Sometimes in life your situation
will keep repeating itself

until you learn the lesson."

Mmmhmm, that's called
insanity, which means crazy.

(phone buzzing)

Huh.

(phone ringing)

Hello?

What's wrong with you, boy?

- Yes ma, everything's fine.

- Avery, you know you can't
pull nothing over on your mama

or whatever.

You've been calling my
phone and blowing it up.

You don't even call or text me.

And you've been calling
and blowing up my phone

every morning for the past three months.

What is going on?

- Mom, I'm just a little depressed.

- What?

What, depressed?

Black people don't get depressed.

Hell, sad don't even run in our family.

Now you might be a little tired

or you might need a
little money or something.

Did you check your sugar?

Is your gout flaring up
or something like that?

It don't matter anyway.

It ain't nothing that a little
prayer and a little Hennessy

and a reefer joint can't fix.

So get on your knees and
get to chugging and choking.

- Uh uh.

- Okay, I didn't mean it that way

but you know what I'm getting at.

Amen.

(groaning)

- Mom, I got to go, I'll call you back.

Hey, what happened to you last night?

- I spent the night at Rene's.

(gentle music)

- Again?

What are you doing?

- I'm leav, why, aren't
you supposed to be at work?

- I called out.

- Called out?

For what?

- I'm trying to get myself together.

- Okay, you know what?

You do need to get your shit together.

- What the fuck does
that supposed to mean?

- Exactly what the fuck
it sounds like, Avery,

running around here talking
about you're depressed.

I can't take care of your big ass.

- Miles, you know what?

I think this is not working out.

I think I need to move out.

- I agree.

- So that's it?

You're not gonna fight for anything?

- I don't think you're worth
fighting for anymore, Avery.

Fuck.

- Hey you ain't even gonna
take no fucking shower?

- I'll take on eat the gym

and I probably won't be back tonight

so don't wait up.

(sad music)

- You smell like you been
fucking some other nigger.

- [Miles] Fuck you, Avery.

- If you were doing that,

we wouldn't be in this fucking situation.

(dark music)

(dog barking)

(dark music)

(dog barking)

(dark sad music)

(banging on door)

(dark sad music)

- Hey, it's me again.

Just giving you a call

just to see what's going on.

I was looking forward
to seeing you tonight

but I guess we can do another time.

Hit me back.

- Thank you for calling Magnum Cafe.

We're here to give you a good time

with coffee and pastries of course.

(growls)

How can I help you?

- Hey you probably got a
line of customers over there

getting on your nerves.

- Oh bitch you know it

and they won't leave

'cause they're just
standing here staring at me.

- You're at work.

- [Rene] You called me.

Can you see what they want?

- I don't know how to work the register.

That's your job, remember?

- [Rene] Excuse me, I'm your boss.

Who you think you talking to you?

- You, the fuck?

- Mmm, he just turned me the hell on.

Anyway, it's unlike you

to be calling me this time of evening.

What's happening?

- I need you to meet my
best friend right now.

- Oh Lord, don't tell me

that fool done gave you anal warts.

Did that nig-nog done
gave you the cauliflower?

- [Miles] Rene!

- Okay.

- I came home and Avery
had all his stuff packed up

and he moved out.

And I think old boy that I
was seeing ghosted on me.

- What?

- You probably scared him away.

- Yo mama.

Well can you really be surprised?

I mean you've been with your man for years

and all of a sudden you want to stop

working on a relationship
'cause you tired.

Then mix that with the little googly eyes

you came up in here with.

- Googly eyes?

- You left a wet spot
in one of these chairs

when you brought him in here.

- Bitch, I did not sit down.

- Well, you were definitely dripping.

You left a trail and that's the way

I was able to follow y'all.

- You right.

I guess I kinda messed up, huh?

- I don't know.

If I was him, I would be done with you.

You know how many people
want what you and him had?

- Hello.

- Don't you see me on the phone?

- Hey, how you doing?

- Hello?

- Okay great.

He's at work and he
needs to take my order.

Uh huh, all right, all right, great.

Hallelujah, thank you.

- Hello?

- I hate rude customers.

I know you didn't just-

- I sure did.

I have things to do so
you need to take my order.

- Well spicy, get me together.

I like you, what's your name?

- Miss Pam, honey.

- Yes, Miss Pam.

Welcome to Magnum Cafe,
how can I take your order?

- So I am planning a surprise party

and I need to order some little salads

and maybe some little pastries

and I'mma need y'all to come serve 'em.

- When?

- [Pam] Tomorrow.

- Girl.

- Is that a problem?

- No ma'am.

(sad music)

- Hey, I know you're upset
with me and I apologize.

I'm at home and I really
hope you come back.

When you get a chance, give me a call.

I love you.

(gentle sad music)

(whistles)

(sad chill music)

- Here are the car keys.

- Does it look like I
can hold some damn keys?

Just put 'em in my pocket right there.

- You know I've never seen
you this serious before ever.

You okay?

- I'm fine.

Here, you got everything?

- I think so.

And if not, I can come
back down and get it.

By the way.

- What's up?

- You're really hot when
you're not trying so hard.

- Well, no he didn't.

(Miles groaning)

(phone buzzing)

Well my God, the dead has arisen.

- I drank way too much last night.

- I figured.

I called your black ass three times.

- I really need to get out
of this house right now.

You want to go to brunch?

- Brunch, you're so gay.

Child, you know I'm over here working.

Yeah I'm doing a little catering order.

You can come hang out if you want.

Then maybe afterwards
we can go do something.

- Do I want to do that?

Okay.

Send me the address, I'll Uber over there.

- All right boo, I'll
see you in a little bit.

♪ Talking to my mirror
like I love you so much ♪

♪ Curving all my critics
like I heard you, so what ♪

♪ You can't kill my confidence ♪

♪ I think I'm the man ♪

♪ Tally all the fucks I
ever gave on my hand ♪

- Girl, what is we doing?

- What are you talking about?

- Why you got me coming to
your house all dressed up?

- I want you to come to my house.

- I know you look nice.

What are you dressed up?

- You look nice too.

Don't worry about it.

- You know I don't like surprises, Pam.

- You need to relax.

Okay, we're just going
to my house real quick.

- You know I got a man waiting on me.

- Do you now?

- Yes, it's my birthday.

- Okay look, it's not gonna be long.

Just come in this house girl,

I got to grab something.

- You know when you're older

you got to get 'em while they're hard.

(laughs)

- Well let me grab something real quick

out this house, okay?

- Okay, all right.

Girl, I'm telling you now

what is going on with you?
- Get in that house.

- [All] Surprise!

- Surprise bitch,

yeah you know we got you.

- Don't that bitch work
the coffee machine?

- I think she do.

- Okay.

- All right y'all, all right.

Y'all good, y'all all right?

- Yes ma'am, we're good.

- No sweetie, you see
what I meant by that was

you did wash your little nasty hands

before touching all this
good food here, right?

- Yes.

- Actually we were playing in our asses

while we were preparing the food.

Make sure your hands are clean

so you can be ready to eat up.

- You know what, I ain't
messing with you, fool.

This does look kind of good.

Okay.

Listen here, y'all better
behave yourselves, okay?

This is a guest of honor

and the reason I stayed at
that damn job all them years.

- Oh my, you sure know how
to make a girl feel special.

- You look familiar.

Have you been over to that cafe?

It's over on Slauson.

- Uh cafe, no.

Now had you said the liquor store

or the weed dispensary, then yes.

- [Rene] I know, that's right, okay?

- Hey mama.

- Oh that's my baby.

Oh my God, you made it.

Hi baby, how are you?

You guys, this is my son, Avery.

- Hey Avery, how you doing?

- [Rene] Hey Avery.

Hi friend.

- Hey mom, this is my new roommate, Jazz.

- Hi.

- Oh hi Jazz, you got two roommates now?

Y'all all right, what's going on?

- J, you know what, can
you take my mother inside?

I'mma wrap up, get you a little plate.

Mama, we gonna cater to you.

Go on in there and chill out.

Uh huh with your bad self.

Uh huh, okay, all right now.

- Your roommate, since when?

- That's the guy that I've been dating

for the past couple months.

- [Rene] Couple months?

- You know me and Miles broke up.

- Yeah, a couple weeks ago.

- Look, I'm not out to my mother yet.

So can we not have this conversation

right here right now please?

- Avery, come on ho,

go ahead and make her a plate.

- He coming.

Make his mama a plate.

- I'm serious, Rene, chill.

- Old dusty bastard.

- You sure know how to
keep things interesting.

- What'd I do?

- You tell me.

- Oh shit.

- Attention everyone.

Attention everyone, attention everyone,

all right, do I have your attention?

Okay listen.

I'm gonna make this quick

because I do not like
talking in front of crowds

but I'll do anything for
my good friend over there.

- Girl, ain't nothing a little Hennessy

and a reefer joint can't fix.

- That's her problem, always talking shit.

That's why I love you.

I had to put this together

to show you how much we appreciate you.

- [Male] Mmhmm.

- Avery, don't you want to
say something to your mama?

- Hell no.

- Boy, get over here and
say something to your mama.

- Hey, I meant to call you.

You might want to go home.

- Go home?

- Yes.

- It took way too much
work to get over here.

- That's your problem.

- And I'm hung over.

You getting on my nerves.

- You getting on my nerves.

- Where's the bathroom?

- At your house.

All right, it's in there.

I'm 'bout to find a way to
lock that bitch up in there.

- Like Pam-

- Miss Pam, but I am looking for a mister.

- Like Miss Pam said,

I don't like talking in front
of crowds either but mom,

words just can't really express

everything that you've done for me

and everything you taught me growing up

has just been nothing but amazing

and all of your hard work,

I just want to say I'm proud of you.

- Thank you, baby.

Well enough of this whole sappy shit.

Let's get the party
started, y'all, come on.

Let's party y'all come on.

Hey, come on, y'all.

- Everybody raise your glass.

Yes all right, now shake your asses, okay?

There we go.

- Yo, this food everything.

Everything was so good, so good.

You have a cafe, right?

I think I've been there before.

- You sure have.

You can't forget this face, darling.

- Especially when you
followed me down the road.

- Bitch, don't play with me.

I'll throw this ranch in your ass.

- What?

- [Rene] You heard me, ho.

- Anyway, you have a bathroom,

you know a bathroom somewhere?

- Yeah, it's in the back.

You got one more fucking time.

- Uh uh, the closest bathroom I know

is this Chinese restaurant

about five blocks up that way.

- Five blocks?

- Five blocks.

As a matter of fact, here,

take this money and
get you some egg rolls.

Support minority businesses.

They can't stay up if
you just going in there

using their bathrooms.

Egg rolls, soy sauce.

- There's not a bathroom-

- Five blocks that way.

(speaking in foreign language)

Right that way.

Don't put pressure on your bladder.

- I am quite impressed
with how you handled this.

- This is too much, okay?

Uh uh.

Percocet?

- Well, if it makes you feel any better,

you're handling things quite well.

- Fuck you, don't try to sweet talk me.

- I'm not trying to sweet talk you.

I'm just saying that it's,

it's sexy to see you
working under pressure.

- Okay, so first the kiss in
the parking lot, now this.

Let me tell you something,

I don't know what you're trying to do,

but I'm not a ho.

- I didn't call you that.

I wouldn't say such a thing about you.

And I would never call you such a thing.

- You know I like that.

I can be a ho for a man that respects me.

Respect is a turn on.

(gentle music)

- You're the last person
I need to see right now.

- I'm not particularly excited
to see your ass either.

- Come on, they're throwing
this little party for my mom.

Wait, did Rene invite you?

- Yeah unfortunately.

- The world is so small.

I came over here

'cause they said the other
bathroom wasn't working.

- It's working fine.

Look, I'm sor-

- Look I'm sorry

the way that things went
down between you and I.

- This is the first time
I've seen you since you left.

All these years and you just,

it's that easy for you to
erase me from your life?

- Me erase you?

- Yes.

- You stopped talking to me,

you stopped coming home.

- And you stopped fighting.

- How am I supposed to be

the only one fighting in
this relationship, Miles?

I've been fighting for the last few years.

- I don't know.

I just feel like you started
making it easy to do so,

even before hell broke loose.

(gentle music)

Uh uh, uh uh.

Do you still love me, Avery?

(Avery sighs)

Okay noted.

Wow.

You know you really ain't shit for that.

All this in the hallway
and you still the same.

I know you packed all your
stuff up and moved out

but you left a bag with
your sports stuff in it

and if you want it,
it'll be in the garage.

(Avery sighs)

- You know I could never imagine

talking to my boss like this.

I mean, you're not even my type, right?

Well not usually.

- Boy please, don't lie to yourself.

I know you feel all the
sexual energy oozing off me.

- Here comes your buddy.

You might need to figure out

how to clean up this
little fire you started.

- You would think you would
be a better friend by now.

- I'm guessing somebody

must have blew it up in that bathroom

and I forgot to tell you, huh?

- You know exactly what
I'm talking about, Rene.

You could have warned me
that that nigger was here.

- I didn't know.

I'm here to work, not moderate your drama.

- Drama?

- Drama.

I didn't know.
- You know what?

My head is still hurting
and this is some bullshit.

- Give me some bullshit.
- I'm 'bout to go.

I'll call you later.

- Recharge your crystals or something,

your energy's off.

- Mom, how long you
think you gonna be here?

I'm not feeling too well,

I think I'm gonna go home.

- I think you need to go over there

and sit your porky ass down

and get you a ginger ale

and put some Alka-Seltzer
in it or something.

The party ain't even started good yet.

- Ma, I been busy at work,

like I got a lot of stuff to do.

I think I need to go lay down.

- Anyway back to you,

next time you want to address me,

put some respect on my
name, you understand me?

It's Miss Bitch.

(gentle music)

Now go get me some coffee or something.

- Hey, where were you at?

I was trying to text you.

- My fucking phone died, man

I was using Google Maps

to find that Chinese
restaurant up the street.

- Why the fuck were you
at a Chinese restaurant?

- They said the bathrooms
were out of order.

- But the, you know what, never mind.

You ready to go?

- Yeah, I been ready.

Wait hold on, let me just
drop these egg rolls off,

all right?

- Okay.

- What are you doing?

- I'm trying not to break a nail.

Why are you getting in my face?

I'm trying to work.

Can you let me work?

Why you all up in this?

- Well honey, this egg
salad is everything, okay?

- Yes, that's the special

keep your man from
straying off recipe, okay?

- Keep your man from straying off?

Where your man at?

- Right there.

I gave him a spoonful in the car.

You see he ain't left since
we been in here, okay?

- I am not his man.

- Whatever.

I gave him a spoonful and
his dose is wearing off.

- Well got to keep him dosed up, okay?

- [Rene] Dosed up, okay.

- You wanted egg rolls, right?

- Yeah bitch, but you
don't have to throw 'em.

- Thank you so much for coming.

Thank you so much for coming.

These were delicious.

- Couldn't call my Uber
because I left my damn phone.

- Psst, what's going on up in here?

- You don't want to know.

- No I want to know.

What's going on?

- [Rene] Honey, you don't want to know.

- You better tell me
what's going on up in here.

- [Rene] You don't want to know.

- If you want to get paid,

you better tell me what's
going on up in here.

- Okay so that fool
that threw the egg rolls

ghosted the one who left his phone.

- Ghosted him?
- No girl, it's a mess.

- Damn!
- It's a mess.

- Maybe you should've given
him some of that egg salad.

(laughing)

- [Rene] You wrong, child, it's a mess.

(mysterious music)

- What am I invisible?

You ghost me, then walk past me

like you never seen me before?

- Let's not make a scene, all right?

- Make a scene?

You waste five months of my life

texting me and calling me everyday,

making promises and
telling me sweet nothings

and now all of a sudden I'm nothing?

- You were never nothing to begin with.

- Oh okay.
- Hey babe, you ready to go?

- Yeah, let's get out of here.

- Babe?

Babe?

So when did this happen?

- Yeah, yeah, this is my boyfriend,

all right, we're together, we're happy.

So take the hint and move on.

- So this is why you won't call me back

and want to fight for our relationship?

- Wait a minute, wait a God damn minute.

Uh, uh, this is my son,

you can't be hitting on my son.

I will fuck you up.

- Then you need to teach your son

how to be a better boyfriend.

- [Jazz] Like one of
those crazy mother fuckers

not knowing how to let go.

- Crazy?

I'll show you crazy.
- Wait, wait, wait,

wait, wait, just relax.

- Shit.
- Wait, wait, wait.

- Hey, hey, hey, calm down right now.

Stop it right now.

I don't want to call 'em or whatever

'cause they be killing
black folks and stuff

but I will call the police on your ass

or bust a cap in here.

I know rent is expensive and everything

but you gonna have to find
you a new roommate, baby.

- [Miles] Roommate?

- Avery, how much money do you owe him?

- Barbra, I don't understand

why you're so in denial, honey.

But I'll say it again, boyfriend.

Avery has been my boyfriend for six years,

not a roommate, boyfriend.

- My son ain't no punk or no sissy.

- I never said your son was a punk, lady,

I said Avery is my boyfriend.

- [Jazz] Actually, he's my boyfriend.

- I don't know, ma'am.

He sounds like a punk and a sissy to me.

- Oh my God.

Avery, I don't understand
what's going on over here.

Are you a part of that community?

- Mama, I-

- I just need you to answer the question

that I'm asking you, son.

Are you one of them alphabet people?

Are you one of the gays?

- Do I need to show her pictures I have

of you on my phone?

- I need an answer, Avery.

- Ma, I-

- Avery, I need an answer.

Are these two men out
here fighting over you,

are they your lovers?

- Yes, yes ma'am.

- Okay, I'mma need you

to get this messy mother fucker

you done brought here
with you and go home.

- Mama, I'm sorry.

- Hey, I need you to go home.

I don't love you any less,

I just need to sort some things out here.

I mean I raised you to
be a strong black man

and you can't be that
playing in other men's asses.

- I don't mean to get in your business,

but from what I knew about him,

he's at his strongest,

especially when he's in other men's asses.

- That's just some sick shit right there.

You freaky mother fuckers,

y'all are just freaky as fuck.

Go home now.

- Ma-
- I don't want to hear it.

Just go.

Down here, y'all done
came all the way down here

and embarrassed me in
front of my coworkers.

- Mama, I'm sorry.

- Miss Barbra, come on girl,
let's go in the kitchen,

make you a drink.

(dark music)

- So it's over, just
like that, we're nothing?

- He is so bad for your
mental health and mine's.

Come on, let's go.

(dark music)

- Miles, Miles, look I
know you might not want

to talk to me right now

but just go home and rest.

Okay, I called an Uber,

it's gonna be here in like four minutes.

His name's Averie.

Not yours though, this one
is spelled with an i-e,

not a Y, i-e.

- God, the universe, sure
has a sense of humor.

- [Rene] Call you tonight?

- Sure, no pressure.

- Excuse me, hold on, honey.

Look back here, mmhmm, all right.

Listen, love is crazy and
it makes you do crazy things

and puts you in crazy situations, okay?

Now next time you need to feed
him some of that egg salad.

- Egg salad?

- Yes honey

'cause then next time he
would've been fighting for you.

Next time, all right?

Be safe, God bless you.

♪ Oh that egg salad ♪

♪ That egg salad ♪

(gentle music)

- Hey baby, I just want to
say thank you for everything.

The food was good, everything was nice,

except that tomfoolery at the end.

- Thank you.

I know it's hard but you should,

you should be proud of your son.

It takes a whole lot
to be a black gay man.

- Yeah, I can imagine.

I don't know,

I just don't know if I
can accept it right now.

I raised him a certain way

and I have a lot of questions

like how would his life be?

Could he catch AIDS?

I mean I want him to
be happy and everything

but I want to be a grandmother.

What about me?

- Well, he'll be fine and
I think you did a good job.

You should be proud of yourself too.

- I mean he had a roommate
he was living with

paying $1,300 a month in Leimert

and then his new roommate

has moved him all the way
out to West Hollywood.

- Miss Barbra, it's not his roommate,

that's his boyfriend

and West Hollywood, God damn,

rent over there is like $4,000 a month.

- $4,000 a month?

- [Rene] Yes girl.

- With a minimum wage job
with somebody he just met?

- Yes.

- Child, dick make you do dumb shit

whether you're straight or gay.

Alright baby, I got to go now.

I've had a good time,

I'm a little drunk

and got to get home and get
some from my little dip.

♪ Egg salad ♪

♪ Egg salad ♪
- Oh my God.

- Look, before you leave

I'm gonna need that recipe
to that egg salad, okay?

Oh Lord, thank you, there you go.

Now look, that food was so good

and that show y'all put on,

it gave me life, honey, okay?

So I'mma be using your services again.

- Please do.

(giggling)

(phone ringing)

(phone buzzing)

(Miles sighs)

- Hello?

- Hey.

- That is so creepy.

Why would you pick up the
phone and not say nothing?

You probably sitting over there
in the dark depressed too.

If you gonna be depressed, do it right.

Put on some Toni Braxton or
Mary J. Blige or something.

- I am not depressed.

I'm just thinking.

- Today was a lot.

- It was.

I don't even want to guess

how any of all that started

- Child look, I got hired,

I went over there to do my work,

you came over there

and we both got to see how
small the world is, okay?

- [Miles] Child.

- You all right?

- To be honest, no, but I will be.

- Yeah you will.

Shit if you was thinking right earlier

you could've been with
both of them tonight, okay?

It could've been a win-win for everybody.

- Hey, can I take you
up on that brunch offer?

It's been a while since
we were able to hang out

and have like a one on one.

- Sure.

- Well I'm about to head
to rest, get some sleep

because it's getting late
and my head still hurts.

- Well if you need
anything just call or text

but not tonight 'cause I'mma be busy

for the next couple hours.

I'm 'bout to get laid.

- Laid, by who?

- Child, Hector, Hector.

- Your employee?

Ain't that illegal?

- No, it's consensual, he's off the clock,

I pay him under the
table and we grown, okay,

so mind your business.

Call me later.

Night.
- Night.

- Well sir.

(phone buzzing)

♪ Pussy by, pussy by,
pussy by association ♪

♪ Pussy by, pussy by,
pussy by association ♪

♪ Pussy by, pussy by,
pussy by association ♪

♪ Dialup the deputy madam,
my brown, brown, brown ♪

♪ He'll keep you near ♪

♪ Keep you, keep you ♪

♪ He'll keep you near ♪

♪ Keep you, keep you ♪

♪ Put my problems in the paper ♪

♪ Put my problem on paper ♪

♪ Dial up the deputy ♪

♪ Madam my brown, brown, brown ♪

♪ Problems in the paper ♪

♪ Put my problem on paper ♪

♪ Dial up the deputy ♪

♪ Madam, my brown, brown, brown ♪

♪ Problems in the paper ♪

♪ Put my problems on paper ♪

♪ Dial up the deputy, madam,
my brown, brown, brown ♪

♪ Problems in the paper ♪

♪ Put my problems on paper ♪

♪ Dial up the deputy, madam,
my brown, brown, brown ♪

♪ Problems in the paper ♪

♪ Put my problems on paper ♪

♪ Dial up the deputy, madam,
my brown, brown, brown ♪

♪ Problems in the paper ♪

♪ Put my problems on paper ♪

- I am not his man.

- Whatever.

His dose is wearing off,

I got to give him another one.

- You got to keep him dosed up.

- Keep him dosed up.

(laughing)

- [Spencer] Oh man, I was
like throw 'em back up there.

- [Male] Don't you make copies.

(laughing)

- [Spencer] Right.

(laughing)

- I don't know why I'm here.

- [Spencer] Here we go.

Here we go and action.

- [All] Surprise!

- Surprise bitch, you know we got you.

- [Spencer] Cut.

- Mom, (mumbles)

(laughing)

- [Spencer] Keep rolling, just reset.

Reset, reset, reset.

On my word.

And action.

- Mom.

(laughing)

- [Spencer] Reset, keep
rolling, keep rolling,

keep rolling, it's all good.

- I am so sorry.
- It's all good.

- I ain't doing nothing.

- [Male] I know, I have no idea.

- I'm not doing nothing.

- [Spencer] It's not you.

It's his mama, it's his mama.

Okay reset and action.

- Mama, how long you
think you gonna be here?

I'm not feeling too well.

I think I'm gonna go lay down.

- You better get your ass over there

and get you a ginger ale

with some Alka-Seltzer in it

and go sit your funky ass
down somewhere or whatever.

We ain't even got it started good yet.

- Mama.

(laughing)

- I knew it.

- [Spencer] Cut.

♪ Slide my rocket into your universe ♪

♪ My Milky Way will satiate the thirst ♪

♪ So thirsty ♪

♪ Love the way I make you moan, babe ♪

♪ Come on baby take me home right now ♪

♪ Took my sound thing ♪

♪ You won't find this anywhere ♪

♪ I'm the guy Kamasutra ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ You wake up the whore inside ♪

♪ Places I've been gentrified ♪

♪ You transform my fear a high ♪

♪ But you're getting out ♪

♪ Go down, bend over and take it ♪

♪ You prayed for this so don't fake it ♪

♪ I'll tie your thighs to my body ♪

♪ Gorgeous ♪