90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days (2017–…): Season 3, Episode 6 - Secret, Secret, I've Got a Secret - full transcript
Rebecca must impress Zied's parents, while Jeniffer is stunned to learn a secret about Tim's past. Ben meets Akinyi's family, and Darcey meets one of Tom's exes. Meanwhile, Angela & Michael get caught up in a brawl, and Caesar rec...
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PREVIOUSLY ON
"BEFORE THE 90 DAYS"...
OH.
Rebecca: TONIGHT I HAVE TO GO
MEET HIS PARENTS.
WHAT'D YOU SAY?
Akinyi:
I AM WORRIED 'CAUSE BENJAMIN
NEEDS TO IMPRESS MY FAMILY.
ARE WE JUST GONNA, LIKE,
CUDDLE FOREVER?
[ COUGHS ] SORRY.
TOM AND I HAVE NOT BEEN
INTIMATE YET.
LIKE, HOW DO YOU
FEEL ABOUT ME?
Timothy:
VERONICA CALLED ME.
YOU WANT ME TO BE FRIENDS
WITH MY EXES, TOO?
THE [BLEEP] IS SHE,
YOUR WIFE OR WHAT?
KNOWING HOW JEALOUS JENIFFER
GETS MAKES ME REALLY NERVOUS,
BECAUSE I HAVE A SECRET
ABOUT MY PAST
THAT COULD BE THE ONE THING
THAT BREAKS US UP.
DO YOU STILL PLAN ON ME
MOVING TO SYRIA?
I HOPE SO.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE AWAY
FROM YOU FOR THAT LONG.
Avery:
HIS VISA COULD TAKE YEARS.
AND I'M NOT GONNA WAIT YEARS
TO SEE HIM.
SO IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS,
I'M PLANNING ON MOVING TO SYRIA.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TELL
MY MOM ABOUT IT.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
RIGHT HERE IS THE RING.
WHEN MARIA ARRIVES TOMORROW,
I'M GONNA PROPOSE TO HER.
THAT'S HER RIGHT THERE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I CANNOT BELIEVE I'M BACK IN
NIGERIA WITH ALL THE [BLEEP]
MICHAEL PUTS ME THROUGH.
IF HE SCREWS UP,
THAT'S IT.
-HEY, HEY, HEY!
-THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
STOP!
[ MEN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]
STOP, MICHAEL!
AND COMING UP...
TIME TO PARTY.
YES.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THE GIRLS
THAT WE'RE MEETING UP WITH?
YOU DID SAY YOU WANTED
TO MEET MY FRIENDS.
Caesar:
I'M GETTING READY TO GO TO THE
AIRPORT AND PICK UP MARIA.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
FOR FIVE WHOLE YEARS.
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I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY DAD
IS GOING TO SAY.
IT'S NEVER HAPPENED.
MY FEAR IS THAT AVERY WOULD TRY
TO RUN OFF WITH YOU.
I REALLY COULDN'T
LET THAT HAPPEN.
Terri: IF OMAR TAKES HER
TO ANOTHER COUNTRY,
I WOULD FIGHT IT TOOTH AND NAIL.
HEY. HELLO.
-HI.
-HOW ARE YOU?
OH! OOPS.
I AM ABSOLUTELY MORTIFIED
RIGHT NOW.
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I DON'T KNOW
WHY YOU CARE.
I MEAN --I DON'T WANT TO EAT.
[ CUP CLATTERING ]
NO.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE HIM AGAIN.
I'M DONE WITH MICHAEL FOR GOOD.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
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WHERE'S THE CAR, HONEY?
THERE.
THAT'S IT THERE.
Angela: I JUST LANDED
IN LAGOS, NIGERIA,
TO REUNITE WITH MY FIANCé,
MICHAEL.
AND I'M EXCITED.
PHEW.
WE GOT ENGAGED ABOUT A YEAR AGO
WHEN I FLEW OVER HERE
TO MEET MICHAEL
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
[ BRAKES SQUEAL ]
[ MAN SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE ]
-HEY, HEY, HEY! HEY!
-THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
STOP!
GET OFF OF HIM!
YOU STOP!
STOP!
YOU STOP HITTING HIM!
STOP!
MIKE! MIKE!
LET GO OF HIM!
STOP!
STOP!
THAT'S WRONG!
WE BRIEFLY STOPPED IN
THE NO-PARKING ZONE,
AND THESE TOW-TRUCK GUYS
COME OUT OF NOWHERE
AND PUT IRON SPIKES IN MICHAEL'S
TIRES SO THEY CAN TOW OUR CAR.
WHEN MICHAEL TRIED TO STOP THEM,
THINGS GOT REALLY PHYSICAL.
THEY'RE LIKE COWBOYS HERE
IN NIGERIA.
WHAT THE HELL?
GET AWAY FROM MY CAR!
-MICHAEL.
-MICHAEL.
MICHAEL! STOP!
YOU GET AWAY.
LET'S GO.
MICHAEL, GET IN THE CAR.
GET IN THE CAR
AND LET'S GO.
[ MEN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]
Man: LET'S GO, GUYS.
LET'S GO.
FOOLISH, SHALLOW PEOPLE.
ARE YOU CUT?
NO, NO.
I'M FINE.
NO, YOU'RE GOOD.
I CAN'T BELIEVE ANGELA
IS IN NIGERIA
FOR A FEW MINUTES
AND THIS BAD THING HAPPENS.
I MEAN...
MY NAILS ARE BROKE.
I COULDN'T GET HIM
FROM THE BACK.
DID YOU SEE ME
PUSH THAT GUY?
THE SECOND ONE THAT
COME ACROSS TO HIT YOU?
I SAW.
I [BLEEP]
OH, MY GOD.
WE GOT IN A FIGHT IN NIGERIA.
THEY DON'T TOUCH
MY [BLEEP]DAMN BABY.
I'LL GO TO JAIL IN NIGERIA,
[BLEEP] DAMN IT.
WHEN IT WAS ALL OVER WITH,
I SAID THANK GOD,
'CAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN
IN A DAMN NIGERIAN PRISON.
COULD YOU IMAGINE?
BUT I AM SO SHOCKED TO SEE
HOW MICHAEL HANDLED HISSELF.
I'M FEELING LIKE "THAT'S MY MAN,
DAMN IT."
MY BABY'S BALLS DROPPED.
[ LAUGHS ]
I LOVE A MAN TO STAND UP
FOR THEIRSELF,
AND SEEING MICHAEL
DEFENDING US.
I'M HAPPY JUST TO KNOW
MICHAEL HAD OUR BACK.
HERE WE ARE, BABY.YEAH, BABY.
IT WAS A TURN-ON.
IT WAS.
OH, MY -- WHAT?
COME HERE.
LET ME JUST SHOW YOU.
BUT NOW, I MEAN,
I'M USED TO HER.
SEE?
WE DO IT LIKE THIS.
WHAT?
COME ON.TAKE THE PANTS OFF.
TAKE YOUR PANTS OFF.PULL THIS THING OFF.
MICHAEL,
YOU'RE SUCH A WEENIE.
BUT ISN'T IT CUTE?
LOOK AT THIS, MICHAEL.
COME HERE.
YOU LIKE THEM?
GO.
SEXY BABY, WHOO, WHOO!
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S A GOOD SIGN
FOR THE RELATIONSHIP.
OH, SEXY BABY.
[ LAUGHS ]
SHE'S HAPPY.
I MEAN, SHE MISSED ME SO MUCH.
IT'S BODY PAINT.
LET ME JUST SHOW YOU.
LAY BACK.
WHOA!
WHOA.
BABY.
SERIOUSLY?
[ LAUGHS ]
WATCH, AND THEN YOU --BABE.
COME HERE,
GET IT OFF MY MOUTH.
OH! WHAT THE [BLEEP]
YOU BEEN DOING THIS
[BLEEP] BEFORE, MI--
MICHAEL.
[ LAUGHS ]
MICHAEL IS SO
MUCH MORE OPEN
SEXUALLY THAN HE WAS
THE FIRST TIME WE MET LAST YEAR.
THIS YEAR, HE IS ALL ABOUT
THIS WHITE CHOCOLATE.
OOH!
I JUST HOPE WE CAN RIDE
THIS HAPPY WAVE A LITTLE LONGER,
EVEN THOUGH WE STILL HAVE
SOME STUFF WE NEED TO WORK OUT.
AT SOME POINT DURING THIS TRIP,
THINGS WILL GET MORE SERIOUS.
Y'ALL GOT TO GO.
BUT TONIGHT IS ALL ABOUT SEEING
EACH OTHER AND MAKING LOVE.
[ LAUGHS ]
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Rebecca:
OH, I AM REALLY NERVOUS.
I JUST WANT YOUR FAMILY
TO LOVE ME.
I ARRIVED IN TUNISIA
A FEW DAYS AGO
TO MEET MY BOYFRIEND, ZIED,
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE STILL GETTING
TO KNOW EACH OTHER,
WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO GO
MEET HIS MOTHER AND FATHER.
AND WE'RE GONNA BE STAYING
THE NIGHT WITH THEM.
JUST PARK IT HERE, YES.
I'M STARTING TO GET REALLY
VERY NERVOUS,
BECAUSE THAT'S THEIR BABY,
AND HERE THIS WOMAN
FROM AMERICA, WHO'S, YOU KNOW,
OLD ENOUGH TO BE HIS MOTHER,
IS COMING TO SWIFT HIM AWAY
AND TAKE HIM TO ANOTHER COUNTRY.
NERVOUS?
I'M SO SCARED.
I NOT WANT YOU WORRYING.
ADD IN THE FACT THAT THEY'RE
VERY STRICT,
CONSERVATIVE MUSLIMS.
IT'S A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL
OF STRESS.
[ GROANS ]
I FEEL LIKE
I'M GONNA THROW UP.
IT'S OKAY.
OH, MY GOD.
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[ SPEAKING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE ]
-HELLO.
-HI.
HOW ARE YOU? OH!
[ SHATTERING ]OOPS.
UH-OH.
SORRY.
I AM ABSOLUTELY MORTIFIED
RIGHT NOW.
OPENING THE DOOR,
I BUMPED INTO SOMETHING
AND BROKE A PRICELESS HEIRLOOM.
THAT'S --
MAYBE THAT'S GOOD LUCK.
I DON'T KNOW.
HELLO.
DEFINITELY NOT THE WAY
I ENVISIONED MEETING HIS FAMILY.
OKAY.
THIS LOOKS SO GOOD.
MMM.
WHEW.
I'M GONNA FORGET
WHAT LANGUAGE I SPEAK
BY THE TIME I LEAVE HERE.
UM, NOT LIKE THIS.
BUT I HAD IT IN MOROCCO.
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IT'S AWKWARD AS HELL.
I DEFINITELY DID NOT WANT
TO BE DISCUSSING,
THE VERY FIRST TIME
THAT I MEET ZIED'S PARENTS,
THAT I'VE MARRIED
ANOTHER ARABIC MAN BEFORE.
GEORGIA.GEORGIA, YES.
GEORGIA.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
YES.
I JUST MISS HIM.
[ LAUGHS ]
YES.YOU UNDERSTAND?
YEAH.I WANT TO MAKE HIM HAPPY.
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Rebecca: AS MUCH AS I TRIED
TO COVER MY TATTOOS,
AS I'M SIPPING MY DRINK,
MY SLEEVE COMES DOWN,
AND IT'S OBVIOUS
THAT HIS FAMILY SAW THEM.
AND I'M NOT SURE
WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW.
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OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR DINNER.
OKAY.
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I WANT YOU
TO CONQUER ME.
I MEAN, MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING
WE COULD WORK ON LATER TODAY.
BUT THAT IS SOMETHING
YOU DON'T ASK TO A GIRL.
YOU JUST DO IT.
MY HEART'S BEATING OUT
OF MY CHEST.
I'M GETTING READY TO GO TO
THE AIRPORT AND PICK UP MARIA.
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE PERFECT.
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Jeniffer: MM, GOOD MORNING.Timothy: GOOD MORNING, BABY.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD.
HOW DID YOU SLEEP?
ACTUALLY GOOD.
YEAH, ME TOO.THIS BED IS COMFY.
YOU HUNGRY?
YEAH.
MAYBE I'LL MAKE
YOU SOMETHING.
SURE.
OH, ARE YOU SCARED
I'M NOT THE BEST COOK?
TRY.
Timothy: AFTER EIGHT MONTHS
OF AN ONLINE RELATIONSHIP
WITH JENIFFER, WE'RE FINALLY
TOGETHER IN COLOMBIA,
AND I'M WAKING UP,
AND SHE'S BESIDE ME IN BED.
FRUIT AND EGGS.AND COFFEE, PLEASE.
AND COFFEE.
GOTCHA.
AFTER DINNER LAST NIGHT,
JENIFFER,
YOU KNOW,
DECIDED TO STAY,
AND WE STARTED TO GET, YOU KNOW,
COMFORTABLE IN THE BED,
AND I GUESS WE GOT
TOO COMFORTABLE,
'CAUSE WE ENDED UP
JUST GOING TO SLEEP.
BABY, I WOULD LIKE
SOME JUICE, TOO.
OKAY.
I KNOW MY GUY FRIENDS AT HOME
ARE GONNA GIVE ME
A BUNCH OF HELL
FOR HAVING THIS
BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN MY BED
AND NOT MAKING A MOVE ON HER,
BUT I'M CONFIDENT THAT,
YOU KNOW, WE'LL GET PHYSICAL
WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.
OKAY. JUICE.OKAY. THANK YOU.
FRUIT.
HOW ARE THE EGGS?
NO?THEY GOT BETTER WITH SALT.
BUT THANK YOU, BABY.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
IT'S FEELING VERY GOOD
TO WAKE UP TOGETHER,
AND I REALLY CAN TELL THAT
HE RESPECTS ME A LOT,
BECAUSE HE KEPT HIS HANDS
IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
BUT IT'S VERY STRANGE TO ME
THAT HE DOESN'T
EVEN TRY TO KISS ME.
YEAH, THAT'S THE BEST
I'VE SLEPT IN FOREVER,
AND I THINK IT'S BECAUSE
YOU WERE HERE WITH ME.
OHH.
YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE.
I DO FEEL REALLY
COMFORTABLE.
YEAH, ME TOO, ACTUALLY.IT'S NICE.
I WAS LOOKING AT YOU ASLEEP
LAST NIGHT,
AND I WAS THINKING,
"WOW, I'M A LUCKY GUY."
I WANT YOU TO
FEEL COMFORTABLE.
LIKE, I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK
I'M JUST HERE FOR SEX.
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BUT, YOU KNOW,
AT THE SAME TIME,
I DEFINITELY THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT TO GO UP
IN LEVELS WITH, LIKE,
YOU KNOW, PHYSICAL, AND --
YOU KNOW, JUST TAKE IT
TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
I MEAN, I WANT TO GET
ROMANTIC WITH YOU.
WHAT DID YOU MEAN,
NEXT-LEVEL ROMANTIC?
I'M JUST SAYING, I HOPE
THAT WE CAN PROGRESS
OUR PHYSICAL RELATIONSHIP
AS WELL
AS OUR MENTAL
AND SPIRITUAL.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
FEEL THE SAME ABOUT ME
THAT I FEEL ABOUT YOU.
WELL, I MEAN, MAYBE
THAT'S SOMETHING
WE COULD WORK ON
LATER TODAY.
BUT THAT IS SOMETHING
YOU DON'T ASK TO A GIRL.
YOU JUST DO IT.WELL, YEAH, I-I KNOW.
IT'S JUST -- I GUESS --
YOU'RE JUST ASKING ME, LIKE,
"I WANT A KISS. I WANT THIS."
I FEEL WEIRD BECAUSE I KNOW
I'M TIMED.
JUST DO IT IF YOU WANT TO.
JUST JUMP.
RIGHT.
IT'S VERY WEIRD WHEN
A MAN ASK A KISS.
I MEAN, I'M NOT USED TO THAT.
YOU CAN'T PLAN THAT.
YOU HAVE TO LIVE AND FEEL
AND DO IT NATURALLY.
WHAT, YOU WANT ME TO DO
A SCHEDULE, AND TELL YOU,
"THIS DAY WE ARE
GOING TO [BLEEP]"?
NO, NO.
I DON'T WANT TO PLAN IT.
I WANT IT TO BE NATURAL.
BUT I JUST WANTED
TO JUST MAKE SURE
WE WERE ON THE SAME PAGE,
THAT'S ALL.
WE'LL SEE IF WE ARE.OKAY.
NOT TALKING TOO MUCH
AND ACT -- BETTER.
ALL RIGHT.
ACTIONS, NOT WORDS.
NOT TO TALK,
MORE ACTION.
GOTCHA.
OKAY.
I'LL SEE WHAT
I CAN DO.
[ LAUGHS ] SHUT UP.
ALL RIGHT.
SO, WHAT ALL ARE
WE GONNA DO TODAY,
SO I KNOW WHAT CLOTHES
TO PUT ON?
WE'RE GOING TO MEET
MY GRANDPARENTS.
OKAY.
AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT,
SO YOU HAVE TO LOOK GOOD.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, THE FIRST IMPRESSION,
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
I KNOW.
I LIVE WITH MY GRANDPARENTS
AFTER I DIVORCED.
AND THEY DON'T WANT ME
TO GET HURT AGAIN.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A LOT
OF PRESSURE FOR ME.
SO, ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THAT'S GOOD.
I'M GLAD YOU TOLD ME SO I CAN
START, LIKE, MENTALLY PREPARING.
MEETING JENIFFER'S FAMILY TODAY,
I THINK THAT'S A MAJOR STEP
IN US, YOU KNOW, EVOLVING TO
A MORE SOLID RELATIONSHIP.
I KNOW I NEED TO DO A LOT
TO IMPRESS THEM.
AND I THINK IT'S NOT JUST
JENIFFER
THAT JENIFFER'S FAMILY
IS CONCERNED WITH.
IT'S WHO SHE'S LETTING AROUND
VIOLET.
IF THEY DON'T LIKE ME,
I DON'T KNOW
THAT SHE WOULD BE ALLOWED
TO CONTINUE TO SEE ME.
LET'S GET READY.ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.
GO.
YOU SMELL SO BAD.
DO I REALLY?SO SMELLY NOW.
IT'S HOT IN YOUR CITY.
I CAN'T STAND THAT.
[ LAUGHS ]
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[ PEOPLE CHEERING ]
I'M IN MEXICO, WAITING TO MEET
MY UKRAINIAN GIRLFRIEND, MARIA,
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
WE MET ON AN INTERNATIONAL
DATING WEBSITE,
AND WE'VE BEEN DATING
FOR FIVE YEARS.
YEAH, I LIKE THIS.
THIS IS GOOD.
THE DAY IS COMING TO AN END,
AND MARIA'S GONNA BE HERE
IN 12 HOURS.
BUT I'VE HEARD DOUBTS
FROM EVERYBODY
THE WHOLE TIME
THAT I'VE BEEN HERE IN MEXICO.
[ INHALES DEEPLY ]
I'M FEELING ANXIETY, VULNERABLE.
I JUST WANT HER TO BE HERE.
I HAVE TO MAKE
ANOTHER PHONE CALL.
I'LL BE BACK.
ALL RIGHT.[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]
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MARIA HASN'T RESPONDED TO ME
IN FOUR DAYS.
I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING
ABOUT HER GETTING ON THE FLIGHT.
BUT I HAVE TO STAY HOPEFUL.
I-I BELIEVE IN HER.
YOU KNOW, I-I BELIEVE
IN THE BOTH OF US.
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[ Ringing ]
YOU THERE?
OH, THE TRIP'S
GOING PRETTY GOOD.
MARIA LANDS AT 9:00
IN THE MORNING TOMORROW.
WELL, YOU KNOW ME.
I'M GONNA GO OVER THERE
WITH FLOWERS...
WEARING A SUIT.
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH, YEAH. YOU KNOW,
I GOT THE RING RIGHT HERE.
I GOT IT WITH ME.
THE LAST TIME I TALKED
TO HER WAS, LIKE --
DAMN, LIKE, UM...
FOUR DAYS AGO.
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NO, I'M NOT TOO WORRIED
ABOUT IT.
MOST LIKELY,
SHE GOT ON THE PLANE,
AND SO, YOU KNOW,
SHE'S COMING.
Why do you feel
so confident
when she's already let you down
so many other times?
YOU KNOW, THE THING ABOUT IT IS,
I KNOW YOU DOUBT ME,
AND I KNOW YOU'RE
SITTING THERE SAYING,
SHE'S NOT GONNA COME,
SHE'S NOT GONNA SHOW UP,
BUT IT'S NOT GONNA
HAPPEN LIKE THAT.
I-I GOT IT, MAN.
Good -- Good luck.
ALL RIGHT, JEREMY.
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THEY ALL THINK THAT
SHE'S NOT GONNA SHOW UP.
EVERYBODY'S DOUBTING RIGHT NOW.
BUT I STILL LOVE HER.
I'M STILL WILLING TO GO
TO THAT DAMN AIRPORT TOMORROW,
AND I'M STILL READY TO GO
TO THE AIRPORT
WITH THE DAMN FLOWERS,
WITH THE SUIT ON,
AND I'M STILL THERE,
AND I'M READY TO SIT THERE
AND WAIT FOR HER.
I GOT TO. I HAVE TO.
I'VE INVESTED ALL THIS TIME.
I GOT TO GO.
I GOT TO SEE IT.
I GOT TO SEE.
I GOT TO SEE.
I JUST HOPE THAT SHE GETS HERE.
SO I'M GONNA DO A LOT
OF PRAYING TONIGHT.
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HOLD ON, LET ME -- LET ME
FIND MY WALLET REAL QUICK.
THIS MORNING,
I'M GETTING READY
TO GO TO THE AIRPORT
AND PICK UP MARIA.
SHE'S SUPPOSED TO LAND
IN TWO HOURS.
IT FEELS LIKE MY BIRTHDAY.
IT FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS.
IT FEELS LIKE
I'M RUNNING A RACE,
AND MY HEART'S BEATING
OUT OF MY CHEST.
COME ON IN.
THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE IT.
I HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS, ROSES,
EVERYTHING READY FOR HER.
PLUS I'M PLANNING TO GET
THOSE NICE LITTLE TOWELS
THAT ARE MADE LIKE LITTLE SWANS.
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE PERFECT.
[ CELLPHONE CHIMES ]
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[BLEEP] DAMN, MAN.
SHE SAID HER FLIGHT'S CANCELED.
GOD DANG.
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I WENT TO CHECK MY PHONE,
AND I LOOKED AT IT,
AND SHE TEXTED ME RIGHT NOW
AND SAID THE FLIGHT'S CANCELED.
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THERE'S N-- THERE'S --
THERE IS --
BUT THERE'S NO WAY.
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[ Ringing ]
OH, MY GOD.
SHE'S NOT --
SHE'S NOT ANSWERING.
NOTHING.
[ GROANS ]
[ CELLPHONE CLICKS ]
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THE FLIGHT WAS
FOR YESTERDAY AT 2:49.
THAT'S WHY I'M LIKE,
"WHY YOU DOING THAT RIGHT NOW?"
WHEN SHE COULD HAVE
JUST DID IT YESTERDAY?
YOU KNOW, WHEN WE CAN FIX IT.
I HAVE NO IDEA W--
WHAT HAPPENED.
IT JUST --
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY
RIGHT NOW.
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[ SIGHS ]
OH, FINE DIAMONDS.
YEAH, I LIKE
THE WHITE DIAMONDS.
KEEPING OUR EYES
ON THE PRIZE.
DARCEY PUTS A LOT OF PRESSURE
AND EXPECTATION
ON THE RELATIONSHIP.
BUT I DON'T WANT
TO RUSH INTO IT.
SO, WHAT IF YOUR DAD
DOESN'T LIKE ME?
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[ SIGHS ]
ICE, ICE, ICE.
I'VE BEEN IN LONDON
FOR ALMOST A WEEK NOW.
AND IT'S OUR LAST DAY HERE
BEFORE WE HEAD TO ALBANIA
TO MEET MY TWIN SISTER, STACEY,
AND HER FIANCé, FLORIAN.
SO FAR, THE TRIP'S BEEN GOOD.
BUT FOR SOME REASON,
TOM'S BEEN HOLDING BACK,
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES
TO BEING INTIMATE.
SO, IS OUR BEDROOM NICE?
YOURROOM IS
BEAUTIFUL.
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I WANT TO GET TO KNOW YOU
A LITTLE BIT.
LET'S JUST TAKE OUR TIME
AND SEE HOW IT GOES.
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BUT LAST NIGHT, OVER DRINKS,
WE WERE ABLE TO GET
SOME THINGS OFF OUR CHESTS,
AND I THINK THAT'S WHEN
OUR CONNECTION REALLY DEEPENED.
[ SIGHS ]
I FOUND ICE, BABE.
AND, YOU KNOW,
WE TOOK IT ALL THE WAY
TO THE BEDROOM.
HERE YOU GO.
MY POOR BABY.
YOU GONNA BE OKAY?
I WAKE UP AFTER AN AMAZING NIGHT
WITH DARCEY IN GREAT PAIN.
MY ANKLE SEEMS
TO HAVE SWOLLEN UP.
MAYBE IT WAS DUE TO
THE VIGOROUS LOVEMAKING
FROM THE EVENING BEFORE.
I DON'T REALLY REMEMBER IT
BEING LIKE THIS LAST NIGHT.
NO, IT DIDN'T HURT
WHILE WE WERE --
WELL...
I DON'T REMEMBER IT
BEING THAT ROUGH.
I KNOW.
IT WAS ROMANTIC.
IT WAS VERY ROMANTIC.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
[ Chuckling ] IT WAS TIME.
IT WAS TIME.
JUST KIND OF FELT LIKE
THE BATTERY BUNNY LAST NIGHT.
YEAH, YOU KEPT GOING.
IT WAS EVERLASTING.
IT WAS GOOD.
I, UH...
WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO IT
FROM DAY ONE.
GLAD WE REALLY KIND OF
JUST SEALED THE DEAL.
"SEALED THE DEAL"?
YEAH.
JUST SO --
IT WAS GOOD.
SO AMERICAN.
IT IS.
I WAS, YOU KNOW,
WAITING FOR THAT MOMENT
WITH MY --
MY BRITISH MAN.
Tom: I'M GLAD I WAITED.
OBVIOUSLY DARCEY WAS GLAD
THAT SHE DIDN'T HAVE
TO WAIT ANY MORE.
THE LAST FEW DAYS,
IT HAS BEEN A BIT STRANGE.
BUT I'M REALLY, REALLY HAPPY
WHAT HAPPENED HAPPENED,
AND I'M INTERESTED
TO SEE WHERE IT LEADS.
Tom: IT'S PRETTY
BAD, RIGHT?
Darcey: IT LOOKS BAD.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.
I'LL BE YOUR NURSE DARCEY.
I WOULD KISS IT,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU.
GO ON, DO IT.
KISS YOUR BOO-BOO?
IF YOU LOVED ME,
YOU'D DO IT.
I DO.
AAH!
OH, BABY, SORRY.
OH, MY GOD.
YOUR BREASTS
GOT IN THE WAY.
OH, SORRY.
OH, NO.
Darcey: IT'S LIKE BEING INTIMATE
HAS TAKEN OUR RELATIONSHIP
LIKE 10 STEPS
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
HERE, WILL YOU
TAKE MY BAG?
YEAH.
IT IS SUCH A RELIEF.
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I FINALLY FEEL LIKE
WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE.
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I LOVE THIS AREA.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL AROUND HERE.MM-HMM.
SO MANY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE
AND NICE SHOPS.
NICE EVERYTHING
IN LONDON.
OH, FINE DIAMONDS.
[ LAUGHS ]RIGHT UP MY ALLEY.
MM.
WOW.
THE WATCHES ARE NICE.
YES.
AND THE DIAMOND RINGS.
YEAH, I LIKE
THE WHITE DIAMONDS.
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KEEPING OUR EYES
ON THE PRIZE.
DARCEY BRINGS
TO THE FOREFRONT
THAT SHE WANTS TO GET MARRIED
ALL THE TIME.
AND THAT PUTS A LOT OF PRESSURE
AND EXPECTATION
ON THE RELATIONSHIP.
I AM GETTING TO AN AGE
WHERE I KNOW I NEED
TO SETTLE DOWN.
I'M HOPING THAT
DARCEY'S THAT PERSON
THAT I CAN DO THAT WITH.
BUT I WANT TO TAKE MY TIME.
I DON'T WANT TO RUSH INTO IT.
♪♪
WHEN I LOOK FOR RINGS
AND, YOU KNOW,
SPECIAL JEWELRY,
SOMETIMES I LIKE THEM
A LITTLE BIGGER.
BUT AS LONG AS
IT'S GOOD QUALITY,
I DON'T CARE ABOUT
THE SIZE OR --
JUST SO YOU KNOW,
I'M NOT GONNA GET DOWN
ON ONE KNEE, LIKE, NOW.
WE'RE ONLY
WINDOW SHOPPING.
OH.
OKAY.
Darcey: TOM KNOWS
I KIND OF WANT A PROPOSAL.
I MEAN, GEEZ, WHO DOESN'T?
AND WE HAVE LIMITED TIME
TOGETHER.
SO, WHO KNOWS?
MAYBE I CAN CHANGE HIS MIND.
MAYBE WE CAN HAVE
HIS-AND-HERS.
I DON'T KNOW.
OH.
♪♪
♪♪
Benjamin: YESTERDAY,
I LANDED IN KENYA,
WHERE I MET MY GIRLFRIEND,
AKINYI,
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE.
BUT AKINYI IS ACTUALLY STAYING
AT HER PARENTS' HOUSE,
AND SHE SURPRISED ME
WHEN SHE TOLD ME
THAT I AM STAYING
AT HER BROTHER'S HOUSE
BECAUSE HE KIND OF WANTS
TO KEEP AN EYE ON ME.
SO FAR, STAYING WITH FIDEL,
THINGS ARE NOT GOING
AS WELL AS I HAD HOPED.
MM-HMM.
UNFORTUNATELY...
WAS NOT ABLE TO
SAVE THE MARRIAGE.
HE PLAYS A KEY ROLE
IN THE FAMILY,
AND IF FIDEL DOES NOT LIKE ME,
HE COULD DEFINITELY
SPEAK TO HIS PARENTS
AND TERMINATE AKINYI
AND I EVEN DATING.
♪♪
Akinyi: I FEEL GREAT
BENJAMIN'S HERE IN KENYA,
BUT I'M VERY NERVOUS,
BECAUSE I NEED BENJAMIN
TO IMPRESS MY BROTHER.
FIDEL IS VERY PROTECTIVE
OF ALL HIS SISTERS,
AND MY BROTHER'S GOING TO BE
WATCHING BENJAMIN 24/7.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
HOW DID YOU SLEEP?
I SLEPT REALLY WELL.
MM-HMM.
I CAN'T BELIEVE
I'M, LIKE, HERE WITH YOU.
IT'S BETTER THAN TALKING
TO YOU ON THE PHONE.
YOU'RE SO WHITE.
[ SNORTS ]
♪♪
AND YOUR BODY HAIR.
YEAH.
I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU'RE HERE WITH ME.
AT YOUR BROTHER'S HOUSE.AT MY BROTHER'S.
IT WENT WELL.
I DON'T KNOW HOW BENJAMIN
IS GETTING ALONG WITH FIDEL.
THEY PROBABLY
ARE NOT GETTING ALONG.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I'M TRYING.
SO, WHAT ARE WE
GONNA DO TODAY?
OKAY.
I AM.
ARE YOU NERVOUS?
KIND OF NERVOUS
ABOUT YOUR DAD, STILL.
OH, RIGHT.
BUT...
♪♪
WHAT STREET IS THIS?
SO, I PROPOSE WE NAME IT
"FIDEL STREET."
[ CHUCKLES ]
♪♪
YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE
I DON'T GET HIT.
DON'T WORRY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH?
♪♪
HE'S PROBABLY THE FIRST
WHITE PERSON TO COME.
IT'S AWKWARD BECAUSE EVERYONE
IS LOOKING AT BENJAMIN,
TRYING TO SEE IF HE'S REAL,
AND HOW HE ACTS
AND HOW HE TALKS.
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY,
I'LL HAVE TO GET USED TO IT.
BUT RIGHT NOW,
I JUST FEEL LIKE...
[ CHUCKLES ]
SO, TELL ME ABOUT
DINNER TONIGHT.
SO DON'T TOUCH YOU AT ALL?
NO.
[ Chuckling ] DON'T WINK?DON'T WINK.
OH, AND EAT EVERYTHING
THAT'S ON THE TABLE.
EVEN IF YOU DON'T EAT
ALL OF IT, JUST --
EAT SOME OF IT.
EAT MOST OF IT,
NOT SOME OF IT.
FOOD LIKE FISH
AND CHICKEN
IS USUALLY USED
FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS.
SO, IF YOU
DON'T EAT THAT,
IT MEANS THEY WASTED
A LOT OF MONEY,
SO YOU HAVE TO EAT
THE FOOD THEY GET YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
THAT'S IT.
OKAY.
YEAH.
Benjamin: IF ALL GOES WELL,
I'M HOPING TO GET ENGAGED
WHILE I'M IN AFRICA.
AND THEN THERE WILL BE
A BRIDE-PRICE CEREMONY,
WHERE I WILL OFFER
AKINYI'S PARENTS MONEY
TO GET ENGAGED TO AKINYI.
THE PRESSURE IS
DEFINITELY THERE,
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF MONEY,
AND I AM FEARFUL
THAT I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE
TO PAY THE BRIDE PRICE.
BUT BEFORE ALL OF THAT,
I HAVE TO MEET AKINYI'S PARENTS
AND GET THEIR APPROVAL IN ORDER
FOR US TO CONTINUE FORWARD.
DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM'S
GONNA LIKE ME?
OKAY.
♪♪
SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME.
I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW
WHAT MY DAD THINKS
ABOUT ME DATING A WHITE PERSON.
DOES HE KNOW
MUCH ABOUT ME?
NO.
NO?
THAT KIND OF WORRIES ME.
SO, WHAT IF YOUR DAD
DOESN'T LIKE ME?
WHAT HAPPENS THEN?
WELL...
♪♪
Akinyi: I'M NERVOUS.
I'M VERY NERVOUS.
[ SIGHS ] IT'S A LOT TO
TAKE HOME, YOU KNOW.
IT'S A WHITE MAN
WHO'S BEEN DIVORCED BEFORE,
WHO HAS A CHILD.
[ INHALES DEEPLY ]
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪
I'M NOT SELLING MY DAUGHTER
TO YOU
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT,
AM I?
IT'S WEIRD TO PUT MONETARY VALUE
ON YOUR CHILD.
♪♪
♪♪
THREE DAYS AGO, I CAME TO BEIRUT
TO MEET THE LOVE OF MY LIFE,
OMAR,
AND TOMORROW,
WE'RE GETTING MARRIED.
BUT TONIGHT MY MOM AND OMAR
ARE OUT TO DINNER
SO HE CAN TALK TO HER
ABOUT SOMETHING IMPORTANT
BEFORE THE WEDDING.
♪♪
I'M REALLY NERVOUS BECAUSE
I KNOW THERE'S GONNA BE TENSION.
♪♪
IT IS.
IT'S GORGEOUS.
IT'S GOT, LIKE, AN ITALIAN,
TUSCANY FEEL.
YEAH.
TONIGHT OMAR WANTED
TO GO OUT WITHOUT AVERY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HE SAID HE HAD SOMETHING
TO TALK TO ME ABOUT.
HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY?I'M GOOD.
GOOD.
SO, WHAT'D YOU WANT
TO TALK TO ME ABOUT?
I'M GONNA TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THE DOWRY.
WHAT'S A DOWRY?
LIKE A PRENUPTIAL
AGREEMENT?
♪♪
SO, I'M NOT SELLING
MY DAUGHTER TO YOU
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT,
AM I?
IT'S NOT SELLING?
OKAY.
SO, THE SHEIKH WILL ASK YOU
ABOUT THE DOWRY.
SO HE'S GONNA ASK ME
HOW MUCH MONEY I WANT?
YEAH.
WELL, WHAT AMOUNT SHOULD I SAY
WHEN THEY ASK?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S YOUR CHOICE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SO I COULD ASK FOR
LIKE $10,000.
OH, MY GOSH.
-SIMPLE?
-YEAH.
$10,000 IS SIMPLE.
YOU'RE SAYING YOU
DON'T HAVE TO PAY IT RIGHT NOW,
BUT IF YOU WERE TO DIVORCE
MY DAUGHTER,
THEN THAT WOULD BE
WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY?
DIVORCES ARE EXPENSIVE.
IT APPEARED LIKE OMAR EXPECTED
ME TO NOT ASK FOR ANYTHING.
BUT I WANTED TO DO IT
SINCE IT'S THEIR CULTURE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO BE
CULTURALLY INSENSITIVE.
AND THEN I ALSO DIDN'T WANT
TO UNDERSELL MY DAUGHTER.
BUT IT'S WEIRD TO EVEN THINK
TO PUT MONETARY VALUE
ON YOUR CHILD.
YES. YEAH, YEAH.
ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT?YEAH.
SO YOU ONLY PAY A ONE-TIME FEE
AND YOU WALK AWAY SCOT-FREE?
8%?
YEAH.
YEAH, IT'S AT LEAST
$10,000 NOW.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, 8%?
IF IT'S BECAUSE
OF DIVORCE,
I DON'T WANT YOU GUYS
GETTING DIVORCED.
THAT'S TRAUMATIZING.
MM!
I KNOW.
WELL, IF YOU HAVE TO PAY
A $10,000 FINE,
BE ON YOUR P's AND Q's.
♪♪
YOU HAVE SISTERS?YEAH, OF COURSE.
I HAVE FOUR SISTERS.
WHAT WERE
THEIR DOWRIES?
MY OLDEST SISTER'S DOWRY
WAS $6,000.
♪♪
WELL, THEN, I'M GONNA
GO WITH $6,000 --
WHAT YOUR SISTER GOT.
OKAY.
THAT'S GOOD.
OKAY.
AVERY IS ENTERING THIS MARRIAGE
FOR PURELY LOVE.
I'M SURE OF THAT.
BUT I'M CONCERNED
THAT OMAR MIGHT THINK
THAT MARRIAGE IS TRANSACTIONAL
AND NOT A LOVE,
PARTNERSHIP RELATIONSHIP.
THEY DON'T KNOW EACH OTHER
VERY WELL,
AND I'M NOT 100% SOLD THAT
OMAR IS GOOD FOR AVERY.
SO, OMAR, MY FEAR
IS THAT AVERY --
SHE'S NOT GOING TO COME BACK
TO THE UNITED STATES.
THAT SHE WOULD TRY
TO RUN OFF WITH YOU.
SO...
BUT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS
THAT IF YOU DON'T
GET APPROVED FOR A U.S. VISA,
THAT YOU AND AVERY
WILL LIVE SOMEWHERE
OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES?
YES.
I'M SORRY.
I REALLY COULDN'T
LET THAT HAPPEN.
IF OMAR TAKES HER
TO ANOTHER COUNTRY,
I WOULD FIGHT IT
TOOTH AND NAIL.
I WOULD TRY MY BEST TO STOP IT.
THE ONLY GOOD THING IS,
IS THAT OMAR, LIVING IN SYRIA,
HE PROBABLY CAN'T TAKE AVERY
TO ANOTHER COUNTRY TO LIVE
BECAUSE HE'S NOT ALLOWED TO GO
TO OTHER COUNTRIES TO LIVE.
THE WHOLE WORLD HAS
TURNED AGAINST SYRIA.
THEIR ONLY OPTIONS IS TO
LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES,
LIVE SEPARATE,
OR HER COME TO SYRIA,
WHICH I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF SHE CAN DO THAT,
SO THAT WOULD ONLY BE
THE THIRD "MAYBE" OPTION.
I THINK WE'LL DO
EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER
TO GET YOU THERE.
BUT IF YOU CAN'T,
I DON'T THINK I COULD
LET HER GO, SO...
[ Sighing ]
OH, BOY.
♪♪
I HOPE YOUR GRANDPARENTS
ARE NICE TO ME.
JENIFFER AND I ARE GONNA
MEET HER GRANDPARENTS
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
IF THEY DON'T LIKE ME,
THIS RELATIONSHIP COULD
BE DEAD VERY QUICKLY.
♪♪
LOOK ME IN THE EYES
AND TELL ME YOU LOVE HER.
♪♪
YOU CAN'T, CAN YOU?
♪♪
♪♪
Timothy: TALKING TO YOU ONLINE,
I DIDN'T REALIZE
THAT YOU LIVE, LIKE,
IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY.
AND THIS IS WHERE
YOU GREW UP, TOO.
YES.
I MEAN, I STUDY,
ALWAYS SUPER CLOSE,
SO I WAS STAYING WITH
MY GRANDPARENTS A LOT.
Timothy:
TODAY, JENIFFER AND I
ARE GONNA MEET HER GRANDPARENTS
FOR THE FIRST TIME,
AND I'M VERY NERVOUS
ABOUT THAT.
IN COLOMBIA,
FAMILY IS EVERYTHING.
AND JENIFFER'S
EXPRESSED TO ME
THAT HER FAMILY
IS VERY CLOSE WITH HER
AND IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HER,
SO IF THEY DON'T LIKE ME,
THIS RELATIONSHIP COULD BE DEAD
VERY QUICKLY.
I HOPE YOUR GRANDPARENTS
ARE NICE TO ME.
YOU THINK THEY WILL BE?YEAH. I THINK.
BUT MY GRANDFATHER
IS VERY OVERPROTECTIVE.
HMM.
IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE,
AND I'M REALLY
STARTING TO FEEL IT.
Timothy: HELLO.
MUCHO GUSTO.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
HELLO, HOLA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
MUCHO GUSTO.
GREAT.
♪♪
Jeniffer: I'M VERY ANXIOUS,
'CAUSE I DON'T USUALLY, LIKE,
INVITE ANY MEN TO MY HOUSE.
MY GRANDPARENTS' OPINION
IS VERY IMPORTANT.
AND I KNOW THAT
THEY HAVE SOME DOUBTS ABOUT TIM.
♪♪
ARE YOU ALMOST FINISHED?
YES, BABY.
♪♪
AH.
YEAH, IT'S A PLEASURE
TO MEET YOU BOTH.
♪♪
"WHAT ARE YOUR INTENTIONS
WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER?"
♪♪
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
UH, I VISITED COLOMBIA
TO GET TO KNOW
HER AND HER DAUGHTER
AND HER FAMILY
AND HER FRIENDS.
AND I'M NOT PERFECT,
BUT I'M A GOOD MAN
WITH A GOOD HEART.
AND I REALLY WANT
TO TREAT HER WELL,
AND, HOPEFULLY, SPEND
A GOOD LIFE WITH HER.
"THAT'S A START."
SHE'S SAYING THAT
I USED TO HAVE A HUSBAND.
♪♪
I WAS MARRIED BEFORE.
AND I GOT MY HEART BROKEN.
SO SHE IS ASKING ME,
ARE THEY REALLY ABLE
TO TRUST YOU?
I THINK THE THING THAT UNITES
ME AND JENIFFER THE MOST
OUT OF ALL THE THINGS
WE HAVE IN COMMON
IS THAT WE BOTH HAVE HAD
OUR HEART BROKEN.
"DO WE DOING GOOD TOGETHER?"
OH, YEAH.
YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, UM...
WITH ANY...
NEWER RELATIONSHIP,
YOU KNOW,
THERE'S CHALLENGES
AND OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE.
BUT I THINK THAT WE'RE DOING
A GOOD JOB OF COMMUNICATING
AND WORKING THROUGH THAT.
MMM.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF COLOMBIA?"
COLOMBIA IS MY FAVORITE COUNTRY
THAT I'VE EVER VISITED.
"HAVE YOU BEEN
IN COLOMBIA?"
YEAH,
THIS IS MY FIFTH TIME,
BUT NEVER
TO BUCARAMANGA.
THE FIFTH TIME?
YEAH.
♪♪
Jeniffer: I KNOW THAT TIM
HAS BEEN HERE IN COLOMBIA
ON VACATION IN THE PAST.
BUT FIVE TIMES?
THAT'S NEW FOR ME.
AND HE IS KIND OF
ACTING WEIRD.
IT'S LIKE HE'S HOLDING
SOME INFORMATION,
AND, YOU KNOW,
THAT SILENCE SOMETIMES,
IT'S A KIND OF A LIE, TOO.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.
♪♪
"AND WHY DID YOU COME
TO COLOMBIA?"
"WHAT ATTRACTION
TOOK YOU HERE BEFORE?"
UM...
[ SIGHS ]
I CAME, UH, TO VISIT...
FRIENDS.
Timothy: THERE'S A HUGE SECRET
I'VE BEEN KEEPING FROM JENIFFER
ABOUT MY PAST.
THE REASON THAT I'VE BEEN
TO COLOMBIA BEFORE
SO MANY TIMES
IS BECAUSE MY LAST
SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP
WAS WITH A COLOMBIAN GIRL.
I DON'T WANT TO LIE,
BUT I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT
TELLING HER THE TRUTH.
I'M SCARED
HOW SHE'S GONNA REACT.
♪♪
♪♪
A SUIT JACKET!
OH, THAT WILL DO.
♪♪
COME ON, BABY.
SNATCH THAT WAIST.
SUCK IN, DARCEY.
THINGS WITH TOM
ARE GOING AMAZING.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE VIBING.
AND NOW THAT WE'VE HAD SEX,
I FEEL LIKE OUR RELATIONSHIP
HAS REALLY PROGRESSED.
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
I KNOW THAT
I'M FALLING FOR HIM,
AND I FEEL LIKE HE'S STARTING
TO OPEN UP HIS HEART
A LITTLE BIT MORE TOWARDS ME.
SNATCH IT IN GOOD,
KIND OF LIKE, YOU KNOW...
ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON.
LET ME LEAN -- LET ME LEAN.
WHOA! [ LAUGHS ]
WHOO!
YOU SEE SOME CRACK?
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
THIS IS BETTER THAN--THERE WE GO, YOU'RE IN.
OH, YES.
WE'RE GOOD.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE IN.
I LIKE YOU ON ONE KNEE.
IT LOOKS GOOD ON YOU.
AH.
Tom: TONIGHT WE'RE GETTING READY
TO GO TO A CLUB.
I'VE INVITED
TWO VERY GOOD FRIENDS OF MINE
TO COME AND JOIN US.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S JUST BEEN ME AND DARCEY.
I WANT TO KNOW HOW SHE INTERACTS
WITH ME AND MY FRIENDS.
I AM A VERY SOCIABLE PERSON,
AND...
♪♪
OH. SOUNDS LIKE SEX.
YOU READY FOR ME?
ALWAYS, BABE. OH.
WHOO.
HANDSOME.
TIME TO PARTY.
YES.
YEAH.LET'S PARTY, BABY.
[ LAUGHS ]
SO HOW DO YOU --
HOW DO YOU KNOW THE GIRLS
THAT WE'RE MEETING UP WITH?
ROUCELLE HAS BEEN A FRIEND
FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS.
BUT, NO, IT GOT --
YOU KNOW WHEN YOU DATE
FOR A LITTLE BIT
AND THEN IT'S LIKE,
"OH, NO, WE'RE JUST
GONNA BE GOOD FRIENDS"?
YEAH. HOW LONG DID --
HOW LONG DID YOU GUYS DATE?
OH, WE DATED, LIKE,
THREE OR FOUR MONTHS, MAYBE.
YEAH.
IT IS A LITTLE ODD
THAT HE WOULD HAVE
AN EX-GIRLFRIEND
COME OUT WITH US, BUT...
YOU DID SAY YOU WANTED
TO MEET MY FRIENDS.
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
I'M GONNA GO OPEN ARMS
AND, HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW,
THEY'LL ACCEPT ME AS WELL.
♪♪
WHOO.
YEAH.
AH, THERE THEY ARE.
-HELLO.
-HI.
-HOW ARE YOU GUYS?
-HELLO. HI.
-LOOK AT YOU.
-NICE TO MEET YOU.
PLEASURE.
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
SO ARE YOU.
VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
SO, HAVE YOU GUYS HAD
A NICE DAY?
BEAUTIFUL.
♪ HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY ♪
♪♪
ROUCELLE MEANS A LOT TO ME.
SHE'S ONE OF THE ONLY PEOPLE
THAT REALLY KNOWS ME.
YOU KNOW,
A TOM THAT LIKES TO PARTY
AND THERE'S NO [BLEEP] INVOLVED
WHEN IT COMES TO TALKING TO HER.
SHE'LL SAY HOW IT IS.
♪♪
Roucelle:
TOM HAS TOLD HE MET SOMEONE.
BUT TOM HASN'T ACTUALLY SHARED
A LOT ABOUT DARCEY TO ME.
♪♪
WHEW.
I KNOW HE WANTED TO FIND LOVE
AND HE WANTS TO BE HAPPY,
BUT HE LIKES TO BE
A BIT OF A PLAYER.
SO I AM A BIT WARY,
BUT I AM INTRIGUED.
OH.
Roucelle:
DO YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU DO MAKE
A GORGEOUS-LOOKING COUPLE.
HONESTLY, I FEEL BLESSED.
I FEEL BLESSED
TO HAVE MET TOM.
SO TELL ME,
WHAT'S GOING ON?
COME ON, THEN.
FILL ME IN.
UM...
YEAH, RIGHT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE'LL CHAT LATER.
OKAY.
IT'S JUST
A REALLY GOOD CONNECTION.
I FEEL LIKE
HE'S VERY EASY TO TALK TO,
AND WE LAUGH A LOT.
OBVIOUSLY, I'M HIS FRIEND.
YES, ABSOLUTELY.
AND I DO CARE ABOUT HIM.
I WANT TO KNOW,
ARE YOU TOGETHER?
ARE YOU BOYFRIEND
AND GIRLFRIEND?
WE'RE TOGETHER WITH SEEING
IF WE'RE--
I'M ASKING HER, TOM.
SHUT UP.
IN MY HEART, ABSOLUTELY.
IS IT EXCLUSIVE?
I WOULD SAY
I WAS IN A RELATIONSHIP
WITH SOMEBODY
VERY SPECIAL.
MORE DRINKS?
YEAH, OKAY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Tom: I THINK BOTH DARCEY AND I
WANT THE SAME THING.
WE WANT A RELATIONSHIP,
AND WE'D LIKE IT
TO BE WITH EACH OTHER.
IS THAT GOING TO PAN OUT
IN THE WAY THAT WE WANT?
I'D LIKE TO THINK SO.
BUT I'M NOT 100% SURE.
I FEEL LIKE
YOU'RE JUST MORE --
JUST THE VIBES I'M GETTING,
YOU'RE AN OPEN BOOK.
AND WITH TOM,
HE'S VERY QUITE DISCONNECTED
WITH EMOTIONS AT TIMES.
NO, NO.
SAY IT HOW IT IS.
I WILL.
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, WELL, I WILL.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
WITH TOM,
HE'LL DISAPPEAR.
HE'LL KIND OF
CLOSE HIMSELF OFF IN A WAY.
AM I RIGHT?
YOU KNOW ME A LITTLE BIT
TOO WELL, I THINK.
EXACTLY.
I WANT
THAT EMOTIONAL SIDE.
I WANT TO KNOW MORE
WHEN TO DIG IN DEEPER, I --
DO YOU HONESTLY BUILD, LIKE,
AN EMOTIONAL WALL
A LOT IN YOUR LIFE?
I MEAN,
I CAN'T LIE IN FRONT OF HER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Tom: IT'S NOT REALLY FAIR
TO DARCEY,
BUT THE WAY I'VE BEEN
AND THE WAY I'M BEING AT TIMES
IS PROBABLY BECAUSE
I'VE BEEN HURT IN MY LIFE.
I'VE BEEN ENGAGED TWICE.
ON BOTH OCCASIONS,
THEY LEFT ME.
ANYWAY, THAT'S ENOUGH
ABOUT MY EMOTIONS.
I WANT TO GET ON
THE DANCE FLOOR.
-GO.
-OH.
Tom: MAYBE I CAN'T COMMIT
BECAUSE OF THE WAY THINGS
WERE IN THE PAST.
I HAVE TO GO PEE.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF DARCEY AND ME?
HONESTLY.
DO YOU WANT THE TRUTH?
YOU ALWAYS GIVE TO ME
EVEN IF I DON'T WANT IT.
I KNOW,
BUT I JUST DON'T...
SEE YOU WITH HER.
SHE'S REALLY NICE.
SHE SEEMS REALLY NICE.
AND I'M NOT TRYING
TO COME BETWEEN YOU.
NO, BECAUSE I WANT YOU
TO BE HAPPY.
I KNOW.
DO YOU LOVE HER?
LOOK ME IN THE EYES
AND TELL ME YOU LOVE HER.
♪♪
YOU CAN'T, CAN YOU?
NO.
♪♪
I DON'T THINK TOM IS READY
FOR A COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP.
I THINK HE WANTS TO BE READY.
AND THEY'RE
TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
I GENUINELY WANT TOM
TO FIND LOVE AND HAPPINESS.
BUT DEEP DOWN,
HE'S NOT CAPABLE EMOTIONALLY
OF GIVING THAT TO ANYBODY,
LET ALONE DARCEY.
I JUST WISH HE'D BE HONEST
WITH HIMSELF ABOUT IT ALL.
BUT THAT'S NOT TO SAY
I WON'T.
YOU CAN GROW TO SOMETHING.
FOR ME, IT'S LOVE
OR IT'S NOT LOVE.
IS SHE THE ONE?
I THINK I'VE MADE
SO MANY MISTAKES.
YES, AND YOU'RE CONTINUING
TO MAKE THEM.
♪♪
♪♪
I DON'T THINK SO.
I'M GETTING REALLY UPSET.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Benjamin:
TONIGHT, I AM HAVING DINNER
WITH AKINYI'S FAMILY
AND MEETING HER FATHER
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
♪♪
I THINK
I'M NERVOUS FOR HIM.
AND I'M JUST NERVOUS,
POINT-BLANK.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU KNOW,
I'M STILL NOT SURE
THAT I'LL BE ABLE
TO MEET HIS EXPECTATIONS.
Akinyi: I DON'T KNOW WHAT
MY DAD IS GOING TO SAY.
I HAVE NEVER
BROUGHT A BOY HOME
AND TOLD HIM, "DAD,
THIS IS MY BOYFRIEND."
IT'S JUST NEVER HAPPENED.
[ INHALES SHARPLY ]
Akinyi:
YOU'VE MET FIDEL.
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
♪♪
Akinyi: THE MOMENT
HE WALKS INTO THE ROOM,
HE FORGOT THAT
HE'S SUPPOSED TO SAY HI.
HE SHOULD NOT BE RUDE
AT MY MOM'S HOUSE.
♪♪
[ LAUGHTER ]
THERE WAS
A LITTLE BIT OF AWKWARDNESS.
I KIND OF MISSED
INTRODUCING MYSELF
TO EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM.
I REALLY WAS JUST
TRYING TO MAKE SURE
THAT I GOT TO THE RIGHT SEAT
NEXT TO FIDEL.
HI, WELCOME.
THANK YOU.
Fidel:
SHE LOOKS NERVOUS.
I'M JUST AS NERVOUS.
[ LAUGHS ]
BUT I -- I DON'T, UH, BITE.
NO...
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
UH, WHERE'S BABA AKINYI?
Fidel: OH. UH...
[ PHONE RINGS ]
♪♪
Akinyi:
MY DAD, THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE,
IS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.
BUT MY DAD IS NOT HOME.
THAT COULD MEAN
HE JUST DIDN'T WANT
TO MEET HIM.
I JUST HOPE HE GETS HERE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
♪♪
Akinyi: OKAY.
THIS RIGHT HERE?
Fidel: YEAH.
♪♪
YEAH.
MM-HMM.
YEAH.
♪♪
MM-HMM.
OKAY.
Fidel: I'M NOT SURE
HE'S THE RIGHT MAN
FOR MY SISTER.
WE'VE GOT
DIFFERENT CULTURES.
THAT BECOMES A PROBLEM.
I THINK MAYBE MY DAD
IS WORRIED FOR AKINYI,
AND I'M WORRIED FOR AKINYI, TOO.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
♪♪
I WANTED MY DAD TO BE HERE.
BECAUSE IF MY FATHER
DOES NOT APPROVE
OF THE RELATIONSHIP,
I CANNOT BE WITH BENJAMIN.
I'M GETTING REALLY UPSET.
ORITE.
ORITE.
YEAH, ORITE.
YOU SHOULD SAY THAT.
ORITE,MOTHER.
YEAH.
YEAH. MM-HMM.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Fidel: AKINYI?
AKINYI?
AKINYI?
♪♪
Benjamin:
EVERYTHING OKAY?
SOMETHING I DID?
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
I DON'T WANT
TO TALK ABOUT IT.
[ SNIFFLES ]
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
SO LET ME WALK YOU
BACK TO YOUR HOUSE.
NO.
NO?
NO.
♪♪
WILL YOU COME OVER TOMORROW
IN THE MORNING?
[ GROANS ]
SO YOU WANT ME TO GO?
MM-HMM.
♪♪
Benjamin: I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON,
AND SHE'S NOT TELLING ME
WHAT'S GOING ON.
IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING.
I'VE COME OVER 9,000 MILES
TO BE WITH AKINYI.
AND I'M ONLY HERE
FOR TWO WEEKS.
THE FACT THAT SHE WANTS
TO BE ALONE WITHOUT ME
AND NOT TALK TO ME HURTS.
IT'S NOT OKAY.
BUT AT THIS POINT,
I DON'T REALLY HAVE
MUCH OF A CHOICE.
♪♪
I KIND OF FEEL LIKE
A TEENAGER,
SNOOPING AROUND
MY BOYFRIEND'S BEDROOM.
Rebecca
I REALLY DO WANT TO BELIEVE
THAT HE'S THE MAN
THAT HE TELLS ME THAT HE IS.
♪♪
WHAT'S GOING ON?
♪♪
YOU NEED TO BE HONEST
WITH ME.
HE'S HIDING SOMETHING.
I DON'T WANT TO EAT
ANYMORE.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
OH, LET'S SEE.
Rebecca: LAST NIGHT,
WE STAYED WITH ZIED'S PARENTS.
CONSIDERING THE LANGUAGE BARRIER
AND THE FACT
THAT THEY SAW MY TATTOOS,
DINNER WAS PRETTY AWKWARD
FOR ME.
AND IN ISLAM,
YOU DO NOT SLEEP IN THE SAME BED
UNLESS YOU'RE MARRIED.
SO I COZIED UP IN ZIED'S BED
ALL BY MYSELF
AND HE COZIED UP IN THE ROOM
WITH HIS MOM.
♪♪
IT'S WEIRD BEING IN HERE...
'CAUSE THIS IS WHERE WE WOULD
VIDEO CHAT FOR MONTHS.
IT'S KIND OF STRANGE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
OH, IT'S A ROCK, OKAY.
BUT, YEAH, I KIND OF FEEL LIKE
A TEENAGER
SNOOPING AROUND
MY BOYFRIEND'S BEDROOM.
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
OH.
♪♪
SINCE MEETING ZIED FOR THE
FIRST TIME LESS THAN A WEEK AGO,
I'VE NEVER LOVED HIM MORE,
BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
THAT I FIND THE RIGHT TIME
TO COME CLEAN WITH ZIED
AND TELL HIM ABOUT THE FACT
THAT I'M STILL MARRIED.
BUT I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY
RIGHT NOW,
AND I'M GLAD TO BE HERE.
♪♪
IT'S DEFINITELY A CULTURE SHOCK
TO SEE HOW THEY LIVE.
♪♪
IT'S A VERYSMALL APARTMENT.
ZIED TOLD ME THAT HIS FATHER
WAS BORN IN THIS BUILDING,
AND HIS FAMILY HAS LIVED HERE --
LIKE, HIS FATHER'S LIVED HERE
HIS WHOLE LIFE.
SO THEY'RE USED TO THIS,
BUT FOR ME,
IT'S JUST NOT
WHAT I WAS EXPECTING.
LIKE, THERE'S NO SHOWER.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DO IT,
BUT I THINK THEY JUST MAYBE...
POUR IT OVER THEM?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THE WATER
WOULD COME UNDER THE DOOR,
WHEN I WAS NOTICING THAT.
LIKE, DO THEY PUT A TOWEL --
I DON'T KNOW.
♪♪
HIS FAMILY DOESN'T HAVE IT EASY
HERE IN TUNISIA.
IT'S CROSSED MY MIND
THAT SOMEBODY IN HIS SITUATION
WOULD TRY TO MOVE TO AMERICA
TO HAVE A BETTER LIFE.
♪♪
BUT I REALLY DO WANT TO BELIEVE
THAT HE REALLY LOVES ME
AND THAT HE'S THE MAN
THAT HE TELLS ME THAT HE IS.
♪♪
Woman: OKAY.
[ SPEAKING ARABIC ]
MNH.
MNH.
♪♪
MNH.
UH...
♪♪
Tim:
I MET JENIFFER'S GRANDPARENTS,
AND I THINK IT WENT WELL.
BUT I FEEL BAD FOR NOT BEING
100% HONEST WITH JENIFFER
ABOUT WHY I HAD BEEN TO COLOMBIA
FIVE TIMES BEFORE.
MY MOST RECENT EX-GIRLFRIEND
WAS ALSO FROM COLOMBIA.
♪♪
WHEN WE MET, SHE HAD ALREADY
MOVED TO THE STATES,
BUT HER AND I TRAVELED
TO COLOMBIA TO SEE FAMILY.
WE BOTH FELL IN LOVE VERY FAST
AND HAD PLANS TO GET MARRIED
AND HAVE CHILDREN.
ONE DAY, IT JUST ENDED.
I WENT THROUGH A LOT OF PAIN
WITH THAT.
I DIDN'T WANT
TO TELL JENIFFER THE TRUTH
IN FRONT OF HER GRANDPARENTS.
THAT JUST WASN'T
THE RIGHT SETTING.
BUT THAT RELATIONSHIP
IS IN THE PAST,
AND I'VE DONE
EVERYTHING I CAN POSSIBLY DO
TO TRY TO MOVE ON WITH MY LIFE
AND I HOPE JENIFFER SEES THAT.
BUT I GOT A TEXT MESSAGE TODAY
FROM MY COLOMBIAN EX
OUT OF THE BLUE.
I'M REALLY NERVOUS.
IT'S GONNA MAKE ME LOOK
REALLY GUILTY,
AND I REALLY WANT
TO BE HONEST WITH JENIFFER.
SO I NEED TO TELL HER TONIGHT.
BUT I KNOW SHE'S GONNA BE
FURIOUS ABOUT IT.
♪♪
SIT HERE? SURE.
SO,
ARE YOU HUNGRY?
A LITTLE.
HOLA.
CHICKEN?
GOOD.
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
Jennifer: BUT I'M NOT HAPPY
BECAUSE HE'S HIDING SOMETHING.
HE DIDN'T TELL ME BEFORE THAT
HE WAS HERE LIKE FIVE TIMES.
THAT'S SOMETHING
YOU WOULDN'T HOLD.
I DON'T KNOW.
♪♪
ARE YOU OKAY?
YOU SEEM, LIKE, STRESSED.
I DON'T KNOW.
MNH.
♪♪
SO, THERE IS SOMETHING,
OBVIOUSLY.
♪♪
I WANT
TO TELL YOU SOMETHING,
BUT I DON'T WANT YOU
TO GET MAD.
♪♪
I WON'T
PROMISE YOU ANYTHING, TIM.
YOU JUST NEED
TO BE HONEST WITH ME.
I MEAN,
I AM A HUMAN.
I WILL HAVE A REACTION,
OBVIOUSLY.
I JUST FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GONNA
TAKE IT THE WRONG WAY.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
I GOT A TEXT...
NO,
NOT VERONICA.
MY LAST GIRLFRIEND --
SHE WAS COLOMBIAN,
FROM BOGOTá.
UH, REALLY?
MM.
THIS IS JUST
SO FUNNY.
DO YOU REALLY JUST KEEP TALKING
WITH YOUR EXES?
NO, I DIDN'T.
SHETEXTED ME.
YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU MET
A LOT OF LATIN GIRLS,
BUT I DIDN'T KNOW
IT WAS FROM COLOMBIA
AND IT WAS
YOUR LAST GIRLFRIEND.
ARE YOU TRYING
TO REPLACE OR WHAT?
I'M NOT TRYING
TO REPLACE HER.
I WON'T BE
YOUR REPLACE, OKAY?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY HE TOOK SO MUCH TIME
TO TELL ME THE TRUTH
ABOUT HIS EX.
I FEEL LIKE HE HAS
SOME KIND OF FEELINGS FOR HER
BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T HIDE IT
IF IT DOESN'T AFFECT YOU.
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED,
AND I DON'T TRUST HIM RIGHT NOW.
♪♪
HOW LONG
WAS THIS RELATIONSHIP?
TWO YEARS.
IS THAT REAL?
WE WEREN'T JUST DATING.
WE WERE LIVING TOGETHER.
IT WAS SERIOUS.
SO, YOU'RE STILL HAVING EMOTIONS
FOR HER?
BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN STRANGE
WITH ME.
I DIDN'T TEXT HER.
SHE TEXTED ME.
I DIDN'T TEXT HER BACK.
I'M NOT GONNA TEXT HER BACK.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT.
YOU GOT SO AFFECTED BY IT,
THEN I CARE.
I NEED TO SEE
THAT TEXTING.
I NEED TO SEE IT.
♪♪
YOU HAVE HER,
LIKE, "MAMI"?
IS THAT
FOR [BLEEP] REAL, TIM?
I JUST
NEVER CHANGED IT.
I DON'T CARE.
WHY DIDN'T YOU
CHANGE THAT?
AND YOU'RE HERE WITH ME?
LIKE, DOING WHAT?
PLAYING OR WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW
WHY YOU CARE.
I MEAN, WE'RE HAVING, LIKE --I DON'T WANT TO EAT ANYMORE.
♪♪
Tim:
I-I-I'M IN SHOCK.
LIKE, ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS,
"WHAT AM I GONNA DO
TO FIX THIS?"
IT'S JUST MAKING MY BRAIN SPIN.
I HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO
MAKE THINGS RIGHT WITH JENIFFER.
IF I CAN'T, I WOULD BE
HEARTBROKEN ALL OVER AGAIN.
♪♪
NO.I DON'T WANT TO SEE HIM AGAIN.
♪♪
Angela: ALRIGHT,
YOU GOT OUR STUFF READY?
I'M ABOUT READY.YEAH, I THINK SO. I THINK SO.
DON'T WANT
TO FORGET ANYTHING.
WHERE'S MY LIP GLOSS,
MICHAEL?
YOUR LIP GLOSS?
I HAD IT
IN MY HAND.
Angela: MY FIRST NIGHT BACK
WITH MICHAEL WAS FANTASTIC.
LIKE, JUST WAKING UP
BESIDE MICHAEL FELT WONDERFUL.
I FELT HIS HAND.
WE COULD HAVE SEX.
IT'S JUST -- IT WAS GREAT
JUST BEING THERE WITH MICHAEL
AND HIM HUGGING AND KISSING ME.
LIKE...IT'S LOVE.
♪ I'M IN LOVE
WITH YOU ♪
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE GETTING READY
TO GO TO THE BEACH.
SO, WHERE ARE WE GOING?
TO THE BEACH AND WHAT?
WHAT ARE WE DOING?
A BOAT CRUISE.
SOME WHAT?
WELL, I'M NOT HAPPY
ABOUT DOING THIS.
COME ON, NOW.I'M JUST SAYING.
I'M STILL MAD ABOUT YOU GOING
OUT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY, MICHAEL,
SO YOU'RE STILL IN TROUBLE
ABOUT THAT.
♪♪
Angela: ME AND MICHAEL
HAD A LITTLE PROBLEM.
HE WAS SUPPOSED TO WAIT FOR ME
TO CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY
WITH HIM, BUT HE DIDN'T.
Angela: I WAS SO ANXIOUS
TO COME OVER THERE
AND ENJOY YOUR BIRTHDAY,
AND IT'S JUST NOT THE SAME.
YOU HAVE
A LYING PROBLEM.
♪♪
IT AIN'T OVER.
THE CONVERSATION'S NOT OVER.
DID YOU NOT
CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY
AND PROMISE
YOU WOULD NOT?
Michael: MM.
I'M TRYING NOT TO GET MAD. SEE?
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
DID YOU NOT,
THOUGH?
HOW DO YOU WANT ME TO TRUST
AND YOU KEEP LYING?
♪♪
I'M SORRY.
MICHAEL JUST HASN'T
LOST MY TRUST
AFTER THE BIRTHDAY INCIDENT.
THIS HAS GONE ON FOR TWO YEARS.
FOR INSTANCE, THIS INSTAGRAM,
SOCIAL-MEDIA PROBLEM WE HAVE.
SHOWBOATING IS WHAT I CALL IT,
WITH ALL THEM WOMEN.
EACH TIME HE TOLD ME HE WOULDN'T
DO IT, HE WOULD DO IT.
AND THERE'S BEEN MANY,
MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY LIES
IN BETWEEN THOSE.
ALRIGHT,
LET'S GET OUR [BLEEP] TOGETHER,
AND LET'S
GET OUT OF HERE.
♪♪
Michael:
THANK YOU.
♪♪
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE [BLEEP] YOU JUST SAID.
HOW FAR
IS THIS DRIVE?
I'M READY TO JUST
GET ON THE BEACH.
FIVE HOURS.
NO, IT'S NOT.
[ LAUGHS ]
MICHAEL.
HE CAN TELL
THAT I'M STILL UPSET.
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE
HE DOESN'T CARE.
♪♪
I DON'T THINK
MICHAEL UNDERSTANDS
HOW HARD I WORKED TO GET
BACK OVER HERE TO NIGERIA.
I EXPECT FOR HIM
TO SHOW ME APPRECIATION,
AND HE'S NOT DOING THAT.
♪♪
QUIT TELLING ME
YOU'RE SORRY.
TILL YOU KNOW
THAT YOU MEAN SORRY,
DON'T [BLEEP] SAY,
[Mockingly] "SORRY, SORRY,"
[Normal voice]
IF YOU DON'T MEAN IT.
WHEN YOU WENT OUT
ON YOUR BIRTHDAY,
YOU HAD A FEW DRINKS
AND A MEAL.
WHO PAID FOR THAT,
BY THE WAY?
I'VE BEEN WAITING TO GET HERE
TO ASK YOU ALL THIS [BLEEP]
YOU SAID
YOU HAD NO MONEY --
AND THEN YOU HAD THE AUDACITY
TO TAKE MY [BLEEP] MONEY
TO GO DRINK
WHEN YOU TOLD ME YOU WOULDN'T.
THIS IS OUR FIRST FULL DAY
IN NIGERIA.
♪♪
YOU BEEN
ON A BOAT BEFORE?
HMM.
YOU LIED ABOUT THAT,
YOU LIAR.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T EVEN WANT TO DO THIS.
'CAUSE WHEN I SEEN
THE BOAT DOCK,
IT REMINDED ME
OF A PICTURE MICHAEL...
SO, THEREFORE,
HE'S LYING DEAD IN MY DAMN FACE.
YOU'RE LYING.
I'M READY TO GO HOME.
[BLEEP] THIS BOAT RIDE.
I'M NOT GOING ON IT.
[BLEEP] YOU. I DON'T EVEN
WANT TO RIDE WITH YOU.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
THAT I --
[BLEEP] YOU.
YOU LIED AGAIN IN MY FACE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
UNH-UNH --
GET YOUR OWN HOTEL ROOM.
I GOT MY OWN MONEY.
I'M DONE WITH THIS.
YOU'RE A
[BLEEP] DAMN LIAR.
I'M READY TO GO.
[ SIGHS ]
NO.
IF YOU DON'T
GET OUT MY FACE --
TALK ALL YOU WANT TO.
I'VE HAD IT.
I AM SICK OF HIS LYING
AND HIS BULL[BLEEP]
I DON'T WANT TO SEE HIM AGAIN.
HE IS NOT
SLEEPING IN THE ROOM WITH ME.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE'S
GOING, AND I DON'T,
FRANKLY, GIVE A [BLEEP]
I'M DONE WITH MICHAEL FOR GOOD.
Caesar:
MARIA'S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE
IN MEXICO WITH ME RIGHT NOW,
BUT HER RESERVATION
WAS CANCELED.
I'M GONNA DO WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO GET HER HERE.
♪♪
GOD DANG.
[ SIGHS ]
I WENT TO CHECK MY PHONE,
AND I LOOKED AT IT
AND SHE TEXTED ME RIGHT NOW
AND SAID THE FLIGHT'S CANCELED.
THERE'S NO -- THERE IS --
THERE IS -- BUT THERE'S NO WAY.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED.
I JUST --
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO SAY RIGHT NOW.
MARIA'S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE
IN MEXICO WITH ME RIGHT NOW,
BUT I JUST FOUND OUT THAT
HER RESERVATION WAS CANCELED.
I DON'T KNOW WHY MARIA
DIDN'T TELL ME THIS EARLIER.
SO, SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
ON THE PLANE YESTERDAY.
SO, WHY DIDN'T SHE
TELL ME SOONER?
[ KEYBOARD CLICKING ]
[ WHOOSH ]
OH, GOD.
♪♪
MARIA IS SAYING THAT
SHE DIDN'T CANCEL THE FLIGHT,
AND I DON'T KNOW
IF I CAN TRUST HER RIGHT NOW.
I KNOW
I DIDN'T CANCEL THE FLIGHT.
I NEED TO CALL THE AIRLINE,
AND I'M GONNA GET
TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS
AND SEE
WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON.
[ Ringing ]
YES. I WANTED TO KNOW --
THERE WAS A FLIGHT CANCELED,
AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
WHAT WAS GOING ON.
IT'S 5561131.
♪♪
YES, BECAUSE I DIDN'T
DO ANYTHING.
I DIDN'T CANCEL IT, BUT I JUST
WANTED TO SEE WHO DID.
♪♪
IT WAS --
IT WAS CANCELED BY THE AIRLINE?
NOAH:
Yes, sir.
ALRIGHT, BUT I DON'T --
THAT'S CRAZY, NOW.
WAS THERE SOME INFORMATION
THAT WASN'T -- THAT WASN'T DOWN?
WAS THERE
SOME NUMBERS MISSING?
WHAT WAS GOING ON?
♪♪
HAS NEVER BEEN CHARGED?
♪♪
IT WASN'T HER FAULT.
IT WAS MY FAULT.
ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT.
You're welcome,
sir.
Bye-bye.
THAT'S [BLEEP] CRAZY. OKAY.
IF THE TICKET WASN'T CANCELED,
I THINK MARIA
WOULD HAVE GOT ON THE FLIGHT.
I STILL HAVE HOPE IN MY HEART
THAT I CAN MEET HER IN PERSON.
WHEN YOU REALLY LOVE SOMEBODY,
YOU DON'T EVER GIVE UP ON THEM.
[ Ringing ]
SO I'M STILL GONNA TRY
TO GET HER HERE.
[ Ringing continues ]
I'M GONNA DO WHATEVER IT TAKES.
[ Ringing continues ]
MARIA: Hello?
NEXT TIME ON
"BEFORE THE 90 DAYS"...
YOU KNOW,
MY SISTER NOT LIKE REBECCA.
THIS MAKE ME SO MUCH WORRIED.
HMM?
♪♪
SO, YOU HAVE FEELINGS
FOR HER?
I MEAN...
I FEEL BETRAYED, AND I FEEL LIKE
HE MAY NOT BE THE MAN I THOUGHT.
♪♪
Benjamin:
I'M IN THE DOGHOUSE
WITHOUT EVEN
DOING ANYTHING WRONG.
WOW.
YEP.
I JUST WANT YOU HAPPY, THEN.
THAT'S ALL.
DO YOU REALLY
WANT ME HAPPY, DARCE?
I DON'T KNOW. I WAS THINKING
THE SAME THING ABOUT YOU.
Tom: I DON'T THINK
DARCEY REALLY UNDERSTANDS
HOW COMPETITIVE SHE'S BEING.
BEING ON A VACATION WHERE
THE TWO SISTERS ARE ARGUING
ISN'T REALLY
WHERE I THOUGHT I'D FIND MYSELF.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
HE'S ENJOYING HIMSELF.
♪♪
Terri:
HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT
THAT HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN
USING YOU FOR A VISA?
JUST BECAUSE HE'S SYRIAN
DOES NOT MEAN
HE'S USING ME.
[ CRYING ]
[ CRYING ]
Angela:
ME AND MICHAEL ARE DONE.
ANGIE, ANGIE,
LISTEN.
YOU PUT --
HE CAN GO HOME TO HIS MAMA.
♪♪
DO YOU STILL LOVE ME?
[ MARIA SIGHS ]
♪♪
PREVIOUSLY ON
"BEFORE THE 90 DAYS"...
OH.
Rebecca: TONIGHT I HAVE TO GO
MEET HIS PARENTS.
WHAT'D YOU SAY?
Akinyi:
I AM WORRIED 'CAUSE BENJAMIN
NEEDS TO IMPRESS MY FAMILY.
ARE WE JUST GONNA, LIKE,
CUDDLE FOREVER?
[ COUGHS ] SORRY.
TOM AND I HAVE NOT BEEN
INTIMATE YET.
LIKE, HOW DO YOU
FEEL ABOUT ME?
Timothy:
VERONICA CALLED ME.
YOU WANT ME TO BE FRIENDS
WITH MY EXES, TOO?
THE [BLEEP] IS SHE,
YOUR WIFE OR WHAT?
KNOWING HOW JEALOUS JENIFFER
GETS MAKES ME REALLY NERVOUS,
BECAUSE I HAVE A SECRET
ABOUT MY PAST
THAT COULD BE THE ONE THING
THAT BREAKS US UP.
DO YOU STILL PLAN ON ME
MOVING TO SYRIA?
I HOPE SO.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE AWAY
FROM YOU FOR THAT LONG.
Avery:
HIS VISA COULD TAKE YEARS.
AND I'M NOT GONNA WAIT YEARS
TO SEE HIM.
SO IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS,
I'M PLANNING ON MOVING TO SYRIA.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TELL
MY MOM ABOUT IT.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
RIGHT HERE IS THE RING.
WHEN MARIA ARRIVES TOMORROW,
I'M GONNA PROPOSE TO HER.
THAT'S HER RIGHT THERE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I CANNOT BELIEVE I'M BACK IN
NIGERIA WITH ALL THE [BLEEP]
MICHAEL PUTS ME THROUGH.
IF HE SCREWS UP,
THAT'S IT.
-HEY, HEY, HEY!
-THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
STOP!
[ MEN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]
STOP, MICHAEL!
AND COMING UP...
TIME TO PARTY.
YES.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THE GIRLS
THAT WE'RE MEETING UP WITH?
YOU DID SAY YOU WANTED
TO MEET MY FRIENDS.
Caesar:
I'M GETTING READY TO GO TO THE
AIRPORT AND PICK UP MARIA.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
FOR FIVE WHOLE YEARS.
♪♪
I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY DAD
IS GOING TO SAY.
IT'S NEVER HAPPENED.
MY FEAR IS THAT AVERY WOULD TRY
TO RUN OFF WITH YOU.
I REALLY COULDN'T
LET THAT HAPPEN.
Terri: IF OMAR TAKES HER
TO ANOTHER COUNTRY,
I WOULD FIGHT IT TOOTH AND NAIL.
HEY. HELLO.
-HI.
-HOW ARE YOU?
OH! OOPS.
I AM ABSOLUTELY MORTIFIED
RIGHT NOW.
♪♪
I DON'T KNOW
WHY YOU CARE.
I MEAN --I DON'T WANT TO EAT.
[ CUP CLATTERING ]
NO.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE HIM AGAIN.
I'M DONE WITH MICHAEL FOR GOOD.
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DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
♪♪
WHERE'S THE CAR, HONEY?
THERE.
THAT'S IT THERE.
Angela: I JUST LANDED
IN LAGOS, NIGERIA,
TO REUNITE WITH MY FIANCé,
MICHAEL.
AND I'M EXCITED.
PHEW.
WE GOT ENGAGED ABOUT A YEAR AGO
WHEN I FLEW OVER HERE
TO MEET MICHAEL
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
[ BRAKES SQUEAL ]
[ MAN SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE ]
-HEY, HEY, HEY! HEY!
-THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
STOP!
GET OFF OF HIM!
YOU STOP!
STOP!
YOU STOP HITTING HIM!
STOP!
MIKE! MIKE!
LET GO OF HIM!
STOP!
STOP!
THAT'S WRONG!
WE BRIEFLY STOPPED IN
THE NO-PARKING ZONE,
AND THESE TOW-TRUCK GUYS
COME OUT OF NOWHERE
AND PUT IRON SPIKES IN MICHAEL'S
TIRES SO THEY CAN TOW OUR CAR.
WHEN MICHAEL TRIED TO STOP THEM,
THINGS GOT REALLY PHYSICAL.
THEY'RE LIKE COWBOYS HERE
IN NIGERIA.
WHAT THE HELL?
GET AWAY FROM MY CAR!
-MICHAEL.
-MICHAEL.
MICHAEL! STOP!
YOU GET AWAY.
LET'S GO.
MICHAEL, GET IN THE CAR.
GET IN THE CAR
AND LET'S GO.
[ MEN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]
Man: LET'S GO, GUYS.
LET'S GO.
FOOLISH, SHALLOW PEOPLE.
ARE YOU CUT?
NO, NO.
I'M FINE.
NO, YOU'RE GOOD.
I CAN'T BELIEVE ANGELA
IS IN NIGERIA
FOR A FEW MINUTES
AND THIS BAD THING HAPPENS.
I MEAN...
MY NAILS ARE BROKE.
I COULDN'T GET HIM
FROM THE BACK.
DID YOU SEE ME
PUSH THAT GUY?
THE SECOND ONE THAT
COME ACROSS TO HIT YOU?
I SAW.
I [BLEEP]
OH, MY GOD.
WE GOT IN A FIGHT IN NIGERIA.
THEY DON'T TOUCH
MY [BLEEP]DAMN BABY.
I'LL GO TO JAIL IN NIGERIA,
[BLEEP] DAMN IT.
WHEN IT WAS ALL OVER WITH,
I SAID THANK GOD,
'CAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN
IN A DAMN NIGERIAN PRISON.
COULD YOU IMAGINE?
BUT I AM SO SHOCKED TO SEE
HOW MICHAEL HANDLED HISSELF.
I'M FEELING LIKE "THAT'S MY MAN,
DAMN IT."
MY BABY'S BALLS DROPPED.
[ LAUGHS ]
I LOVE A MAN TO STAND UP
FOR THEIRSELF,
AND SEEING MICHAEL
DEFENDING US.
I'M HAPPY JUST TO KNOW
MICHAEL HAD OUR BACK.
HERE WE ARE, BABY.YEAH, BABY.
IT WAS A TURN-ON.
IT WAS.
OH, MY -- WHAT?
COME HERE.
LET ME JUST SHOW YOU.
BUT NOW, I MEAN,
I'M USED TO HER.
SEE?
WE DO IT LIKE THIS.
WHAT?
COME ON.TAKE THE PANTS OFF.
TAKE YOUR PANTS OFF.PULL THIS THING OFF.
MICHAEL,
YOU'RE SUCH A WEENIE.
BUT ISN'T IT CUTE?
LOOK AT THIS, MICHAEL.
COME HERE.
YOU LIKE THEM?
GO.
SEXY BABY, WHOO, WHOO!
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S A GOOD SIGN
FOR THE RELATIONSHIP.
OH, SEXY BABY.
[ LAUGHS ]
SHE'S HAPPY.
I MEAN, SHE MISSED ME SO MUCH.
IT'S BODY PAINT.
LET ME JUST SHOW YOU.
LAY BACK.
WHOA!
WHOA.
BABY.
SERIOUSLY?
[ LAUGHS ]
WATCH, AND THEN YOU --BABE.
COME HERE,
GET IT OFF MY MOUTH.
OH! WHAT THE [BLEEP]
YOU BEEN DOING THIS
[BLEEP] BEFORE, MI--
MICHAEL.
[ LAUGHS ]
MICHAEL IS SO
MUCH MORE OPEN
SEXUALLY THAN HE WAS
THE FIRST TIME WE MET LAST YEAR.
THIS YEAR, HE IS ALL ABOUT
THIS WHITE CHOCOLATE.
OOH!
I JUST HOPE WE CAN RIDE
THIS HAPPY WAVE A LITTLE LONGER,
EVEN THOUGH WE STILL HAVE
SOME STUFF WE NEED TO WORK OUT.
AT SOME POINT DURING THIS TRIP,
THINGS WILL GET MORE SERIOUS.
Y'ALL GOT TO GO.
BUT TONIGHT IS ALL ABOUT SEEING
EACH OTHER AND MAKING LOVE.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
♪♪
Rebecca:
OH, I AM REALLY NERVOUS.
I JUST WANT YOUR FAMILY
TO LOVE ME.
I ARRIVED IN TUNISIA
A FEW DAYS AGO
TO MEET MY BOYFRIEND, ZIED,
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE STILL GETTING
TO KNOW EACH OTHER,
WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO GO
MEET HIS MOTHER AND FATHER.
AND WE'RE GONNA BE STAYING
THE NIGHT WITH THEM.
JUST PARK IT HERE, YES.
I'M STARTING TO GET REALLY
VERY NERVOUS,
BECAUSE THAT'S THEIR BABY,
AND HERE THIS WOMAN
FROM AMERICA, WHO'S, YOU KNOW,
OLD ENOUGH TO BE HIS MOTHER,
IS COMING TO SWIFT HIM AWAY
AND TAKE HIM TO ANOTHER COUNTRY.
NERVOUS?
I'M SO SCARED.
I NOT WANT YOU WORRYING.
ADD IN THE FACT THAT THEY'RE
VERY STRICT,
CONSERVATIVE MUSLIMS.
IT'S A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL
OF STRESS.
[ GROANS ]
I FEEL LIKE
I'M GONNA THROW UP.
IT'S OKAY.
OH, MY GOD.
♪♪
[ SPEAKING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE ]
-HELLO.
-HI.
HOW ARE YOU? OH!
[ SHATTERING ]OOPS.
UH-OH.
SORRY.
I AM ABSOLUTELY MORTIFIED
RIGHT NOW.
OPENING THE DOOR,
I BUMPED INTO SOMETHING
AND BROKE A PRICELESS HEIRLOOM.
THAT'S --
MAYBE THAT'S GOOD LUCK.
I DON'T KNOW.
HELLO.
DEFINITELY NOT THE WAY
I ENVISIONED MEETING HIS FAMILY.
OKAY.
THIS LOOKS SO GOOD.
MMM.
WHEW.
I'M GONNA FORGET
WHAT LANGUAGE I SPEAK
BY THE TIME I LEAVE HERE.
UM, NOT LIKE THIS.
BUT I HAD IT IN MOROCCO.
♪♪
IT'S AWKWARD AS HELL.
I DEFINITELY DID NOT WANT
TO BE DISCUSSING,
THE VERY FIRST TIME
THAT I MEET ZIED'S PARENTS,
THAT I'VE MARRIED
ANOTHER ARABIC MAN BEFORE.
GEORGIA.GEORGIA, YES.
GEORGIA.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
YES.
I JUST MISS HIM.
[ LAUGHS ]
YES.YOU UNDERSTAND?
YEAH.I WANT TO MAKE HIM HAPPY.
♪♪
Rebecca: AS MUCH AS I TRIED
TO COVER MY TATTOOS,
AS I'M SIPPING MY DRINK,
MY SLEEVE COMES DOWN,
AND IT'S OBVIOUS
THAT HIS FAMILY SAW THEM.
AND I'M NOT SURE
WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW.
♪♪
♪♪
OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR DINNER.
OKAY.
♪♪
I WANT YOU
TO CONQUER ME.
I MEAN, MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING
WE COULD WORK ON LATER TODAY.
BUT THAT IS SOMETHING
YOU DON'T ASK TO A GIRL.
YOU JUST DO IT.
MY HEART'S BEATING OUT
OF MY CHEST.
I'M GETTING READY TO GO TO
THE AIRPORT AND PICK UP MARIA.
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE PERFECT.
♪♪
Jeniffer: MM, GOOD MORNING.Timothy: GOOD MORNING, BABY.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD.
HOW DID YOU SLEEP?
ACTUALLY GOOD.
YEAH, ME TOO.THIS BED IS COMFY.
YOU HUNGRY?
YEAH.
MAYBE I'LL MAKE
YOU SOMETHING.
SURE.
OH, ARE YOU SCARED
I'M NOT THE BEST COOK?
TRY.
Timothy: AFTER EIGHT MONTHS
OF AN ONLINE RELATIONSHIP
WITH JENIFFER, WE'RE FINALLY
TOGETHER IN COLOMBIA,
AND I'M WAKING UP,
AND SHE'S BESIDE ME IN BED.
FRUIT AND EGGS.AND COFFEE, PLEASE.
AND COFFEE.
GOTCHA.
AFTER DINNER LAST NIGHT,
JENIFFER,
YOU KNOW,
DECIDED TO STAY,
AND WE STARTED TO GET, YOU KNOW,
COMFORTABLE IN THE BED,
AND I GUESS WE GOT
TOO COMFORTABLE,
'CAUSE WE ENDED UP
JUST GOING TO SLEEP.
BABY, I WOULD LIKE
SOME JUICE, TOO.
OKAY.
I KNOW MY GUY FRIENDS AT HOME
ARE GONNA GIVE ME
A BUNCH OF HELL
FOR HAVING THIS
BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN MY BED
AND NOT MAKING A MOVE ON HER,
BUT I'M CONFIDENT THAT,
YOU KNOW, WE'LL GET PHYSICAL
WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.
OKAY. JUICE.OKAY. THANK YOU.
FRUIT.
HOW ARE THE EGGS?
NO?THEY GOT BETTER WITH SALT.
BUT THANK YOU, BABY.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
IT'S FEELING VERY GOOD
TO WAKE UP TOGETHER,
AND I REALLY CAN TELL THAT
HE RESPECTS ME A LOT,
BECAUSE HE KEPT HIS HANDS
IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
BUT IT'S VERY STRANGE TO ME
THAT HE DOESN'T
EVEN TRY TO KISS ME.
YEAH, THAT'S THE BEST
I'VE SLEPT IN FOREVER,
AND I THINK IT'S BECAUSE
YOU WERE HERE WITH ME.
OHH.
YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE.
I DO FEEL REALLY
COMFORTABLE.
YEAH, ME TOO, ACTUALLY.IT'S NICE.
I WAS LOOKING AT YOU ASLEEP
LAST NIGHT,
AND I WAS THINKING,
"WOW, I'M A LUCKY GUY."
I WANT YOU TO
FEEL COMFORTABLE.
LIKE, I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK
I'M JUST HERE FOR SEX.
♪♪
BUT, YOU KNOW,
AT THE SAME TIME,
I DEFINITELY THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT TO GO UP
IN LEVELS WITH, LIKE,
YOU KNOW, PHYSICAL, AND --
YOU KNOW, JUST TAKE IT
TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
I MEAN, I WANT TO GET
ROMANTIC WITH YOU.
WHAT DID YOU MEAN,
NEXT-LEVEL ROMANTIC?
I'M JUST SAYING, I HOPE
THAT WE CAN PROGRESS
OUR PHYSICAL RELATIONSHIP
AS WELL
AS OUR MENTAL
AND SPIRITUAL.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
FEEL THE SAME ABOUT ME
THAT I FEEL ABOUT YOU.
WELL, I MEAN, MAYBE
THAT'S SOMETHING
WE COULD WORK ON
LATER TODAY.
BUT THAT IS SOMETHING
YOU DON'T ASK TO A GIRL.
YOU JUST DO IT.WELL, YEAH, I-I KNOW.
IT'S JUST -- I GUESS --
YOU'RE JUST ASKING ME, LIKE,
"I WANT A KISS. I WANT THIS."
I FEEL WEIRD BECAUSE I KNOW
I'M TIMED.
JUST DO IT IF YOU WANT TO.
JUST JUMP.
RIGHT.
IT'S VERY WEIRD WHEN
A MAN ASK A KISS.
I MEAN, I'M NOT USED TO THAT.
YOU CAN'T PLAN THAT.
YOU HAVE TO LIVE AND FEEL
AND DO IT NATURALLY.
WHAT, YOU WANT ME TO DO
A SCHEDULE, AND TELL YOU,
"THIS DAY WE ARE
GOING TO [BLEEP]"?
NO, NO.
I DON'T WANT TO PLAN IT.
I WANT IT TO BE NATURAL.
BUT I JUST WANTED
TO JUST MAKE SURE
WE WERE ON THE SAME PAGE,
THAT'S ALL.
WE'LL SEE IF WE ARE.OKAY.
NOT TALKING TOO MUCH
AND ACT -- BETTER.
ALL RIGHT.
ACTIONS, NOT WORDS.
NOT TO TALK,
MORE ACTION.
GOTCHA.
OKAY.
I'LL SEE WHAT
I CAN DO.
[ LAUGHS ] SHUT UP.
ALL RIGHT.
SO, WHAT ALL ARE
WE GONNA DO TODAY,
SO I KNOW WHAT CLOTHES
TO PUT ON?
WE'RE GOING TO MEET
MY GRANDPARENTS.
OKAY.
AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT,
SO YOU HAVE TO LOOK GOOD.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, THE FIRST IMPRESSION,
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
I KNOW.
I LIVE WITH MY GRANDPARENTS
AFTER I DIVORCED.
AND THEY DON'T WANT ME
TO GET HURT AGAIN.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A LOT
OF PRESSURE FOR ME.
SO, ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THAT'S GOOD.
I'M GLAD YOU TOLD ME SO I CAN
START, LIKE, MENTALLY PREPARING.
MEETING JENIFFER'S FAMILY TODAY,
I THINK THAT'S A MAJOR STEP
IN US, YOU KNOW, EVOLVING TO
A MORE SOLID RELATIONSHIP.
I KNOW I NEED TO DO A LOT
TO IMPRESS THEM.
AND I THINK IT'S NOT JUST
JENIFFER
THAT JENIFFER'S FAMILY
IS CONCERNED WITH.
IT'S WHO SHE'S LETTING AROUND
VIOLET.
IF THEY DON'T LIKE ME,
I DON'T KNOW
THAT SHE WOULD BE ALLOWED
TO CONTINUE TO SEE ME.
LET'S GET READY.ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.
GO.
YOU SMELL SO BAD.
DO I REALLY?SO SMELLY NOW.
IT'S HOT IN YOUR CITY.
I CAN'T STAND THAT.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
[ PEOPLE CHEERING ]
I'M IN MEXICO, WAITING TO MEET
MY UKRAINIAN GIRLFRIEND, MARIA,
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
WE MET ON AN INTERNATIONAL
DATING WEBSITE,
AND WE'VE BEEN DATING
FOR FIVE YEARS.
YEAH, I LIKE THIS.
THIS IS GOOD.
THE DAY IS COMING TO AN END,
AND MARIA'S GONNA BE HERE
IN 12 HOURS.
BUT I'VE HEARD DOUBTS
FROM EVERYBODY
THE WHOLE TIME
THAT I'VE BEEN HERE IN MEXICO.
[ INHALES DEEPLY ]
I'M FEELING ANXIETY, VULNERABLE.
I JUST WANT HER TO BE HERE.
I HAVE TO MAKE
ANOTHER PHONE CALL.
I'LL BE BACK.
ALL RIGHT.[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]
♪♪
MARIA HASN'T RESPONDED TO ME
IN FOUR DAYS.
I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING
ABOUT HER GETTING ON THE FLIGHT.
BUT I HAVE TO STAY HOPEFUL.
I-I BELIEVE IN HER.
YOU KNOW, I-I BELIEVE
IN THE BOTH OF US.
♪♪
[ Ringing ]
YOU THERE?
OH, THE TRIP'S
GOING PRETTY GOOD.
MARIA LANDS AT 9:00
IN THE MORNING TOMORROW.
WELL, YOU KNOW ME.
I'M GONNA GO OVER THERE
WITH FLOWERS...
WEARING A SUIT.
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH, YEAH. YOU KNOW,
I GOT THE RING RIGHT HERE.
I GOT IT WITH ME.
THE LAST TIME I TALKED
TO HER WAS, LIKE --
DAMN, LIKE, UM...
FOUR DAYS AGO.
♪♪
NO, I'M NOT TOO WORRIED
ABOUT IT.
MOST LIKELY,
SHE GOT ON THE PLANE,
AND SO, YOU KNOW,
SHE'S COMING.
Why do you feel
so confident
when she's already let you down
so many other times?
YOU KNOW, THE THING ABOUT IT IS,
I KNOW YOU DOUBT ME,
AND I KNOW YOU'RE
SITTING THERE SAYING,
SHE'S NOT GONNA COME,
SHE'S NOT GONNA SHOW UP,
BUT IT'S NOT GONNA
HAPPEN LIKE THAT.
I-I GOT IT, MAN.
Good -- Good luck.
ALL RIGHT, JEREMY.
♪♪
THEY ALL THINK THAT
SHE'S NOT GONNA SHOW UP.
EVERYBODY'S DOUBTING RIGHT NOW.
BUT I STILL LOVE HER.
I'M STILL WILLING TO GO
TO THAT DAMN AIRPORT TOMORROW,
AND I'M STILL READY TO GO
TO THE AIRPORT
WITH THE DAMN FLOWERS,
WITH THE SUIT ON,
AND I'M STILL THERE,
AND I'M READY TO SIT THERE
AND WAIT FOR HER.
I GOT TO. I HAVE TO.
I'VE INVESTED ALL THIS TIME.
I GOT TO GO.
I GOT TO SEE IT.
I GOT TO SEE.
I GOT TO SEE.
I JUST HOPE THAT SHE GETS HERE.
SO I'M GONNA DO A LOT
OF PRAYING TONIGHT.
♪♪
♪♪
HOLD ON, LET ME -- LET ME
FIND MY WALLET REAL QUICK.
THIS MORNING,
I'M GETTING READY
TO GO TO THE AIRPORT
AND PICK UP MARIA.
SHE'S SUPPOSED TO LAND
IN TWO HOURS.
IT FEELS LIKE MY BIRTHDAY.
IT FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS.
IT FEELS LIKE
I'M RUNNING A RACE,
AND MY HEART'S BEATING
OUT OF MY CHEST.
COME ON IN.
THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE IT.
I HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS, ROSES,
EVERYTHING READY FOR HER.
PLUS I'M PLANNING TO GET
THOSE NICE LITTLE TOWELS
THAT ARE MADE LIKE LITTLE SWANS.
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE PERFECT.
[ CELLPHONE CHIMES ]
♪♪
[BLEEP] DAMN, MAN.
SHE SAID HER FLIGHT'S CANCELED.
GOD DANG.
♪♪
I WENT TO CHECK MY PHONE,
AND I LOOKED AT IT,
AND SHE TEXTED ME RIGHT NOW
AND SAID THE FLIGHT'S CANCELED.
♪♪
THERE'S N-- THERE'S --
THERE IS --
BUT THERE'S NO WAY.
♪♪
[ Ringing ]
OH, MY GOD.
SHE'S NOT --
SHE'S NOT ANSWERING.
NOTHING.
[ GROANS ]
[ CELLPHONE CLICKS ]
♪♪
THE FLIGHT WAS
FOR YESTERDAY AT 2:49.
THAT'S WHY I'M LIKE,
"WHY YOU DOING THAT RIGHT NOW?"
WHEN SHE COULD HAVE
JUST DID IT YESTERDAY?
YOU KNOW, WHEN WE CAN FIX IT.
I HAVE NO IDEA W--
WHAT HAPPENED.
IT JUST --
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY
RIGHT NOW.
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
OH, FINE DIAMONDS.
YEAH, I LIKE
THE WHITE DIAMONDS.
KEEPING OUR EYES
ON THE PRIZE.
DARCEY PUTS A LOT OF PRESSURE
AND EXPECTATION
ON THE RELATIONSHIP.
BUT I DON'T WANT
TO RUSH INTO IT.
SO, WHAT IF YOUR DAD
DOESN'T LIKE ME?
♪♪
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
ICE, ICE, ICE.
I'VE BEEN IN LONDON
FOR ALMOST A WEEK NOW.
AND IT'S OUR LAST DAY HERE
BEFORE WE HEAD TO ALBANIA
TO MEET MY TWIN SISTER, STACEY,
AND HER FIANCé, FLORIAN.
SO FAR, THE TRIP'S BEEN GOOD.
BUT FOR SOME REASON,
TOM'S BEEN HOLDING BACK,
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES
TO BEING INTIMATE.
SO, IS OUR BEDROOM NICE?
YOURROOM IS
BEAUTIFUL.
♪♪
I WANT TO GET TO KNOW YOU
A LITTLE BIT.
LET'S JUST TAKE OUR TIME
AND SEE HOW IT GOES.
♪♪
BUT LAST NIGHT, OVER DRINKS,
WE WERE ABLE TO GET
SOME THINGS OFF OUR CHESTS,
AND I THINK THAT'S WHEN
OUR CONNECTION REALLY DEEPENED.
[ SIGHS ]
I FOUND ICE, BABE.
AND, YOU KNOW,
WE TOOK IT ALL THE WAY
TO THE BEDROOM.
HERE YOU GO.
MY POOR BABY.
YOU GONNA BE OKAY?
I WAKE UP AFTER AN AMAZING NIGHT
WITH DARCEY IN GREAT PAIN.
MY ANKLE SEEMS
TO HAVE SWOLLEN UP.
MAYBE IT WAS DUE TO
THE VIGOROUS LOVEMAKING
FROM THE EVENING BEFORE.
I DON'T REALLY REMEMBER IT
BEING LIKE THIS LAST NIGHT.
NO, IT DIDN'T HURT
WHILE WE WERE --
WELL...
I DON'T REMEMBER IT
BEING THAT ROUGH.
I KNOW.
IT WAS ROMANTIC.
IT WAS VERY ROMANTIC.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
[ Chuckling ] IT WAS TIME.
IT WAS TIME.
JUST KIND OF FELT LIKE
THE BATTERY BUNNY LAST NIGHT.
YEAH, YOU KEPT GOING.
IT WAS EVERLASTING.
IT WAS GOOD.
I, UH...
WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO IT
FROM DAY ONE.
GLAD WE REALLY KIND OF
JUST SEALED THE DEAL.
"SEALED THE DEAL"?
YEAH.
JUST SO --
IT WAS GOOD.
SO AMERICAN.
IT IS.
I WAS, YOU KNOW,
WAITING FOR THAT MOMENT
WITH MY --
MY BRITISH MAN.
Tom: I'M GLAD I WAITED.
OBVIOUSLY DARCEY WAS GLAD
THAT SHE DIDN'T HAVE
TO WAIT ANY MORE.
THE LAST FEW DAYS,
IT HAS BEEN A BIT STRANGE.
BUT I'M REALLY, REALLY HAPPY
WHAT HAPPENED HAPPENED,
AND I'M INTERESTED
TO SEE WHERE IT LEADS.
Tom: IT'S PRETTY
BAD, RIGHT?
Darcey: IT LOOKS BAD.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.
I'LL BE YOUR NURSE DARCEY.
I WOULD KISS IT,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU.
GO ON, DO IT.
KISS YOUR BOO-BOO?
IF YOU LOVED ME,
YOU'D DO IT.
I DO.
AAH!
OH, BABY, SORRY.
OH, MY GOD.
YOUR BREASTS
GOT IN THE WAY.
OH, SORRY.
OH, NO.
Darcey: IT'S LIKE BEING INTIMATE
HAS TAKEN OUR RELATIONSHIP
LIKE 10 STEPS
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
HERE, WILL YOU
TAKE MY BAG?
YEAH.
IT IS SUCH A RELIEF.
♪♪
I FINALLY FEEL LIKE
WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE.
♪♪
I LOVE THIS AREA.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL AROUND HERE.MM-HMM.
SO MANY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE
AND NICE SHOPS.
NICE EVERYTHING
IN LONDON.
OH, FINE DIAMONDS.
[ LAUGHS ]RIGHT UP MY ALLEY.
MM.
WOW.
THE WATCHES ARE NICE.
YES.
AND THE DIAMOND RINGS.
YEAH, I LIKE
THE WHITE DIAMONDS.
♪♪
KEEPING OUR EYES
ON THE PRIZE.
DARCEY BRINGS
TO THE FOREFRONT
THAT SHE WANTS TO GET MARRIED
ALL THE TIME.
AND THAT PUTS A LOT OF PRESSURE
AND EXPECTATION
ON THE RELATIONSHIP.
I AM GETTING TO AN AGE
WHERE I KNOW I NEED
TO SETTLE DOWN.
I'M HOPING THAT
DARCEY'S THAT PERSON
THAT I CAN DO THAT WITH.
BUT I WANT TO TAKE MY TIME.
I DON'T WANT TO RUSH INTO IT.
♪♪
WHEN I LOOK FOR RINGS
AND, YOU KNOW,
SPECIAL JEWELRY,
SOMETIMES I LIKE THEM
A LITTLE BIGGER.
BUT AS LONG AS
IT'S GOOD QUALITY,
I DON'T CARE ABOUT
THE SIZE OR --
JUST SO YOU KNOW,
I'M NOT GONNA GET DOWN
ON ONE KNEE, LIKE, NOW.
WE'RE ONLY
WINDOW SHOPPING.
OH.
OKAY.
Darcey: TOM KNOWS
I KIND OF WANT A PROPOSAL.
I MEAN, GEEZ, WHO DOESN'T?
AND WE HAVE LIMITED TIME
TOGETHER.
SO, WHO KNOWS?
MAYBE I CAN CHANGE HIS MIND.
MAYBE WE CAN HAVE
HIS-AND-HERS.
I DON'T KNOW.
OH.
♪♪
♪♪
Benjamin: YESTERDAY,
I LANDED IN KENYA,
WHERE I MET MY GIRLFRIEND,
AKINYI,
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE.
BUT AKINYI IS ACTUALLY STAYING
AT HER PARENTS' HOUSE,
AND SHE SURPRISED ME
WHEN SHE TOLD ME
THAT I AM STAYING
AT HER BROTHER'S HOUSE
BECAUSE HE KIND OF WANTS
TO KEEP AN EYE ON ME.
SO FAR, STAYING WITH FIDEL,
THINGS ARE NOT GOING
AS WELL AS I HAD HOPED.
MM-HMM.
UNFORTUNATELY...
WAS NOT ABLE TO
SAVE THE MARRIAGE.
HE PLAYS A KEY ROLE
IN THE FAMILY,
AND IF FIDEL DOES NOT LIKE ME,
HE COULD DEFINITELY
SPEAK TO HIS PARENTS
AND TERMINATE AKINYI
AND I EVEN DATING.
♪♪
Akinyi: I FEEL GREAT
BENJAMIN'S HERE IN KENYA,
BUT I'M VERY NERVOUS,
BECAUSE I NEED BENJAMIN
TO IMPRESS MY BROTHER.
FIDEL IS VERY PROTECTIVE
OF ALL HIS SISTERS,
AND MY BROTHER'S GOING TO BE
WATCHING BENJAMIN 24/7.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
HOW DID YOU SLEEP?
I SLEPT REALLY WELL.
MM-HMM.
I CAN'T BELIEVE
I'M, LIKE, HERE WITH YOU.
IT'S BETTER THAN TALKING
TO YOU ON THE PHONE.
YOU'RE SO WHITE.
[ SNORTS ]
♪♪
AND YOUR BODY HAIR.
YEAH.
I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU'RE HERE WITH ME.
AT YOUR BROTHER'S HOUSE.AT MY BROTHER'S.
IT WENT WELL.
I DON'T KNOW HOW BENJAMIN
IS GETTING ALONG WITH FIDEL.
THEY PROBABLY
ARE NOT GETTING ALONG.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I'M TRYING.
SO, WHAT ARE WE
GONNA DO TODAY?
OKAY.
I AM.
ARE YOU NERVOUS?
KIND OF NERVOUS
ABOUT YOUR DAD, STILL.
OH, RIGHT.
BUT...
♪♪
WHAT STREET IS THIS?
SO, I PROPOSE WE NAME IT
"FIDEL STREET."
[ CHUCKLES ]
♪♪
YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE
I DON'T GET HIT.
DON'T WORRY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH?
♪♪
HE'S PROBABLY THE FIRST
WHITE PERSON TO COME.
IT'S AWKWARD BECAUSE EVERYONE
IS LOOKING AT BENJAMIN,
TRYING TO SEE IF HE'S REAL,
AND HOW HE ACTS
AND HOW HE TALKS.
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY,
I'LL HAVE TO GET USED TO IT.
BUT RIGHT NOW,
I JUST FEEL LIKE...
[ CHUCKLES ]
SO, TELL ME ABOUT
DINNER TONIGHT.
SO DON'T TOUCH YOU AT ALL?
NO.
[ Chuckling ] DON'T WINK?DON'T WINK.
OH, AND EAT EVERYTHING
THAT'S ON THE TABLE.
EVEN IF YOU DON'T EAT
ALL OF IT, JUST --
EAT SOME OF IT.
EAT MOST OF IT,
NOT SOME OF IT.
FOOD LIKE FISH
AND CHICKEN
IS USUALLY USED
FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS.
SO, IF YOU
DON'T EAT THAT,
IT MEANS THEY WASTED
A LOT OF MONEY,
SO YOU HAVE TO EAT
THE FOOD THEY GET YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
THAT'S IT.
OKAY.
YEAH.
Benjamin: IF ALL GOES WELL,
I'M HOPING TO GET ENGAGED
WHILE I'M IN AFRICA.
AND THEN THERE WILL BE
A BRIDE-PRICE CEREMONY,
WHERE I WILL OFFER
AKINYI'S PARENTS MONEY
TO GET ENGAGED TO AKINYI.
THE PRESSURE IS
DEFINITELY THERE,
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF MONEY,
AND I AM FEARFUL
THAT I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE
TO PAY THE BRIDE PRICE.
BUT BEFORE ALL OF THAT,
I HAVE TO MEET AKINYI'S PARENTS
AND GET THEIR APPROVAL IN ORDER
FOR US TO CONTINUE FORWARD.
DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM'S
GONNA LIKE ME?
OKAY.
♪♪
SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME.
I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW
WHAT MY DAD THINKS
ABOUT ME DATING A WHITE PERSON.
DOES HE KNOW
MUCH ABOUT ME?
NO.
NO?
THAT KIND OF WORRIES ME.
SO, WHAT IF YOUR DAD
DOESN'T LIKE ME?
WHAT HAPPENS THEN?
WELL...
♪♪
Akinyi: I'M NERVOUS.
I'M VERY NERVOUS.
[ SIGHS ] IT'S A LOT TO
TAKE HOME, YOU KNOW.
IT'S A WHITE MAN
WHO'S BEEN DIVORCED BEFORE,
WHO HAS A CHILD.
[ INHALES DEEPLY ]
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪
I'M NOT SELLING MY DAUGHTER
TO YOU
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT,
AM I?
IT'S WEIRD TO PUT MONETARY VALUE
ON YOUR CHILD.
♪♪
♪♪
THREE DAYS AGO, I CAME TO BEIRUT
TO MEET THE LOVE OF MY LIFE,
OMAR,
AND TOMORROW,
WE'RE GETTING MARRIED.
BUT TONIGHT MY MOM AND OMAR
ARE OUT TO DINNER
SO HE CAN TALK TO HER
ABOUT SOMETHING IMPORTANT
BEFORE THE WEDDING.
♪♪
I'M REALLY NERVOUS BECAUSE
I KNOW THERE'S GONNA BE TENSION.
♪♪
IT IS.
IT'S GORGEOUS.
IT'S GOT, LIKE, AN ITALIAN,
TUSCANY FEEL.
YEAH.
TONIGHT OMAR WANTED
TO GO OUT WITHOUT AVERY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HE SAID HE HAD SOMETHING
TO TALK TO ME ABOUT.
HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY?I'M GOOD.
GOOD.
SO, WHAT'D YOU WANT
TO TALK TO ME ABOUT?
I'M GONNA TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THE DOWRY.
WHAT'S A DOWRY?
LIKE A PRENUPTIAL
AGREEMENT?
♪♪
SO, I'M NOT SELLING
MY DAUGHTER TO YOU
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT,
AM I?
IT'S NOT SELLING?
OKAY.
SO, THE SHEIKH WILL ASK YOU
ABOUT THE DOWRY.
SO HE'S GONNA ASK ME
HOW MUCH MONEY I WANT?
YEAH.
WELL, WHAT AMOUNT SHOULD I SAY
WHEN THEY ASK?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S YOUR CHOICE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SO I COULD ASK FOR
LIKE $10,000.
OH, MY GOSH.
-SIMPLE?
-YEAH.
$10,000 IS SIMPLE.
YOU'RE SAYING YOU
DON'T HAVE TO PAY IT RIGHT NOW,
BUT IF YOU WERE TO DIVORCE
MY DAUGHTER,
THEN THAT WOULD BE
WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY?
DIVORCES ARE EXPENSIVE.
IT APPEARED LIKE OMAR EXPECTED
ME TO NOT ASK FOR ANYTHING.
BUT I WANTED TO DO IT
SINCE IT'S THEIR CULTURE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO BE
CULTURALLY INSENSITIVE.
AND THEN I ALSO DIDN'T WANT
TO UNDERSELL MY DAUGHTER.
BUT IT'S WEIRD TO EVEN THINK
TO PUT MONETARY VALUE
ON YOUR CHILD.
YES. YEAH, YEAH.
ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT?YEAH.
SO YOU ONLY PAY A ONE-TIME FEE
AND YOU WALK AWAY SCOT-FREE?
8%?
YEAH.
YEAH, IT'S AT LEAST
$10,000 NOW.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, 8%?
IF IT'S BECAUSE
OF DIVORCE,
I DON'T WANT YOU GUYS
GETTING DIVORCED.
THAT'S TRAUMATIZING.
MM!
I KNOW.
WELL, IF YOU HAVE TO PAY
A $10,000 FINE,
BE ON YOUR P's AND Q's.
♪♪
YOU HAVE SISTERS?YEAH, OF COURSE.
I HAVE FOUR SISTERS.
WHAT WERE
THEIR DOWRIES?
MY OLDEST SISTER'S DOWRY
WAS $6,000.
♪♪
WELL, THEN, I'M GONNA
GO WITH $6,000 --
WHAT YOUR SISTER GOT.
OKAY.
THAT'S GOOD.
OKAY.
AVERY IS ENTERING THIS MARRIAGE
FOR PURELY LOVE.
I'M SURE OF THAT.
BUT I'M CONCERNED
THAT OMAR MIGHT THINK
THAT MARRIAGE IS TRANSACTIONAL
AND NOT A LOVE,
PARTNERSHIP RELATIONSHIP.
THEY DON'T KNOW EACH OTHER
VERY WELL,
AND I'M NOT 100% SOLD THAT
OMAR IS GOOD FOR AVERY.
SO, OMAR, MY FEAR
IS THAT AVERY --
SHE'S NOT GOING TO COME BACK
TO THE UNITED STATES.
THAT SHE WOULD TRY
TO RUN OFF WITH YOU.
SO...
BUT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS
THAT IF YOU DON'T
GET APPROVED FOR A U.S. VISA,
THAT YOU AND AVERY
WILL LIVE SOMEWHERE
OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES?
YES.
I'M SORRY.
I REALLY COULDN'T
LET THAT HAPPEN.
IF OMAR TAKES HER
TO ANOTHER COUNTRY,
I WOULD FIGHT IT
TOOTH AND NAIL.
I WOULD TRY MY BEST TO STOP IT.
THE ONLY GOOD THING IS,
IS THAT OMAR, LIVING IN SYRIA,
HE PROBABLY CAN'T TAKE AVERY
TO ANOTHER COUNTRY TO LIVE
BECAUSE HE'S NOT ALLOWED TO GO
TO OTHER COUNTRIES TO LIVE.
THE WHOLE WORLD HAS
TURNED AGAINST SYRIA.
THEIR ONLY OPTIONS IS TO
LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES,
LIVE SEPARATE,
OR HER COME TO SYRIA,
WHICH I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF SHE CAN DO THAT,
SO THAT WOULD ONLY BE
THE THIRD "MAYBE" OPTION.
I THINK WE'LL DO
EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER
TO GET YOU THERE.
BUT IF YOU CAN'T,
I DON'T THINK I COULD
LET HER GO, SO...
[ Sighing ]
OH, BOY.
♪♪
I HOPE YOUR GRANDPARENTS
ARE NICE TO ME.
JENIFFER AND I ARE GONNA
MEET HER GRANDPARENTS
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
IF THEY DON'T LIKE ME,
THIS RELATIONSHIP COULD
BE DEAD VERY QUICKLY.
♪♪
LOOK ME IN THE EYES
AND TELL ME YOU LOVE HER.
♪♪
YOU CAN'T, CAN YOU?
♪♪
♪♪
Timothy: TALKING TO YOU ONLINE,
I DIDN'T REALIZE
THAT YOU LIVE, LIKE,
IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY.
AND THIS IS WHERE
YOU GREW UP, TOO.
YES.
I MEAN, I STUDY,
ALWAYS SUPER CLOSE,
SO I WAS STAYING WITH
MY GRANDPARENTS A LOT.
Timothy:
TODAY, JENIFFER AND I
ARE GONNA MEET HER GRANDPARENTS
FOR THE FIRST TIME,
AND I'M VERY NERVOUS
ABOUT THAT.
IN COLOMBIA,
FAMILY IS EVERYTHING.
AND JENIFFER'S
EXPRESSED TO ME
THAT HER FAMILY
IS VERY CLOSE WITH HER
AND IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HER,
SO IF THEY DON'T LIKE ME,
THIS RELATIONSHIP COULD BE DEAD
VERY QUICKLY.
I HOPE YOUR GRANDPARENTS
ARE NICE TO ME.
YOU THINK THEY WILL BE?YEAH. I THINK.
BUT MY GRANDFATHER
IS VERY OVERPROTECTIVE.
HMM.
IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE,
AND I'M REALLY
STARTING TO FEEL IT.
Timothy: HELLO.
MUCHO GUSTO.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
HELLO, HOLA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
MUCHO GUSTO.
GREAT.
♪♪
Jeniffer: I'M VERY ANXIOUS,
'CAUSE I DON'T USUALLY, LIKE,
INVITE ANY MEN TO MY HOUSE.
MY GRANDPARENTS' OPINION
IS VERY IMPORTANT.
AND I KNOW THAT
THEY HAVE SOME DOUBTS ABOUT TIM.
♪♪
ARE YOU ALMOST FINISHED?
YES, BABY.
♪♪
AH.
YEAH, IT'S A PLEASURE
TO MEET YOU BOTH.
♪♪
"WHAT ARE YOUR INTENTIONS
WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER?"
♪♪
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
UH, I VISITED COLOMBIA
TO GET TO KNOW
HER AND HER DAUGHTER
AND HER FAMILY
AND HER FRIENDS.
AND I'M NOT PERFECT,
BUT I'M A GOOD MAN
WITH A GOOD HEART.
AND I REALLY WANT
TO TREAT HER WELL,
AND, HOPEFULLY, SPEND
A GOOD LIFE WITH HER.
"THAT'S A START."
SHE'S SAYING THAT
I USED TO HAVE A HUSBAND.
♪♪
I WAS MARRIED BEFORE.
AND I GOT MY HEART BROKEN.
SO SHE IS ASKING ME,
ARE THEY REALLY ABLE
TO TRUST YOU?
I THINK THE THING THAT UNITES
ME AND JENIFFER THE MOST
OUT OF ALL THE THINGS
WE HAVE IN COMMON
IS THAT WE BOTH HAVE HAD
OUR HEART BROKEN.
"DO WE DOING GOOD TOGETHER?"
OH, YEAH.
YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, UM...
WITH ANY...
NEWER RELATIONSHIP,
YOU KNOW,
THERE'S CHALLENGES
AND OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE.
BUT I THINK THAT WE'RE DOING
A GOOD JOB OF COMMUNICATING
AND WORKING THROUGH THAT.
MMM.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF COLOMBIA?"
COLOMBIA IS MY FAVORITE COUNTRY
THAT I'VE EVER VISITED.
"HAVE YOU BEEN
IN COLOMBIA?"
YEAH,
THIS IS MY FIFTH TIME,
BUT NEVER
TO BUCARAMANGA.
THE FIFTH TIME?
YEAH.
♪♪
Jeniffer: I KNOW THAT TIM
HAS BEEN HERE IN COLOMBIA
ON VACATION IN THE PAST.
BUT FIVE TIMES?
THAT'S NEW FOR ME.
AND HE IS KIND OF
ACTING WEIRD.
IT'S LIKE HE'S HOLDING
SOME INFORMATION,
AND, YOU KNOW,
THAT SILENCE SOMETIMES,
IT'S A KIND OF A LIE, TOO.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.
♪♪
"AND WHY DID YOU COME
TO COLOMBIA?"
"WHAT ATTRACTION
TOOK YOU HERE BEFORE?"
UM...
[ SIGHS ]
I CAME, UH, TO VISIT...
FRIENDS.
Timothy: THERE'S A HUGE SECRET
I'VE BEEN KEEPING FROM JENIFFER
ABOUT MY PAST.
THE REASON THAT I'VE BEEN
TO COLOMBIA BEFORE
SO MANY TIMES
IS BECAUSE MY LAST
SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP
WAS WITH A COLOMBIAN GIRL.
I DON'T WANT TO LIE,
BUT I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT
TELLING HER THE TRUTH.
I'M SCARED
HOW SHE'S GONNA REACT.
♪♪
♪♪
A SUIT JACKET!
OH, THAT WILL DO.
♪♪
COME ON, BABY.
SNATCH THAT WAIST.
SUCK IN, DARCEY.
THINGS WITH TOM
ARE GOING AMAZING.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE VIBING.
AND NOW THAT WE'VE HAD SEX,
I FEEL LIKE OUR RELATIONSHIP
HAS REALLY PROGRESSED.
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
I KNOW THAT
I'M FALLING FOR HIM,
AND I FEEL LIKE HE'S STARTING
TO OPEN UP HIS HEART
A LITTLE BIT MORE TOWARDS ME.
SNATCH IT IN GOOD,
KIND OF LIKE, YOU KNOW...
ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON.
LET ME LEAN -- LET ME LEAN.
WHOA! [ LAUGHS ]
WHOO!
YOU SEE SOME CRACK?
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
THIS IS BETTER THAN--THERE WE GO, YOU'RE IN.
OH, YES.
WE'RE GOOD.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE IN.
I LIKE YOU ON ONE KNEE.
IT LOOKS GOOD ON YOU.
AH.
Tom: TONIGHT WE'RE GETTING READY
TO GO TO A CLUB.
I'VE INVITED
TWO VERY GOOD FRIENDS OF MINE
TO COME AND JOIN US.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S JUST BEEN ME AND DARCEY.
I WANT TO KNOW HOW SHE INTERACTS
WITH ME AND MY FRIENDS.
I AM A VERY SOCIABLE PERSON,
AND...
♪♪
OH. SOUNDS LIKE SEX.
YOU READY FOR ME?
ALWAYS, BABE. OH.
WHOO.
HANDSOME.
TIME TO PARTY.
YES.
YEAH.LET'S PARTY, BABY.
[ LAUGHS ]
SO HOW DO YOU --
HOW DO YOU KNOW THE GIRLS
THAT WE'RE MEETING UP WITH?
ROUCELLE HAS BEEN A FRIEND
FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS.
BUT, NO, IT GOT --
YOU KNOW WHEN YOU DATE
FOR A LITTLE BIT
AND THEN IT'S LIKE,
"OH, NO, WE'RE JUST
GONNA BE GOOD FRIENDS"?
YEAH. HOW LONG DID --
HOW LONG DID YOU GUYS DATE?
OH, WE DATED, LIKE,
THREE OR FOUR MONTHS, MAYBE.
YEAH.
IT IS A LITTLE ODD
THAT HE WOULD HAVE
AN EX-GIRLFRIEND
COME OUT WITH US, BUT...
YOU DID SAY YOU WANTED
TO MEET MY FRIENDS.
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
I'M GONNA GO OPEN ARMS
AND, HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW,
THEY'LL ACCEPT ME AS WELL.
♪♪
WHOO.
YEAH.
AH, THERE THEY ARE.
-HELLO.
-HI.
-HOW ARE YOU GUYS?
-HELLO. HI.
-LOOK AT YOU.
-NICE TO MEET YOU.
PLEASURE.
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
SO ARE YOU.
VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
SO, HAVE YOU GUYS HAD
A NICE DAY?
BEAUTIFUL.
♪ HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY ♪
♪♪
ROUCELLE MEANS A LOT TO ME.
SHE'S ONE OF THE ONLY PEOPLE
THAT REALLY KNOWS ME.
YOU KNOW,
A TOM THAT LIKES TO PARTY
AND THERE'S NO [BLEEP] INVOLVED
WHEN IT COMES TO TALKING TO HER.
SHE'LL SAY HOW IT IS.
♪♪
Roucelle:
TOM HAS TOLD HE MET SOMEONE.
BUT TOM HASN'T ACTUALLY SHARED
A LOT ABOUT DARCEY TO ME.
♪♪
WHEW.
I KNOW HE WANTED TO FIND LOVE
AND HE WANTS TO BE HAPPY,
BUT HE LIKES TO BE
A BIT OF A PLAYER.
SO I AM A BIT WARY,
BUT I AM INTRIGUED.
OH.
Roucelle:
DO YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU DO MAKE
A GORGEOUS-LOOKING COUPLE.
HONESTLY, I FEEL BLESSED.
I FEEL BLESSED
TO HAVE MET TOM.
SO TELL ME,
WHAT'S GOING ON?
COME ON, THEN.
FILL ME IN.
UM...
YEAH, RIGHT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE'LL CHAT LATER.
OKAY.
IT'S JUST
A REALLY GOOD CONNECTION.
I FEEL LIKE
HE'S VERY EASY TO TALK TO,
AND WE LAUGH A LOT.
OBVIOUSLY, I'M HIS FRIEND.
YES, ABSOLUTELY.
AND I DO CARE ABOUT HIM.
I WANT TO KNOW,
ARE YOU TOGETHER?
ARE YOU BOYFRIEND
AND GIRLFRIEND?
WE'RE TOGETHER WITH SEEING
IF WE'RE--
I'M ASKING HER, TOM.
SHUT UP.
IN MY HEART, ABSOLUTELY.
IS IT EXCLUSIVE?
I WOULD SAY
I WAS IN A RELATIONSHIP
WITH SOMEBODY
VERY SPECIAL.
MORE DRINKS?
YEAH, OKAY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Tom: I THINK BOTH DARCEY AND I
WANT THE SAME THING.
WE WANT A RELATIONSHIP,
AND WE'D LIKE IT
TO BE WITH EACH OTHER.
IS THAT GOING TO PAN OUT
IN THE WAY THAT WE WANT?
I'D LIKE TO THINK SO.
BUT I'M NOT 100% SURE.
I FEEL LIKE
YOU'RE JUST MORE --
JUST THE VIBES I'M GETTING,
YOU'RE AN OPEN BOOK.
AND WITH TOM,
HE'S VERY QUITE DISCONNECTED
WITH EMOTIONS AT TIMES.
NO, NO.
SAY IT HOW IT IS.
I WILL.
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, WELL, I WILL.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
WITH TOM,
HE'LL DISAPPEAR.
HE'LL KIND OF
CLOSE HIMSELF OFF IN A WAY.
AM I RIGHT?
YOU KNOW ME A LITTLE BIT
TOO WELL, I THINK.
EXACTLY.
I WANT
THAT EMOTIONAL SIDE.
I WANT TO KNOW MORE
WHEN TO DIG IN DEEPER, I --
DO YOU HONESTLY BUILD, LIKE,
AN EMOTIONAL WALL
A LOT IN YOUR LIFE?
I MEAN,
I CAN'T LIE IN FRONT OF HER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Tom: IT'S NOT REALLY FAIR
TO DARCEY,
BUT THE WAY I'VE BEEN
AND THE WAY I'M BEING AT TIMES
IS PROBABLY BECAUSE
I'VE BEEN HURT IN MY LIFE.
I'VE BEEN ENGAGED TWICE.
ON BOTH OCCASIONS,
THEY LEFT ME.
ANYWAY, THAT'S ENOUGH
ABOUT MY EMOTIONS.
I WANT TO GET ON
THE DANCE FLOOR.
-GO.
-OH.
Tom: MAYBE I CAN'T COMMIT
BECAUSE OF THE WAY THINGS
WERE IN THE PAST.
I HAVE TO GO PEE.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF DARCEY AND ME?
HONESTLY.
DO YOU WANT THE TRUTH?
YOU ALWAYS GIVE TO ME
EVEN IF I DON'T WANT IT.
I KNOW,
BUT I JUST DON'T...
SEE YOU WITH HER.
SHE'S REALLY NICE.
SHE SEEMS REALLY NICE.
AND I'M NOT TRYING
TO COME BETWEEN YOU.
NO, BECAUSE I WANT YOU
TO BE HAPPY.
I KNOW.
DO YOU LOVE HER?
LOOK ME IN THE EYES
AND TELL ME YOU LOVE HER.
♪♪
YOU CAN'T, CAN YOU?
NO.
♪♪
I DON'T THINK TOM IS READY
FOR A COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP.
I THINK HE WANTS TO BE READY.
AND THEY'RE
TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
I GENUINELY WANT TOM
TO FIND LOVE AND HAPPINESS.
BUT DEEP DOWN,
HE'S NOT CAPABLE EMOTIONALLY
OF GIVING THAT TO ANYBODY,
LET ALONE DARCEY.
I JUST WISH HE'D BE HONEST
WITH HIMSELF ABOUT IT ALL.
BUT THAT'S NOT TO SAY
I WON'T.
YOU CAN GROW TO SOMETHING.
FOR ME, IT'S LOVE
OR IT'S NOT LOVE.
IS SHE THE ONE?
I THINK I'VE MADE
SO MANY MISTAKES.
YES, AND YOU'RE CONTINUING
TO MAKE THEM.
♪♪
♪♪
I DON'T THINK SO.
I'M GETTING REALLY UPSET.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Benjamin:
TONIGHT, I AM HAVING DINNER
WITH AKINYI'S FAMILY
AND MEETING HER FATHER
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
♪♪
I THINK
I'M NERVOUS FOR HIM.
AND I'M JUST NERVOUS,
POINT-BLANK.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU KNOW,
I'M STILL NOT SURE
THAT I'LL BE ABLE
TO MEET HIS EXPECTATIONS.
Akinyi: I DON'T KNOW WHAT
MY DAD IS GOING TO SAY.
I HAVE NEVER
BROUGHT A BOY HOME
AND TOLD HIM, "DAD,
THIS IS MY BOYFRIEND."
IT'S JUST NEVER HAPPENED.
[ INHALES SHARPLY ]
Akinyi:
YOU'VE MET FIDEL.
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
♪♪
Akinyi: THE MOMENT
HE WALKS INTO THE ROOM,
HE FORGOT THAT
HE'S SUPPOSED TO SAY HI.
HE SHOULD NOT BE RUDE
AT MY MOM'S HOUSE.
♪♪
[ LAUGHTER ]
THERE WAS
A LITTLE BIT OF AWKWARDNESS.
I KIND OF MISSED
INTRODUCING MYSELF
TO EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM.
I REALLY WAS JUST
TRYING TO MAKE SURE
THAT I GOT TO THE RIGHT SEAT
NEXT TO FIDEL.
HI, WELCOME.
THANK YOU.
Fidel:
SHE LOOKS NERVOUS.
I'M JUST AS NERVOUS.
[ LAUGHS ]
BUT I -- I DON'T, UH, BITE.
NO...
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
UH, WHERE'S BABA AKINYI?
Fidel: OH. UH...
[ PHONE RINGS ]
♪♪
Akinyi:
MY DAD, THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE,
IS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.
BUT MY DAD IS NOT HOME.
THAT COULD MEAN
HE JUST DIDN'T WANT
TO MEET HIM.
I JUST HOPE HE GETS HERE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
♪♪
Akinyi: OKAY.
THIS RIGHT HERE?
Fidel: YEAH.
♪♪
YEAH.
MM-HMM.
YEAH.
♪♪
MM-HMM.
OKAY.
Fidel: I'M NOT SURE
HE'S THE RIGHT MAN
FOR MY SISTER.
WE'VE GOT
DIFFERENT CULTURES.
THAT BECOMES A PROBLEM.
I THINK MAYBE MY DAD
IS WORRIED FOR AKINYI,
AND I'M WORRIED FOR AKINYI, TOO.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
♪♪
I WANTED MY DAD TO BE HERE.
BECAUSE IF MY FATHER
DOES NOT APPROVE
OF THE RELATIONSHIP,
I CANNOT BE WITH BENJAMIN.
I'M GETTING REALLY UPSET.
ORITE.
ORITE.
YEAH, ORITE.
YOU SHOULD SAY THAT.
ORITE,MOTHER.
YEAH.
YEAH. MM-HMM.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Fidel: AKINYI?
AKINYI?
AKINYI?
♪♪
Benjamin:
EVERYTHING OKAY?
SOMETHING I DID?
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
I DON'T WANT
TO TALK ABOUT IT.
[ SNIFFLES ]
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
SO LET ME WALK YOU
BACK TO YOUR HOUSE.
NO.
NO?
NO.
♪♪
WILL YOU COME OVER TOMORROW
IN THE MORNING?
[ GROANS ]
SO YOU WANT ME TO GO?
MM-HMM.
♪♪
Benjamin: I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON,
AND SHE'S NOT TELLING ME
WHAT'S GOING ON.
IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING.
I'VE COME OVER 9,000 MILES
TO BE WITH AKINYI.
AND I'M ONLY HERE
FOR TWO WEEKS.
THE FACT THAT SHE WANTS
TO BE ALONE WITHOUT ME
AND NOT TALK TO ME HURTS.
IT'S NOT OKAY.
BUT AT THIS POINT,
I DON'T REALLY HAVE
MUCH OF A CHOICE.
♪♪
I KIND OF FEEL LIKE
A TEENAGER,
SNOOPING AROUND
MY BOYFRIEND'S BEDROOM.
Rebecca
I REALLY DO WANT TO BELIEVE
THAT HE'S THE MAN
THAT HE TELLS ME THAT HE IS.
♪♪
WHAT'S GOING ON?
♪♪
YOU NEED TO BE HONEST
WITH ME.
HE'S HIDING SOMETHING.
I DON'T WANT TO EAT
ANYMORE.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
OH, LET'S SEE.
Rebecca: LAST NIGHT,
WE STAYED WITH ZIED'S PARENTS.
CONSIDERING THE LANGUAGE BARRIER
AND THE FACT
THAT THEY SAW MY TATTOOS,
DINNER WAS PRETTY AWKWARD
FOR ME.
AND IN ISLAM,
YOU DO NOT SLEEP IN THE SAME BED
UNLESS YOU'RE MARRIED.
SO I COZIED UP IN ZIED'S BED
ALL BY MYSELF
AND HE COZIED UP IN THE ROOM
WITH HIS MOM.
♪♪
IT'S WEIRD BEING IN HERE...
'CAUSE THIS IS WHERE WE WOULD
VIDEO CHAT FOR MONTHS.
IT'S KIND OF STRANGE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
OH, IT'S A ROCK, OKAY.
BUT, YEAH, I KIND OF FEEL LIKE
A TEENAGER
SNOOPING AROUND
MY BOYFRIEND'S BEDROOM.
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
OH.
♪♪
SINCE MEETING ZIED FOR THE
FIRST TIME LESS THAN A WEEK AGO,
I'VE NEVER LOVED HIM MORE,
BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
THAT I FIND THE RIGHT TIME
TO COME CLEAN WITH ZIED
AND TELL HIM ABOUT THE FACT
THAT I'M STILL MARRIED.
BUT I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY
RIGHT NOW,
AND I'M GLAD TO BE HERE.
♪♪
IT'S DEFINITELY A CULTURE SHOCK
TO SEE HOW THEY LIVE.
♪♪
IT'S A VERYSMALL APARTMENT.
ZIED TOLD ME THAT HIS FATHER
WAS BORN IN THIS BUILDING,
AND HIS FAMILY HAS LIVED HERE --
LIKE, HIS FATHER'S LIVED HERE
HIS WHOLE LIFE.
SO THEY'RE USED TO THIS,
BUT FOR ME,
IT'S JUST NOT
WHAT I WAS EXPECTING.
LIKE, THERE'S NO SHOWER.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DO IT,
BUT I THINK THEY JUST MAYBE...
POUR IT OVER THEM?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THE WATER
WOULD COME UNDER THE DOOR,
WHEN I WAS NOTICING THAT.
LIKE, DO THEY PUT A TOWEL --
I DON'T KNOW.
♪♪
HIS FAMILY DOESN'T HAVE IT EASY
HERE IN TUNISIA.
IT'S CROSSED MY MIND
THAT SOMEBODY IN HIS SITUATION
WOULD TRY TO MOVE TO AMERICA
TO HAVE A BETTER LIFE.
♪♪
BUT I REALLY DO WANT TO BELIEVE
THAT HE REALLY LOVES ME
AND THAT HE'S THE MAN
THAT HE TELLS ME THAT HE IS.
♪♪
Woman: OKAY.
[ SPEAKING ARABIC ]
MNH.
MNH.
♪♪
MNH.
UH...
♪♪
Tim:
I MET JENIFFER'S GRANDPARENTS,
AND I THINK IT WENT WELL.
BUT I FEEL BAD FOR NOT BEING
100% HONEST WITH JENIFFER
ABOUT WHY I HAD BEEN TO COLOMBIA
FIVE TIMES BEFORE.
MY MOST RECENT EX-GIRLFRIEND
WAS ALSO FROM COLOMBIA.
♪♪
WHEN WE MET, SHE HAD ALREADY
MOVED TO THE STATES,
BUT HER AND I TRAVELED
TO COLOMBIA TO SEE FAMILY.
WE BOTH FELL IN LOVE VERY FAST
AND HAD PLANS TO GET MARRIED
AND HAVE CHILDREN.
ONE DAY, IT JUST ENDED.
I WENT THROUGH A LOT OF PAIN
WITH THAT.
I DIDN'T WANT
TO TELL JENIFFER THE TRUTH
IN FRONT OF HER GRANDPARENTS.
THAT JUST WASN'T
THE RIGHT SETTING.
BUT THAT RELATIONSHIP
IS IN THE PAST,
AND I'VE DONE
EVERYTHING I CAN POSSIBLY DO
TO TRY TO MOVE ON WITH MY LIFE
AND I HOPE JENIFFER SEES THAT.
BUT I GOT A TEXT MESSAGE TODAY
FROM MY COLOMBIAN EX
OUT OF THE BLUE.
I'M REALLY NERVOUS.
IT'S GONNA MAKE ME LOOK
REALLY GUILTY,
AND I REALLY WANT
TO BE HONEST WITH JENIFFER.
SO I NEED TO TELL HER TONIGHT.
BUT I KNOW SHE'S GONNA BE
FURIOUS ABOUT IT.
♪♪
SIT HERE? SURE.
SO,
ARE YOU HUNGRY?
A LITTLE.
HOLA.
CHICKEN?
GOOD.
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
Jennifer: BUT I'M NOT HAPPY
BECAUSE HE'S HIDING SOMETHING.
HE DIDN'T TELL ME BEFORE THAT
HE WAS HERE LIKE FIVE TIMES.
THAT'S SOMETHING
YOU WOULDN'T HOLD.
I DON'T KNOW.
♪♪
ARE YOU OKAY?
YOU SEEM, LIKE, STRESSED.
I DON'T KNOW.
MNH.
♪♪
SO, THERE IS SOMETHING,
OBVIOUSLY.
♪♪
I WANT
TO TELL YOU SOMETHING,
BUT I DON'T WANT YOU
TO GET MAD.
♪♪
I WON'T
PROMISE YOU ANYTHING, TIM.
YOU JUST NEED
TO BE HONEST WITH ME.
I MEAN,
I AM A HUMAN.
I WILL HAVE A REACTION,
OBVIOUSLY.
I JUST FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GONNA
TAKE IT THE WRONG WAY.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
I GOT A TEXT...
NO,
NOT VERONICA.
MY LAST GIRLFRIEND --
SHE WAS COLOMBIAN,
FROM BOGOTá.
UH, REALLY?
MM.
THIS IS JUST
SO FUNNY.
DO YOU REALLY JUST KEEP TALKING
WITH YOUR EXES?
NO, I DIDN'T.
SHETEXTED ME.
YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU MET
A LOT OF LATIN GIRLS,
BUT I DIDN'T KNOW
IT WAS FROM COLOMBIA
AND IT WAS
YOUR LAST GIRLFRIEND.
ARE YOU TRYING
TO REPLACE OR WHAT?
I'M NOT TRYING
TO REPLACE HER.
I WON'T BE
YOUR REPLACE, OKAY?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY HE TOOK SO MUCH TIME
TO TELL ME THE TRUTH
ABOUT HIS EX.
I FEEL LIKE HE HAS
SOME KIND OF FEELINGS FOR HER
BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T HIDE IT
IF IT DOESN'T AFFECT YOU.
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED,
AND I DON'T TRUST HIM RIGHT NOW.
♪♪
HOW LONG
WAS THIS RELATIONSHIP?
TWO YEARS.
IS THAT REAL?
WE WEREN'T JUST DATING.
WE WERE LIVING TOGETHER.
IT WAS SERIOUS.
SO, YOU'RE STILL HAVING EMOTIONS
FOR HER?
BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN STRANGE
WITH ME.
I DIDN'T TEXT HER.
SHE TEXTED ME.
I DIDN'T TEXT HER BACK.
I'M NOT GONNA TEXT HER BACK.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT.
YOU GOT SO AFFECTED BY IT,
THEN I CARE.
I NEED TO SEE
THAT TEXTING.
I NEED TO SEE IT.
♪♪
YOU HAVE HER,
LIKE, "MAMI"?
IS THAT
FOR [BLEEP] REAL, TIM?
I JUST
NEVER CHANGED IT.
I DON'T CARE.
WHY DIDN'T YOU
CHANGE THAT?
AND YOU'RE HERE WITH ME?
LIKE, DOING WHAT?
PLAYING OR WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW
WHY YOU CARE.
I MEAN, WE'RE HAVING, LIKE --I DON'T WANT TO EAT ANYMORE.
♪♪
Tim:
I-I-I'M IN SHOCK.
LIKE, ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS,
"WHAT AM I GONNA DO
TO FIX THIS?"
IT'S JUST MAKING MY BRAIN SPIN.
I HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO
MAKE THINGS RIGHT WITH JENIFFER.
IF I CAN'T, I WOULD BE
HEARTBROKEN ALL OVER AGAIN.
♪♪
NO.I DON'T WANT TO SEE HIM AGAIN.
♪♪
Angela: ALRIGHT,
YOU GOT OUR STUFF READY?
I'M ABOUT READY.YEAH, I THINK SO. I THINK SO.
DON'T WANT
TO FORGET ANYTHING.
WHERE'S MY LIP GLOSS,
MICHAEL?
YOUR LIP GLOSS?
I HAD IT
IN MY HAND.
Angela: MY FIRST NIGHT BACK
WITH MICHAEL WAS FANTASTIC.
LIKE, JUST WAKING UP
BESIDE MICHAEL FELT WONDERFUL.
I FELT HIS HAND.
WE COULD HAVE SEX.
IT'S JUST -- IT WAS GREAT
JUST BEING THERE WITH MICHAEL
AND HIM HUGGING AND KISSING ME.
LIKE...IT'S LOVE.
♪ I'M IN LOVE
WITH YOU ♪
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE GETTING READY
TO GO TO THE BEACH.
SO, WHERE ARE WE GOING?
TO THE BEACH AND WHAT?
WHAT ARE WE DOING?
A BOAT CRUISE.
SOME WHAT?
WELL, I'M NOT HAPPY
ABOUT DOING THIS.
COME ON, NOW.I'M JUST SAYING.
I'M STILL MAD ABOUT YOU GOING
OUT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY, MICHAEL,
SO YOU'RE STILL IN TROUBLE
ABOUT THAT.
♪♪
Angela: ME AND MICHAEL
HAD A LITTLE PROBLEM.
HE WAS SUPPOSED TO WAIT FOR ME
TO CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY
WITH HIM, BUT HE DIDN'T.
Angela: I WAS SO ANXIOUS
TO COME OVER THERE
AND ENJOY YOUR BIRTHDAY,
AND IT'S JUST NOT THE SAME.
YOU HAVE
A LYING PROBLEM.
♪♪
IT AIN'T OVER.
THE CONVERSATION'S NOT OVER.
DID YOU NOT
CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY
AND PROMISE
YOU WOULD NOT?
Michael: MM.
I'M TRYING NOT TO GET MAD. SEE?
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
DID YOU NOT,
THOUGH?
HOW DO YOU WANT ME TO TRUST
AND YOU KEEP LYING?
♪♪
I'M SORRY.
MICHAEL JUST HASN'T
LOST MY TRUST
AFTER THE BIRTHDAY INCIDENT.
THIS HAS GONE ON FOR TWO YEARS.
FOR INSTANCE, THIS INSTAGRAM,
SOCIAL-MEDIA PROBLEM WE HAVE.
SHOWBOATING IS WHAT I CALL IT,
WITH ALL THEM WOMEN.
EACH TIME HE TOLD ME HE WOULDN'T
DO IT, HE WOULD DO IT.
AND THERE'S BEEN MANY,
MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY LIES
IN BETWEEN THOSE.
ALRIGHT,
LET'S GET OUR [BLEEP] TOGETHER,
AND LET'S
GET OUT OF HERE.
♪♪
Michael:
THANK YOU.
♪♪
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE [BLEEP] YOU JUST SAID.
HOW FAR
IS THIS DRIVE?
I'M READY TO JUST
GET ON THE BEACH.
FIVE HOURS.
NO, IT'S NOT.
[ LAUGHS ]
MICHAEL.
HE CAN TELL
THAT I'M STILL UPSET.
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE
HE DOESN'T CARE.
♪♪
I DON'T THINK
MICHAEL UNDERSTANDS
HOW HARD I WORKED TO GET
BACK OVER HERE TO NIGERIA.
I EXPECT FOR HIM
TO SHOW ME APPRECIATION,
AND HE'S NOT DOING THAT.
♪♪
QUIT TELLING ME
YOU'RE SORRY.
TILL YOU KNOW
THAT YOU MEAN SORRY,
DON'T [BLEEP] SAY,
[Mockingly] "SORRY, SORRY,"
[Normal voice]
IF YOU DON'T MEAN IT.
WHEN YOU WENT OUT
ON YOUR BIRTHDAY,
YOU HAD A FEW DRINKS
AND A MEAL.
WHO PAID FOR THAT,
BY THE WAY?
I'VE BEEN WAITING TO GET HERE
TO ASK YOU ALL THIS [BLEEP]
YOU SAID
YOU HAD NO MONEY --
AND THEN YOU HAD THE AUDACITY
TO TAKE MY [BLEEP] MONEY
TO GO DRINK
WHEN YOU TOLD ME YOU WOULDN'T.
THIS IS OUR FIRST FULL DAY
IN NIGERIA.
♪♪
YOU BEEN
ON A BOAT BEFORE?
HMM.
YOU LIED ABOUT THAT,
YOU LIAR.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T EVEN WANT TO DO THIS.
'CAUSE WHEN I SEEN
THE BOAT DOCK,
IT REMINDED ME
OF A PICTURE MICHAEL...
SO, THEREFORE,
HE'S LYING DEAD IN MY DAMN FACE.
YOU'RE LYING.
I'M READY TO GO HOME.
[BLEEP] THIS BOAT RIDE.
I'M NOT GOING ON IT.
[BLEEP] YOU. I DON'T EVEN
WANT TO RIDE WITH YOU.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
THAT I --
[BLEEP] YOU.
YOU LIED AGAIN IN MY FACE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
UNH-UNH --
GET YOUR OWN HOTEL ROOM.
I GOT MY OWN MONEY.
I'M DONE WITH THIS.
YOU'RE A
[BLEEP] DAMN LIAR.
I'M READY TO GO.
[ SIGHS ]
NO.
IF YOU DON'T
GET OUT MY FACE --
TALK ALL YOU WANT TO.
I'VE HAD IT.
I AM SICK OF HIS LYING
AND HIS BULL[BLEEP]
I DON'T WANT TO SEE HIM AGAIN.
HE IS NOT
SLEEPING IN THE ROOM WITH ME.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE'S
GOING, AND I DON'T,
FRANKLY, GIVE A [BLEEP]
I'M DONE WITH MICHAEL FOR GOOD.
Caesar:
MARIA'S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE
IN MEXICO WITH ME RIGHT NOW,
BUT HER RESERVATION
WAS CANCELED.
I'M GONNA DO WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO GET HER HERE.
♪♪
GOD DANG.
[ SIGHS ]
I WENT TO CHECK MY PHONE,
AND I LOOKED AT IT
AND SHE TEXTED ME RIGHT NOW
AND SAID THE FLIGHT'S CANCELED.
THERE'S NO -- THERE IS --
THERE IS -- BUT THERE'S NO WAY.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED.
I JUST --
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO SAY RIGHT NOW.
MARIA'S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE
IN MEXICO WITH ME RIGHT NOW,
BUT I JUST FOUND OUT THAT
HER RESERVATION WAS CANCELED.
I DON'T KNOW WHY MARIA
DIDN'T TELL ME THIS EARLIER.
SO, SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
ON THE PLANE YESTERDAY.
SO, WHY DIDN'T SHE
TELL ME SOONER?
[ KEYBOARD CLICKING ]
[ WHOOSH ]
OH, GOD.
♪♪
MARIA IS SAYING THAT
SHE DIDN'T CANCEL THE FLIGHT,
AND I DON'T KNOW
IF I CAN TRUST HER RIGHT NOW.
I KNOW
I DIDN'T CANCEL THE FLIGHT.
I NEED TO CALL THE AIRLINE,
AND I'M GONNA GET
TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS
AND SEE
WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON.
[ Ringing ]
YES. I WANTED TO KNOW --
THERE WAS A FLIGHT CANCELED,
AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
WHAT WAS GOING ON.
IT'S 5561131.
♪♪
YES, BECAUSE I DIDN'T
DO ANYTHING.
I DIDN'T CANCEL IT, BUT I JUST
WANTED TO SEE WHO DID.
♪♪
IT WAS --
IT WAS CANCELED BY THE AIRLINE?
NOAH:
Yes, sir.
ALRIGHT, BUT I DON'T --
THAT'S CRAZY, NOW.
WAS THERE SOME INFORMATION
THAT WASN'T -- THAT WASN'T DOWN?
WAS THERE
SOME NUMBERS MISSING?
WHAT WAS GOING ON?
♪♪
HAS NEVER BEEN CHARGED?
♪♪
IT WASN'T HER FAULT.
IT WAS MY FAULT.
ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT.
You're welcome,
sir.
Bye-bye.
THAT'S [BLEEP] CRAZY. OKAY.
IF THE TICKET WASN'T CANCELED,
I THINK MARIA
WOULD HAVE GOT ON THE FLIGHT.
I STILL HAVE HOPE IN MY HEART
THAT I CAN MEET HER IN PERSON.
WHEN YOU REALLY LOVE SOMEBODY,
YOU DON'T EVER GIVE UP ON THEM.
[ Ringing ]
SO I'M STILL GONNA TRY
TO GET HER HERE.
[ Ringing continues ]
I'M GONNA DO WHATEVER IT TAKES.
[ Ringing continues ]
MARIA: Hello?
NEXT TIME ON
"BEFORE THE 90 DAYS"...
YOU KNOW,
MY SISTER NOT LIKE REBECCA.
THIS MAKE ME SO MUCH WORRIED.
HMM?
♪♪
SO, YOU HAVE FEELINGS
FOR HER?
I MEAN...
I FEEL BETRAYED, AND I FEEL LIKE
HE MAY NOT BE THE MAN I THOUGHT.
♪♪
Benjamin:
I'M IN THE DOGHOUSE
WITHOUT EVEN
DOING ANYTHING WRONG.
WOW.
YEP.
I JUST WANT YOU HAPPY, THEN.
THAT'S ALL.
DO YOU REALLY
WANT ME HAPPY, DARCE?
I DON'T KNOW. I WAS THINKING
THE SAME THING ABOUT YOU.
Tom: I DON'T THINK
DARCEY REALLY UNDERSTANDS
HOW COMPETITIVE SHE'S BEING.
BEING ON A VACATION WHERE
THE TWO SISTERS ARE ARGUING
ISN'T REALLY
WHERE I THOUGHT I'D FIND MYSELF.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
HE'S ENJOYING HIMSELF.
♪♪
Terri:
HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT
THAT HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN
USING YOU FOR A VISA?
JUST BECAUSE HE'S SYRIAN
DOES NOT MEAN
HE'S USING ME.
[ CRYING ]
[ CRYING ]
Angela:
ME AND MICHAEL ARE DONE.
ANGIE, ANGIE,
LISTEN.
YOU PUT --
HE CAN GO HOME TO HIS MAMA.
♪♪
DO YOU STILL LOVE ME?
[ MARIA SIGHS ]