Open (2020) - full transcript
Cameron and Wren have had an open marriage for the last 3 years. They set rules as boundaries to assure a healthy open relationship, however they quickly learn that rules applied to the art of emotion will often be broken.
[relaxing instrumental music]
[phone ringing]
- Hey, sweetheart!
- Guess who will be designing
the Hall Manor on
Bourbon Street?
- The most brilliant
architect I know,
my handsome husband.
- You know, I am
talented, aren't I?
- Yeah, you are.
So, what are you gonna do your last night in New Orleans?
- Hm.
I'll find some
trouble to get into.
- I'm sure you will.
Just be safe, okay?
- Always.
- Well, Noelle and I are gonna go out for a drink,
so I'll text you when
I get home, all right?
I love you.
- Love you too.
Tell Noelle I said hey.
- All right, bye.
[lighthearted r&b music]
- Come on, let's go.
- All right.
[lighthearted r&b music]
- [Noelle] Wren, let's go!
- I'm coming, I'm coming.
Okay.
- I was thinking, you
stay a couple of days,
I can show you my city.
- I already told you the rules.
After tonight, I
can't see you again.
We good?
- All good.
[dramatic music]
[humming]
[whistling]
[lighthearted music]
- Ah, there she is.
Good morning.
- Good morning.
- Uh huh.
Voila.
- Pancakes and passports.
- We are almost at 10 years.
- Yes.
- It's time to celebrate.
Look in the bag.
- Strawberries and
mint, very nice touch.
- Uh huh.
I learned from the best.
- Aw!
These are from our honeymoon.
- We are going back to Belize.
Three days after
our anniversary.
- What?
I thought you said
you couldn't step away
from the office.
- And you said you wanted a vacation, right?
Well, Belize is one of
our favorite places.
- You know what's truly one of my favorite places?
- What's that?
- Right here, in your arms.
[laughing]
- Oh.
That sounds like one of
those corny statements
from one of your greeting cards that you store.
[laughing]
- Still true though.
- Yeah, um, well, I'm
gonna need you to,
I don't know, maybe work on your game a little bit.
Just...
- Oh, really?
This from the guy
whose opening line was,
"Excuse me, I like your hat".
You need to work
on your game, sir.
- Ah.
- Mm!
- Shall we?
- Mhm.
♪ I want to give you
all of me and more ♪
♪ And I want to be the one who'll be on your side ♪
[laughing]
♪ Your heart is saving me
- I love it when we dance.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, just makes
me feel innocent,
and reminds me of
our first date.
Or reminds me of the
first time we met.
- Yeah, I remember.
I saw you walk out that
night, I was like, damn,
she got a big ass head.
[laughing]
- Cameron!
- The hat comment was, yeah.
- Ah, you're so
rude, you're so rude.
- Actually, I knew
you were the one
the first time I saw you.
- Okay, yeah, yeah.
- No, no, no.
Seriously.
Thank you for an
amazing 10 years.
I love you.
- I love you more.
♪ 'Cause I want to know
every single thing ♪
♪ I want my baby girl,
just like the weekend ♪
♪ I want to know,
I want to know ♪
[intense romantic music]
- Here you go.
Thank you, have a good day.
Thank you so much for
your recommendation.
I got an interview.
- Oh, that's great news, Luna.
That's a really incredible pastry program.
- I know.
- I would've killed
to have studied abroad
when I was your age.
- Hey there, sweet darling!
- Hey, Mr. Charlie.
Hey, you know what?
I got you that special
brew I know you love.
- Oh, that's good, that's right.
[chuckling]
Here you go.
- Thank you.
- Doctor told you to cut
back on the caffeine.
- 42 years and she's
still trying to run me.
Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- Psh.
- 42 years of love?
- Mhm.
- Advice?
- Oh, it's all in the rhythm.
[laughing]
- All right now, Miss Ruth.
- Love and marriage is
like dancing to a song
with an ever changing rhythm.
The key is to hold
on to each other
and stay on beat.
- You two have never
gotten off beat?
- Oh, sure we have.
He stepped on my
toes a few times too.
[laughing]
But we just have to keep dancing
until we find our rhythm again.
That's the secret, baby.
That is the secret.
- Thank you for that.
- Mhm. [chuckles]
[text message beeps]
- Hey!
- Hm?
- Don't forget the
party tomorrow.
- Oh, girl.
We will be there.
- [Noelle] You better be!
- You know, it's funny.
When I was a little girl,
I used to fantasize about being married for 50 years
and having a party,
surrounded by my kids,
and my grandkids.
- Yeah.
You know what though, girl?
These days, it's
hard for most women
to find even one man to date.
- Says the woman with a
husband and a boyfriend.
[laughing]
- I am not most women.
- Yeah, that's true.
Still, there's just
something wonderful
about unconditional love.
- Honey, let me
tell you something.
Marriage is a lot of things.
Unconditional is
not one of them.
What are you gonna get him
for the big anniversary gift?
- Ah, you know, I don't know.
I was thinking about this architectural set of pens,
they're supposed to be
like 20 different...
[snoring]
Okay, you know
what, that's rude.
Stop that.
- Have you not listened to anything I've taught you?
I mean come on, surprise
him with something sexy.
You know, like one
year I got Trevor
this nude photo of
me, and he loved it.
Schwing!
[laughing]
- [Wren] You are so crazy.
- I give 'em two years.
- [Wren] Noelle, why
would you say that?
- Because, look at
her, she's in love
with the idea of love.
I mean, look at
how she's fawning
all over that silly cake topper.
- I mean, you can't know
that it's not real love.
- You can't call it real love until it's been tested.
That much I do know.
[dramatic music]
- We are collaborating
with the city
to build an international museum of art.
- Okay.
- We are partnering with
an architectural firm
on the design.
- Okay.
- Smith Copeland is
at the top of my list.
I studied the facade of
the new Lee Building.
It's part Romanesque,
part modern.
Nice job.
- That's exactly
what I was going for.
- Well, you nailed it.
On top is our standard NDA,
the rest are details and specs,
and my assistant can
email you that as well.
You know, the board
has reservations
about me courting
a smaller firm,
but I think you're
the man for the job.
[dramatic music]
- I think life is
one big bridge,
and we're all going
over one crossroad
to connect to the next
level of our journey.
I'm the artist, Mars.
- Hi, Morrison.
- Karena.
[laughing]
- Hi.
- Good to see you.
- You too!
- You look great.
- Oh, thank you.
And it's Wren now.
- Oh.
[laughing]
Okay.
- Yeah, you know, I was surprised to get your DM.
- Yeah, well, no way I
was gonna come to town
and not let you know.
- What has it been, years?
- Yeah, I've been
traveling, a lot.
And my mom lives
with me in New York.
- Oh, nice.
- I rarely come home.
- Yeah.
Well, I mean, I've
seen your work online,
but I mean in person, Mars, this is breathtaking.
- Thank you.
Yeah, that was taken in Peru.
- These are really beautiful.
Gosh, look at you,
just living your dream.
I should do a photo
shoot with you,
you make everybody look amazing.
- Just say when, I'm
here for three weeks.
- Maybe, okay.
- Come on, let's get out of here, let's go catch up.
- No, but I haven't
even seen everything.
- You mean, you came here just to see my work?
- Yes, why else would I be here?
- Okay, I see.
Let me show you my
favorite piece then.
- Oh my God.
Look at me.
That's the bridge we used to cross on our way to school.
- Yup.
That was the first
picture I ever took.
You know, I still have
that camera you gave me?
- Um, okay, I confess.
I never told you this,
but, I stole the money
to get you that
camera from my mother,
so I got my ass beat.
[laughing]
- No!
- Yeah. [laughing]
- Well, if it makes
you feel any better,
that gift changed my life.
- See, I didn't know that.
- Is that bridge still there?
Put this on your calendar.
- 24th, 8:00 PM?
- Mhm.
- It's my wedding anniversary.
- So, both of you come.
- We always do this thing that we did on our first date,
but we'll see.
[laughing]
- You remember these?
- Yes.
- Hm?
They get all stuck
in your braces,
but they were your favorite.
- Yeah, well.
- Yeah.
- I don't eat candy anymore.
- Really?
- No.
- There was this place
near my flat in London
that made flavored Rice Krispies, just like your mom.
I think of you
whenever I passed.
- You lived in London?
- I met a girl.
[laughing]
- Of course you met a girl.
How'd that go?
- Lasted almost a year.
- Oh!
- She wanted me to wear a tie,
and do the whole bespoke thing.
- Do you even own a tie?
- Yup.
The one she bought me.
[laughing]
- Oh my gosh.
Oh!
I've never been to London.
- No?
- Nah uh.
- I would love to show you around the Big Smoke.
Oh yeah, yeah, that's right.
You've already got a tour guide.
- Mhm.
[lighthearted music]
- One more for the books.
Right on.
I'll send this to you.
- This bridge holds
a lot of memories.
- Yeah it does.
I remember one in particular.
Do you?
After school picnic,
16th birthday.
- Yes, Mars.
A girl doesn't forget
her first time.
Stop looking at me.
[laughing]
Here.
- [Mom] Baby girl.
- Momma, how many times
do I need to tell you
about locking your door.
- What a surprise.
- Yeah, I know.
I was in the neighborhood.
- Really?
- Mhm.
- Your brother just
asked about you.
They're changing
his visiting hours,
maybe we'll go
see him next week.
- Uh, yeah, sure.
I'm not gonna keep
ordering you this cheese
if you don't eat it.
- Ain't nothing wrong
with cheddar, Karena.
- Yeah, well, you're saying that
because you haven't tried it.
This is Winnimere.
- Winnimere?
Now that'd be a pretty name for my granddaughter.
- Momma, please.
- When women adopt, sometimes God make them pregnant.
They save a child, and
he do them a solid.
Tit for tat.
- Eat the cracker, Momma.
[lighthearted music]
What?
- You look just like your daddy.
Bastard.
- I look like you too.
- No, the smarts, that's
what you got from me.
- Oh, Ma!
Come on, this table...
When are you gonna
let me redecorate?
- Oh, not that again.
- Ma'am.
Listen.
I'm going to the antique
store this weekend
'cause I need to find
some stuff for the cafe,
and I'm buying you
a dining room table.
- Have at it.
Your mother only shop
online these days.
- Yeah.
About that.
You need this.
- Oh, let me show you my
makeup I got yesterday.
Came in the mail.
- You really shouldn't
be buying makeup
that you don't try on first.
- Flamingo.
Ain't that pretty?
Try it on.
- Nah uh.
- Come on, girl.
It's smooth.
We look good in pink.
- No thank you.
[dog barking]
- Honesty, yeah, check.
He's honest with me, of course.
Next is the, oh, transparency, absolutely.
What's next?
Oh, the center of the, oh my...
Babe!
- Hey, what's up, baby?
- Ah, I am so glad
Wren finally agreed
to host our book
club this afternoon.
The girls and I, we cannot wait
to get her marriage secrets.
Oh, and you know what?
This book is really good!
It says that only 40% of couplesare honest with each other.
- Oh.
- Yeah.
Hm.
Are you honest with me?
- Honest enough.
- Enough?
Wait.
Wait, wait, wait.
I think we should
have 100% transparency
in our relationship.
- Nah.
- So, you want me to lie to you?
- Look.
We got a winning team.
So, stop worrying.
- We do.
- Right?
- Mhm.
- And you don't have
to win every game
to go to the Super Bowl.
- But I want a perfect season.
- Oh, okay.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, I see.
Yeah, I'll see what
I can do, coach.
- Do you lie to Cameron?
Come on, be honest.
What happens in the book club...
- [All] Stays in book club.
- Yes.
- I mean, yes.
I have lied to Cameron
in the past, but now,
we do our best to tell each other the whole truth,
even if it hurts.
- Why, I lie to
Brian all the time.
"Is that a new dress?"
Oh, no, honey.
This is ancient.
- Well, when we were dating, I lied to Washington
and told him I loved football.
I hate it.
I know love is about embracing your partner's imperfections.
I mean, come on.
He coaches all day, talks football all night.
I just want to implement
a no football day.
What do you think?
- Listen, Courtney.
When I met Cameron, I didn't know anything about chess,
I didn't play chess.
And now, I'm better than he is.
- Hm.
But why would you...
- Because my mom,
she wigged out over
everything my father ever did.
Right?
She cussed and she fussed, and eventually he left.
She started off angry
and ended up lonely.
- You know, I hate to say it, but my mom did too.
- Courtney.
No one has all the
answers, right?
And every couple has to determine what works for them.
But in my opinion, if you want your marriage to last,
then you compromise and adapt.
[snapping]
- It's nice to meet you.
- It's nice meeting you as well.
- We should hang out some time.
- I wouldn't mind that at all.
- You know, while we're here,
let me get your number before you get swept away.
- [Woman] How about that?
- You know, I will use this.
- Make sure you do.
- Hey.
- Hey.
This is Tyra.
- Hi Tyra, I'm Wren.
- Hi.
Well, have a good day.
- You too, it was
nice meeting you.
[chuckling]
- I'm sorry I wasn't able to ride over with you,
work was crazy today.
- Yeah.
- How you doin', you good?
- I'm great.
- Yeah?
- Zoey Taylor says I
have a futuristic eye.
- That's the new client, right?
- Yeah, she's dope.
She was a project manager of a 50 million dollar job at 25.
- Wow.
- Runs a Fortune 500 company, been on the Forbes list.
- Look at you, fanning.
Hm, she's your Beyonce, huh?
- No.
- Hm.
Can I have a white wine, please?
- Maybe.
[laughing]
I mean a reference like hers
can change your
career overnight.
- Good.
Congratulations,
I'm happy for you.
- Well, this is
congratulations for us.
This is a game changer.
How was book club?
- Ah, you know.
I still stick out
like a sore thumb.
I know, I mean, you
should've seen them
in their bright sundresses
and delicate little teacups,
and there I was in denim.
Practical and sturdy,
like a tumbler.
- You could be delicate.
- Yeah, I can be anything.
- Well, I am happy
that you are bonding
with your sister-in-law.
She likes you.
You ready?
- Uh, yeah, yeah.
Mhm.
- All right.
And for the record,
all my favorite drinks
come in a tumbler.
[laughing]
Did Noelle give us any rules?
- No.
She just said that if we didn't like it, we could leave.
Thank you.
- Well, all right.
Well then, let's go.
- Okay.
- Mhm, after you.
- Great.
♪ Give me your love
♪ Over again, over again
♪ Over and over, give
me all your love ♪
♪ Over again, over again
♪ All over
♪ You're being selfish
♪ You got me strung out
- Okay, but is that
really a thing?
I mean, one penis policy
is way too chauvinistic,
I would never.
- OPP works.
And she can have as many girlfriends as she wants.
- Mm, I see.
So, what, you want me to be a part of your stable?
[laughing]
I was joking.
- Ah.
Looks and a sense of humor.
You are stealing my heart.
- And how many times have you said that tonight?
- Only once.
[laughing]
- Hey.
There you are.
- Hey, love.
Ed, this is my husband, Cameron.
Cameron, this is Ed.
- Lucky man with a gorgeous wife, nice to meet you.
- Yeah.
- You know, your
wife intrigues me.
- Is that so?
- It is.
You know, you two should
meet my girlfriend.
I'll be right back.
- "Your wife intrigues me".
[laughing]
- Aggressive, right?
I thought I was gonna
have to him
just to get out of here.
- That's what you
were thinking about?
- What?
- Nothing.
- Babe, I'm tired.
Can we go?
- Yeah, yeah.
- Okay.
I think coat check
is back this way.
- Hey, let me
borrow your charger.
- What, again?
Cameron, don't lose it, okay?
And your phone is always dying.
Here.
- Okay, yeah, I need an upgrade.
Okay?
[melancholic music]
- Check this out.
- What is that?
Since when did you start
using a dating app?
- Oh, Trevor put
me on this tonight.
It's an invite for the group.
- Oh.
So, you had fun tonight?
- Ah, it was cool.
Gotta admit though, knowing and seeing is different.
I prefer our thing.
- Yeah, me too.
Although, I have to admit,
it was sort of a turn on watching you get jealous.
- Oh, really?
- Mhm.
- How much?
[laughing]
How much were you
turned on, darling?
[laughing]
How much were you turned on?
[laughing]
So, if we pivot the building about 32 degrees left
from where it is here,
we can still install
the full rotate panels
which will generate
energy from the sun.
It'll help you save money.
- There will still be
pieces that can't be
exposed to the sunlight,
so can we do that for like half of the building?
- We can do whatever you like.
- [Zoey] I like
the sound of that.
[clears throat]
- Hey.
Zoey, this is my wife, Wren.
- Pleasure to meet you.
- Hi.
- Cameron says you
own Bistro Bites,
I love your place.
- Thank you.
Sorry, I didn't
mean to interrupt.
- Oh, no, I just stopped by
to go over the blueprints.
You guys are the
little power couple.
Cute.
Cameron, we'll talk later?
- Okay.
You'll have the soft proposal in your box in the morning.
Thank you again for
the opportunity.
- Absolutely.
- Mhm.
- Bye.
- Look at you, all starry eyed.
- Hey, she's feeling
your boy too.
- Mhm.
- Not like that.
First of all, I'm
a professional.
Second of all, she's too much
of a boss chick
to share anything.
- Well, I see you've
thought about it.
- I don't mix business
with pleasure.
Okay, can we not
bring that up, please?
- Okay, fine.
Listen, I got you something.
Just to say that
I'm proud of you.
It's a little corny.
- Let me see.
Ah, it's a little big...
[laughing]
But I love it.
- Oh, good.
- Come here.
- I'm glad you love it.
- Mhm.
- I gotta get to work, so.
- I'll walk you out.
- Thank you.
- How bout that?
[laughing]
- I can't tell you
my secrets, babe.
[dramatic music]
- [Woman] Hold the door, please.
- Aw, congratulations.
Do you know what you're having?
- A boy.
[dramatic music]
- [Cameron] How did
you even find me?
- You left some of these
on the kitchen counter.
Thank God, 'cause it's not like
I knew your real
name or anything.
But I see you're big time.
I read all about you in
the Urban Enterprise.
Nice office, nice suit.
Who knew?
- You knew the rules.
- I'm setting up
a lab appointment.
- You're not gonna trap me.
- Well, I'd hate
to tell your wife
that you're not willing
to take this test.
- You're not gonna
tell my wife shit,
'cause that's not my baby.
- Sorry I'm late.
How long have you been waiting?
- About 18 years.
[laughing]
- Well, before I start
looking at cafe tables,
I need to find a
table for my mom.
- Yeah, I was checking this out.
What do you think?
- It's nice, but you
know, you know Betty.
- Ah.
Yes, I do.
- You know, I like
this, I like this.
- Yeah, this is nice.
Oh hey, looks like
it's made from
two different wood,
check this out.
Feel this.
- Uh!
- Check this out, feel.
- Oh, that's right.
I forgot, your uncle
used to make furniture.
- Yeah.
- I mean, I like
that it has storage,
but I don't know, I don't know if she'll like it.
- You know, your father refuses to drive me out here.
But this is where all
the good antiques are.
- Oh, it's no problem, Mother.
We need a chest for
our blankets anyway.
[dramatic music]
- We have a guest speaker at church tomorrow.
You and Washington should come.
It's important married
couples stay in church.
- Isn't that...
[dramatic music]
- All right, you ready, big man?
- Hey!
I need to talk to you.
- Hey fellas, take five, aight?
- Babe!
- What?
- Wren is cheating on Cameron.
- Man, what are
you talking about?
No.
- Yeah, no, yes!
This guy was
kissing on her neck.
She was just bragging
about being married.
Such a lying hypocrite.
- Did you say something to her?
- No, honey!
No.
My mother was with me.
- Okay.
- And she questioned me
the entire ride home.
Oh my God.
Look, I have to lie and say that Wren had a twin.
I hate lying to my mother.
- Okay.
- You know how close we are.
- I understand, but I
gotta get back to work.
- No, you don't.
Listen, this is serious!
- This ain't that serious!
I gotta finish practice.
- Listen, Mars.
I really appreciate you doing this photo shoot for me,
but how much do I owe you?
- Well, you let me take
pictures for my show,
I'll call it even.
- Deal.
[dramatic music]
So, where do you want me?
- Start this right here.
Right there.
- Here?
- Yes, yes, yes, yes.
- All right.
- All right, look this way.
- Like that?
- Yeah.
Good.
You know what?
- What?
[laughing]
- All right.
Look, trust me.
- Okay, I trust you.
- Yes.
- All right.
Good?
- Good.
Okay, let's see here.
[shutter snaps]
Mhm, nice.
Mhm.
[shutter snaps]
- What?
- Move your sleeve.
How about this right here.
- Okay.
Stop.
- Sorry.
Husband, I know, I know, I know.
[offkey piano music]
- You know what?
- What?
- You're probably not
gonna believe this,
but Cameron and I are actually in an open relationship.
- No you're not.
- Yes, we are.
But we have boundaries, and this crosses the line.
So...
- For real?
- Yeah.
- Well, I dated a girl
who was poly once.
What you got, threesomes?
Foursomes?
- Okay, you know what?
Nevermind.
I should never have told you.
Let's just take pictures, okay?
- All right.
- Oh, Sheesh. [laughs]
- Doesn't seem like you.
All right.
[dramatic music]
Nice.
I like that.
Oh, that's good.
You've done this before.
- I have not done this before!
- Yes you have.
Come on.
- All right, let
me see, let me see.
How's it turning out?
- Okay.
- Okay.
Okay, how do I look at it?
- Just mash this right here.
- Okay.
Oh, wow.
The lighting's beautiful.
Wow, this is really...
Oh, I like this one.
- Mhm, that one?
- Yeah.
[intense music]
Okay.
Sorry, Mars.
You know what?
This is not a good idea.
I didn't mean to waste your time, but I gotta go.
This is completely against the rules, and, you know,
I'll figure out some
other kinda present.
I cannot break the rules.
You cannot break
the rules, Wren.
You cannot break the rules.
You cannot break the rules.
Shit!
I forgot my...
[lighthearted music]
♪ And how does he still make you feel you're beautiful ♪
♪ And how do you reminisce the way we was before ♪
♪ And how do you sometimes miss me walking through that door ♪
♪ Oh, ask yourself, ask
yourself, ask yourself ♪
♪ Yeah
♪ And how does he
kiss your lips ♪
♪ Just like the way I did
♪ And how do you ever
wish it was me instead ♪
♪ And how do you sometimes crave me in your bed again ♪
♪ Oh, ask yourself, ask
yourself, ask yourself ♪
♪ Yeah
♪ Does he make you happy
♪ I want to know
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah
♪ Are you really happy
♪ I want to know
- Okay.
- You okay?
- This thing we're doing, it's working, right?
- Yeah, it's working.
- Well, I mean the
group always says
it's good to check
in with each other.
I have something to tell you.
- Okay, me first.
I have something
to tell you too.
So, my period was
late last week,
and I thought it
might be something
so I took a test, but...
[melancholic music]
- Why didn't you tell me?
We're in this together.
- I didn't want to make
a big deal about it.
But, if it's okay with you,
I'd like to stop
taking the shots.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah.
I mean, you know.
I'm good, if it
happens, it happens.
- Yeah.
- So, what did you
want to tell me?
- Uh, nothing important.
- And you're sure
you're okay with this?
- You're amazing.
My career is great, I
have everything I need.
- What about Tyra?
You need Tyra?
- Who?
[chuckling]
- The girl from the party.
- You remembered her name?
- I remember all their names.
[melancholic music]
- Boo ya, game point.
I make this, this
will be your fourth L.
From this I'll be
at like 13, right?
13?
You got a shot now.
Huh?
Kinda quiet today, man.
Trouble in newlywed paradise?
- Not quite.
I just need to holla at you about something, man.
- About what?
- About Wren.
Look, man, I think I might've seen her with another guy.
It looked
inappropriate, kissing.
Aight, forget about it man.
Should've kept it to myself.
- I probably should've
told you this before,
but we agreed not to.
Wren and I have been
in an open marriage
for about two years.
- Wait.
What?
Get outta here man,
you're playing.
- We're not wired for monogamy.
- Oh.
- Wren understands that.
- So you're cheating, I got it.
- It's an agreement.
It ain't cheating.
- Wait.
It's a sweep, it's
a running play.
Same thing.
- Look.
Why is the divorce
rates so high, huh?
People are suffocating
in marriage.
- How about people are selfish.
- You've been
married two months,
talk to me in 10 years.
- Man, all right.
Mom and dad, they've been married for over 30 years,
they didn't seem
to have a problem.
- I don't recall
them ever kissing.
They was on auto-pilot, check.
Who knows if they
was even happy.
- Are you serious?
- Dad worked two jobs.
Came home, went
to sleep, woke up.
Did it again, died of a stroke.
I don't even know if he lived.
I'm living.
Look.
I can be honest with Wren,
and I am thankful for that.
- I feel you on the honesty, but the other man?
- You know what?
I wouldn't stand on the roof if I was afraid of heights.
I know my wife.
Wren is honest and respectful.
She's 200% committed
to this marriage,
and nothing and no
man can shake that.
Got you.
[dramatic music]
- Okay, girl.
What's up?
Late night visit.
Hm?
- I'm in trouble.
- Oh boy.
There's the trouble
that finds you,
or the trouble you
go looking for.
[calming r&b music]
♪ I had never been the type
♪ To fall in love
in just a night ♪
♪ Fantasy, a dream achieved
♪ You're the type
of guy I might ♪
♪ Thinking of trying a
couple of new things ♪
♪ Down for trying
- Ugh.
- Go.
- I slept with an old friend.
An ex, twice.
Three times.
- Leaving work early,
disappearing in the
middle of the day.
I should've known.
Girl, never hook up with exes, it's the cardinal rule.
- I know.
I feel like I'm drowning.
- Look.
In this game, you
have to be very clear
about your intentions, and why you're doing this.
It's the only way to keep from losing yourself.
[laughing]
- The light right here.
If she passed that,
that'd be great.
- Mhm.
- Yeah.
- You just looked at her butt.
- What?
No I didn't.
- Oh my God, I saw you.
- I just...
Babe.
I love your butt,
I love your body.
Okay?
Jeez.
- It's fine, it's natural.
Two of my friends are getting divorces because of affairs.
And Noelle's marriages
ended for that reason,
and you know my dad had
a whole nother family.
- Okay, look.
I have not cheated, and I do not want another woman.
Okay?
- I saw the text messages between you and Deb.
- I did not sleep with her,
and you have no business
being in my phone.
- You're right.
But don't lie to me, Cam, because I saw all of them.
- Okay.
We were flirting.
We had dinner a few
times, all right?
It was wrong.
We did not have
sex, and it's done.
She's not even in the
office anymore, so.
- Okay.
- Wren, I'm not lying.
- Cameron, I can't
control what you do,
and I'm not gonna
obsess over it.
I saw what it did to my mother.
Noelle and Trevor have been in an open relationship
for over three years.
- What?
How did I miss that?
- Well, you're always working,
plus you don't hang out with us,
and I didn't want to tell you
'cause I didn't want
you to freak out,
and I thought you might
have a problem with it.
- No.
As long as she
respects our marriage.
- I mean, she says that it's the best relationship
she's ever had
because her and Trevor
and able to be completely honest about their feelings.
- She and Trevor, hm.
Wow.
- What if we tried it?
I mean, I don't think it's completely realistic
to think that people
can be faithful.
- What are you saying?
- We should think
about being open.
Noelle, I thought that we were mature enough to handle this.
- Everybody thinks that until the shit goes down, Wren.
- It's, you know, Cameron gets to have his fantasy
and then come home to me,
and me, I can't
stop thinking about
the few guys I've been with.
- You have to learn
to reprogram yourself
to love differently than
the way you were taught.
Now...
About this guy.
[calming r&b music]
Are you gonna see him again?
[calming r&b music]
Ugh.
[calming r&b music]
- I waited up for you.
- Yeah.
I went to Noelle's house.
You looked so peaceful sleeping,
I didn't want to wake you.
Apple or banana?
- Apple.
Wash saw you with another man.
He thought you were cheating.
- Did he tell Courtney?
- I'm sure he didn't, but I told him the truth.
- Cameron, we said we weren't gonna say anything.
- Then you shouldn't go around kissing men in public.
[dramatic music]
Is it somebody from the party?
- It's no one you know,
and it's done, so.
Nothing to talk about.
[dramatic music]
♪ Made me feel like
it was both love ♪
[phone ringing]
♪ Held you up on my shoulder
- What are you doing?
- I want you to touch yourself, and I want to see it.
Imagine me kissing your stomach,
now licking your neck,
around your mouth,
sucking your lips,
opening your legs.
Sliding in.
[knocking]
- Hey, I got the
chessboard set up.
- Oh.
Okay, I'll be right out.
- Hm, why don't I join you?
- Great idea.
Why don't you go get
out of that suit?
- Okay.
♪ Just remember what I told ya
- Hm.
Damn.
If I didn't know any better,
I'd say you and that mango got something going on.
[chuckling]
- I had one the other day,
I forgot how much I like them.
- Hm.
So, we got Belize and
our anniversary party.
You still want to go to Harry's?
- Yes.
It's tradition.
I want my Harry's
ice cream, okay?
Do not try to bail on me.
- Never.
- Babe.
Where'd you get this?
- Oh, it's a gift from Zoey.
She said all the designers in her office have them.
Hm.
[phone ringing]
- Hey, Max.
So, I had a couple of extra cupcakes from an order,
I left them in the break room.
All right.
[text message beeps]
- Hey, babe.
- DNA results?
- I've never put
you at risk, okay?
The child is not mine.
- After everything
we've been through?
- You really think I'm putting myself out there like that?
- I don't know
what you're doing!
- I don't know
what you're doing!
You know, I've never
broken the rules.
Have you?
- Just take the
phone, take it, look.
[dramatic music]
- It's negative.
I told you.
I can't believe you
didn't trust me.
- I'm inviting you to our New York office this weekend.
I'll introduce you to
our strategic partners,
members of the board.
It's important you get
affiliated with everyone
before you give
your presentation.
- Uh, I'm in Belize.
It's my anniversary.
- Anniversaries
come once a year.
This is a once in a
lifetime opportunity.
- Okay.
I'll just talk to Wren.
- Great.
Shall we go talk
to her together?
- Nah.
I can handle it.
- Look, I spoke very highly of you to everyone.
Told them you were ready, told them you could commit.
I hope I didn't speak too soon.
- [Mars] Hey.
- Hey.
What are you doing here?
- I called you last night.
- Yeah, I know.
I was busy.
- Oh.
Well, can you talk?
- Yeah, sure.
- Emailed you a
link to the photos.
- Yeah, I got it, thank you.
- Hey, come closer.
[dramatic music]
You know, I was thinking about the whole open thing.
If you were my wife, I
would never share you.
- You don't know a thing
about being married.
- Well, I know a wife deserves
a different level of respect.
Men are responsible
for her heart.
She's mine.
- We're not possessions, Mars.
- Yeah, well, you're not
trading cards either.
- I'm gonna go back in,
and you're gonna leave.
Okay?
- I'm sorry, I
shouldn't of said that.
I shouldn't of said that.
- Hey, hey, Zoey.
How are you?
Thank you so much
for dropping by.
Good to see you.
You here stopping
by for a late lunch?
- Not quite.
I actually just came to
have a talk with you.
One boss to another.
- Oh, okay.
Can I get you something?
- No, thank you, I'm good.
- Have a seat.
- Mm.
- She wants me to
convince you to go.
- I told her I
would handle this.
- She even tried to bribe me.
Said I should go
with you to New York,
and she'd throw in a
spa day at The Seasons.
No, it's not funny.
I thought that was out of line.
You know?
She don't know me.
- Baby, she's a
deal maker, okay?
She has a lot riding
on this, that's all.
- So, what, we're just gonna...
You're gonna go to New York and we postpone Belize?
- Only if you don't mind.
You know.
- Gotta do what you
gotta do, right?
- This is why I love you.
- But let the record
show, I don't trust her.
- Okay, you seem a little tense.
Let me help you out with
that, how about that.
- You know, babe.
I honestly just came
home to eat with you,
I gotta get back and
work on this cake.
- Babe, just for 15 minutes.
- No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Really, I'm good.
All right?
So, I will be home
before midnight.
- Okay, well call me when you're locking up, all right?
- Okay.
- I love you.
- I love you, bye.
- Be safe.
- Night, Wren.
- Goodnight, Luna.
[sighs]
Shit.
[knocking]
- Hey.
- When I said I was at work, it was not an invitation.
- I know, I know, I just want to see you in person.
Now, I'm sorry about earlier.
I just want you to be happy.
- I am happy.
Me, my life, my marriage.
We're good.
- Okay.
Truce?
[lighthearted music]
- Truce.
- All right, what do
you say we grab a drink
when you're done here, hm?
- Listen, I was
actually gonna go home.
So I'll just come back and finish up in the morning.
- All right, look.
The truth is, I can't
stop thinking about you,
and us, and the times we
used to spend together.
- That's just it, Mars.
We were kids, those
times are gone.
- Do they have to be?
I mean, you can travel on the weekends, come and see me.
- I already told you, it
doesn't work like that.
- It can work like that.
Look, I enjoy being with you.
I know you enjoy being with me.
[dramatic music]
- Where you been?
- What are you doing
sitting in the dark?
Come on, let's go upstairs.
- Just dance with me.
- What?
No, come on.
- I just need to feel
that innocence, okay?
Just dance with me.
[humming]
- Okay, come on, Cam, I'm tired.
Come on, let go.
Stop, you're hurting me!
What are you doing?
- What are you doing?
[dramatic music]
Is this who Wash saw?
Just, how many times
did you sleep with him?
Three?
Five?
10 times?
How many times?
Just tell me.
Just tell me how many times.
- I'm sorry.
- You know, I never
broke the rules.
Never.
You wanted this, Wren, you did.
Rule number one,
just say it, say it.
Rule number one, what is it?
What do we say, what do we say?
Hm?
- No intimate activities.
- Okay, two.
What was rule number two?
- We never deny
that we're married.
- We never deny that
we're married, right?
You know, number three says that
you can only do it with
the person one time,
there's no emotional attachment.
Just one time, Wren, that's it.
Okay.
What's rule number four?
Say it!
- You can't sleep with anyone you have a history with.
- That's right.
You know, that's right.
That's right.
Okay, so all ex boyfriends are off the table.
- And ex girlfriends.
- We're strong enough
to do this, right?
- We'll talk to
Noelle and Trevor,
they've been open for years.
- Okay, well, the big picture is
we stay committed
to our marriage,
and if it doesn't work...
- We'll just stop.
- This could be interesting.
- Yeah, I mean, it's no
lying about anything.
- What's rule number six?
- Never lie.
- Say the whole thing!
- Never lie ever, under any...
- Any circumstances!
[dramatic music]
You end that shit, now.
[dramatic music]
- What if Wren wants
to sleep with you?
- Why are we still
talking about this?
- Because, it's important, baby.
Duh.
- Look.
I do not want an
open relationship.
- Okay.
- But, I swear it would be nice
if you were cool enough
to talk about things
without getting an attitude.
- I don't get, okay.
But I don't...
What do you mean, hm?
- What I mean is, most
people are more honest
with their friends than
they are their spouses.
- You can tell me anything babe, you know that.
- Okay.
So, I want to go to their anniversary party tomorrow.
- Oh, no, no.
Give me something else, really?
- I sneak and go
to the strip club.
- What?
- Mhm.
- I knew I saw glitter on our pillows a few weeks ago.
I can't believe you!
Really?
You would just go to the strip club and not even...
- See?
Right there, that's
what I'm talking about.
Since men can't be
honest with their wives,
they spend half their
marriages being quiet.
Mhm.
[catchy instrumental music]
♪ Is this a cruel
reality that we deny ♪
♪ Should we just be plead insanity instead of try ♪
- Everyone!
[bell ringing]
Our lovely couple's arriving.
[clapping]
- Ooh!
Ya'll look like
Michelle and Barack,
waltzing into one of
them fancy ball halls.
- Oh, thanks, Mom.
- I'm so proud of you.
- Thank you, thank you.
[clapping]
- Congratulations.
- Thank you, man.
- Hi, Courtney.
- Hi.
- Hi, Wash.
Thanks, Wash.
Thank you.
- We should go get the pictures
out of the way before everyone gets too wasted.
- Oh, okay.
♪ They say the grass is greener on the other side ♪
♪ What if I take that trip and find out that they lied ♪
♪ What if we stayed around and made that sacrifice ♪
♪ Well, it's a bet, my life
♪ This one might
not come twice ♪
♪ Ooh
♪ I'm a sucker for
love, I'm a sucker ♪
♪ Maybe I'm just a fool
for trying to love ya ♪
♪ Maybe I am the one
[dramatic music]
- You should put that
down and join the party.
[dramatic music]
- What was Zoey doing here?
It was supposed to be
for friends and family.
- She's an important client, this is a good look.
- You know, you can tell
me the truth, right?
Are you sleeping with her?
- I already told you, I wasn't.
- This open thing was supposed to keep us honest.
- You're the only
one that's lying.
- I'm gonna get some air.
[dramatic music]
I don't trust you around her.
- I watched you kiss him.
You kissed him like you kiss me.
And you're accusing me of lying?
- Yes!
Because you can't admit
that you like her!
- I like her, so what?
I'm not sleeping with her.
Zoey is not a side chick.
- Why?
But why?
Because she's too
much of a boss?
She's too dope?
She's too strong?
Do you even respect me?
What do you think of me?
- I know you're not
talking about respect.
I know you're not.
- You okay, baby girl?
- Yeah, Momma, I'm fine.
Can you please just
go back inside?
Please?
[dramatic music]
- You started this shit, Wren.
You did!
- You're right.
I thought that you
would choose me.
- I keep choosing you!
- No, you don't!
- I keep choosing you!
- No, no!
Why, 'cause you come home?
- No, because I love you!
I keep choosing you!
Wren, this was your idea.
- Yeah, it was my idea,
and you jumped on it.
How many women have you
slept with, Cameron?
Do you even know?
'Cause I can name
at least a dozen.
- That's not fair.
- No, no, no.
- That's not fair,
we're both in...
- No, no!
I need you to admit
that I am not enough.
- I chose you, I love you!
- Stop.
I'm gonna go, okay?
- You better not be
running off to him.
This is it?
[dramatic music]
- So, who was this boy?
It ain't but one, is it?
- Yes, Momma, it's just one.
Oh my God.
Mars.
Morrison.
- Oh my God, that boy
has always been trouble.
Things never change.
- He's a big time
photographer now,
travels all over the world.
- Whoop-de-doo.
I got my passport.
- No, you don't.
- Whatever.
What makes him so special?
- I don't know, it's
like, he sees me.
- Well, you easy to see.
Especially when you
have nowhere to hide.
You remember when your
brother used to give you
the crayons only in the color
that was right for the picture?
- Yeah, I hated it.
- And he hated you
coloring the grass blue
and the sky green.
What happened to her?
What happened to that girl?
You've been recreating yourself ever since you left here.
Your name, your
hair, your accent.
- You told me that
there was nothing here
for me but trouble.
You said "Go, do
better, be better.
"Go find yourself a good man and give me some grandbabies".
- I ain't say
forget who you were!
I ain't tell you to
be ashamed of me,
I ain't tell you be ashamed about where you from.
- I'm not ashamed of you.
- Oh please, stop lying.
I see how you look at me.
[dramatic music]
I gave you the
better parts of me
so you could do better.
But don't get it twisted.
Those were my parts
that made you.
You don't have to go
running around here
pretending you're somebody else,
your stock is good.
- I know, Momma.
- Then act like it.
I don't know whatever you're getting ready to do next.
I'm gonna love you to the grave,
'cause that's what mommas do.
But you hear me good.
You are Karena Renee Sampson, blood in and skin out.
You can run from
it if you want to,
but it'll always find you.
[dramatic music]
- Breathtaking, right?
You know, I know I'm in the business of selling art,
but I swear I don't
want to let her go.
I have more of her in the back.
[dramatic music]
Here we go.
- Seems like you
found your Mona Lisa.
[chuckling]
- Nah, I'm more of a
Picasso man myself.
Some of his greatest works
were inspired by
the women he loved.
You know, I still don't know
what I'm gonna call this series.
- Call it...
My wife.
- Oh, you're the architect.
Yeah.
Karena told me all about you.
All right.
Yeah, we go all the
way back to Eden Gates.
- Stay away from her.
- Yeah, if you know your wife like I know your wife,
she makes her own decisions.
Always has been headstrong.
- She's my wife!
- You all right, Mr....
- You stay away from her.
- Get to steppin', my friend.
We'll see you.
Hm?
- You've been warned.
Get your hands off me!
- [Man] For today's sale,
we have a sterling
silver cutlery set.
This cutlery set is only
on sale for 30 minutes
at the sale price of 59.99.
- Hey, you.
I thought you were
gone for the night.
- I don't have
anywhere to go, Ma.
- What you mean?
It's your anniversary, he's probably waiting for you.
- I doubt that.
- It's been my
experience that love
is two people acting
stupid together.
So, in my opinion, ya'll still have a good chance.
Come on, let's get you dressed.
- What?
[lighthearted music]
- Ooh.
And thought I ain't have nothing fancy in my closet.
You look so pretty.
And your hair, remember
when I did your hair
like that for prom?
- Thanks, Momma.
- That dress fits you perfectly.
That's your momma's lucky dress.
- I don't even want to
know what that means.
- It means you gon'
waltz into that diner,
and Cameron's smile is just gonna light the whole place
when he sees you.
Oh.
I forgot my lucky perfume.
[calming music]
- Love you, Momma, bye!
- Wait a minute!
[text message beep]
[lighthearted music]
- Perfect.
Thanks.
[dramatic music]
Thank you.
[text message beep]
- Hey.
I'm so glad you came.
Gorgeous, right?
- I see you broke
out your one tie.
- Yes, it was a huge hit.
That, and the show.
I sold six pieces.
- Congratulations.
- Thank you.
- So, listen.
I just came by to say...
- I missed you.
- Goodbye.
- What?
No!
No, hey, come to Rio with me.
Look, just for a week.
You always said you wanted to be something different,
do something great.
We can do all that together.
- They're calling you.
- Yeah, I'll be right back.
And don't move.
Think about it.
- [Mom] I'm gonna
love you to the grave,
because that's what mommas do.
But you hear me good, you are Karena Renee Sampson.
- Skin out, blood in.
[dramatic music]
Cam?
Cameron?
What happened?
Look, Cam, I know
things are messed up,
but you have to talk to me.
- Why?
If I don't even
know who you are.
- Baby, I can explain.
- Save it.
♪ Keep your hands to yourself
♪ No need to rush
a thing, baby ♪
♪ I'm good
♪ 'Cause my momma
raised me well ♪
♪ And if you got a problem
♪ Baby, you should
delete my number ♪
♪ Saying farewell
♪ If you can't wait
on me, baby, oh well ♪
♪ I need my time to
learn what I want ♪
♪ Taking my time, there's no rushing involved ♪
♪ Can you just wait,
wait, wait, wait ♪
♪ Wait for me
♪ Can you just wait,
wait, wait, wait ♪
♪ Wait for me
- Hey, Cam, it's me.
I'm at the Bruson wedding,
and I'm just thinking about us.
I have something important I need to tell you,
so will you call me
when you land, please?
I'm sure New York
is gonna go great.
I'm really proud of you.
Okay, bye.
- I'm glad you decided
to come a day early.
I'm surprised, being
it's the anniversary.
I was married for
a couple of years,
but it's hard to be
with people like us.
- Us?
- Leaders, game changers.
The ones that love us always have to sacrifice.
It's lonely at the top.
But, all worth it.
I know Wren wasn't
happy about you leaving.
What did you have to do
to get her to chance her mind?
Ah, wait a minute.
Let me guess.
Upgrade on the ring?
New handbag?
- Nah, nah.
She's not like that, you know.
Believe it or not, Wren is always looking out for me.
- I guess you're one
of the lucky ones.
So, I emailed our itinerary.
As soon as we land, we'll have to hit the ground running.
Meetings with the board,
meeting after meeting,
work, work, work.
[lighthearted music]
♪ I can't see myself with nobody else but you ♪
♪ Baby, your love
takes me higher ♪
- Cameron.
What are you doing here?
Why aren't you in New York?
- Because, I have to
be in Belize tomorrow.
Couldn't be in two
places at one time.
- Babe, I'm so sorry.
This is all my fault.
- No, no, I can't let
you take all the credit.
You saw the pin set.
- I was gonna give it
to you, but then...
- Thank you.
Just for always
looking out for me.
You were gonna
tell me something.
- Oh, yeah.
I haven't been honest.
- Yeah, well, I...
- No, there's more.
I like beer.
And I prefer my hair curly.
- Hm.
- I do get jealous.
And I smoke sometimes.
I lost my virginity
at 16, not 25.
And I feel like shit that I can't give you any kids.
- Stop.
I can't stand to see you cry.
- I'm hoping that you know that I didn't miss him.
I want you to know that I wasn't falling for him.
I didn't miss Mars,
I was missing me.
And I really hope that
we can start over.
[lighthearted r&b music]
- Excuse me.
I like your hat.
- You still have no game.
- I'm Cameron.
- Karena.
- May I?
- I'd love to.
♪ I'm trying to get to know you with my third eye ♪
♪ To understand the
pages off in your mind ♪
♪ I want to know your energies
♪ I want to give
you all I need ♪
- [Wren] Turns out
everyone is right.
Love really appears
when it's tested.
It's being stupid together,
and embracing the imperfections.
But I think Miss Ruth
definitely said it best.
Marriage is like dancing
to a never ending song.
Just take your partner's hand,
and work really hard to
stay on the same beat.
But when you fall
off, and you will,
the key is to just keep moving,hold on tight, and dance.
Dance with your love until you find your rhythm again.
♪ I want to know what to do
♪ Tell me what your favorite love language is ♪
♪ I want to know
every single dialect ♪
♪ I don't mind, baby girl
♪ I wanna know, I wanna know
♪ You
♪ I, oh, I, I
♪ I want to know you
♪ I, oh, I, I
♪ I want to know you
♪ Oh, I, I, I
♪ I want to know you
♪ Oh, I, I, I
♪ I want to penetrate
you with my eyesight ♪
♪ And your body rhythm
when it wants mine ♪
♪ All your telepathy, I
♪ I want to give you
all of me and more ♪
♪ And I want to be the one to read all your signs ♪
[phone ringing]
- Hey, sweetheart!
- Guess who will be designing
the Hall Manor on
Bourbon Street?
- The most brilliant
architect I know,
my handsome husband.
- You know, I am
talented, aren't I?
- Yeah, you are.
So, what are you gonna do your last night in New Orleans?
- Hm.
I'll find some
trouble to get into.
- I'm sure you will.
Just be safe, okay?
- Always.
- Well, Noelle and I are gonna go out for a drink,
so I'll text you when
I get home, all right?
I love you.
- Love you too.
Tell Noelle I said hey.
- All right, bye.
[lighthearted r&b music]
- Come on, let's go.
- All right.
[lighthearted r&b music]
- [Noelle] Wren, let's go!
- I'm coming, I'm coming.
Okay.
- I was thinking, you
stay a couple of days,
I can show you my city.
- I already told you the rules.
After tonight, I
can't see you again.
We good?
- All good.
[dramatic music]
[humming]
[whistling]
[lighthearted music]
- Ah, there she is.
Good morning.
- Good morning.
- Uh huh.
Voila.
- Pancakes and passports.
- We are almost at 10 years.
- Yes.
- It's time to celebrate.
Look in the bag.
- Strawberries and
mint, very nice touch.
- Uh huh.
I learned from the best.
- Aw!
These are from our honeymoon.
- We are going back to Belize.
Three days after
our anniversary.
- What?
I thought you said
you couldn't step away
from the office.
- And you said you wanted a vacation, right?
Well, Belize is one of
our favorite places.
- You know what's truly one of my favorite places?
- What's that?
- Right here, in your arms.
[laughing]
- Oh.
That sounds like one of
those corny statements
from one of your greeting cards that you store.
[laughing]
- Still true though.
- Yeah, um, well, I'm
gonna need you to,
I don't know, maybe work on your game a little bit.
Just...
- Oh, really?
This from the guy
whose opening line was,
"Excuse me, I like your hat".
You need to work
on your game, sir.
- Ah.
- Mm!
- Shall we?
- Mhm.
♪ I want to give you
all of me and more ♪
♪ And I want to be the one who'll be on your side ♪
[laughing]
♪ Your heart is saving me
- I love it when we dance.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, just makes
me feel innocent,
and reminds me of
our first date.
Or reminds me of the
first time we met.
- Yeah, I remember.
I saw you walk out that
night, I was like, damn,
she got a big ass head.
[laughing]
- Cameron!
- The hat comment was, yeah.
- Ah, you're so
rude, you're so rude.
- Actually, I knew
you were the one
the first time I saw you.
- Okay, yeah, yeah.
- No, no, no.
Seriously.
Thank you for an
amazing 10 years.
I love you.
- I love you more.
♪ 'Cause I want to know
every single thing ♪
♪ I want my baby girl,
just like the weekend ♪
♪ I want to know,
I want to know ♪
[intense romantic music]
- Here you go.
Thank you, have a good day.
Thank you so much for
your recommendation.
I got an interview.
- Oh, that's great news, Luna.
That's a really incredible pastry program.
- I know.
- I would've killed
to have studied abroad
when I was your age.
- Hey there, sweet darling!
- Hey, Mr. Charlie.
Hey, you know what?
I got you that special
brew I know you love.
- Oh, that's good, that's right.
[chuckling]
Here you go.
- Thank you.
- Doctor told you to cut
back on the caffeine.
- 42 years and she's
still trying to run me.
Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- Psh.
- 42 years of love?
- Mhm.
- Advice?
- Oh, it's all in the rhythm.
[laughing]
- All right now, Miss Ruth.
- Love and marriage is
like dancing to a song
with an ever changing rhythm.
The key is to hold
on to each other
and stay on beat.
- You two have never
gotten off beat?
- Oh, sure we have.
He stepped on my
toes a few times too.
[laughing]
But we just have to keep dancing
until we find our rhythm again.
That's the secret, baby.
That is the secret.
- Thank you for that.
- Mhm. [chuckles]
[text message beeps]
- Hey!
- Hm?
- Don't forget the
party tomorrow.
- Oh, girl.
We will be there.
- [Noelle] You better be!
- You know, it's funny.
When I was a little girl,
I used to fantasize about being married for 50 years
and having a party,
surrounded by my kids,
and my grandkids.
- Yeah.
You know what though, girl?
These days, it's
hard for most women
to find even one man to date.
- Says the woman with a
husband and a boyfriend.
[laughing]
- I am not most women.
- Yeah, that's true.
Still, there's just
something wonderful
about unconditional love.
- Honey, let me
tell you something.
Marriage is a lot of things.
Unconditional is
not one of them.
What are you gonna get him
for the big anniversary gift?
- Ah, you know, I don't know.
I was thinking about this architectural set of pens,
they're supposed to be
like 20 different...
[snoring]
Okay, you know
what, that's rude.
Stop that.
- Have you not listened to anything I've taught you?
I mean come on, surprise
him with something sexy.
You know, like one
year I got Trevor
this nude photo of
me, and he loved it.
Schwing!
[laughing]
- [Wren] You are so crazy.
- I give 'em two years.
- [Wren] Noelle, why
would you say that?
- Because, look at
her, she's in love
with the idea of love.
I mean, look at
how she's fawning
all over that silly cake topper.
- I mean, you can't know
that it's not real love.
- You can't call it real love until it's been tested.
That much I do know.
[dramatic music]
- We are collaborating
with the city
to build an international museum of art.
- Okay.
- We are partnering with
an architectural firm
on the design.
- Okay.
- Smith Copeland is
at the top of my list.
I studied the facade of
the new Lee Building.
It's part Romanesque,
part modern.
Nice job.
- That's exactly
what I was going for.
- Well, you nailed it.
On top is our standard NDA,
the rest are details and specs,
and my assistant can
email you that as well.
You know, the board
has reservations
about me courting
a smaller firm,
but I think you're
the man for the job.
[dramatic music]
- I think life is
one big bridge,
and we're all going
over one crossroad
to connect to the next
level of our journey.
I'm the artist, Mars.
- Hi, Morrison.
- Karena.
[laughing]
- Hi.
- Good to see you.
- You too!
- You look great.
- Oh, thank you.
And it's Wren now.
- Oh.
[laughing]
Okay.
- Yeah, you know, I was surprised to get your DM.
- Yeah, well, no way I
was gonna come to town
and not let you know.
- What has it been, years?
- Yeah, I've been
traveling, a lot.
And my mom lives
with me in New York.
- Oh, nice.
- I rarely come home.
- Yeah.
Well, I mean, I've
seen your work online,
but I mean in person, Mars, this is breathtaking.
- Thank you.
Yeah, that was taken in Peru.
- These are really beautiful.
Gosh, look at you,
just living your dream.
I should do a photo
shoot with you,
you make everybody look amazing.
- Just say when, I'm
here for three weeks.
- Maybe, okay.
- Come on, let's get out of here, let's go catch up.
- No, but I haven't
even seen everything.
- You mean, you came here just to see my work?
- Yes, why else would I be here?
- Okay, I see.
Let me show you my
favorite piece then.
- Oh my God.
Look at me.
That's the bridge we used to cross on our way to school.
- Yup.
That was the first
picture I ever took.
You know, I still have
that camera you gave me?
- Um, okay, I confess.
I never told you this,
but, I stole the money
to get you that
camera from my mother,
so I got my ass beat.
[laughing]
- No!
- Yeah. [laughing]
- Well, if it makes
you feel any better,
that gift changed my life.
- See, I didn't know that.
- Is that bridge still there?
Put this on your calendar.
- 24th, 8:00 PM?
- Mhm.
- It's my wedding anniversary.
- So, both of you come.
- We always do this thing that we did on our first date,
but we'll see.
[laughing]
- You remember these?
- Yes.
- Hm?
They get all stuck
in your braces,
but they were your favorite.
- Yeah, well.
- Yeah.
- I don't eat candy anymore.
- Really?
- No.
- There was this place
near my flat in London
that made flavored Rice Krispies, just like your mom.
I think of you
whenever I passed.
- You lived in London?
- I met a girl.
[laughing]
- Of course you met a girl.
How'd that go?
- Lasted almost a year.
- Oh!
- She wanted me to wear a tie,
and do the whole bespoke thing.
- Do you even own a tie?
- Yup.
The one she bought me.
[laughing]
- Oh my gosh.
Oh!
I've never been to London.
- No?
- Nah uh.
- I would love to show you around the Big Smoke.
Oh yeah, yeah, that's right.
You've already got a tour guide.
- Mhm.
[lighthearted music]
- One more for the books.
Right on.
I'll send this to you.
- This bridge holds
a lot of memories.
- Yeah it does.
I remember one in particular.
Do you?
After school picnic,
16th birthday.
- Yes, Mars.
A girl doesn't forget
her first time.
Stop looking at me.
[laughing]
Here.
- [Mom] Baby girl.
- Momma, how many times
do I need to tell you
about locking your door.
- What a surprise.
- Yeah, I know.
I was in the neighborhood.
- Really?
- Mhm.
- Your brother just
asked about you.
They're changing
his visiting hours,
maybe we'll go
see him next week.
- Uh, yeah, sure.
I'm not gonna keep
ordering you this cheese
if you don't eat it.
- Ain't nothing wrong
with cheddar, Karena.
- Yeah, well, you're saying that
because you haven't tried it.
This is Winnimere.
- Winnimere?
Now that'd be a pretty name for my granddaughter.
- Momma, please.
- When women adopt, sometimes God make them pregnant.
They save a child, and
he do them a solid.
Tit for tat.
- Eat the cracker, Momma.
[lighthearted music]
What?
- You look just like your daddy.
Bastard.
- I look like you too.
- No, the smarts, that's
what you got from me.
- Oh, Ma!
Come on, this table...
When are you gonna
let me redecorate?
- Oh, not that again.
- Ma'am.
Listen.
I'm going to the antique
store this weekend
'cause I need to find
some stuff for the cafe,
and I'm buying you
a dining room table.
- Have at it.
Your mother only shop
online these days.
- Yeah.
About that.
You need this.
- Oh, let me show you my
makeup I got yesterday.
Came in the mail.
- You really shouldn't
be buying makeup
that you don't try on first.
- Flamingo.
Ain't that pretty?
Try it on.
- Nah uh.
- Come on, girl.
It's smooth.
We look good in pink.
- No thank you.
[dog barking]
- Honesty, yeah, check.
He's honest with me, of course.
Next is the, oh, transparency, absolutely.
What's next?
Oh, the center of the, oh my...
Babe!
- Hey, what's up, baby?
- Ah, I am so glad
Wren finally agreed
to host our book
club this afternoon.
The girls and I, we cannot wait
to get her marriage secrets.
Oh, and you know what?
This book is really good!
It says that only 40% of couplesare honest with each other.
- Oh.
- Yeah.
Hm.
Are you honest with me?
- Honest enough.
- Enough?
Wait.
Wait, wait, wait.
I think we should
have 100% transparency
in our relationship.
- Nah.
- So, you want me to lie to you?
- Look.
We got a winning team.
So, stop worrying.
- We do.
- Right?
- Mhm.
- And you don't have
to win every game
to go to the Super Bowl.
- But I want a perfect season.
- Oh, okay.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, I see.
Yeah, I'll see what
I can do, coach.
- Do you lie to Cameron?
Come on, be honest.
What happens in the book club...
- [All] Stays in book club.
- Yes.
- I mean, yes.
I have lied to Cameron
in the past, but now,
we do our best to tell each other the whole truth,
even if it hurts.
- Why, I lie to
Brian all the time.
"Is that a new dress?"
Oh, no, honey.
This is ancient.
- Well, when we were dating, I lied to Washington
and told him I loved football.
I hate it.
I know love is about embracing your partner's imperfections.
I mean, come on.
He coaches all day, talks football all night.
I just want to implement
a no football day.
What do you think?
- Listen, Courtney.
When I met Cameron, I didn't know anything about chess,
I didn't play chess.
And now, I'm better than he is.
- Hm.
But why would you...
- Because my mom,
she wigged out over
everything my father ever did.
Right?
She cussed and she fussed, and eventually he left.
She started off angry
and ended up lonely.
- You know, I hate to say it, but my mom did too.
- Courtney.
No one has all the
answers, right?
And every couple has to determine what works for them.
But in my opinion, if you want your marriage to last,
then you compromise and adapt.
[snapping]
- It's nice to meet you.
- It's nice meeting you as well.
- We should hang out some time.
- I wouldn't mind that at all.
- You know, while we're here,
let me get your number before you get swept away.
- [Woman] How about that?
- You know, I will use this.
- Make sure you do.
- Hey.
- Hey.
This is Tyra.
- Hi Tyra, I'm Wren.
- Hi.
Well, have a good day.
- You too, it was
nice meeting you.
[chuckling]
- I'm sorry I wasn't able to ride over with you,
work was crazy today.
- Yeah.
- How you doin', you good?
- I'm great.
- Yeah?
- Zoey Taylor says I
have a futuristic eye.
- That's the new client, right?
- Yeah, she's dope.
She was a project manager of a 50 million dollar job at 25.
- Wow.
- Runs a Fortune 500 company, been on the Forbes list.
- Look at you, fanning.
Hm, she's your Beyonce, huh?
- No.
- Hm.
Can I have a white wine, please?
- Maybe.
[laughing]
I mean a reference like hers
can change your
career overnight.
- Good.
Congratulations,
I'm happy for you.
- Well, this is
congratulations for us.
This is a game changer.
How was book club?
- Ah, you know.
I still stick out
like a sore thumb.
I know, I mean, you
should've seen them
in their bright sundresses
and delicate little teacups,
and there I was in denim.
Practical and sturdy,
like a tumbler.
- You could be delicate.
- Yeah, I can be anything.
- Well, I am happy
that you are bonding
with your sister-in-law.
She likes you.
You ready?
- Uh, yeah, yeah.
Mhm.
- All right.
And for the record,
all my favorite drinks
come in a tumbler.
[laughing]
Did Noelle give us any rules?
- No.
She just said that if we didn't like it, we could leave.
Thank you.
- Well, all right.
Well then, let's go.
- Okay.
- Mhm, after you.
- Great.
♪ Give me your love
♪ Over again, over again
♪ Over and over, give
me all your love ♪
♪ Over again, over again
♪ All over
♪ You're being selfish
♪ You got me strung out
- Okay, but is that
really a thing?
I mean, one penis policy
is way too chauvinistic,
I would never.
- OPP works.
And she can have as many girlfriends as she wants.
- Mm, I see.
So, what, you want me to be a part of your stable?
[laughing]
I was joking.
- Ah.
Looks and a sense of humor.
You are stealing my heart.
- And how many times have you said that tonight?
- Only once.
[laughing]
- Hey.
There you are.
- Hey, love.
Ed, this is my husband, Cameron.
Cameron, this is Ed.
- Lucky man with a gorgeous wife, nice to meet you.
- Yeah.
- You know, your
wife intrigues me.
- Is that so?
- It is.
You know, you two should
meet my girlfriend.
I'll be right back.
- "Your wife intrigues me".
[laughing]
- Aggressive, right?
I thought I was gonna
have to him
just to get out of here.
- That's what you
were thinking about?
- What?
- Nothing.
- Babe, I'm tired.
Can we go?
- Yeah, yeah.
- Okay.
I think coat check
is back this way.
- Hey, let me
borrow your charger.
- What, again?
Cameron, don't lose it, okay?
And your phone is always dying.
Here.
- Okay, yeah, I need an upgrade.
Okay?
[melancholic music]
- Check this out.
- What is that?
Since when did you start
using a dating app?
- Oh, Trevor put
me on this tonight.
It's an invite for the group.
- Oh.
So, you had fun tonight?
- Ah, it was cool.
Gotta admit though, knowing and seeing is different.
I prefer our thing.
- Yeah, me too.
Although, I have to admit,
it was sort of a turn on watching you get jealous.
- Oh, really?
- Mhm.
- How much?
[laughing]
How much were you
turned on, darling?
[laughing]
How much were you turned on?
[laughing]
So, if we pivot the building about 32 degrees left
from where it is here,
we can still install
the full rotate panels
which will generate
energy from the sun.
It'll help you save money.
- There will still be
pieces that can't be
exposed to the sunlight,
so can we do that for like half of the building?
- We can do whatever you like.
- [Zoey] I like
the sound of that.
[clears throat]
- Hey.
Zoey, this is my wife, Wren.
- Pleasure to meet you.
- Hi.
- Cameron says you
own Bistro Bites,
I love your place.
- Thank you.
Sorry, I didn't
mean to interrupt.
- Oh, no, I just stopped by
to go over the blueprints.
You guys are the
little power couple.
Cute.
Cameron, we'll talk later?
- Okay.
You'll have the soft proposal in your box in the morning.
Thank you again for
the opportunity.
- Absolutely.
- Mhm.
- Bye.
- Look at you, all starry eyed.
- Hey, she's feeling
your boy too.
- Mhm.
- Not like that.
First of all, I'm
a professional.
Second of all, she's too much
of a boss chick
to share anything.
- Well, I see you've
thought about it.
- I don't mix business
with pleasure.
Okay, can we not
bring that up, please?
- Okay, fine.
Listen, I got you something.
Just to say that
I'm proud of you.
It's a little corny.
- Let me see.
Ah, it's a little big...
[laughing]
But I love it.
- Oh, good.
- Come here.
- I'm glad you love it.
- Mhm.
- I gotta get to work, so.
- I'll walk you out.
- Thank you.
- How bout that?
[laughing]
- I can't tell you
my secrets, babe.
[dramatic music]
- [Woman] Hold the door, please.
- Aw, congratulations.
Do you know what you're having?
- A boy.
[dramatic music]
- [Cameron] How did
you even find me?
- You left some of these
on the kitchen counter.
Thank God, 'cause it's not like
I knew your real
name or anything.
But I see you're big time.
I read all about you in
the Urban Enterprise.
Nice office, nice suit.
Who knew?
- You knew the rules.
- I'm setting up
a lab appointment.
- You're not gonna trap me.
- Well, I'd hate
to tell your wife
that you're not willing
to take this test.
- You're not gonna
tell my wife shit,
'cause that's not my baby.
- Sorry I'm late.
How long have you been waiting?
- About 18 years.
[laughing]
- Well, before I start
looking at cafe tables,
I need to find a
table for my mom.
- Yeah, I was checking this out.
What do you think?
- It's nice, but you
know, you know Betty.
- Ah.
Yes, I do.
- You know, I like
this, I like this.
- Yeah, this is nice.
Oh hey, looks like
it's made from
two different wood,
check this out.
Feel this.
- Uh!
- Check this out, feel.
- Oh, that's right.
I forgot, your uncle
used to make furniture.
- Yeah.
- I mean, I like
that it has storage,
but I don't know, I don't know if she'll like it.
- You know, your father refuses to drive me out here.
But this is where all
the good antiques are.
- Oh, it's no problem, Mother.
We need a chest for
our blankets anyway.
[dramatic music]
- We have a guest speaker at church tomorrow.
You and Washington should come.
It's important married
couples stay in church.
- Isn't that...
[dramatic music]
- All right, you ready, big man?
- Hey!
I need to talk to you.
- Hey fellas, take five, aight?
- Babe!
- What?
- Wren is cheating on Cameron.
- Man, what are
you talking about?
No.
- Yeah, no, yes!
This guy was
kissing on her neck.
She was just bragging
about being married.
Such a lying hypocrite.
- Did you say something to her?
- No, honey!
No.
My mother was with me.
- Okay.
- And she questioned me
the entire ride home.
Oh my God.
Look, I have to lie and say that Wren had a twin.
I hate lying to my mother.
- Okay.
- You know how close we are.
- I understand, but I
gotta get back to work.
- No, you don't.
Listen, this is serious!
- This ain't that serious!
I gotta finish practice.
- Listen, Mars.
I really appreciate you doing this photo shoot for me,
but how much do I owe you?
- Well, you let me take
pictures for my show,
I'll call it even.
- Deal.
[dramatic music]
So, where do you want me?
- Start this right here.
Right there.
- Here?
- Yes, yes, yes, yes.
- All right.
- All right, look this way.
- Like that?
- Yeah.
Good.
You know what?
- What?
[laughing]
- All right.
Look, trust me.
- Okay, I trust you.
- Yes.
- All right.
Good?
- Good.
Okay, let's see here.
[shutter snaps]
Mhm, nice.
Mhm.
[shutter snaps]
- What?
- Move your sleeve.
How about this right here.
- Okay.
Stop.
- Sorry.
Husband, I know, I know, I know.
[offkey piano music]
- You know what?
- What?
- You're probably not
gonna believe this,
but Cameron and I are actually in an open relationship.
- No you're not.
- Yes, we are.
But we have boundaries, and this crosses the line.
So...
- For real?
- Yeah.
- Well, I dated a girl
who was poly once.
What you got, threesomes?
Foursomes?
- Okay, you know what?
Nevermind.
I should never have told you.
Let's just take pictures, okay?
- All right.
- Oh, Sheesh. [laughs]
- Doesn't seem like you.
All right.
[dramatic music]
Nice.
I like that.
Oh, that's good.
You've done this before.
- I have not done this before!
- Yes you have.
Come on.
- All right, let
me see, let me see.
How's it turning out?
- Okay.
- Okay.
Okay, how do I look at it?
- Just mash this right here.
- Okay.
Oh, wow.
The lighting's beautiful.
Wow, this is really...
Oh, I like this one.
- Mhm, that one?
- Yeah.
[intense music]
Okay.
Sorry, Mars.
You know what?
This is not a good idea.
I didn't mean to waste your time, but I gotta go.
This is completely against the rules, and, you know,
I'll figure out some
other kinda present.
I cannot break the rules.
You cannot break
the rules, Wren.
You cannot break the rules.
You cannot break the rules.
Shit!
I forgot my...
[lighthearted music]
♪ And how does he still make you feel you're beautiful ♪
♪ And how do you reminisce the way we was before ♪
♪ And how do you sometimes miss me walking through that door ♪
♪ Oh, ask yourself, ask
yourself, ask yourself ♪
♪ Yeah
♪ And how does he
kiss your lips ♪
♪ Just like the way I did
♪ And how do you ever
wish it was me instead ♪
♪ And how do you sometimes crave me in your bed again ♪
♪ Oh, ask yourself, ask
yourself, ask yourself ♪
♪ Yeah
♪ Does he make you happy
♪ I want to know
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah
♪ Are you really happy
♪ I want to know
- Okay.
- You okay?
- This thing we're doing, it's working, right?
- Yeah, it's working.
- Well, I mean the
group always says
it's good to check
in with each other.
I have something to tell you.
- Okay, me first.
I have something
to tell you too.
So, my period was
late last week,
and I thought it
might be something
so I took a test, but...
[melancholic music]
- Why didn't you tell me?
We're in this together.
- I didn't want to make
a big deal about it.
But, if it's okay with you,
I'd like to stop
taking the shots.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah.
I mean, you know.
I'm good, if it
happens, it happens.
- Yeah.
- So, what did you
want to tell me?
- Uh, nothing important.
- And you're sure
you're okay with this?
- You're amazing.
My career is great, I
have everything I need.
- What about Tyra?
You need Tyra?
- Who?
[chuckling]
- The girl from the party.
- You remembered her name?
- I remember all their names.
[melancholic music]
- Boo ya, game point.
I make this, this
will be your fourth L.
From this I'll be
at like 13, right?
13?
You got a shot now.
Huh?
Kinda quiet today, man.
Trouble in newlywed paradise?
- Not quite.
I just need to holla at you about something, man.
- About what?
- About Wren.
Look, man, I think I might've seen her with another guy.
It looked
inappropriate, kissing.
Aight, forget about it man.
Should've kept it to myself.
- I probably should've
told you this before,
but we agreed not to.
Wren and I have been
in an open marriage
for about two years.
- Wait.
What?
Get outta here man,
you're playing.
- We're not wired for monogamy.
- Oh.
- Wren understands that.
- So you're cheating, I got it.
- It's an agreement.
It ain't cheating.
- Wait.
It's a sweep, it's
a running play.
Same thing.
- Look.
Why is the divorce
rates so high, huh?
People are suffocating
in marriage.
- How about people are selfish.
- You've been
married two months,
talk to me in 10 years.
- Man, all right.
Mom and dad, they've been married for over 30 years,
they didn't seem
to have a problem.
- I don't recall
them ever kissing.
They was on auto-pilot, check.
Who knows if they
was even happy.
- Are you serious?
- Dad worked two jobs.
Came home, went
to sleep, woke up.
Did it again, died of a stroke.
I don't even know if he lived.
I'm living.
Look.
I can be honest with Wren,
and I am thankful for that.
- I feel you on the honesty, but the other man?
- You know what?
I wouldn't stand on the roof if I was afraid of heights.
I know my wife.
Wren is honest and respectful.
She's 200% committed
to this marriage,
and nothing and no
man can shake that.
Got you.
[dramatic music]
- Okay, girl.
What's up?
Late night visit.
Hm?
- I'm in trouble.
- Oh boy.
There's the trouble
that finds you,
or the trouble you
go looking for.
[calming r&b music]
♪ I had never been the type
♪ To fall in love
in just a night ♪
♪ Fantasy, a dream achieved
♪ You're the type
of guy I might ♪
♪ Thinking of trying a
couple of new things ♪
♪ Down for trying
- Ugh.
- Go.
- I slept with an old friend.
An ex, twice.
Three times.
- Leaving work early,
disappearing in the
middle of the day.
I should've known.
Girl, never hook up with exes, it's the cardinal rule.
- I know.
I feel like I'm drowning.
- Look.
In this game, you
have to be very clear
about your intentions, and why you're doing this.
It's the only way to keep from losing yourself.
[laughing]
- The light right here.
If she passed that,
that'd be great.
- Mhm.
- Yeah.
- You just looked at her butt.
- What?
No I didn't.
- Oh my God, I saw you.
- I just...
Babe.
I love your butt,
I love your body.
Okay?
Jeez.
- It's fine, it's natural.
Two of my friends are getting divorces because of affairs.
And Noelle's marriages
ended for that reason,
and you know my dad had
a whole nother family.
- Okay, look.
I have not cheated, and I do not want another woman.
Okay?
- I saw the text messages between you and Deb.
- I did not sleep with her,
and you have no business
being in my phone.
- You're right.
But don't lie to me, Cam, because I saw all of them.
- Okay.
We were flirting.
We had dinner a few
times, all right?
It was wrong.
We did not have
sex, and it's done.
She's not even in the
office anymore, so.
- Okay.
- Wren, I'm not lying.
- Cameron, I can't
control what you do,
and I'm not gonna
obsess over it.
I saw what it did to my mother.
Noelle and Trevor have been in an open relationship
for over three years.
- What?
How did I miss that?
- Well, you're always working,
plus you don't hang out with us,
and I didn't want to tell you
'cause I didn't want
you to freak out,
and I thought you might
have a problem with it.
- No.
As long as she
respects our marriage.
- I mean, she says that it's the best relationship
she's ever had
because her and Trevor
and able to be completely honest about their feelings.
- She and Trevor, hm.
Wow.
- What if we tried it?
I mean, I don't think it's completely realistic
to think that people
can be faithful.
- What are you saying?
- We should think
about being open.
Noelle, I thought that we were mature enough to handle this.
- Everybody thinks that until the shit goes down, Wren.
- It's, you know, Cameron gets to have his fantasy
and then come home to me,
and me, I can't
stop thinking about
the few guys I've been with.
- You have to learn
to reprogram yourself
to love differently than
the way you were taught.
Now...
About this guy.
[calming r&b music]
Are you gonna see him again?
[calming r&b music]
Ugh.
[calming r&b music]
- I waited up for you.
- Yeah.
I went to Noelle's house.
You looked so peaceful sleeping,
I didn't want to wake you.
Apple or banana?
- Apple.
Wash saw you with another man.
He thought you were cheating.
- Did he tell Courtney?
- I'm sure he didn't, but I told him the truth.
- Cameron, we said we weren't gonna say anything.
- Then you shouldn't go around kissing men in public.
[dramatic music]
Is it somebody from the party?
- It's no one you know,
and it's done, so.
Nothing to talk about.
[dramatic music]
♪ Made me feel like
it was both love ♪
[phone ringing]
♪ Held you up on my shoulder
- What are you doing?
- I want you to touch yourself, and I want to see it.
Imagine me kissing your stomach,
now licking your neck,
around your mouth,
sucking your lips,
opening your legs.
Sliding in.
[knocking]
- Hey, I got the
chessboard set up.
- Oh.
Okay, I'll be right out.
- Hm, why don't I join you?
- Great idea.
Why don't you go get
out of that suit?
- Okay.
♪ Just remember what I told ya
- Hm.
Damn.
If I didn't know any better,
I'd say you and that mango got something going on.
[chuckling]
- I had one the other day,
I forgot how much I like them.
- Hm.
So, we got Belize and
our anniversary party.
You still want to go to Harry's?
- Yes.
It's tradition.
I want my Harry's
ice cream, okay?
Do not try to bail on me.
- Never.
- Babe.
Where'd you get this?
- Oh, it's a gift from Zoey.
She said all the designers in her office have them.
Hm.
[phone ringing]
- Hey, Max.
So, I had a couple of extra cupcakes from an order,
I left them in the break room.
All right.
[text message beeps]
- Hey, babe.
- DNA results?
- I've never put
you at risk, okay?
The child is not mine.
- After everything
we've been through?
- You really think I'm putting myself out there like that?
- I don't know
what you're doing!
- I don't know
what you're doing!
You know, I've never
broken the rules.
Have you?
- Just take the
phone, take it, look.
[dramatic music]
- It's negative.
I told you.
I can't believe you
didn't trust me.
- I'm inviting you to our New York office this weekend.
I'll introduce you to
our strategic partners,
members of the board.
It's important you get
affiliated with everyone
before you give
your presentation.
- Uh, I'm in Belize.
It's my anniversary.
- Anniversaries
come once a year.
This is a once in a
lifetime opportunity.
- Okay.
I'll just talk to Wren.
- Great.
Shall we go talk
to her together?
- Nah.
I can handle it.
- Look, I spoke very highly of you to everyone.
Told them you were ready, told them you could commit.
I hope I didn't speak too soon.
- [Mars] Hey.
- Hey.
What are you doing here?
- I called you last night.
- Yeah, I know.
I was busy.
- Oh.
Well, can you talk?
- Yeah, sure.
- Emailed you a
link to the photos.
- Yeah, I got it, thank you.
- Hey, come closer.
[dramatic music]
You know, I was thinking about the whole open thing.
If you were my wife, I
would never share you.
- You don't know a thing
about being married.
- Well, I know a wife deserves
a different level of respect.
Men are responsible
for her heart.
She's mine.
- We're not possessions, Mars.
- Yeah, well, you're not
trading cards either.
- I'm gonna go back in,
and you're gonna leave.
Okay?
- I'm sorry, I
shouldn't of said that.
I shouldn't of said that.
- Hey, hey, Zoey.
How are you?
Thank you so much
for dropping by.
Good to see you.
You here stopping
by for a late lunch?
- Not quite.
I actually just came to
have a talk with you.
One boss to another.
- Oh, okay.
Can I get you something?
- No, thank you, I'm good.
- Have a seat.
- Mm.
- She wants me to
convince you to go.
- I told her I
would handle this.
- She even tried to bribe me.
Said I should go
with you to New York,
and she'd throw in a
spa day at The Seasons.
No, it's not funny.
I thought that was out of line.
You know?
She don't know me.
- Baby, she's a
deal maker, okay?
She has a lot riding
on this, that's all.
- So, what, we're just gonna...
You're gonna go to New York and we postpone Belize?
- Only if you don't mind.
You know.
- Gotta do what you
gotta do, right?
- This is why I love you.
- But let the record
show, I don't trust her.
- Okay, you seem a little tense.
Let me help you out with
that, how about that.
- You know, babe.
I honestly just came
home to eat with you,
I gotta get back and
work on this cake.
- Babe, just for 15 minutes.
- No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Really, I'm good.
All right?
So, I will be home
before midnight.
- Okay, well call me when you're locking up, all right?
- Okay.
- I love you.
- I love you, bye.
- Be safe.
- Night, Wren.
- Goodnight, Luna.
[sighs]
Shit.
[knocking]
- Hey.
- When I said I was at work, it was not an invitation.
- I know, I know, I just want to see you in person.
Now, I'm sorry about earlier.
I just want you to be happy.
- I am happy.
Me, my life, my marriage.
We're good.
- Okay.
Truce?
[lighthearted music]
- Truce.
- All right, what do
you say we grab a drink
when you're done here, hm?
- Listen, I was
actually gonna go home.
So I'll just come back and finish up in the morning.
- All right, look.
The truth is, I can't
stop thinking about you,
and us, and the times we
used to spend together.
- That's just it, Mars.
We were kids, those
times are gone.
- Do they have to be?
I mean, you can travel on the weekends, come and see me.
- I already told you, it
doesn't work like that.
- It can work like that.
Look, I enjoy being with you.
I know you enjoy being with me.
[dramatic music]
- Where you been?
- What are you doing
sitting in the dark?
Come on, let's go upstairs.
- Just dance with me.
- What?
No, come on.
- I just need to feel
that innocence, okay?
Just dance with me.
[humming]
- Okay, come on, Cam, I'm tired.
Come on, let go.
Stop, you're hurting me!
What are you doing?
- What are you doing?
[dramatic music]
Is this who Wash saw?
Just, how many times
did you sleep with him?
Three?
Five?
10 times?
How many times?
Just tell me.
Just tell me how many times.
- I'm sorry.
- You know, I never
broke the rules.
Never.
You wanted this, Wren, you did.
Rule number one,
just say it, say it.
Rule number one, what is it?
What do we say, what do we say?
Hm?
- No intimate activities.
- Okay, two.
What was rule number two?
- We never deny
that we're married.
- We never deny that
we're married, right?
You know, number three says that
you can only do it with
the person one time,
there's no emotional attachment.
Just one time, Wren, that's it.
Okay.
What's rule number four?
Say it!
- You can't sleep with anyone you have a history with.
- That's right.
You know, that's right.
That's right.
Okay, so all ex boyfriends are off the table.
- And ex girlfriends.
- We're strong enough
to do this, right?
- We'll talk to
Noelle and Trevor,
they've been open for years.
- Okay, well, the big picture is
we stay committed
to our marriage,
and if it doesn't work...
- We'll just stop.
- This could be interesting.
- Yeah, I mean, it's no
lying about anything.
- What's rule number six?
- Never lie.
- Say the whole thing!
- Never lie ever, under any...
- Any circumstances!
[dramatic music]
You end that shit, now.
[dramatic music]
- What if Wren wants
to sleep with you?
- Why are we still
talking about this?
- Because, it's important, baby.
Duh.
- Look.
I do not want an
open relationship.
- Okay.
- But, I swear it would be nice
if you were cool enough
to talk about things
without getting an attitude.
- I don't get, okay.
But I don't...
What do you mean, hm?
- What I mean is, most
people are more honest
with their friends than
they are their spouses.
- You can tell me anything babe, you know that.
- Okay.
So, I want to go to their anniversary party tomorrow.
- Oh, no, no.
Give me something else, really?
- I sneak and go
to the strip club.
- What?
- Mhm.
- I knew I saw glitter on our pillows a few weeks ago.
I can't believe you!
Really?
You would just go to the strip club and not even...
- See?
Right there, that's
what I'm talking about.
Since men can't be
honest with their wives,
they spend half their
marriages being quiet.
Mhm.
[catchy instrumental music]
♪ Is this a cruel
reality that we deny ♪
♪ Should we just be plead insanity instead of try ♪
- Everyone!
[bell ringing]
Our lovely couple's arriving.
[clapping]
- Ooh!
Ya'll look like
Michelle and Barack,
waltzing into one of
them fancy ball halls.
- Oh, thanks, Mom.
- I'm so proud of you.
- Thank you, thank you.
[clapping]
- Congratulations.
- Thank you, man.
- Hi, Courtney.
- Hi.
- Hi, Wash.
Thanks, Wash.
Thank you.
- We should go get the pictures
out of the way before everyone gets too wasted.
- Oh, okay.
♪ They say the grass is greener on the other side ♪
♪ What if I take that trip and find out that they lied ♪
♪ What if we stayed around and made that sacrifice ♪
♪ Well, it's a bet, my life
♪ This one might
not come twice ♪
♪ Ooh
♪ I'm a sucker for
love, I'm a sucker ♪
♪ Maybe I'm just a fool
for trying to love ya ♪
♪ Maybe I am the one
[dramatic music]
- You should put that
down and join the party.
[dramatic music]
- What was Zoey doing here?
It was supposed to be
for friends and family.
- She's an important client, this is a good look.
- You know, you can tell
me the truth, right?
Are you sleeping with her?
- I already told you, I wasn't.
- This open thing was supposed to keep us honest.
- You're the only
one that's lying.
- I'm gonna get some air.
[dramatic music]
I don't trust you around her.
- I watched you kiss him.
You kissed him like you kiss me.
And you're accusing me of lying?
- Yes!
Because you can't admit
that you like her!
- I like her, so what?
I'm not sleeping with her.
Zoey is not a side chick.
- Why?
But why?
Because she's too
much of a boss?
She's too dope?
She's too strong?
Do you even respect me?
What do you think of me?
- I know you're not
talking about respect.
I know you're not.
- You okay, baby girl?
- Yeah, Momma, I'm fine.
Can you please just
go back inside?
Please?
[dramatic music]
- You started this shit, Wren.
You did!
- You're right.
I thought that you
would choose me.
- I keep choosing you!
- No, you don't!
- I keep choosing you!
- No, no!
Why, 'cause you come home?
- No, because I love you!
I keep choosing you!
Wren, this was your idea.
- Yeah, it was my idea,
and you jumped on it.
How many women have you
slept with, Cameron?
Do you even know?
'Cause I can name
at least a dozen.
- That's not fair.
- No, no, no.
- That's not fair,
we're both in...
- No, no!
I need you to admit
that I am not enough.
- I chose you, I love you!
- Stop.
I'm gonna go, okay?
- You better not be
running off to him.
This is it?
[dramatic music]
- So, who was this boy?
It ain't but one, is it?
- Yes, Momma, it's just one.
Oh my God.
Mars.
Morrison.
- Oh my God, that boy
has always been trouble.
Things never change.
- He's a big time
photographer now,
travels all over the world.
- Whoop-de-doo.
I got my passport.
- No, you don't.
- Whatever.
What makes him so special?
- I don't know, it's
like, he sees me.
- Well, you easy to see.
Especially when you
have nowhere to hide.
You remember when your
brother used to give you
the crayons only in the color
that was right for the picture?
- Yeah, I hated it.
- And he hated you
coloring the grass blue
and the sky green.
What happened to her?
What happened to that girl?
You've been recreating yourself ever since you left here.
Your name, your
hair, your accent.
- You told me that
there was nothing here
for me but trouble.
You said "Go, do
better, be better.
"Go find yourself a good man and give me some grandbabies".
- I ain't say
forget who you were!
I ain't tell you to
be ashamed of me,
I ain't tell you be ashamed about where you from.
- I'm not ashamed of you.
- Oh please, stop lying.
I see how you look at me.
[dramatic music]
I gave you the
better parts of me
so you could do better.
But don't get it twisted.
Those were my parts
that made you.
You don't have to go
running around here
pretending you're somebody else,
your stock is good.
- I know, Momma.
- Then act like it.
I don't know whatever you're getting ready to do next.
I'm gonna love you to the grave,
'cause that's what mommas do.
But you hear me good.
You are Karena Renee Sampson, blood in and skin out.
You can run from
it if you want to,
but it'll always find you.
[dramatic music]
- Breathtaking, right?
You know, I know I'm in the business of selling art,
but I swear I don't
want to let her go.
I have more of her in the back.
[dramatic music]
Here we go.
- Seems like you
found your Mona Lisa.
[chuckling]
- Nah, I'm more of a
Picasso man myself.
Some of his greatest works
were inspired by
the women he loved.
You know, I still don't know
what I'm gonna call this series.
- Call it...
My wife.
- Oh, you're the architect.
Yeah.
Karena told me all about you.
All right.
Yeah, we go all the
way back to Eden Gates.
- Stay away from her.
- Yeah, if you know your wife like I know your wife,
she makes her own decisions.
Always has been headstrong.
- She's my wife!
- You all right, Mr....
- You stay away from her.
- Get to steppin', my friend.
We'll see you.
Hm?
- You've been warned.
Get your hands off me!
- [Man] For today's sale,
we have a sterling
silver cutlery set.
This cutlery set is only
on sale for 30 minutes
at the sale price of 59.99.
- Hey, you.
I thought you were
gone for the night.
- I don't have
anywhere to go, Ma.
- What you mean?
It's your anniversary, he's probably waiting for you.
- I doubt that.
- It's been my
experience that love
is two people acting
stupid together.
So, in my opinion, ya'll still have a good chance.
Come on, let's get you dressed.
- What?
[lighthearted music]
- Ooh.
And thought I ain't have nothing fancy in my closet.
You look so pretty.
And your hair, remember
when I did your hair
like that for prom?
- Thanks, Momma.
- That dress fits you perfectly.
That's your momma's lucky dress.
- I don't even want to
know what that means.
- It means you gon'
waltz into that diner,
and Cameron's smile is just gonna light the whole place
when he sees you.
Oh.
I forgot my lucky perfume.
[calming music]
- Love you, Momma, bye!
- Wait a minute!
[text message beep]
[lighthearted music]
- Perfect.
Thanks.
[dramatic music]
Thank you.
[text message beep]
- Hey.
I'm so glad you came.
Gorgeous, right?
- I see you broke
out your one tie.
- Yes, it was a huge hit.
That, and the show.
I sold six pieces.
- Congratulations.
- Thank you.
- So, listen.
I just came by to say...
- I missed you.
- Goodbye.
- What?
No!
No, hey, come to Rio with me.
Look, just for a week.
You always said you wanted to be something different,
do something great.
We can do all that together.
- They're calling you.
- Yeah, I'll be right back.
And don't move.
Think about it.
- [Mom] I'm gonna
love you to the grave,
because that's what mommas do.
But you hear me good, you are Karena Renee Sampson.
- Skin out, blood in.
[dramatic music]
Cam?
Cameron?
What happened?
Look, Cam, I know
things are messed up,
but you have to talk to me.
- Why?
If I don't even
know who you are.
- Baby, I can explain.
- Save it.
♪ Keep your hands to yourself
♪ No need to rush
a thing, baby ♪
♪ I'm good
♪ 'Cause my momma
raised me well ♪
♪ And if you got a problem
♪ Baby, you should
delete my number ♪
♪ Saying farewell
♪ If you can't wait
on me, baby, oh well ♪
♪ I need my time to
learn what I want ♪
♪ Taking my time, there's no rushing involved ♪
♪ Can you just wait,
wait, wait, wait ♪
♪ Wait for me
♪ Can you just wait,
wait, wait, wait ♪
♪ Wait for me
- Hey, Cam, it's me.
I'm at the Bruson wedding,
and I'm just thinking about us.
I have something important I need to tell you,
so will you call me
when you land, please?
I'm sure New York
is gonna go great.
I'm really proud of you.
Okay, bye.
- I'm glad you decided
to come a day early.
I'm surprised, being
it's the anniversary.
I was married for
a couple of years,
but it's hard to be
with people like us.
- Us?
- Leaders, game changers.
The ones that love us always have to sacrifice.
It's lonely at the top.
But, all worth it.
I know Wren wasn't
happy about you leaving.
What did you have to do
to get her to chance her mind?
Ah, wait a minute.
Let me guess.
Upgrade on the ring?
New handbag?
- Nah, nah.
She's not like that, you know.
Believe it or not, Wren is always looking out for me.
- I guess you're one
of the lucky ones.
So, I emailed our itinerary.
As soon as we land, we'll have to hit the ground running.
Meetings with the board,
meeting after meeting,
work, work, work.
[lighthearted music]
♪ I can't see myself with nobody else but you ♪
♪ Baby, your love
takes me higher ♪
- Cameron.
What are you doing here?
Why aren't you in New York?
- Because, I have to
be in Belize tomorrow.
Couldn't be in two
places at one time.
- Babe, I'm so sorry.
This is all my fault.
- No, no, I can't let
you take all the credit.
You saw the pin set.
- I was gonna give it
to you, but then...
- Thank you.
Just for always
looking out for me.
You were gonna
tell me something.
- Oh, yeah.
I haven't been honest.
- Yeah, well, I...
- No, there's more.
I like beer.
And I prefer my hair curly.
- Hm.
- I do get jealous.
And I smoke sometimes.
I lost my virginity
at 16, not 25.
And I feel like shit that I can't give you any kids.
- Stop.
I can't stand to see you cry.
- I'm hoping that you know that I didn't miss him.
I want you to know that I wasn't falling for him.
I didn't miss Mars,
I was missing me.
And I really hope that
we can start over.
[lighthearted r&b music]
- Excuse me.
I like your hat.
- You still have no game.
- I'm Cameron.
- Karena.
- May I?
- I'd love to.
♪ I'm trying to get to know you with my third eye ♪
♪ To understand the
pages off in your mind ♪
♪ I want to know your energies
♪ I want to give
you all I need ♪
- [Wren] Turns out
everyone is right.
Love really appears
when it's tested.
It's being stupid together,
and embracing the imperfections.
But I think Miss Ruth
definitely said it best.
Marriage is like dancing
to a never ending song.
Just take your partner's hand,
and work really hard to
stay on the same beat.
But when you fall
off, and you will,
the key is to just keep moving,hold on tight, and dance.
Dance with your love until you find your rhythm again.
♪ I want to know what to do
♪ Tell me what your favorite love language is ♪
♪ I want to know
every single dialect ♪
♪ I don't mind, baby girl
♪ I wanna know, I wanna know
♪ You
♪ I, oh, I, I
♪ I want to know you
♪ I, oh, I, I
♪ I want to know you
♪ Oh, I, I, I
♪ I want to know you
♪ Oh, I, I, I
♪ I want to penetrate
you with my eyesight ♪
♪ And your body rhythm
when it wants mine ♪
♪ All your telepathy, I
♪ I want to give you
all of me and more ♪
♪ And I want to be the one to read all your signs ♪