Marry Me Now (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 5 - Episode #1.5 - full transcript
We met
back in elementary school.
I have
something to say to y'all.
I'm proposing to Terence.
What?
Terence ain't ready.
He better get ready.
...worst-case
scenario for you.
He might just,
like, walk away.
If he said no...
What's the problem?
The rejection.
That's a trigger.
I can't even imagine
you trying to walk outside
in that dress.
It's scary.
Okay. Hold on.
This is
very courageous.
Terence could say no.
Will you marry me
right now?
I didn't expect this.
♪Marry Me Now♪
Season 01 Episode 05
Episode Title: "JaKya and Terence"
Aired on: April 16, 2022.
♪ I will never give up ♪
♪ I will never quit ♪
- Hi! I'm Rebecca.
- Nice to meet you.
- It's nice to meet you!
- I'm Ja'Kya. Nice to meet you!
- Have a seat, love.
- Thank you.
So, tell me a little bit
about you and Terence.
We went to elementary, middle,
and high school together.
Aw!
But we've never dated.
I reached out to him
on Facebook, and then,
he confessed to me
that he liked me.
And what was
your response?
At first, it was like,
"No way."
I just always see him
as like a brother.
So after that, he did ask,
can he come
and hang out with me,
and it just felt
so natural.
He was so respectful.
He was such a gentleman.
I've never had
a man in my life
who was so consistent.
Yeah.
Explain to me the timing
where you feel like,
"Okay, I want to propose
right now, because..."
Terence and I have been
together for three years,
and I'm a fitness and wellness
spa/studio owner.
- Okay.
- So when he came along,
he bootstrapped me, like,
- "Whatever you need me to do.
- Mm-hmm.
Whatever you need from me.
Just let me know." Like...
- And so, he was like a business partner.
- Right.
So this is how
you have fallen
- head over heels in love.
- Oh, yeah.
He was like,
"I believe you to do this."
- Right.
- So, funding it, personally being a first
investor in, like,
doing this for you?
- I won't question it.
- Right.
- So, he did that for me.
- Wow.
He used his own personal
investments to help me,
so he was like, "You know,
we might not be able
to get married this year.
If you're cool with it,
then here it is."
He put us
on the back burner...
- Right.
- ...for my vision, and I'm just like,
- Oh, God.
- Oh, my. Right.
There's not a lot of people
that will put what they want...
- Your dreams...
- Yeah!
- ...before...
- Yeah.
- ...we even become husband and wife.
- Yeah. Right.
- To do that dream...
- Yeah.
...will put your entrepreneurial dreams
before that.
I want to propose because
he definitely fulfilled
like, my dream
for getting our gyms.
I just want to do something
to surprise him,
and thank him
in the best way I can,
and I think this is...
This is it.
- He is truly a li partner to me.
- Yeah.
I've never had that.
Does he have any idea about
what's about to come at him?
No. He thinks that we're doing
a gala for the business.
- Grand opening, over the top...
- Gala.
- ...celebration, party.
- Yes.
- A big party.
- With no idea that it's about to be
a whole different type
of party?
Oh no, he doesn't know.
One, two...
At the end of the week,
we're gonna have a gala
for our client.
We want to do something
more grand,
'cause we just opened up.
We have family
and friends coming in.
It'll be good
to get everyone together.
Two...
The Fitness Empire was founded
on women's empowerment.
We made a plan
and executed it.
Ja'Kya's most definitely
a boss babe.
I love busting your butt.
She's been a boss since I've known her.
We're still got room
for improvement.
- Always, right?
- Absolutely.
So, you guys have obviously
talked about marriage.
- Oh, yeah.
- Has Terence proposed?
- No.
- No?
- No.
- When you propose,
how confident are you
about getting a yes?
Ooh, um...
Um, 85%.
What would be the reason
to think he would say no?
I think that just
the deception
- of keeping a secret from him...
- Yeah.
...and not being a part
of the process.
Your families.
Are they traditional?
His family
is more traditional.
His mom and dad
have been married
- for decades on decades, you know?
- Okay.
His dad will not be here
for health reasons,
so you know, it's just
safer to have him home.
Yeah.
And, me and my biological father
just connected this year.
I'm really not sure
how he's gonna respond.
How long had it been
since you had seen him,
met him, talked to him?
I hadn't seen him
in over two decades.
I did my own, like,
reconnecting with him...
- Okay. You found him.
- ...so it was my original decision.
Yeah.
It came out to be a very, very positive
experience for me.
Do you think that your father
coming back into your life
contributed to you having
enough confidence to feel
like you're ready
to marry Terence?
Really, I think so.
Because one of the things
I think happens when we begin
to contemplate family,
you start to think
about your relationships.
It begins to make you
question things,
maybe in a way that you
haven't always been
- that intentional about...
- Right.
...but it makes you get
more serious about that.
Right.
Right.
And also, it makes you want
to heal relationships...
Yes.
...to be able to be closer
to the people you love,
- Yeah.
- So, I think that makes sense.
Ja'Kya's a boss babe.
She's smart, she's ambitious.
And this process
of proposing to Terence
is challenging for her
in several ways.
One, she's independent.
She's not used to being
interdependent,
and in my opinion,
she's also dealing
with abandonment issues,
and father issues,
which is why she's
so fiercely independent,
and not wanting
to have to rely
on other people,
because she's afraid
that people will let her down,
or leave her.
So we're
gonna do this together.
It's
a little overwhelming!
I hope he's ready
for a one-day proposal, and...
- Marry me now.
- Now!
- Quick turnaround.
- Now. Like, right now.
Right this second. Let's do it all!
Yes.
Well, let's get out of here,
and get ready to go. - Okay.
We are on our way to see
my mom and my grandma.
So how are you feeling?
A little bit nervous.
Who are you more nervous
to tell? Mom or Grandma?
Hmm. Grandma.
Even though she's so cool,
too much
of a nontraditional thing's
- gonna affect her. Yeah.
- Yeah.
So have you had any other
really serious boyfriends?
I have. But I've never
felt this way about anybody.
Yeah. And I've never said
that I would put myself out there
like I'm doing right now,
- Mm-hmm.
- For anybody.
- This is it.
- Yes.
It's
a big, big deal.
It is.
- Hey.
- Hey!
- Hello!
- Hey, you!
- Hey.
- How you doin?
- How're you doing?
- Hi, Grandma.
- Hi.
- How're you doing?
- Cute colors!
- Thank you.
So, Granny, Mom, this
is my life coach, Rebecca.
Hi!
- Hi, Rebecca. How are you?
- Hi!
It's so
nice to meet both of you.
There is something that
she would like to tell you.
So...
I am proposing to Terence.
And I'm doing it
in three days.
You're proposing to Terence?
- Yes.
- Oh, that's different!
That's different. Okay.
He sacrificed our budget
for getting married
to put into the gym,
and I feel like
I'm doing this for him
'cause he did it for me.
This is perfect for us,
and I just wanted to see
what y'all thought about it.
It's amazing.
- Yep.
- It's amazing. Terence is awesome.
Awesome, awesome guy.
- Mm-hmm.
- Okay.
If he says yes,
then...
instead of a gala, we're
getting married right then.
That would be awesome!
Granny knew it!
Yeah. I already
been calling him my son-in-law,
so now he's gonna be
my son-in-love.
Aw!
Well, I've been
knowing Terence since before
him and Ja'Kya dated, because
his mom and I are friends,
and in the back of my mind,
I would always say,
"If I had someone
for my daughter, it would be
- someone like Terence."
- Like Terence!
So, how do you feel that
Terence is gonna respond?
He's probably gonna
beat himself up
for about two seconds,
because whatever she
introduced to him
- he's gonna want to reciprocate it.
- Yeah.
She was so nervous
to tell you guys,
but I know she's so relieved.
Oh, I am. Oh, my God.
Why were you nervous?
I didn't know how y'all going
to respond.
- And then it's gonna be in three days, so
-Yeah.
It's a lot.
- Yep.
- Well...
We're ready!
- We ready.
- We ready!
Grandma ready!
♪ It's a hot girl summer
in the city, boys ♪
Last night with Terence,
is he excited about
what he perceives to be
the "gala," or party?
He still is, and like,
more family and more friends
are coming in.
His brother and, you know,
his best friend...
- Okay.
- ...they're flying in, so...
- This is a big deal.
- This is a really big deal.
So, tell me more
about you and Terence.
If you guys argue,
what do you argue about?
Him feeling
left out about certain things,
and like, "Why didn't
you tell me?"
I'm like, "You were sleeping."
- Right, right, right.
- You know? So just, sometimes it's just
the lack of communication,
or the lack of time,
kind of caused some issues.
It seems like you have
this really outgoing,
big personality,
and he's like, a
little bit more reserved.
Mm-hmm.
Do you feel like you struggle
to listen to him sometimes?
- Yes. I do.
- Yeah.
Especially 'cause I've been
so independent for so long.
I get
the sense, sweetheart,
-that if you start trusting him more,
-Mm-hmm.
He can help you more.
Yeah.
I gotta find a balance
between, like,
trusting him with that,
and then being okay
- with picking it back up when he's away. Yeah.
- Yes.
Let me hold your hand
one second.
Mm.
So who has left,
that you're afraid
of people leaving you?
Inconsistent men in general.
And then, finding out, like,
who my real dad was
at 17-18, so it's just kind of
hard to find an identity
with male responsibility,
and how they're supposed
to show up for me...
- And to trust it.
- And how to receive it.
- Yeah. Mm-hmm.
- Mm-hmm.
I've been working on it,
but from 18 to 31,
it's still very hard
to adapt to,
especially to have a new sense
of a man, and what they do,
- and how they act toward you.
- Yeah.
It's just very different.
If people have let you down,
you have a hard time
depending on them,
a hard time trusting people
to do what they say
they're going to do,
to be there for you
when it really counts,
and I think that
proposing to him
is just a monumental gesture
on her part.
I'm really proud
for her courage
to take these steps
to do this.
You didn't get with him
in order to just
- keep doing everything yourself.
- Mm-mm.
- That's pointless!
- Yeah.
- It's partners.
- Yeah.
Worst-case scenario for you?
He might just,
like, walk away.
Okay, it's scary.
Okay. Hold on.
- Hello!
- What's goin' on, man?
- How are you?
- How are you?
Yeah, are you?
- Good to be see you, man.
- Good to be see you. Okay.
I have something to tell you.
Okay.
It's not
about the gala.
I'm proposing to Terence.
And are you
getting on one knee?
I'm proposing to Terence.
Whoo-hoo, okay!
How do you feel?
Sure, it's different.
But I'm excited.
- Okay.
- Yes!
I'm doing this in two days.
If he says yes,
the gala is not the gala.
It's the wedding.
What?
- Let's do it!
- Yeah. Okay.
We're here
for the cake testing,
so are you gonna help me?
- Done. Let's go.
- Let's do it!
I'm so glad!
We've known each other
all our lives.
We work together.
I've been working
on this day,
so I'm excited for her.
What happens if
he was to say no?
- I'd be very, very hurt.
- Right.
- But we talked about it.
- Right.
So, like, what's
the real reason
why you're saying no?
Like, are you trying
to prolong it because
- you don't want to, right?
- Mmm.
Well, I mean, I think
you'll be all right, though.
- So, we put together some samples
- Ooh!
For you.
- Yummy! This looks so good!
- Whoo!
- Thank you!
- Yeah! Y'all enjoy!
Thank you so much.
Okay. Which one
do you feel is right for us?
Oh, I'm a big
red velvet fan.
- Me too!
- So, I mean...
Okay, I'll just...
I'll do it with you.
It was...
Mmm-hmm.
...sweet.
- Very.
- Mmm.
Uh, this is, uh, carrot cake?
- Yep.
- Is it? Yeah? Okay.
Mmm!
- Mm! Mm.
- Now that one's good.
- Ooh!
- Mmm!
- That's good.
- Yeah. Very rich, and like, a lemon taste.
- I love lemon.
- Mmm-hmm.
- Hi!
- How is everything?
The flavors were good.
Terence, he really likes
red velvet cake.
- Okay.
- And I like carrot cake,
so I wanted to incorporate
both of our taste buds.
So I got a two-tiered cake.
- A two-tiered cake. Yes.
- Okay. No problem.
- Are you finished...
- We can definitely pack a box to go.
Yay! Awesome!
- Thank you.
- Yes, we'll do that for you.
It was so good.
I've got
one more thing to ask you.
You gonna come
to the bridal shop?
Absolutely! I'm down!
I still haven't told
his mom.
Whew!
- And his dad.
- Okay.
And how do you feel
about that?
I'm nervous.
His dad won't be able
to be there...
- Okay.
- ...due to health issues,
so when I tell his mother,
- and she comes to the bridal shop...
- Oh, wow.
I'm going to try to see
if we can coordinate it,
like a Face Time.
- Okay. That's good.
- Yeah.
You know, I'm here
for you, whatever you need.
- Yes!
- All right!
Nice!
- Hey, sugar!
- Hey, Mama A!
You look cute!
Oh, thank you.
How are you?
I'm good.
You're looking pretty.
Thank you. Okay.
So, I know you think
that we're coming here
to dress shop,
but I'm gonna
propose to Terence.
Oh, my goodness!
Then, if he says yes,
then we're gonna have
the wedding the same day.
- What we need to do? I'm ready to go now!
- Okay, so, let's go.
- The bridal shop's ahead.
- Oh! Awesome!
It's something I had
been praying for,
and just to hear this, it's...
I thank God, you know?
You working some things out.
- Are you my beautiful bride?
- I am.
- I'm Jacqulin. Nice to meet you.
- Hi, Jacqulin. I'm Ja'Kya.
So are you guys excited
to see her all dressed up?
Is there anything
in specific that you think
that you're looking for?
Definitely like
the mermaid look.
Okay! All right!
All right, then! Ooh!
So, Ja'Kya
told you upfront
that she's gonna be
proposing in two days?
Yeah!
I'm shocked.
But I'm excited.
You're excited?
- Aw, good!
- Family!
And that's something I've
always prayed for my son,
'cause he's a good man.
He deserves a good woman.
Aw! What do you think
his reasons would be for saying no?
If he said no...
He would want
to be more financially suited
to give her everything
her heart desires.
It sounds like
that's who he is.
He is. He is.
Are you guys ready
to see dress number one?
Yes.
If you step up front.
- Oh, that train.
- Yep.
- That is gorgeous.
- Definitely.
- Oh, my God.
- That's beautiful.
I think it fits
Kya's personality.
I like the way
the front of it kind of lifts up
off the ground a little bit.
Um, I like it,
but I haven't found the dress yet.
I think it's a great start
definitely.
Oh, wow.
- Perfect.
- I simply love it.
You know what?
I'm gonna be honest.
I really thought
that I was gonna have
a cry moment,
but I don't feel it yet.
- She is building up the excitement.
- Whoo!
- Ooh!
- Oh, wow.
- The fit.
- Yes.
It fits perfect.
When I grow up,
I want that body.
My little mermaid.
Sexy little mermaid!
Sophisticated little mermaid!
Oh, you'll say I do
- in this dress.
- You look like you're ready
for that jelly, honey.
- Yeah.
- So, Kya, are you saying you love it
and this is the one?
I am saying yes!
- Yes!
- Yes, honey.
So, there's one last thing
I wanna ask you.
Can we call Mr. Barry Pops?
- Mm-hmm.
- I wanna make sure that he feels included.
We're gonna give a call
to Terence's dad.
- Yes, Terence's dad.
- Okay, awesome.
Hold on, just a minute.
Hello?
Hello.
Hey, Pop, this is Ja'Kya.
I'm doing good. How are you?
- Good! So good to hear.
- Yeah, it is good.
I wanna talk to you
because I'm dress shopping
at a bridal store.
And I am proposing to Terence.
If he says yes,
instead of what he thinks is
a gala,
we're going to get married.
I think we're ready.
Yes, sire.
Okay. I cannot wait for that.
It's emotional for me
because it's something
that... his dad would've loved
to been a part of.
And for him not to be
a part of this, it-it hurts.
But I know he'll be here
in spirit with them.
Thank you
so much, Pops.
Talk to you soon, okay? Bye-bye.
I think Terence is gonna be
caught off guard like me.
I'm just excited.
If I pass out, y'all just help
me up and, you know...
- We have gotten the dress.
- Yes.
- Check.
- Yes!
- Two more days, so...
- Spread your wings, honey.
♪ That sounded just right
We can go all night ♪
So, what made you cry
when you were talking
to his dad?
His dad has just been
such a good example
as far as, like, marriage,
and what a really solid,
healthy relationship
looks like.
And just knowing how bad
he really wants to be here.
- Yes.
- You know, just hearing it in his voice.
To hear him give advice.
That moment made it
so much more real for me.
That'll be a moment for me
that I just will never forget.
- You won't forget.
- Yeah.
Do you feel
like you're missing
that connection
with your father?
I do.
So, what's your
back story with your dad?
What happened
to where these last 30 years...
- Mm-hmm.
- That you are just now connecting with him.
My mom just made the decision
on, like,
who she wanted in my life,
and, um,
I didn't come to know that
that was my father
until she told me when I was
in high school.
- Okay.
- I wanted to at least try...
- Right.
- For my kids and my future,
you know, grand kids
to know of him,
so at this point in my life,
he's doing a great job,
he's consistent.
- But I know that must've been really hard.
- - It was.
- Identity crisis...
- Right.
- So, I'm really proud of you.
- Thank you.
- We know
that Terence could say no.
- Mmm-hmm.
- In two days.
- Right.
The rejection,
the fear of rejection,
anything that has to do
with abandonment,
that's a trigger.
How's that gonna affect
your relationship
going forward?
How are you gonna feel?
I would
just really wanna know why.
Is it because it's
just too fast,
we haven't been able
to process it?
You think we have things
that we need to work on?
- Are we not ready for marriage
in your eyes?
- Mm-hmm.
So, if the excuse
to me isn't valid in my eyes,
then I'm not sure
where we go from here.
I'll need time to process
the no.
- If he says no, Houston,
we have some problems.
- Yeah.
- Like, literally. Yeah.
- We gonna have
a misunderstanding.
- I'm proposing to Terence.
- What?
The weather. You see it?
I think you should just come
straight to the gala.
♪ I'm just focused on me
I'm just focused on me ♪
- Tomorrow is proposal and wedding day.
- Yes.
- How are you feeling?
- A little overwhelmed.
I called my biological father
last night and told him
I was proposing.
So excited you were
able to tell Mr. Carl.
I was. I was relieved. I was
excited that he was excited.
- And supportive.
- Very supportive.
- He's coming to the wedding.
- - Has he met Terrence?
He has. They talk a lot.
Terrence considers him one
of his closest, like, buds.
So, who are
we about to meet?
Terence's brother Barry Jr.
And his best friend Charles.
And so, this is, besides
from Ms. Anita, Terence's mom,
this is your first,
really, announcement
- to his extended family.
- Right.
And their opinions really do
matter to me
because I know Terence is
very excited
to have them here.
They're gonna, I think, give
you a very unfiltered opinion
- of what his reaction may be.
- Right.
This is gonna be
interesting.
- How you doing?
- Hey, Kya.
I'm good,
how are you?
Good to see you.
That's my life coach, Rebecca.
- Nice to meet you.
- Rebecca. Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
So, we're talking
about preparation for the gala
and doing a secret surprise
for Terence,
but I have
something to tell y'all.
- The gala isn't a gala.
- What?
- I'm proposing to Terence.
- What?
- What?
- Tomorrow.
And if he says yes,
- the gala is the wedding.
- It's the wedding?
- Yeah.
- What?
- Oh, man.
- - How do you all feel about me doing it,
- instead of having him do it?
- Um, to each his own.
Yeah.
It's a different time.
It ain't like it was
back then.
Men deserve to be proposed
to too, sometimes.
See, I like
the way you think.
If he would say no,
it be because he wanna do it.
- I mean, he might be a little bit surprised.
- - Yeah.
But my advice would be,
just to let him know
why you're doing it.
Terence had put a lot
of things on the back burner
for our efforts
on the launch of the gym.
So, I'm like, if I could
just do anything
that can just show him
how much I appreciate him,
and how much I can see
that he sacrificed for me,
I'm like, it's a no-brainer
for me.
That's pretty cool.
That is awesome.
- You will want my dad here,
understand?
- Yeah.
But he also know,
you know,
- they got stuff they gotta
deal with at home.
- Mm-hmm.
- I'm happy for you Kya.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- I appreciate the support.
Would you officiate
the wedding?
Absolutely. I'm happy.
- Yay!
- I'm happy.
Also,
since we fast-tracking this,
we're gonna set up
a groom suite
- and we're gonna have
a bachelor party.
- What?
So, yeah.
- When is this?
- - Right before the wedding.
- That's good.
- - So, what y'all think about that?
- It's a lot.
- You gotta sister?
Hey, babe.
How are you?
- How's it going?
- It's going pretty good.
- Hey.
- Okay, so, I gotta couple options for you,
- as far as, like, what we're
gonna be wearing to the gala.
- Okay.
- Ohhh.
- I got you a black and white
combination suit.
- Oh, wow. I love it.
- Okay.
You nailed it. Too fly.
And I'm gonna be wearing
this dress
that has, like,
a slit in the middle.
- That's beautiful.
- - You think I'll look good in it?
- Of course,
you're gonna look amazing.
- I know.
- I'm so proud of you.
- Aw!
Come here.
That was so sweet.
I'm proud of you, too.
I wanna take pictures
before we go.
So, you're gonna meet me
at Eleanor Tinsley Park.
- Okay.
- I gotta photo shoot set up.
Oh, wow.
And I just wanna make sure
we have pictures.
Like, really nice
professional pictures.
- I agree.
- That a good idea?
I think we should
definitely capture the moment.
- Uh, yes ma'am.
- That's how it started, right?
- Absolutely.
-All right.
Let's do it.
- Love you.
- Love you.
He's all excited
to get all dressed up,
but he has no idea he's
attending his own wedding.
- We gotta big day tomorrow.
- Let's get out of here.
All right. Let's go.
It's not too often
that we get this jazzy.
You got this.
Hey.
- Good morning!
- Hello.
- Hello, ladies!
- Hello!
- We ready to get this done!
- Yes! Yes!
Absolutely!
- How are you feeling?
- Just feeling like
now, I'm embodying a bride.
- I'm just preparing to be.
- Is it scary?
Yes.
I'm just trying
to brace myself
for that sudden, like,
rush of emotion. Yeah.
Worst-case scenario for you,
what are you imagining?
He might just, like,
walk away.
Or, like, need
an actual separation moment.
- Right.
- Like, I need time.
- Like, "leave me alone." Yeah.
- Like, "Woah, wait a minute,
- Yeah. Mmm-hmm. Yeah.
- You guys been lying
to me. What's going on?
- Like, feeling like I lied
or, you know, mmm-hmm.
- Yeah.
So, I'm just mentally just
preparing what I'm gonna say.
- Did you do an outline or do anything?
- Uh-uh.
No?
Aww!
- Oh, the veil is just doing it all.
- - It's just doing it.
- So pretty.
- Thank you.
Absolutely stunning.
Terence ain't ready.
He better get ready.
Oh, my goodness.
We got April crying.
- I know, right?
- - That's some best friend tears.
Aww!
It's
all right, sugar.
Them tears gonna be
worth every bit of it.
I can't even imagine
you trying to walk outside
in that dress.
So, I think I should call
Terence and tell him
that it's too wet outside
and that we'll take
the pictures here.
Right. Instead of pictures
in the park in this weather.
Yeah 'cause
this weather is nasty.
Yes. Can't risk getting
this wet.
Exactly.
- Hello.
- Hey.
I'm in my suit
right now.
- The weather, you see it?
- How bad it is outside?
I think you should just come
straight to the gala.
All right. I'll see you
in a little bit then.
Love you, too.
Bye.
- You did good, Kya.
- Yay! Thank y'all.
If Terence comes here,
he's gonna think
he's just showing up
and it's the event space
for the gala.
He's still gonna be so shocked
- and not have any idea
what's going on.
- I haven't slipped up yet.
- So, I'm like...
- Right.
- Now is not the time.
- Right.
So, Kya, let's get ready
to do this proposal.
I'm ready. And if I'm not,
I gotta be.
- Bye, y'all.
- Come back married!
Hey, it's okay.
It's scary.
Okay, hold on.
It's gonna be okay.
Ja'Kya's just
very confident right up
to the moment
that it's time
for her to propose.
And Kya was
almost falling apart.
It's okay. You got this.
Okay? You got this.
The possibility that he could
say no, you know,
in that moment,
was very real for her.
It's okay.
We are human
and this is very courageous.
You know that.
Be so proud of yourself.
- Thank you.
- Be proud.
- Okay?
- Okay.
Okay.
♪ Sunrise brings the day in ♪
♪ As I hear my own heart ♪
♪ I wonder what
you were thinking ♪
♪ Come see me tonight ♪
Hey.
Oh, my God.
You look amazing.
Wow.
So...
the gala isn't the gala.
Oh, my gosh.
I really wanted to
have a way to thank you
for everything
that you've
ever done
since you came into my life.
Terence Antonio,
Will you marry me right now?
Man...
I didn't expect this.
Terence Antonio,
Will you marry me right now?
Man.
I didn't expect this.
It caught me off guard.
Yes. I'm very happy
and thankful.
I love you so much and I think
we're both ready
to take that step.
- I love you so much.
- You too, babe.
Huh?
I'm glad that's out of the way
because everybody's here.
- All our family.
- Oh, my God.
I wanted to ask your mom.
And I talked to your dad.
And we put them on the phone
when I was at the bridal shop.
You sneaky.
I just hope that you see
that I want to do something
for you 'cause you do
so much for me.
That's all.
I just really wanted
to do something
that will help us get
to our future.
I love you.
-More than anything.
-I love you.
I'm so proud of you.
Thank you. I ended up getting
you a groomsmen suite.
- Oh, wow.
- So, you can have
a little bachelor party.
Get the shock
out of the way
and go celebrate
with the guys.
- I'm ready.
- All right. Let's go.
- Watch your step.
-Come on.
You gotta come with me.
- This way?
- Yeah.
- All right. So, right here.
- Uh-huh.
- Just these double doors.
- - Uh-huh.
That's your playground.
All right. See you soon. Bye.
- All right. Have fun.
- Love you.
All right, love you, too.
♪ Baby ♪
♪ Been thinkin' 'bout ♪
♪ Been thinkin' 'bout ♪
♪ Been thinkin' 'bout you ♪
♪ Thinkin' 'bout you ♪
- You all right?
- Yeah.
- What's up?
- - Y'all knew about this.
- I don't know what you're talking about.
- G-14 Classified, man.
Oh, man.
- G-14 classified.
- Yeah.
I'm excited. Glad you all
could be a part of this, man.
- All right. So we gotta
celebrate now.
- Yep.
- So, uh, did you shed a tear?
- I'm still.
- Your still.
- I'm still.
Yeah,
look at his eyes.
There we go.
- Absolutely.
- Yeah.
- All right.
Congratulations.
-Thank y'all.
I'm happy now.
I thought I lost
my heartbeat for a second!
Just relax.
- You can't cry!
-I know. I'm trying.
Why I got this makeup?
Don't mess up
the makeup, baby.
- We gotta hold it together.
- Right.
This is nice, man.
Also gotta let you know, man,
I'm the officiant
for your wedding.
So, I will be marrying
you and Ja'Kya today.
Uh-oh.
You wanna cry
in the car.
You gonna cry
in the car.
Ja'Kya asked me
to officiate this wedding.
There's no greater honor.
Like, they're asking me
to preside
over their ceremony
that's gonna start
the rest of their lives.
- I'm gonna need
a couple more of these.
- Get the jitters out.
Oh, my goodness.
All right, now. We can't do
too much of this
'cause I still gotta do
this wedding.
Good afternoon, everyone.
I know that most of you
believe that you are here
at the gala
for the gym opening.
However, what you are
truly here for is
because Ja'Kya has
just proposed to Terence
and he has said yes.
So here, very shortly, we are
going to have a wedding.
Hey,
what's going on?
Hey, Dad, how you doing?
Today is
the big day.
I'm getting married, Pops.
I knew you had something
to do with it. I knew it.
Yes, sir.
I can.
Thank you.
I wish you could be here.
He gonna cry, Daddy.
Thank you. Love you too, Dad.
Yes, sir.
-Well, you all right?
-Yeah, I'm good, man.
I'm still taking it in.
Man, the water face.
Oh, somebody
already crying.
- Yup.
- - Go ahead, no tissue
- Here he comes.
- Terence is showing.
Oh, man.
Mama proud of you.
Ja'Kya walking alone
down the stairs
to meet Terence,
is definitely symbolic
of her independent nature
and her striking out
on her own
to form her new life
with Terence.
And I love that they have
such a strong partnership.
Turn towards each other.
Okay.
Welcome, everyone.
Friends and family who
have traveled to be here
with Terence and Ja'Kya,
Today, we thank you
for being here
on this special day.
Terence, let Ja'Kya
represent love.
And Ja'Kya, let Terence
represent love.
You are now a team.
Now, Terence, do you,
of your own free will,
take Ja'Kya as your wife,
and partner to love,
protect and defend,
as long as you both
shall live?
I do.
Now, Ja'Kya,
do you take Terence,
of your own free will...
...as your husband
and partner,
to love and protect,
- and defend, as long
as you both shall live?
- I do.
Take her
left hand.
Place the ring on her hand.
All the way.
There you go, boy.
Ja'Kya. It's okay,
it's okay.
- Look.
Very good, okay.
-Mmm, okay.
I now pronounce you
husband and wife.
You may now kiss your bride.
Listen, I got a message
for all the boss girls...
in the world.
Sometimes, you just gotta
do things a little different.
You better do that.
I love them as a couple,
I think they are absolutely
so compatible,
I believe they're
gonna go on to accomplish
really great things.
A lot of people just see
the gym as a reflection
of success,
but they don't know
what type of anchor I have...
...that keeps
me together.
- And, uh...
- I know that.
Come on.
The sacrifices
he makes,
not just for me,
but for his family,
I'm very honored to be a part
of your guys' family now.
And, uh, Miss Anita,
thank you so much,
for standing there
for your husband,
I know he would love
to be here,
I know Terence would love
for him to be here.
I know he loves us both
so much.
Rebecca.
These last 72 hours,
she embraced me
like a daughter.
Oh, you're making me cry.
- Thank you so much.
- - You're welcome, sweetheart.
-You're welcome.
You're welcome.
-Thank you so much.
Great job.
Thank y'all,
for real.
And for you, young man...
I know, I know we wish
Pops was here.
But he here with us
in spirit, and...
I know he loves us,
and he wish he could
be here.
But, um, thank you.
Thank you so much.
Keeping a secret
from y'all is not easy.
Surprise, everybody.
Uh-oh.
Whoo!
- You're a husband now.
- I am.
- Oh, my goodness.
- Breathtaking.
- Took my breath...
- Words just can't express how
beautiful she was.
And happy.
- I'm married now.
- Uh-huh.
So what will we be called?
Um, mother-in-law,
friend, friend-mother-in-law,
mother in law...
I don't know what.
We have to come up
with something.
- With something. Uh-huh.
- Yeah.
Long as we're not frenemies.
No, we'll never be frenemies.
I can't get rid of her now.
Just can't wait to start
a life with you.
Thank you, thank you.
I mean, we're just
gonna keep building
our empire together.
- I mean, you know,
little kid, maybe soon.
- Okay.
- Might, might start today.
- All right.
You gotta lean me back
and do all this extra stuff,
you know, like, boom.
Oh, man.
All right.
back in elementary school.
I have
something to say to y'all.
I'm proposing to Terence.
What?
Terence ain't ready.
He better get ready.
...worst-case
scenario for you.
He might just,
like, walk away.
If he said no...
What's the problem?
The rejection.
That's a trigger.
I can't even imagine
you trying to walk outside
in that dress.
It's scary.
Okay. Hold on.
This is
very courageous.
Terence could say no.
Will you marry me
right now?
I didn't expect this.
♪Marry Me Now♪
Season 01 Episode 05
Episode Title: "JaKya and Terence"
Aired on: April 16, 2022.
♪ I will never give up ♪
♪ I will never quit ♪
- Hi! I'm Rebecca.
- Nice to meet you.
- It's nice to meet you!
- I'm Ja'Kya. Nice to meet you!
- Have a seat, love.
- Thank you.
So, tell me a little bit
about you and Terence.
We went to elementary, middle,
and high school together.
Aw!
But we've never dated.
I reached out to him
on Facebook, and then,
he confessed to me
that he liked me.
And what was
your response?
At first, it was like,
"No way."
I just always see him
as like a brother.
So after that, he did ask,
can he come
and hang out with me,
and it just felt
so natural.
He was so respectful.
He was such a gentleman.
I've never had
a man in my life
who was so consistent.
Yeah.
Explain to me the timing
where you feel like,
"Okay, I want to propose
right now, because..."
Terence and I have been
together for three years,
and I'm a fitness and wellness
spa/studio owner.
- Okay.
- So when he came along,
he bootstrapped me, like,
- "Whatever you need me to do.
- Mm-hmm.
Whatever you need from me.
Just let me know." Like...
- And so, he was like a business partner.
- Right.
So this is how
you have fallen
- head over heels in love.
- Oh, yeah.
He was like,
"I believe you to do this."
- Right.
- So, funding it, personally being a first
investor in, like,
doing this for you?
- I won't question it.
- Right.
- So, he did that for me.
- Wow.
He used his own personal
investments to help me,
so he was like, "You know,
we might not be able
to get married this year.
If you're cool with it,
then here it is."
He put us
on the back burner...
- Right.
- ...for my vision, and I'm just like,
- Oh, God.
- Oh, my. Right.
There's not a lot of people
that will put what they want...
- Your dreams...
- Yeah!
- ...before...
- Yeah.
- ...we even become husband and wife.
- Yeah. Right.
- To do that dream...
- Yeah.
...will put your entrepreneurial dreams
before that.
I want to propose because
he definitely fulfilled
like, my dream
for getting our gyms.
I just want to do something
to surprise him,
and thank him
in the best way I can,
and I think this is...
This is it.
- He is truly a li partner to me.
- Yeah.
I've never had that.
Does he have any idea about
what's about to come at him?
No. He thinks that we're doing
a gala for the business.
- Grand opening, over the top...
- Gala.
- ...celebration, party.
- Yes.
- A big party.
- With no idea that it's about to be
a whole different type
of party?
Oh no, he doesn't know.
One, two...
At the end of the week,
we're gonna have a gala
for our client.
We want to do something
more grand,
'cause we just opened up.
We have family
and friends coming in.
It'll be good
to get everyone together.
Two...
The Fitness Empire was founded
on women's empowerment.
We made a plan
and executed it.
Ja'Kya's most definitely
a boss babe.
I love busting your butt.
She's been a boss since I've known her.
We're still got room
for improvement.
- Always, right?
- Absolutely.
So, you guys have obviously
talked about marriage.
- Oh, yeah.
- Has Terence proposed?
- No.
- No?
- No.
- When you propose,
how confident are you
about getting a yes?
Ooh, um...
Um, 85%.
What would be the reason
to think he would say no?
I think that just
the deception
- of keeping a secret from him...
- Yeah.
...and not being a part
of the process.
Your families.
Are they traditional?
His family
is more traditional.
His mom and dad
have been married
- for decades on decades, you know?
- Okay.
His dad will not be here
for health reasons,
so you know, it's just
safer to have him home.
Yeah.
And, me and my biological father
just connected this year.
I'm really not sure
how he's gonna respond.
How long had it been
since you had seen him,
met him, talked to him?
I hadn't seen him
in over two decades.
I did my own, like,
reconnecting with him...
- Okay. You found him.
- ...so it was my original decision.
Yeah.
It came out to be a very, very positive
experience for me.
Do you think that your father
coming back into your life
contributed to you having
enough confidence to feel
like you're ready
to marry Terence?
Really, I think so.
Because one of the things
I think happens when we begin
to contemplate family,
you start to think
about your relationships.
It begins to make you
question things,
maybe in a way that you
haven't always been
- that intentional about...
- Right.
...but it makes you get
more serious about that.
Right.
Right.
And also, it makes you want
to heal relationships...
Yes.
...to be able to be closer
to the people you love,
- Yeah.
- So, I think that makes sense.
Ja'Kya's a boss babe.
She's smart, she's ambitious.
And this process
of proposing to Terence
is challenging for her
in several ways.
One, she's independent.
She's not used to being
interdependent,
and in my opinion,
she's also dealing
with abandonment issues,
and father issues,
which is why she's
so fiercely independent,
and not wanting
to have to rely
on other people,
because she's afraid
that people will let her down,
or leave her.
So we're
gonna do this together.
It's
a little overwhelming!
I hope he's ready
for a one-day proposal, and...
- Marry me now.
- Now!
- Quick turnaround.
- Now. Like, right now.
Right this second. Let's do it all!
Yes.
Well, let's get out of here,
and get ready to go. - Okay.
We are on our way to see
my mom and my grandma.
So how are you feeling?
A little bit nervous.
Who are you more nervous
to tell? Mom or Grandma?
Hmm. Grandma.
Even though she's so cool,
too much
of a nontraditional thing's
- gonna affect her. Yeah.
- Yeah.
So have you had any other
really serious boyfriends?
I have. But I've never
felt this way about anybody.
Yeah. And I've never said
that I would put myself out there
like I'm doing right now,
- Mm-hmm.
- For anybody.
- This is it.
- Yes.
It's
a big, big deal.
It is.
- Hey.
- Hey!
- Hello!
- Hey, you!
- Hey.
- How you doin?
- How're you doing?
- Hi, Grandma.
- Hi.
- How're you doing?
- Cute colors!
- Thank you.
So, Granny, Mom, this
is my life coach, Rebecca.
Hi!
- Hi, Rebecca. How are you?
- Hi!
It's so
nice to meet both of you.
There is something that
she would like to tell you.
So...
I am proposing to Terence.
And I'm doing it
in three days.
You're proposing to Terence?
- Yes.
- Oh, that's different!
That's different. Okay.
He sacrificed our budget
for getting married
to put into the gym,
and I feel like
I'm doing this for him
'cause he did it for me.
This is perfect for us,
and I just wanted to see
what y'all thought about it.
It's amazing.
- Yep.
- It's amazing. Terence is awesome.
Awesome, awesome guy.
- Mm-hmm.
- Okay.
If he says yes,
then...
instead of a gala, we're
getting married right then.
That would be awesome!
Granny knew it!
Yeah. I already
been calling him my son-in-law,
so now he's gonna be
my son-in-love.
Aw!
Well, I've been
knowing Terence since before
him and Ja'Kya dated, because
his mom and I are friends,
and in the back of my mind,
I would always say,
"If I had someone
for my daughter, it would be
- someone like Terence."
- Like Terence!
So, how do you feel that
Terence is gonna respond?
He's probably gonna
beat himself up
for about two seconds,
because whatever she
introduced to him
- he's gonna want to reciprocate it.
- Yeah.
She was so nervous
to tell you guys,
but I know she's so relieved.
Oh, I am. Oh, my God.
Why were you nervous?
I didn't know how y'all going
to respond.
- And then it's gonna be in three days, so
-Yeah.
It's a lot.
- Yep.
- Well...
We're ready!
- We ready.
- We ready!
Grandma ready!
♪ It's a hot girl summer
in the city, boys ♪
Last night with Terence,
is he excited about
what he perceives to be
the "gala," or party?
He still is, and like,
more family and more friends
are coming in.
His brother and, you know,
his best friend...
- Okay.
- ...they're flying in, so...
- This is a big deal.
- This is a really big deal.
So, tell me more
about you and Terence.
If you guys argue,
what do you argue about?
Him feeling
left out about certain things,
and like, "Why didn't
you tell me?"
I'm like, "You were sleeping."
- Right, right, right.
- You know? So just, sometimes it's just
the lack of communication,
or the lack of time,
kind of caused some issues.
It seems like you have
this really outgoing,
big personality,
and he's like, a
little bit more reserved.
Mm-hmm.
Do you feel like you struggle
to listen to him sometimes?
- Yes. I do.
- Yeah.
Especially 'cause I've been
so independent for so long.
I get
the sense, sweetheart,
-that if you start trusting him more,
-Mm-hmm.
He can help you more.
Yeah.
I gotta find a balance
between, like,
trusting him with that,
and then being okay
- with picking it back up when he's away. Yeah.
- Yes.
Let me hold your hand
one second.
Mm.
So who has left,
that you're afraid
of people leaving you?
Inconsistent men in general.
And then, finding out, like,
who my real dad was
at 17-18, so it's just kind of
hard to find an identity
with male responsibility,
and how they're supposed
to show up for me...
- And to trust it.
- And how to receive it.
- Yeah. Mm-hmm.
- Mm-hmm.
I've been working on it,
but from 18 to 31,
it's still very hard
to adapt to,
especially to have a new sense
of a man, and what they do,
- and how they act toward you.
- Yeah.
It's just very different.
If people have let you down,
you have a hard time
depending on them,
a hard time trusting people
to do what they say
they're going to do,
to be there for you
when it really counts,
and I think that
proposing to him
is just a monumental gesture
on her part.
I'm really proud
for her courage
to take these steps
to do this.
You didn't get with him
in order to just
- keep doing everything yourself.
- Mm-mm.
- That's pointless!
- Yeah.
- It's partners.
- Yeah.
Worst-case scenario for you?
He might just,
like, walk away.
Okay, it's scary.
Okay. Hold on.
- Hello!
- What's goin' on, man?
- How are you?
- How are you?
Yeah, are you?
- Good to be see you, man.
- Good to be see you. Okay.
I have something to tell you.
Okay.
It's not
about the gala.
I'm proposing to Terence.
And are you
getting on one knee?
I'm proposing to Terence.
Whoo-hoo, okay!
How do you feel?
Sure, it's different.
But I'm excited.
- Okay.
- Yes!
I'm doing this in two days.
If he says yes,
the gala is not the gala.
It's the wedding.
What?
- Let's do it!
- Yeah. Okay.
We're here
for the cake testing,
so are you gonna help me?
- Done. Let's go.
- Let's do it!
I'm so glad!
We've known each other
all our lives.
We work together.
I've been working
on this day,
so I'm excited for her.
What happens if
he was to say no?
- I'd be very, very hurt.
- Right.
- But we talked about it.
- Right.
So, like, what's
the real reason
why you're saying no?
Like, are you trying
to prolong it because
- you don't want to, right?
- Mmm.
Well, I mean, I think
you'll be all right, though.
- So, we put together some samples
- Ooh!
For you.
- Yummy! This looks so good!
- Whoo!
- Thank you!
- Yeah! Y'all enjoy!
Thank you so much.
Okay. Which one
do you feel is right for us?
Oh, I'm a big
red velvet fan.
- Me too!
- So, I mean...
Okay, I'll just...
I'll do it with you.
It was...
Mmm-hmm.
...sweet.
- Very.
- Mmm.
Uh, this is, uh, carrot cake?
- Yep.
- Is it? Yeah? Okay.
Mmm!
- Mm! Mm.
- Now that one's good.
- Ooh!
- Mmm!
- That's good.
- Yeah. Very rich, and like, a lemon taste.
- I love lemon.
- Mmm-hmm.
- Hi!
- How is everything?
The flavors were good.
Terence, he really likes
red velvet cake.
- Okay.
- And I like carrot cake,
so I wanted to incorporate
both of our taste buds.
So I got a two-tiered cake.
- A two-tiered cake. Yes.
- Okay. No problem.
- Are you finished...
- We can definitely pack a box to go.
Yay! Awesome!
- Thank you.
- Yes, we'll do that for you.
It was so good.
I've got
one more thing to ask you.
You gonna come
to the bridal shop?
Absolutely! I'm down!
I still haven't told
his mom.
Whew!
- And his dad.
- Okay.
And how do you feel
about that?
I'm nervous.
His dad won't be able
to be there...
- Okay.
- ...due to health issues,
so when I tell his mother,
- and she comes to the bridal shop...
- Oh, wow.
I'm going to try to see
if we can coordinate it,
like a Face Time.
- Okay. That's good.
- Yeah.
You know, I'm here
for you, whatever you need.
- Yes!
- All right!
Nice!
- Hey, sugar!
- Hey, Mama A!
You look cute!
Oh, thank you.
How are you?
I'm good.
You're looking pretty.
Thank you. Okay.
So, I know you think
that we're coming here
to dress shop,
but I'm gonna
propose to Terence.
Oh, my goodness!
Then, if he says yes,
then we're gonna have
the wedding the same day.
- What we need to do? I'm ready to go now!
- Okay, so, let's go.
- The bridal shop's ahead.
- Oh! Awesome!
It's something I had
been praying for,
and just to hear this, it's...
I thank God, you know?
You working some things out.
- Are you my beautiful bride?
- I am.
- I'm Jacqulin. Nice to meet you.
- Hi, Jacqulin. I'm Ja'Kya.
So are you guys excited
to see her all dressed up?
Is there anything
in specific that you think
that you're looking for?
Definitely like
the mermaid look.
Okay! All right!
All right, then! Ooh!
So, Ja'Kya
told you upfront
that she's gonna be
proposing in two days?
Yeah!
I'm shocked.
But I'm excited.
You're excited?
- Aw, good!
- Family!
And that's something I've
always prayed for my son,
'cause he's a good man.
He deserves a good woman.
Aw! What do you think
his reasons would be for saying no?
If he said no...
He would want
to be more financially suited
to give her everything
her heart desires.
It sounds like
that's who he is.
He is. He is.
Are you guys ready
to see dress number one?
Yes.
If you step up front.
- Oh, that train.
- Yep.
- That is gorgeous.
- Definitely.
- Oh, my God.
- That's beautiful.
I think it fits
Kya's personality.
I like the way
the front of it kind of lifts up
off the ground a little bit.
Um, I like it,
but I haven't found the dress yet.
I think it's a great start
definitely.
Oh, wow.
- Perfect.
- I simply love it.
You know what?
I'm gonna be honest.
I really thought
that I was gonna have
a cry moment,
but I don't feel it yet.
- She is building up the excitement.
- Whoo!
- Ooh!
- Oh, wow.
- The fit.
- Yes.
It fits perfect.
When I grow up,
I want that body.
My little mermaid.
Sexy little mermaid!
Sophisticated little mermaid!
Oh, you'll say I do
- in this dress.
- You look like you're ready
for that jelly, honey.
- Yeah.
- So, Kya, are you saying you love it
and this is the one?
I am saying yes!
- Yes!
- Yes, honey.
So, there's one last thing
I wanna ask you.
Can we call Mr. Barry Pops?
- Mm-hmm.
- I wanna make sure that he feels included.
We're gonna give a call
to Terence's dad.
- Yes, Terence's dad.
- Okay, awesome.
Hold on, just a minute.
Hello?
Hello.
Hey, Pop, this is Ja'Kya.
I'm doing good. How are you?
- Good! So good to hear.
- Yeah, it is good.
I wanna talk to you
because I'm dress shopping
at a bridal store.
And I am proposing to Terence.
If he says yes,
instead of what he thinks is
a gala,
we're going to get married.
I think we're ready.
Yes, sire.
Okay. I cannot wait for that.
It's emotional for me
because it's something
that... his dad would've loved
to been a part of.
And for him not to be
a part of this, it-it hurts.
But I know he'll be here
in spirit with them.
Thank you
so much, Pops.
Talk to you soon, okay? Bye-bye.
I think Terence is gonna be
caught off guard like me.
I'm just excited.
If I pass out, y'all just help
me up and, you know...
- We have gotten the dress.
- Yes.
- Check.
- Yes!
- Two more days, so...
- Spread your wings, honey.
♪ That sounded just right
We can go all night ♪
So, what made you cry
when you were talking
to his dad?
His dad has just been
such a good example
as far as, like, marriage,
and what a really solid,
healthy relationship
looks like.
And just knowing how bad
he really wants to be here.
- Yes.
- You know, just hearing it in his voice.
To hear him give advice.
That moment made it
so much more real for me.
That'll be a moment for me
that I just will never forget.
- You won't forget.
- Yeah.
Do you feel
like you're missing
that connection
with your father?
I do.
So, what's your
back story with your dad?
What happened
to where these last 30 years...
- Mm-hmm.
- That you are just now connecting with him.
My mom just made the decision
on, like,
who she wanted in my life,
and, um,
I didn't come to know that
that was my father
until she told me when I was
in high school.
- Okay.
- I wanted to at least try...
- Right.
- For my kids and my future,
you know, grand kids
to know of him,
so at this point in my life,
he's doing a great job,
he's consistent.
- But I know that must've been really hard.
- - It was.
- Identity crisis...
- Right.
- So, I'm really proud of you.
- Thank you.
- We know
that Terence could say no.
- Mmm-hmm.
- In two days.
- Right.
The rejection,
the fear of rejection,
anything that has to do
with abandonment,
that's a trigger.
How's that gonna affect
your relationship
going forward?
How are you gonna feel?
I would
just really wanna know why.
Is it because it's
just too fast,
we haven't been able
to process it?
You think we have things
that we need to work on?
- Are we not ready for marriage
in your eyes?
- Mm-hmm.
So, if the excuse
to me isn't valid in my eyes,
then I'm not sure
where we go from here.
I'll need time to process
the no.
- If he says no, Houston,
we have some problems.
- Yeah.
- Like, literally. Yeah.
- We gonna have
a misunderstanding.
- I'm proposing to Terence.
- What?
The weather. You see it?
I think you should just come
straight to the gala.
♪ I'm just focused on me
I'm just focused on me ♪
- Tomorrow is proposal and wedding day.
- Yes.
- How are you feeling?
- A little overwhelmed.
I called my biological father
last night and told him
I was proposing.
So excited you were
able to tell Mr. Carl.
I was. I was relieved. I was
excited that he was excited.
- And supportive.
- Very supportive.
- He's coming to the wedding.
- - Has he met Terrence?
He has. They talk a lot.
Terrence considers him one
of his closest, like, buds.
So, who are
we about to meet?
Terence's brother Barry Jr.
And his best friend Charles.
And so, this is, besides
from Ms. Anita, Terence's mom,
this is your first,
really, announcement
- to his extended family.
- Right.
And their opinions really do
matter to me
because I know Terence is
very excited
to have them here.
They're gonna, I think, give
you a very unfiltered opinion
- of what his reaction may be.
- Right.
This is gonna be
interesting.
- How you doing?
- Hey, Kya.
I'm good,
how are you?
Good to see you.
That's my life coach, Rebecca.
- Nice to meet you.
- Rebecca. Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
So, we're talking
about preparation for the gala
and doing a secret surprise
for Terence,
but I have
something to tell y'all.
- The gala isn't a gala.
- What?
- I'm proposing to Terence.
- What?
- What?
- Tomorrow.
And if he says yes,
- the gala is the wedding.
- It's the wedding?
- Yeah.
- What?
- Oh, man.
- - How do you all feel about me doing it,
- instead of having him do it?
- Um, to each his own.
Yeah.
It's a different time.
It ain't like it was
back then.
Men deserve to be proposed
to too, sometimes.
See, I like
the way you think.
If he would say no,
it be because he wanna do it.
- I mean, he might be a little bit surprised.
- - Yeah.
But my advice would be,
just to let him know
why you're doing it.
Terence had put a lot
of things on the back burner
for our efforts
on the launch of the gym.
So, I'm like, if I could
just do anything
that can just show him
how much I appreciate him,
and how much I can see
that he sacrificed for me,
I'm like, it's a no-brainer
for me.
That's pretty cool.
That is awesome.
- You will want my dad here,
understand?
- Yeah.
But he also know,
you know,
- they got stuff they gotta
deal with at home.
- Mm-hmm.
- I'm happy for you Kya.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- I appreciate the support.
Would you officiate
the wedding?
Absolutely. I'm happy.
- Yay!
- I'm happy.
Also,
since we fast-tracking this,
we're gonna set up
a groom suite
- and we're gonna have
a bachelor party.
- What?
So, yeah.
- When is this?
- - Right before the wedding.
- That's good.
- - So, what y'all think about that?
- It's a lot.
- You gotta sister?
Hey, babe.
How are you?
- How's it going?
- It's going pretty good.
- Hey.
- Okay, so, I gotta couple options for you,
- as far as, like, what we're
gonna be wearing to the gala.
- Okay.
- Ohhh.
- I got you a black and white
combination suit.
- Oh, wow. I love it.
- Okay.
You nailed it. Too fly.
And I'm gonna be wearing
this dress
that has, like,
a slit in the middle.
- That's beautiful.
- - You think I'll look good in it?
- Of course,
you're gonna look amazing.
- I know.
- I'm so proud of you.
- Aw!
Come here.
That was so sweet.
I'm proud of you, too.
I wanna take pictures
before we go.
So, you're gonna meet me
at Eleanor Tinsley Park.
- Okay.
- I gotta photo shoot set up.
Oh, wow.
And I just wanna make sure
we have pictures.
Like, really nice
professional pictures.
- I agree.
- That a good idea?
I think we should
definitely capture the moment.
- Uh, yes ma'am.
- That's how it started, right?
- Absolutely.
-All right.
Let's do it.
- Love you.
- Love you.
He's all excited
to get all dressed up,
but he has no idea he's
attending his own wedding.
- We gotta big day tomorrow.
- Let's get out of here.
All right. Let's go.
It's not too often
that we get this jazzy.
You got this.
Hey.
- Good morning!
- Hello.
- Hello, ladies!
- Hello!
- We ready to get this done!
- Yes! Yes!
Absolutely!
- How are you feeling?
- Just feeling like
now, I'm embodying a bride.
- I'm just preparing to be.
- Is it scary?
Yes.
I'm just trying
to brace myself
for that sudden, like,
rush of emotion. Yeah.
Worst-case scenario for you,
what are you imagining?
He might just, like,
walk away.
Or, like, need
an actual separation moment.
- Right.
- Like, I need time.
- Like, "leave me alone." Yeah.
- Like, "Woah, wait a minute,
- Yeah. Mmm-hmm. Yeah.
- You guys been lying
to me. What's going on?
- Like, feeling like I lied
or, you know, mmm-hmm.
- Yeah.
So, I'm just mentally just
preparing what I'm gonna say.
- Did you do an outline or do anything?
- Uh-uh.
No?
Aww!
- Oh, the veil is just doing it all.
- - It's just doing it.
- So pretty.
- Thank you.
Absolutely stunning.
Terence ain't ready.
He better get ready.
Oh, my goodness.
We got April crying.
- I know, right?
- - That's some best friend tears.
Aww!
It's
all right, sugar.
Them tears gonna be
worth every bit of it.
I can't even imagine
you trying to walk outside
in that dress.
So, I think I should call
Terence and tell him
that it's too wet outside
and that we'll take
the pictures here.
Right. Instead of pictures
in the park in this weather.
Yeah 'cause
this weather is nasty.
Yes. Can't risk getting
this wet.
Exactly.
- Hello.
- Hey.
I'm in my suit
right now.
- The weather, you see it?
- How bad it is outside?
I think you should just come
straight to the gala.
All right. I'll see you
in a little bit then.
Love you, too.
Bye.
- You did good, Kya.
- Yay! Thank y'all.
If Terence comes here,
he's gonna think
he's just showing up
and it's the event space
for the gala.
He's still gonna be so shocked
- and not have any idea
what's going on.
- I haven't slipped up yet.
- So, I'm like...
- Right.
- Now is not the time.
- Right.
So, Kya, let's get ready
to do this proposal.
I'm ready. And if I'm not,
I gotta be.
- Bye, y'all.
- Come back married!
Hey, it's okay.
It's scary.
Okay, hold on.
It's gonna be okay.
Ja'Kya's just
very confident right up
to the moment
that it's time
for her to propose.
And Kya was
almost falling apart.
It's okay. You got this.
Okay? You got this.
The possibility that he could
say no, you know,
in that moment,
was very real for her.
It's okay.
We are human
and this is very courageous.
You know that.
Be so proud of yourself.
- Thank you.
- Be proud.
- Okay?
- Okay.
Okay.
♪ Sunrise brings the day in ♪
♪ As I hear my own heart ♪
♪ I wonder what
you were thinking ♪
♪ Come see me tonight ♪
Hey.
Oh, my God.
You look amazing.
Wow.
So...
the gala isn't the gala.
Oh, my gosh.
I really wanted to
have a way to thank you
for everything
that you've
ever done
since you came into my life.
Terence Antonio,
Will you marry me right now?
Man...
I didn't expect this.
Terence Antonio,
Will you marry me right now?
Man.
I didn't expect this.
It caught me off guard.
Yes. I'm very happy
and thankful.
I love you so much and I think
we're both ready
to take that step.
- I love you so much.
- You too, babe.
Huh?
I'm glad that's out of the way
because everybody's here.
- All our family.
- Oh, my God.
I wanted to ask your mom.
And I talked to your dad.
And we put them on the phone
when I was at the bridal shop.
You sneaky.
I just hope that you see
that I want to do something
for you 'cause you do
so much for me.
That's all.
I just really wanted
to do something
that will help us get
to our future.
I love you.
-More than anything.
-I love you.
I'm so proud of you.
Thank you. I ended up getting
you a groomsmen suite.
- Oh, wow.
- So, you can have
a little bachelor party.
Get the shock
out of the way
and go celebrate
with the guys.
- I'm ready.
- All right. Let's go.
- Watch your step.
-Come on.
You gotta come with me.
- This way?
- Yeah.
- All right. So, right here.
- Uh-huh.
- Just these double doors.
- - Uh-huh.
That's your playground.
All right. See you soon. Bye.
- All right. Have fun.
- Love you.
All right, love you, too.
♪ Baby ♪
♪ Been thinkin' 'bout ♪
♪ Been thinkin' 'bout ♪
♪ Been thinkin' 'bout you ♪
♪ Thinkin' 'bout you ♪
- You all right?
- Yeah.
- What's up?
- - Y'all knew about this.
- I don't know what you're talking about.
- G-14 Classified, man.
Oh, man.
- G-14 classified.
- Yeah.
I'm excited. Glad you all
could be a part of this, man.
- All right. So we gotta
celebrate now.
- Yep.
- So, uh, did you shed a tear?
- I'm still.
- Your still.
- I'm still.
Yeah,
look at his eyes.
There we go.
- Absolutely.
- Yeah.
- All right.
Congratulations.
-Thank y'all.
I'm happy now.
I thought I lost
my heartbeat for a second!
Just relax.
- You can't cry!
-I know. I'm trying.
Why I got this makeup?
Don't mess up
the makeup, baby.
- We gotta hold it together.
- Right.
This is nice, man.
Also gotta let you know, man,
I'm the officiant
for your wedding.
So, I will be marrying
you and Ja'Kya today.
Uh-oh.
You wanna cry
in the car.
You gonna cry
in the car.
Ja'Kya asked me
to officiate this wedding.
There's no greater honor.
Like, they're asking me
to preside
over their ceremony
that's gonna start
the rest of their lives.
- I'm gonna need
a couple more of these.
- Get the jitters out.
Oh, my goodness.
All right, now. We can't do
too much of this
'cause I still gotta do
this wedding.
Good afternoon, everyone.
I know that most of you
believe that you are here
at the gala
for the gym opening.
However, what you are
truly here for is
because Ja'Kya has
just proposed to Terence
and he has said yes.
So here, very shortly, we are
going to have a wedding.
Hey,
what's going on?
Hey, Dad, how you doing?
Today is
the big day.
I'm getting married, Pops.
I knew you had something
to do with it. I knew it.
Yes, sir.
I can.
Thank you.
I wish you could be here.
He gonna cry, Daddy.
Thank you. Love you too, Dad.
Yes, sir.
-Well, you all right?
-Yeah, I'm good, man.
I'm still taking it in.
Man, the water face.
Oh, somebody
already crying.
- Yup.
- - Go ahead, no tissue
- Here he comes.
- Terence is showing.
Oh, man.
Mama proud of you.
Ja'Kya walking alone
down the stairs
to meet Terence,
is definitely symbolic
of her independent nature
and her striking out
on her own
to form her new life
with Terence.
And I love that they have
such a strong partnership.
Turn towards each other.
Okay.
Welcome, everyone.
Friends and family who
have traveled to be here
with Terence and Ja'Kya,
Today, we thank you
for being here
on this special day.
Terence, let Ja'Kya
represent love.
And Ja'Kya, let Terence
represent love.
You are now a team.
Now, Terence, do you,
of your own free will,
take Ja'Kya as your wife,
and partner to love,
protect and defend,
as long as you both
shall live?
I do.
Now, Ja'Kya,
do you take Terence,
of your own free will...
...as your husband
and partner,
to love and protect,
- and defend, as long
as you both shall live?
- I do.
Take her
left hand.
Place the ring on her hand.
All the way.
There you go, boy.
Ja'Kya. It's okay,
it's okay.
- Look.
Very good, okay.
-Mmm, okay.
I now pronounce you
husband and wife.
You may now kiss your bride.
Listen, I got a message
for all the boss girls...
in the world.
Sometimes, you just gotta
do things a little different.
You better do that.
I love them as a couple,
I think they are absolutely
so compatible,
I believe they're
gonna go on to accomplish
really great things.
A lot of people just see
the gym as a reflection
of success,
but they don't know
what type of anchor I have...
...that keeps
me together.
- And, uh...
- I know that.
Come on.
The sacrifices
he makes,
not just for me,
but for his family,
I'm very honored to be a part
of your guys' family now.
And, uh, Miss Anita,
thank you so much,
for standing there
for your husband,
I know he would love
to be here,
I know Terence would love
for him to be here.
I know he loves us both
so much.
Rebecca.
These last 72 hours,
she embraced me
like a daughter.
Oh, you're making me cry.
- Thank you so much.
- - You're welcome, sweetheart.
-You're welcome.
You're welcome.
-Thank you so much.
Great job.
Thank y'all,
for real.
And for you, young man...
I know, I know we wish
Pops was here.
But he here with us
in spirit, and...
I know he loves us,
and he wish he could
be here.
But, um, thank you.
Thank you so much.
Keeping a secret
from y'all is not easy.
Surprise, everybody.
Uh-oh.
Whoo!
- You're a husband now.
- I am.
- Oh, my goodness.
- Breathtaking.
- Took my breath...
- Words just can't express how
beautiful she was.
And happy.
- I'm married now.
- Uh-huh.
So what will we be called?
Um, mother-in-law,
friend, friend-mother-in-law,
mother in law...
I don't know what.
We have to come up
with something.
- With something. Uh-huh.
- Yeah.
Long as we're not frenemies.
No, we'll never be frenemies.
I can't get rid of her now.
Just can't wait to start
a life with you.
Thank you, thank you.
I mean, we're just
gonna keep building
our empire together.
- I mean, you know,
little kid, maybe soon.
- Okay.
- Might, might start today.
- All right.
You gotta lean me back
and do all this extra stuff,
you know, like, boom.
Oh, man.
All right.