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NARRATOR: Previously on She's Still Not Our Sister...
So Viv, are you sure Deniece is going to be gone for a while?
Trust me.
Well, y'all giving anything for your
little sister's graduation or birthday, anything?
We were, you know, waiting to see how her grades were
before we started making any big plans and all that, so...
I don't want to get in nobody's business, but what's goin' on?
What's up with you two? Are ya'll an item now?
Well, we're just getting to know each other a little better.
Yeah, really? So is that in the biblical sense?
'Cause you know, I got somethin' in my purse.
-Don't make me go in my purse. -Oh, no, no, no.
-Not the purse, not the... -I'm just saying...
You know what? We should've worked
for the CIA or FBI or somethin', 'cause us Walkers,
we can keep some secrets.
'Cause you know I was getting ready to tell her
about your surprise birthday party...
Oh, Aunt Connie! See, that's why she didn't know.
Auntie!
Ooh. I think this is the thing that Deniece has been waiting for.
Those are the test results for the law school?
Ooh! Oh, baby!
Now that's a birthday present.
She's gonna lose her mind when she sees that!
-Yes, yes, let's open it! -No!
I'm not peeking. I'm not!
-Okay. -Okay.
ALL: Surprise!
-Is this all for me? -No, it's for me, silly.
You know you're the star of this party. Go on over there.
(ALL EXCLAIMING)
Before everybody leaves, we forgot something.
What?
(GASPS) My test scores, ahh!
Open it, child. Open it, open it.
-Wait, I'm so scared to open this. -VIVIAN: Don't be scared.
Please, come on, girl. Open the letter!
Please, just open it!
(SCOFFS)
I can't believe my test score is this low.
Oh, honey, I'm sorry. I know you're disappointed.
Mmm-hmm, but sometimes you just have to send it up to heaven
and let heaven hear your heart.
♪ Heaven
♪ Heaven
♪ Hear my heart ♪
You know, Viv, I don't even think I've seen your high school diploma.
Well, yeah, that's 'cause it's probably in a box somewhere.
I know, but we need to find that 'cause you want to enroll in college.
Okay, well, you know,
I'll look for it when I got some free time.
You know how you, um...
You were saying you hadn't seen my diploma?
The truth is...
(CLEARS THROAT)
I didn't finish high school.
I don't have a diploma.
Really?
Viv, you never finished high school?
No, ma'am, I dropped out.
D'Andre and I had a major argument.
How do y'all find all this time to argue?
You know, I don't get it. You know you love him.
(KNOCK ON DOOR)
-Oh. -Oh, who is that at this hour?
Oh, it's D'Andre.
Well, let him in.
Hey.
Hey, downtown.
-D'ANDRE: Hey, y'all. -Hey.
I need to talk to you.
VIVIAN: What's wrong?
He just called off the wedding.
Oh, my God.
(THEME SONG PLAYING)
Okay, no. Do you see how we got this answer?
-See how we got this answer. -Sister,
first of all, I appreciate you helping me study for this test,
but a lot of this stuff I already know.
Viv, look you have to be over-prepared, all right?
You don't know what they're going to throw at you.
There's tons of surprise questions on these tests.
I know it, and there's always a trick question.
If you want to pass, you need to make sure you know
how you got to that answer.
What?
I don't have to know how I got the answer.
You know what?
You don't need to be a school teacher.
What? Why?
Because you gonna be that teacher
that kids dread to have.
Gosh, am I really that bad?
I already know that the United States is part of North America,
I don't have to know how I got the answer.
You know what? I'm sorry, Viv. I'm... I was just trying
to make sure you do fine on the test.
I will. Relax.
-Okay. All right. -Okay?
So, um, how do you think Cynthia is doing?
I don't know. Go in there and ask her.
No, I'm not going to go in there.
-You go in there. -I'm not going in there.
It's been like a week and all she does is just come in from work
and go straight to her room.
Well, you know her, okay?
You can't just force her to do anything.
When she's ready to talk, she'll come out and talk.
-Yeah. -Just wait.
I guess you're right.
-Now, this... -Okay, look, no...
Whoa! Hey there, favorite middle sister,
we was just talking about you.
Oh, really?
-Ooh, you're all dressed up! -Thank you.
You and D'Andre going to...
Oh, do not mention his name. I don't want to hear his name, okay?
Okay, well, where are you going all dressed up with the jewelry on
of the person we ain't supposed to mention that name?
I'm going out and don't wait up, okay?
Well, excuse me. You got too much baby oil on your legs.
Okay, so I guess she's back to her old self.
Please. She be all right.
Oh, wait, did you tell Aunt Connie they broke up?
No. You?
No, I'm not going to say anything.
-Well... -You should tell her.
No, if you think she needs to know, you tell her.
Uh, no, I'm not saying nothing.
-But can you give me the answer to this one? -No.
-(KNOCK ON DOOR) -Oh, I hope that's not Aunt Connie.
VIVIAN: I just want to get that.
-Oh. -Hey Niecie.
Hey, D'Andre.
D'ANDRE: Hey, Viv!
Hey, Denim. Surprised to see you.
D'Andre.
Is Cynthia here?
I guess that's a "no."
Did she leave by herself or say where she was going?
I guess that's not any of my business.
All right.
Downtown, are you and Cynthia gonna get back together?
I don't know.
If she quit trying to run everything
and treat me like a kid.
Well, you knew this is how she was in the beginning,
you can't try to change her.
I just want her to be a little bit more respectful. A little.
Um, but D'Andre, she does respect you.
And she is giving you the best she knows how to give.
Okay, she's not gonna kiss your feet
but she does respect you and she absolutely loves you.
I still think I was right when I said
that we needed a trial separation.
A "trial separation"?
(LOUD KNOCKING)
-Uh-oh. -Is that Cynthia?
-No, uh, it's Aunt Connie. -Oh...
She doesn't know?
-VIVIAN: I wasn't gonna tell her. -Me either.
Y'all and these secrets!
It's your secret now.
-Hey! -Hey, Aunt Connie.
-D'ANDRE: Hey. -Hey everybody.
How're you doing, Aunt Connie?
So there's the man that can't keep his woman.
I thought y'all said she didn't know?
Cynthia told me herself. That's how I know. Yup.
VIVIAN: Really?
So, what are you planning to do about it, D'Andre, huh?
I don't know, I ain't figured it out yet.
Well, you better start workin' on it.
You know that girl Cynthia, she moves fast.
I bet... I bet she ain't even here now, is she?
Uh, no, she's not.
She actually went out. I think she went out.
Um, so Aunt Connie, where are you coming from?
Oh, I was out. You know, I passed the gym.
I think maybe I should go and try to lose a few pounds.
You know, it's gettin' to be "man season."
I might catch me one this time.
Yeah, because walking by the gym ain't gonna help you lose it.
Just... Gotta go in.
(CRICKETS CHIRPING)
-(MAN LAUGHING) -Do you remember what we did?
MAN: Yes, I remember all of that. CYNTHIA: Oh, hi!
Whoo-whoo-hooo. Whoo.
Oh. Well, who do we have here?
This is just a guy friend of mine.
Yeah, well we can see that. We know he's a guy.
Does he have a name?
Yes, the name is Maximilian, but everybody calls me Mack.
Uh-huh! Well, the name is Aunt Connie,
everybody calls me Aunt Connie. Now what?
-Nice to meet you. -Okay.
So, Max! Maximilian, where are your millions?
The millions are on the way, please.
Oh, really?
He's just a producer, okay?
Uh, just a friend that you just ran into
while you was wearing the jewelry that I bought you?
Oh, gosh, he is just a friend.
-We need to talk, Cynthia. -Why?
D'Andre, he's just an old friend I went to high school with. Gosh.
Oh, you know what? Okay. How about this.
-Take this... -D'Andre?
D'ANDRE: There you go.
You can keep everything that I gave you.
-I'm done. -(GASPS)
And I'm taking my picture frame too.
D'Andre!
Is this real diamonds?
Look, look, Mack, why don't you just leave, okay?
Now's not a good time. Just call me tomorrow.
I just got here.
Okay, I know, just... It's not a good time, okay?
Just... Just call... I'll call you tomorrow, okay?
How about a goodnight hug? Anything?
You know what? I've got something for you,
but if I give it to you, you're gonna be in a real deep sleep.
You need to get on out of here, this is family
business we got to take care of.
Get him out of here, get him out of here!
Just go, okay? It was good seeing you.
Are you on Twitter? Just follow me?
-Okay. I got you. -I will message you.
My Facebook is still good.
Okay, I'll hit you up on Facebook.
Okay, okay, okay! (LAUGHS NERVOUSLY)
My Myspace is still available.
Really?
Okay. Bye, Mack. Bye. (LAUGHS)
You come back here! Cynthia, don't you...
-You sassy little thing. -What, Aunt Connie? What?
What was that? What is that?
Look, Auntie, he is just a friend, okay?
I just saw him out tonight and that was it.
But why'd you have to bring him in here?
Those boys could have been in here,
they could have been tearing up everything y'all got!
I don't know why.
-VIVIAN: Oh, no! -Oh, Lord.
Bye-bye. Okay. I'll call you, okay?
You know what? Y'all might want to change your locks.
I bet you that boy done cased this place
and he's planning to steal everything y'all got.
What? Look, he's not a thief, he's not a thug, okay?
I don't know why y'all are tripping about right and wrong
when D'Andre did wrong to me!
Why you got to do ***-for-tat, Cynthia?
That don't do nothing, it don't solve nothing,
it just makes things worse.
Now, why don't you let D'Andre be a man?
What you want, a puppy, baby?
The man's a man, so you gotta let him act like a man,
otherwise you might as well go on
get yourself a pair of glass heels
and go on walk the street.
Ain't no man gonna put up with that, baby!
You know, maybe you were right, Auntie.
I don't know what I was thinking.
You wasn't.
Look, you need to be on the phone right now
calling D'Andre and you need to apologize.
Okay, I'll call him.
But, I'm gonna make him wait.
CONNIE: Oh, baby, now either you're going to call him or not.
This younger generation, y'all crazy.
Oh no, Auntie, that's them, that's not me.
CONNIE: Look, your father messed up one time, one time.
It was big, but she forgave him. Case closed.
But now y'all just wanna end up...
Y'all just want to get even and end up losing everything.
Make me sick, I got to go home. I got a backache, a neck ache...
I'll walk you to your car, Auntie.
-Oh, Lord. -It's okay.
-Bye, Auntie. -Night. Bye, Niecie.
Goodnight, Cynthia. Oh, Lord have mercy.
You know what?
D'Andre's the best thing you ever had, girl.
You're about to let him slip right through your fingers.
Just in case.
Look, I don't know why y'all are trippin'. What is the big deal?
I went out, okay, I saw him,
he's an old friend I went to high school with, that was it.
I promise.
Why are we trippin'?
Come on, you came in here with a plugged-up curling iron.
Now, all that would have been fine,
except for not only did you see D'Andre's car out front,
you knew Aunt Connie was here too.
Now that's just all up in your face.
Okay, I said I'm gonna call him.
You need to do more than that. You need to apologize.
Look, I got this. Just let me handle it my way?
Okay, your way. We see your way.
You come up here with plugged-up planet Jupiter...
Stop it.
Come on, I can't keep doing this with everybody.
I'm a mother, I'm a sister, I'm everything to everybody,
but I'm not enough to myself.
I'm gonna do something for me, even if it comes off selfish.
I gotta think about me.
Did you call D'Andre last night?
I did, but he didn't answer.
(SIGHS) You know what? Hopefully you two can work it out.
I really like D'Andre.
I really like him too.
Is Vivian up yet?
You know, I haven't heard her this morning. I don't know.
Uh, do you know what time is it, Viv?
No, what time is it?
You need to hurry up or else you're going to be late for work.
I don't need to hurry up.
Are you feeling okay?
Yeah, what's wrong with you?
I'm feeling fine, I'm just not in any hurry.
Mmm, that don't seem right.
What's wrong with you?
-I made a decision. -CYNTHIA: Yeah, we've heard this before.
-Uh, what decision is that? -VIVIAN: No, you haven't.
I'm quitting my job.
-What? -When, Viv?
I am quitting it effective today.
-Like... Really? -CYNTHIA: Like, are you serious?
-For real, for real? -You quit your job?
For real, for real.
And yes, yes, I'm quitting my job.
I'm not even giving a notice,
and they can keep my last check.
Okay, so what are you going to do?
It's not "what," but "where."
Where?
-Where are you going? -What are you up to?
Yeah, y'all look intrigued. Mmm.
I decided I'm going to Paris, France, all by myself.
BOTH: Paris?
Paris, France. I booked a ticket last night and I'm leaving today.
-Today? -Oh, my God, Viv!
Yes, I'm gonna need your earrings and give me back my shoes.
Give 'em back... I know you took my shoes.
-Paris, though? -How'd you know I took 'em?
You're going to leave us?
VIVIAN: Yes, that's why I need your earrings.
Okay. You can have whatever.
-Wait, today! -You'll buy me something else.
Oh, my God!
You are a trip, for real.
All right, I guess I have everything that I need.
CONNIE: Wow, are you sure?
Where's the rest of your bags?
Auntie, I'll get whatever I don't have in Paris.
Ooh. Hey, that's what I'm talking about.
But you got deodorant, toothpaste?
I think I got everything I need, Auntie.
Mmm, you going all out, ain't ya?
Uh-huh, yes I am, yes ma'am.
Where you say you're going again?
I am going to Paris, France.
Oh, that's where they speak that oui, oui and voulez-vous...
They speak French, not Patti LaBelle and Pepe Le Pew.
Well, they speak French but you don't, Vivian.
No, but I'll manage.
Why you got to go all the way over there?
You don't know nobody over there.
Exactly.
I'm going over there for some "me" time.
I don't see why you can't get some "me" time
right back there in your room, back there. You got some...
Let her enjoy herself, okay? Mmm-hmm.
This is so exciting, Vivian. I'm excited for you.
It is. This is my first time being away from my family
and this is something that I've dreamt of.
Oh, my God, just imagine. You get to see the Eiffel Tower,
the Moulin Rouge... Oh, and the sights, omg.
Promise you're going to send us a postcard every day.
I will. Maybe.
(LAUGHTER)
Up and quit your job and just going to Paris and everything.
You know, I hope you're not losing your mind, girl,
'cause you just came out of the woodwork with this one.
Auntie...
And how come you won't let us take you to the airport?
Because I want to go in style.
What?
I want to ride in a limo to the airport.
I want to fly first class
and then I want to get picked up in Paris in a limo.
I want to stay in a five-star hotel
and I wanna eat at the finest restaurants.
I want to pamper myself
and I do not want to make up my bed in the morning.
You don't make it up now, Vivian.
-(LAUGHTER) -That is true.
You know, I actually spent two days in Paris one time on a job,
but it really didn't do it justice.
I mean, all I did was work. So...
But it's beautiful and I'm excited for you.
I'm almost a little bit jealous.
VIVIAN: No need to be jealous.
But to tell you the truth,
I've been planning this for weeks
and I have to admit I was a little scared,
but I'm glad I'm going.
-Oh, that is so awesome. -Okay...
I'm going to miss you.
Au revoir, au revoir...
(KISSING)
(KISSING)
-I get two? -Yeah, yeah, you get two.
And Auntie...
(KISSING NOISES) ...to you too.
VIVIAN: I love y'all. ALL: Bye, Viv!
-All right. -Have fun, Viv.
-I will! -Love you.
Bye!
Actually, you know what? I need to go too. I got some...
Wait a minute, Allison, wait a minute, I want to talk to you.
C'mon, yeah, c'mon.
Girls, could you excuse us for a minute,
I'm sorry, we need a little privacy.
This is an "A" and "B" conversation.
-Yeah, sit down, Allison, come on. -Okay.
You know, there's a lot of secrets in this house.
Well, I've seen that. Yeah.
But they all about to come out.
Mmm-hmm.
When are you going to pay back
Cynthia and Deniece their money?
Or, the real question is,
do you ever intend to pay them back, Allison?
Of course I intend to pay them back. I really do.
I mean, I don't want to lose something I've never had,
sisters and a family, all this. I don't want to lose that.
You ain't got to worry about that, child.
Now, Cynthia and Deniece, they're cool,
they'll be all right, but that Vivian, she's stubborn.
You know she will not just let it go.
I noticed that.
I learned a long time ago,
you can't just negotiate every time with these girls,
you've got to pull back and let them do their thing.
They are grown women.
But when I see something going wrong,
I've got to say something about it, Allison.
Okay, I see where this is going,
you're going to talk about my gambling now, right?
Mmm, that and other things.
You just... You just don't seem stable, Allison.
I know, I know, your mother gave you up a long time ago
and how you ever got back without her, I'll never know.
But whatever it is, you've got to let it go.
Okay, I understand.
Everybody's got some growing to do, child, even me.
You don't stop growing until you're six feet under, okay?
But whatever this is, don't be afraid. Face it, baby.
Okay.
Aunt Connie, I really do appreciate
you talking to me in, like, a mother sort of way,
and I'm taking it all in.
I've got it. All right? All right.
Find your stable place. Live in it, child.
Okay.
Okay, thank you.
Got to be a family.
Not a drama, no matter what it is.
We'll do it together, okay, baby?
Yes, ma'am.
All right. Can I go now?
Yeah, go ahead, ain't nobody stopping you, child.
-You sure? Okay. -Mmm-hmm.
(LAUGHS)
I'm gonna go. All right. Okay.
Hey Allison. Hey, yeah I'm really sorry,
I'm running a little bit late but I'm on my way.
Okay... Okay, so what?
You saw D'Andre?
Oh, you saw him with someone?
Someone not your sister?
Okay, well, look, we don't want to jump to conclusions, right?
We don't really know who this person was.
Well, I mean, I'm sure you don't want to get involved
in other people's affairs.
I understand that it's your sister, but I mean,
you don't want to start anything?
Okay, okay, okay.
All right, I'll see you in a minute.
All right. Bye-bye. (CLEARS THROAT) Mmm.
Ooh, another postcard from Vivian!
Look, oh, it's so pretty. "Dear family..."
Hey Allison, we just got another postcard from Vivian.
Oh, I know she's having so much fun.
So, what brings you over?
D'Andre.
What about D'Andre?
Girl, guess who I saw earlier today?
Well, let me go out on a limb and guess. Uh, D'Andre?
Mmm-hmm, and he wasn't alone either.
Okay, let's not start any trouble.
Oh really? Um, okay, excuse me.
Was he, um, with a female?
Mmm-hmm, and she was cute too.
Well, cuter than me?
Oh, girl, of course not cuter than you,
but she was cute.
Look, I'm not trying to start no trouble,
I just thought you should know because, you know,
you're my sister and I love you.
Okay, but look, we don't know all the facts.
I mean, it could be just somebody he works with, right?
Let's not jump to conclusions.
What I do know, is two can play at that game.
That's what I do know.
Cynthia, this is not a game, okay?
This is your fiance.
Look, I'm gonna call him and ask him to come over
and while I'm at it, I'm gonna call Mack too, okay?
You know what? I'm about to call Aunt Connie.
This is getting to be pretty insane.
I mean, now I see why Vivian left to go be by herself,
y'all are crazy.
Hmm.
You know, Elliot told me not to get involved.
(KNOCK ON DOOR)
-Hey, Mack. -Cynthia, how are you doing?
Good, how are you?
-Good. You look very nice. -Thank you.
So, you out on parole?
For the record, I have a clean record.
I told you he's not a thug, Auntie.
I'm not. All it is, it's a public image, all this...
Whatever that's supposed to mean.
Whoo, y'all are going to see me to an early grave
with all this drama. I don't need no baby-mama drama.
Got plenty of grown-women drama over here.
Look, I do not have drama.
Oh, Cynthia, what do you call this?
Y'all act like I can't be seen in public
-with another woman. -You can't.
But you can do whatever you want to do?
Look, I just told you I saw him out,
I ran into him and that's it. I told you.
Baby, you brought him here when you knew I was here!
What, you trying to make me jealous?
Over him?
Hold up, Chris Brown, you watch your mouth,
what do you mean by that?
You know what, darkness?
Look...
-Shemar Moore on a budget, we can do this all day. -Okay, okay...
You know what, Mr. Mack? Mr. Mack. Come over here.
Al B. Sure, the first album.
Oh, oh, oh, wait, Mr. Mack, can you do me a favor, please?
Will Smith before Men in Black.
Oh! Mr. Mack you got to leave.
You got to, you got to...
Don't crack no jokes with the word black in it, please.
I'm not asking you, I'm telling you. Now, do you know
these two are engaged
and you're just a pawn in the middle of this?
You just need to go.
I've been here for five minutes and in our outfit.
I understand they're engaged, I know that, she told me.
I just figured we can just hang out.
Oh, really? Well, why don't you just leave right now?
Come on, go on, go on, go on.
Call later.
She's not even my type anyway.
-No? -She's not.
-Oh, no? Peace out. -Peace. I'll see you later.
Yeah, deuces.
Holla. Damn, Cynthia. Straight-up thug.
-(SCREAMS) -Lose all my numbers.
-(DOOR SLAMS) -(BOLT LOCKS)
Straight-up thug.
Now, we're going to get this straight once and for all!
And don't you give me no attitude, Cynthia! Bring your...
-CYNTHIA: Are we really? -Yes!
Now Cynthia, I'm gonna ask you just one more time,
do you want to be with D'Andre?
Yes, I guess so.
There's no time for guessing now, Cynthia.
-Yes or no? -Yes.
D'Andre, do you want to be with Cynthia?
Yes.
Now this man, Cynthia, he wants to love you,
will you please, please let him love you?
Come on now, come on.
You all need to spend some of that money y'all got
on some counseling or something.
Now I know, I know your daddy hurt you
and there's some issues with this,
but you got to work it out and let it go.
All you girls need some counseling.
I'm going home, I got a date, y'all gonna make me miss it.
Y'all work this out, but no matter what y'all decide, now,
remember, it's not the wedding it's the marriage.
(CONNIE MUMBLING)
Look, um, I'm sorry, D'Andre.
I just want to know who... Who was that girl you were with at lunch?
Baby, nobody.
It's a chick I work with.
I wanted somebody to talk to.
She wanted to go to lunch, we went to lunch.
Okay, but if you needed to talk, why didn't you call me?
Baby, you never listen.
You act like you don't want to listen
when I want to talk to you.
Look, D'Andre, I'm... I'm really trying, okay?
I'm trying and I'm sorry.
I'm sorry too.
So, is the wedding back on?
Baby, it was never off.
-(LAUGHS) -I said we should postpone it for a little bit,
-not go get you a new boyfriend, or... -Stop it. Okay.
Black people meet or meet black people or...
You know what? I'm gonna compromise.
How 'bout we just have the wedding here at the house.
We could do it small. It doesn't have to be anything big.
Okay. It's... Baby, it's up to you.
-Okay. -One condition.
-Yes? -We do like Aunt Connie said and get some counseling?
I want this to work.
I want to get married one time.
I do too.
(LAUGHING) I love you.
I love you more.
(KISSING)
CYNTHIA: That was delicious.
-Girl, I ate all my food. -I know.
It was so good.
(LAUGHING)
-Boy, I tell ya, I'm stuffed. -I know.
(YELLS) Surprise!
(SCREAMING)
CYNTHIA: Oh, what are you doing here?
Oh, what are you doing back home this early?
You weren't supposed to be here for another week.
Oh, I know, but I just felt like, you know, two weeks was long enough.
So I came home.
Did you bring us back anything?
You sound like Cynthia.
-Hey Viv. -Hey, D'Andre.
-D'Andre. -Look at this.
Yes, we're back.
You lovebirds are back together.
I should have stayed a little longer.
Yeah, you ain't got nothing to do with this.
VIVIAN: Oh, okay.
Let me go and give your sister a hug.
-Give me some. -Look at you!
-(KISSING) -Vivian.
-Downsized in Europe. -Oh, my, my, look at you.
Oh, you look so good.
-You look so relaxed and happy. -Yeah.
-Maybe I should go to Paris. -Yes, ma'am.
-(LAUGHING) -So, how was it?
Oh, I loved every minute of Paris.
(IN FRENCH ACCENT) Oh, Paris.
(IN FRENCH ACCENT) Paris.
Ooh, and I ate some of the most fabulous food.
Mmm, mmm, mmm. See now, y'all couldn't get me to come back home early, honey.
Shopping and eating?
Ooh, I'd be big as a... Well, I'd be big.
(LAUGHTER)
Okay, pictures, let's see pictures, pictures, pictures.
Yes, I got a ton of pictures, I got a ton of pictures.
Okay. Wait, why didn't you email them to us?
Really? Me, email them? Stop it. Okay?
-They're on my camera, we can see them later. -Okay.
-(LAUGHTER) -CYNTHIA: I am so excited.
You know, we should do something like this for our honeymoon.
Baby, we can go anywhere in the world.
-Yes. -Let's go.
I'll tell you about the wedding plans later.
Okay.
Well, I have some news too.
Oh, what?
Remember when I said that I was going to do something
so out of this world?
-Yeah. -Uh-huh.
Well, I did.
I met someone and, um, he's coming here next week.
-Wow. -Oh. All right.
CYNTHIA: Okay.
She should be here any minute now.
Oh, I hope so. She'd better hurry up
because I want to go get something to eat.
Auntie, you want me to get you something from the kitchen?
No, that's all right, baby. I can get something when I'm on my way home.
You know, Vivian is...
She's really treading in some very dangerous waters.
I mean, she's very beautiful, she's got a little bit of money,
and to our knowledge, we don't even know
if this guy's an American citizen.
-That's right. -Now, this could get very, very complicated.
Hey.
What's this all about?
Is this some type of intervention?
Vivian, we're just trying to do
what's best for you, that's all.
Well, I know what's best for me and what's best for you
is to try to support me or just stay out of my business.
Vivian, look, just... Why don't you think about it? I mean, think about it.
You don't even know this guy.
Let me do a background check,
let me find out some things about him.
No, you don't know him. Hi. But I do.
Okay? And his name is Pierre.
And just because I don't know how to pronounce his last name,
doesn't mean anything.
I know him, enough.
C'mon, Viv. Now, I mean, don't you think this guy might be
trying to pull a fast one on you or something?
There's plenty of guys out there that try to take advantage
of a beautiful woman.
Come on, look, I met him the first day,
and we got a chance to get to know each other.
We spent every day together.
Oh, well, every day together, huh?
Well, what about the nights?
Um, you know, we kind of went to some night spots
and enjoyed a little nightlife.
I mean, he showed me all over Paris.
I'm not talking about that, I'm talking about "nights."
No, Auntie, we did not spend
those kind of "nights" together.
What about days?
Now, I resent that, Auntie.
We did not spend those kinds of "days" together.
I didn't go to meet someone, I just did.
Viv, you said you was gonna do something out this world and you did.
-DENIECE: Mmm-hmm. -How come you just can't support me?
We want to support you,
but we also want to protect you.
Really, from what?
Finally just meeting somebody?
Come on, that's nuts.
-What kind of work does he do? -Did he go to college?
-Have you googled him? -Does he have kids?
-Does he have a criminal record? -Does he have a cat?
What kind of work does his mother and father do?
Well, come on now, Vivian, you don't know this man.
You go halfway around the world to meet a man?
Look, Pierre will be here Friday, okay,
and then all of you can meet him.
And until then, I would ask
that you reserve your judgment of him.
Well, I am really surprised at you, Vivian.
-Oh, really? -Mmm-hmm.
How about no one's even said anything
about what this is, going on right here?
You want to talk about that?
-He's American. -Exactly. Okay?
And this right here, we're just getting to know each other a little better.
I mean, this guy's coming
all the way across the Atlantic to see you.
Well, you know, yeah.
I kind of invited him, so I bought his ticket to come visit.
(ALL EXCLAIMING)
Lord, Lord, she's flying in
a *** from across the ocean!
Auntie, he's not a ***.
I know you don't think that he's staying here,
because if that's what you think, you'd better...
You done lost your mind.
No, he's not staying here.
If I invited him, of course I'm gonna pay for the hotel too.
(ALL EXCLAIMING)
Viv, if he felt the same way for you as you felt for him,
he should be paying for his own trip.
He doesn't make a lot of money.
He takes care of his mom.
(ALL EXCLAIMING)
CONNIE: Help me, Jesus, oh.
Any man with a game up his sleeve, it's always
somebody who gotta take care of his mother.
Look at you. (LAUGHING) You know what?
You want to believe this, Vivian, you go on right ahead. Go on!
Why is it that none of you trust my judgment?
Now, when you have something going on with you,
you always come to me.
Especially as it pertains to you.
I'm the go-to person.
So why am I not given any credit
to do what's best for me?
Well, no, nobody's trying to judge you, Viv.
We're just trying to make sure
that you don't get your feelings hurt, baby.
Or get into something that's way too deep, Vivian.
Okay, this little intervention is officially over.
Oh, but Vivian...
Oh! There's no "ands," "ifs" or "buts" about it.
I'm going to my room and if y'all decide y'all wanna
continue to talk about me, you keep your voices down.
Let her go on, you know, let her go and do what she wants to do.
I'm through. Mmm.
I don't want to hear about it, don't say a word.
I wasn't going to.
Good, because I don't want to talk about it.
I said I wasn't going to mention it.
Okay, so do you think I was being irresponsible
and gullible like everybody said I was?
I thought you said you didn't want to talk about it?
I don't, but...
C'mon, Cynthia, you know more about guys than I do.
You know, I just... You had more men before...
You had some men before D'Andre, so it's...
What you mean by that? You know what,
I'm not even gonna respond to it because it's negative.
-I'm not. -No, I'm not being negative, you know what I mean.
So what do you want me to tell you?
If he made you feel a certain way,
like you couldn't live without him,
then it's like what you said, it doesn't matter what we think.
It don't matter, but...
I guess maybe I did kinda rush into things, right?
I just quit my job and flew to Paris,
met a man and offered to fly him back.
Yep, you did all that.
And... And why?
(SIGHS)
Deniece is finishing school and you and Downtown,
y'all off-and-on again relationship,
and Allison and Elliot, I don't even know what that is.
It's just kind of like you guys' life is moving on.
I'm getting left behind and it's just...
Viv, Viv. I mean, yes, everyone is moving on with their lives
and if D'Andre and I move to Seattle,
it doesn't change the fact that we're family,
that we're sisters.
Yeah, I know.
And I was... I was kind of sabotaging me
and D'Andre's relationship too,
because I felt like if we move,
then I wouldn't have you and Deniece and Allison.
And believe it or not, I would miss Aunt Connie too, so...
-Aunt Connie? -I would.
-Come on, say it ain't so. -Yeah.
I mean, I love you guys,
and this is not what Daddy wanted.
You know, he left all of this money,
but he did not want us to stay in this house, huddled together,
getting on each other's nerves.
-No. -Yeah.
Well, y'all got on my nerves earlier,
acting like it was a crack intervention.
You're gonna put me on crack.
I'm just saying, we love you.
I know.
And I just know Daddy wants us to have a better life.
Whatever life we choose.
Just... He doesn't want us to force it, you know?
-Don't tell anybody. -What?
But you guys were right,
he was looking for an opportunity.
-What'd he do? -Girl, girl.
Do you know this fool called me and asked me
to wire him $5,000?
What? $5,000! Viv, that is crazy.
Oh, I had to show him another crazy.
-So I act like there was static in the phone... -Good one.
And then I hung up and I called my credit card company
and got that good cancellation on that good flight ticket.
(LAUGHS) And I changed my cell phone number.
Girl, yeah, see?
So, how do you feel?
I don't feel bad.
I had a great time in Paris.
Mmm-hmm. You went to Paris.
-Yes. I know. -That's crazy.
-It was lovely. -Ooh.
-Ooh, first class, honey. -You went first class?
Yes, oh, it was, oh...
Oh, how do you say, je ne sais quoi?
-Yeah. -It's a word I learned.
What was it? Teach me.
I would call Pierre, but I erased that number.
Uh, what's going on with you?
Nothing.
Uh, something is going on.
Yeah, you come in here with that suitcase.
What's really going on, Allison?
I need to know if I can move back in.
-What? -Wait, wait, wait.
Move back in, I thought you had your own place?
Look, it's just for three or four months,
just until I get back up on my feet.
Allison, why do you have to move back in here?
You moved out abruptly.
You didn't pay anything, no utilities,
and you just decided to up and move out
and now you want to move back in?
It's a long story.
-VIVIAN: Really? -Mmm-hmm.
I bet it is, and I bet you're gonna tell us.
Well, I could, yeah. Well, okay.
I lost my place.
And what's worse, I'm broke.
Wait, wait, wait. Broke? How could you be broke?
Like, broke like a... Like a single penny, you don't...
-Like broke. Broke. -DENIECE: Broke?
Allison, how could you be broke?
The IRS levied my account,
and they took everything that I had left.
Mmm, mmm, mmm. And for this,
I could have stayed in Paris one more week.
Viv, look, it's a no-brainer.
We have to let her move back in.
No, we don't have to let her move back in.
Look, this really isn't my fault.
It is your fault, Allison! Are you comedy right now?
Come on, no matter what the reason is,
you're still responsible.
Deniece is getting ready to go to law school,
this one is getting ready to get married
and I'm moving on with my life.
And you're throwing this little monkey wrench into our program.
I am responsible.
Look, Viv, we have to let her move in, okay?
I mean, we can pay all the bills.
No! She needs to be responsible for something.
I am! Look, I have a plan.
-Really? -I'm going to take a job for a little while,
just until I get back up on my feet,
and then I'm going to move out. Again.
Again?
You know what, I'm going to my room.
I don't even care anymore.
I really... Ah, these are for me.
Okay, um, Allison, when are you...
When are you trying to move back in?
Well, you know, I was hoping that maybe I could... Today.
Okay. (LAUGHS)
So that means we need to go to your old place
-and get all the rest of your things? -No, no, no,
I got everything I could get in the car,
I'm gonna leave the rest. I'm not even going to...
No, no, we have to get all your stuff.
Look, I'll call D'Andre and he'll come help us. Okay?
Listen, I'm really sorry.
Don't be sorry, okay?
We're family. All of us.
We got your back, so let's go get your stuff, all right?
Come on, let's go.
-Girl. -Thank you.
We got you.
-Okay, that's it. -(LAUGHING)
D'ANDRE: One of y'all could have grabbed a box.
Do you want all this in the same room?
Yep, same room.
Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you.
No problem!
You know, I'm thinking...
Maybe I should go clean the place up?
Girl, no, don't even worry about it.
It's not like you're getting that deposit back anyway.
That wasn't breaking and entering, was it?
No, I still have the key, I just couldn't find it at the time.
Actually, I still have occupancy till midnight,
so technically it's still my place.
Maximilian got your keys.
-CYNTHIA: Baby, why you go... -(VIVIAN CLEARS THROAT)
I guess this is what Daddy would have wanted,
us to stick together.
Allison, if you're going to be here,
you're going to have to do something about your situation.
I don't know what that something is,
but you're going to have to do something.
Whatever.
Aw.
Get off me.
(LAUGHING)
Thank you, thank you, I'm going to my room.
Oh, Viv, are those my shoes?
These are your shoes, but hold on...