01x07 - Deep End

[bunniefuu]

["Tadow" by Masego
and FKJ playing]

[distant traffic sounds]

[Keisha breathing heavily]

[singer vocalizing]

[Justin] Oh, wow. [laughs]

Whoa! [laughs]

[Justin laughs]

You hungry?

- Come on, let's go.
- [Justin laughing]

♪ Baby, like, oh ♪

♪ How'd you do the thing
The way that you do it...? ♪

You excited?

- Yeah.
- Yeah?

♪ Nothing ♪

♪ She be walking 'round
so confident... ♪

[woman] Is that
who I think it is?

- [Justin] Go on.
- [woman] Hey. Please, follow me.

Okay, here we are,
your favorite table.

- Thank you.
- Thanks, Whitney.

Of course.

Okay. Aren't you walking
in here like the man?

I mean, I should be. You
know, I got you, so...

- Oh, smooth. [giggles]
- [Justin] Mm.

[Eric and Keisha laugh]

Welcome to the Linden, sir.
Is this your first time here?

No, no, not mine.

- [Eric] No?
- No.

- How about you, young lady?
- Yes.

[Eric] Ooh, well, welcome.

I hear you're celebrating a full
ride to Howard University tonight.

- Congratulations.
- [laughing] Thank you.

Now, I named this restaurant
after the famous Linden Boulevard,

which stretches from...
from Brooklyn to Queens.

And on that one street, we're Black,
Italian, Jewish, Puerto Rican, everything.

So I thought the best
way to never miss home

is to prepare a menu with
all of my favorite things.

That's so lovely.

[Eric] Thank you.

And also, anything you
want on the menu, have it.

We trying to keep you
in the family, ya know?

[Eric and Keisha laugh]

[Keisha] Thank you.

[Eric] Congratulations. You ought
to be very proud of yourself.

[Keisha] I am.

Hey, I'll see you later.

- All right. Thanks, chef.
- Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.

- Thank you.
- [Keisha laughs]

What's up?

Do you, uh, you still wanna
be together in college?

What? Where...

Where's this coming from?

Well, no, I mean...

Howard's no longer a wish, so...

[Keisha] Justin.

Look, I'm... I'm just asking.

[chuckles] Yes. I wanna
stay together. Why...

Why wouldn't we?

[Justin] I mean, I really just
hope I don't get into Northwestern.

Chicago's just so
far away from you.

[sighs] Well...

Are you sure? Because Northwestern is
one of the best schools in the country.

Yeah, and one of the most
rigorous. I mean, it would...

It'd be hell for me.

Okay, what about
the music school?

Is that something to
try and transfer into?

If I'm gonna go to
school for four years,

at least it has to be
something I'm excited about,

like the music
programs at Berklee

or NYU, you know?

Then you'll only be
a train ride away.

[chuckles]

Your mom's gonna think you sabotaged
your application if you don't get in.

No, no, no, not if I'm
being proactive, all right?

And I hit her with the
completed music portfolio,

and the... the best
damn application at NYU.

I mean...

[laughs] Okay, how you
feel about tomorrow?

I'm nervous.

Why?

Because I don't know how my
dad and George are gonna act,

how my mom and my
dad are gonna act.

My dad's...

He's a lot.

Uh, what does that mean?

[Keisha's dad] The champ
is here! The champ is here!

- [Justin] What do you mean?
- [Keisha's dad] Champ is here.

Do-do-do-do-do!

The champ is here. [laughs]

Dad, we're trying to pray.

Oh, sh*t. I mean, my
bad. My bad, my bad.

- Tell God I said, "What's up?"
- Come here, girl.

[all chuckle]

[Keisha] I love it when he
comes, but he disrupts things,

especially for my mom.

[Justin] It's just been you
and your mom all this time?

- [Keisha] Yeah.
- Can I have this moment?

[in Spanish] I flew all this
way. I'm not missing any moments.

- Especially with you looking so good.
- [Shelly scoffs]

[in English] Just
stop before you start.

Ay, Mami, why you so flustered?

- I'm...
- [Keisha's dad] Huh?

- I can't...
- [Keisha] Dad, chill.

- You're scaring her away.
- You pushing me? Gimme my camera.

- Come on. [laughing]
- [Keisha] I know he loves me...

I know it's a little late, but you
think we should get back together?

No. [scoffs] No.

[Keisha's dad laughs]

[Keisha] But I actually
think it's hard for him.

My granddad got drafted
by the San Diego Padres,

but he never got called
up to the majors.

Thanks, Dad.

Urk...

I'm proud of you.

[clicks tongue] Thanks.

No, I'm proud of you.

[Keisha] So when my dad got
drafted by the Atlanta Braves,

George told him to go
to college instead.

[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,
please take your seats.

[Keisha] So my dad went to college,
then the coach that recruited him left.

And my dad just got
stuck on the bench.

He didn't get drafted again.

- We live now, baby! We here!
- [Justin] Did George regret it?

- Granddad!
- [Keisha] He has a lot of guilt.

And my dad is... He's not mad.

He's just still trying
to prove George wrong.

[woman] All right,
y'all, say Howard!

[all] Howard!

[Keisha] He's played
baseball all over the world.

No, I mean, that's... that's cool that
his job takes him all over the world.

Yeah, it's cool when you're
looking at him like a person,

but not so cool when
you just miss your dad.

Damn, I'm sorry.
I didn't even...

[Keisha] Oh, no, it's cool.

We found our way.

He sends me pictures of wherever he
is, and then I send him pictures back.

Oh, that's why you take
pictures of random things.

- Pictures just became easier than words.
- [Justin] Mm.

[Keisha] One day I'm gonna take all of
our best daddy-and-me photos and just

put them in a photo album and
name it "Wish You Were Here."

[Darius] Dude,
what are you doing?

- Bro, I'm just texting Keisha.
- [camera clicks]

"Wish...

you were here."

[notification whooshes]

- All right, I got it.
- All right, man.

Hey, you in way too
deep. [laughing]

- You mad you ain't hitting sh*t.
- Yeah, all right, I'm mad. [laughing]

Who?

- What?
- Chloe?

Yeah. I mean, it ain't
nothing serious. You know.

We just...

We f*cking around.

Her dad's still a lawyer.

I know her dad's still a
lawyer, but she's good peoples.

We agreed that, senior year,

we're gonna have fun until
I leave after graduation.

Wow. They start football
training that soon?

- [Darius] Uh-huh.
- [Justin] Crazy.

[game controllers
clicking rapidly]

Come on. Dude, come
on. No, no, no.

Focus on a*s-whooping. Give
her a minute to respond.

I'm just trying to see
how her signing day went.

- "Trying to see..." She gonna tell you.
- Bro, shut up.

- [Darius sighs]
- [FaceTime ringing]

- Ah, there she is.
- Justin, she ain't going nowhere.

- You gonna scare her away. I'm serious.
- [Justin] Hey.

[Keisha and friends
laughing, chatting]

Hey, babe!

- Hey.
- [upbeat music playing through phone]

- Okay. [screams happily]
- Where are you?

I'm out with Tammy
and the girls.

- [Justin] Where?
- They got me on at some day party.

The seniors at St. Bernard's
skipped... Oh, my God. [laughing]

Say hi to Tammy!

- [Justin] Hey.
- Hi, Justin. Bye, Justin.

I just wanted to, you know,
see how your signing day went.

Okay. We're trying to take
a picture. One second.

Wait, babe. I gotta go, I'm so sorry.
Tammy, Tammy! Get me in the picture.

- [girls laughing through phone]
- [call ends]

Okay.

[Darius laughing]

- What?
- Nothing.

I just... If you can't handle her
being out with her friends for one day,

no way you're gonna be able to handle
when y'all are in two different cities.

- Bro, f*ck you!
- [Darius laughs]

I'm dead-a*s. Bro, look at
you. You look sick. You good?

- Bro, play the game. Play the game.
- Okay, I'll play the game.

Okay, all I'm saying is, if you don't
get into Northwestern, apply to Howard,

'cause your a*s ain't surviving
without your Keisha. [laughing]

- ["Big Dawg" by Quise.
-

[Darius and Justin
chatting indistinctly]

[Darius laughs]

What up?

- Hey, how you doing?
- What's up, bro?

What's up, man?

[Keisha's dad] I mean, come
on. Is this a party or what?

Y'all treating this like
some damn meet-and-greet.

My baby girl finally get into
the school of her dreams.

Full ride. Daddy ain't
gotta pay no bills.

Come on! We supposed
to be partying!

- Come on. Where the music at?
- George, get your son.

- [Keisha's dad whoops]
- I'm just here for the food.

[Shelly laughs]

- Is it ready yet?
- Almost.

Whoo!

[Keisha's dad laughs]

Your dad's kind of
funny, honestly.

How old is he?

Chloe, don't start.

- What? Nothing wrong with having a zaddy.
- Chloe.

- [laughing] I'm just f*cking with you.
- Chloe, I'm not playing.

- [Chloe] Or him.
- [Tammy] Hey, Keisha.

[Keisha] Oh my God! Tammy!

- [Tammy] You look so good!
- [Keisha laughing]

- Oh my God!
- You look so cute!

Thank you.

Okay. I did not mean it
like that. Don't do that.

George is looking really mad.

- [Keisha's dad] Urk.
- Yeah?

Which one of these
cats your boyfriend?

Dad, don't.

[Keisha's dad] You?

Nah, that's him.

[Justin] Oh.

You the boyfriend?

Huh.

Okay.

You the one I gotta
shake down, huh?

Dad, don't do that.

Yeah, I... I guess.

All right, well,
where the music at?

Heard you was a DJ.

Nah, nah, not exactly.
[laughs awkwardly]

Oh.

So, maybe I'm confused
about what you're doing.

What about school?

Heard you was going
to Northwestern.

- I'm not sure about that yet.
- Sorry, can't hear you. Can you speak up?

Yeah, yeah, I mean,
I applied, but...

Uh, I mean, I don't know
for sure until December.

Hell. Urk.

[Keisha] Hm?

Boyfriend don't seem confident.

If you gonna be dating my baby,
gotta know where you going in life.

[Keisha] Dad.

- [Justin] No, yeah. I...
- Yeah, no.

- See the world don't need another Quincy.
- Yeah, I know.

- I'm sorry, I, um...
- [both] Shelly!

[Brittany] Get him.

[laughs awkwardly] I'm
just, I'm trying...

- Um...
- You gotta relax.

- Okay. Yeah.
- Relax, relax. All right?

- I'm relaxed. [chuckles]
- Yeah, relax.

Let me hear some of your music.

You make music, right?

- [Keisha] He does.
- Uh, yeah.

Okay, well,

a party...

usually have music, right?

Yep.

- Well, let's hear some of yours.
- Mom.

Justin, you don't have
to if you don't want to.

- You ain't gotta do that.
- You good.

- Y'all don't wanna hear his music?
- We already heard his music.

[Quincy] I ain't
heard it. I'm curious.

Am I the only one in
here that's curious?

Look, just play them "Not Okay."

- That's a good one.
- It's my favorite.

- [Tiffany] Will Brittany get the speaker?
- Okay. Okay.

- What's the name?
- [Keisha] "Not Okay."

"Not Okay." Yeah,
I wanna hear that.

It's the Bose speaker
on your Bluetooth.

- [Justin] Bose?
- Yeah.

Got it?

[chill beat playing on speakers]

- Okay, hold up.
- Okay.

Okay, Justin.

Yeah, yeah.

[guests laughing]

Hey, hey, hey.

[Chloe laughing]

[Brittany] Yeah? Yeah?

Okay, Justin.

- Right? I see you.
- [guests chattering enthusiastically]

[Tiffany] Okay, Justin!

[Keisha] My favorite one.

- [Justin] You were right.
- Where the rest of the song?

No, it's...

uh, it's... it's a beat.

- Oh, so you just a beat-maker.
- Quincy.

- What? I can't ask him a question?
- [music stops]

You're k*lling the vibe.

Justin, that was really
good. That was really good.

- [guests exclaiming in agreement]
- [Tiffany] I was feeling it. A little bop.

Yeah, me too. I was feeling it too. I
was feeling it. Till it left me hanging.

[all stop talking]

[Quincy] If you gonna
make a career outta this,

you gotta make songs.

Making beats ain't gonna get
you pulled up to the big show.

You gotta be like Kanye.

You gotta make the beat, write the
lyrics, perform and control the marketing.

Last time I checked, ain't nobody
buying no damn role players.

Quincy. You got a song?

Ooh! [laughs]

He cut him off real quick.

You know I ain't got no song,
Pop. You know I play baseball.

You play baseball? Or
you playing at life?

All right. I'm gonna need
everybody to take a deep breath.

Breathe. [exhales]

We're all here to celebrate
my baby getting into Howard.

- That's right. Come on!
- [guests] Yeah!

Looking good, baby girl. Yeah!

- Yeah.
- HU. Come on, you know.

- [Brittany] Urk!
- [guests cheering]

HU.

And if you ain't here
for that, you can leave.

- And there's the door.
- Exactly.

But I'mma play some music
because y'all need to chill.

- Thank you.
- And he need to get off the bottle.

And come get some of this food too.
It's a party. We celebrating Keisha.

We got ribs, beans,
greens, potatoes. You know.

["Hey Mr. D.J."
by Zhané playing]

Okay!

You are cold.

[Quincy] My man.

♪ Everybody move your body ♪

♪ Now do it... ♪

It's nice meeting you, boyfriend.
Good luck getting into Northwestern.

♪ You move and groove ♪

♪ Hey, DJ, keep
playing that song... ♪

[Quincy groaning loudly to beat]

[song fades into ethereal music]

[music fades]

[birds chirping]

[cell phone vibrates]

[cell phone vibrates]

[items clattering]

[keyboard clacking]

[notification whooshes]

[sighs]

[ethereal music playing]

[Dawn] Come on, Jaden.
Let's go. Please.

You barely touched
your breakfast.

[Jaden] You told me to eat until
I was full. That's what I did.

[Dawn] Well, in an hour,
you're gonna be starving.

I'm gonna pack this to go.

- Hey.
- Morning.

- [Justin] Uh...
- Some bagels...

[door opens]

- Bro, you stay sleeping.
- Never get caught snoring.

- Oh! Chill out, brother. [laughs]
- [Jaden grunting]

Hey. Hey!

[Justin laughs]

[silverware clattering]

[knife scraping bagel]

You know you're
gonna get in, right?

- [knife clatters]
- [Justin] Mm-hmm.

[knife continues scraping bagel]

Okay.

Jaden, get your bag.

[email notification beeps]

[ethereal music playing]

[trackpad clicks]

- [ethereal music continues]
- [birds chirping]

[Dawn laughs] Yeah, but give me an
update on that earnings report, please.

I need

to track the Fed movement
closely on that one.

[laptop keyboard clacking]

Yeah, okay.

Thank you, Larry.

Bye.

Okay.

- Hey.
- Hey.

I'm in.

What?

I'm in.

You're in?

- Yes, Mom. I'm in.
- You're in.

You're in.

You're in.

You're going to Northwestern! You're
going to Northwestern! [squeals]

Oh wow! My God!

- Wow! I'm so proud of you.
- [Justin laughing]

How do you feel?

Uh, it doesn't seem real.

Well, you better believe it's
real. All those prayers I prayed.

- Did you call your dad?
- Not yet.

We gotta call your dad!

Mom, no. I wanted
to tell you first.

Oh.

Oh my God.

This is what it looks like
when hard work pays off.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

I'm so proud of you.

[Keisha exhales]

Hey, babe.

[gentle music playing]

[Justin kisses]

[Dawn] I told you! I told you!

My baby out here doing it.
Keeping the legacy alive!

Uh, it's weird to say...

[Dawn squealing excitedly]

...but I'm sorry you
got into Northwestern.

Oh, my God.

Here are your fake
congrats balloons.

- [Justin] You know, honestly?
- Hm?

I'm actually relieved.

Huh?

[Dawn] Keisha.

[Keisha laughs]

- Hi, Mrs. Edwards.
- Hi.

- [Keisha] Today's a big day.
- He did it!

[Dawn and Keisha laugh]

And you were such a
positive force in his life.

Thank you so much
for all your support.

Justin, your dad is coming
home from the restaurant soon.

What do you want for dinner? Mom's
gonna fix you anything you want.

Uh, something low-key
is... is good.

Okay, whatever.

You never wanna make a fuss. I
guess that's my job, because...

- [phone chimes]
- [gasps]

Jeanine!

Girl! [laughing] I know!

Hold on one second.

[whispers] Keisha, if you wanna
stay for dinner, let me know.

- [Keisha] I will. Thank you, Mrs. Edwards.
- So good to see you.

- Okay.
- [Justin] Okay.

Here.

Thank you!

Girl! I... Listen,
God did. [laughing]

Your mom hasn't been that excited
to see me since we started dating...

the first time.

Uh, well.

Uh, good news wiped her
memories clean. So...

[Keisha chuckles]

Okay, Justin, um...

What's going on? Now you're
happy that you got accepted?

I mean, look, you saw her.

All right? Now I'm... I'm
suddenly the golden child,

and you are the positive
force in my life.

Yeah, but are you happy?

What happened to you
wanting to be in New York?

I mean, look, Keisha,
your dad's right.

All right? Music... music
is just another pipe dream.

Don't listen to my dad.

But it's not just
your dad, all right?

You know how many kids work their
asses off making really good beats

that just end up on SoundCloud?

What do I do, whine about getting accepted
to one of the greatest colleges ever?

I mean, no, it's time to grow up,
all right? And be realistic like you.

Whoa.

Look, I'm practical because that's
how I'm gonna make a life for myself,

and I'm okay with that. But you
don't have to worry about that.

Your parents got
to where they are

so that it'd be easier
for you and your brother

to have big dreams
and to go for them.

Look, I don't know what to say

other than to just give you
the advice that you gave me.

Talk to your parents.

It is what it is.

I'm going.

[sighs] You give up too easily.

I didn't give up on us.
I didn't give up on you.

Yeah, but you did.

The only reason we're together is
because I traveled across the country

to get you back.

Do you know why I
was so drawn to you?

It's 'cause you're so honest.

I never have to
guess how you feel,

and I just really don't want you
to lose sight of that for yourself.

[cell phone vibrating]

Oh, no, no, no, f*ck.

What? What is it?

Chloe, she didn't
get into Stanford.

That's... that's
her dream school.

She's devastated.

I mean, um, go.

- You sure?
- Yeah.

- Sure.
- Um...

Mm, okay.

All right.

- [kisses] I'll see you, okay?
- Bye.

[door opens]

[Dawn yelling faintly] Girl!
We won, honey! MVP, b*tch!

[woman] Next in line.

[cell phone ringing]

[Chloe] Is that Justin?

Yeah. He knows I'm with you.

He's just been all
over the place lately.

What do you expect?
You're dating an Aries.

Also, what does he
have to spiral about?

Seriously, do you know how f*cking
hard that school is to get into?

Tell him to suck it up and
make his beats on the weekend.

He won't have time, okay?
And he hates school.

You know, with his ADHD, and
then he doesn't wanna take meds.

[Chloe] Then why the f*ck did he
apply early decision to Northwestern?

[Keisha] His mom.

- [Chloe] Right.
- [Keisha] But...

I'm here for you, okay?

What are you thinking?

- I'm gonna get a strawberry donut.
- Uh-huh?

And a matcha green tea horchata
and a taro from the other side.

- Yeah, that's right.
- Yeah.

Eat your feelings, because
what? 'Cause f*ck Stanford.

- f*ck Stanford!
- Yeah! f*ck Stanford!

Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.

You know what? I'm getting the
strawberry and the tiger tail.

- That's my girl!
- [woman] Next guest, please?

- [Keisha] Let 'er rip.
- [Chloe] Hi. Um, can I have a strawberry...

["Time" by Ruby Jay playing]

♪ Time, time, time ♪

♪ Sunrise-rise ♪

♪ We can take our ♪

[song ends]

- [Justin, on phone] So you home yet?
- [Keisha] Uh, almost.

Wow, so you've... I mean...
you've, you've, you've...

been out all that time.

- [Keisha] Uh, yeah.
- [Justin] Okay.

Well, I mean, I'm just trying to,
you know, make sure you're safe.

Okay, thank you.

So, uh, how's... how's Chloe?

She's okay.

- Your mom home?
- Nope.

Well, can I come over?

I can't tonight.

Why, what are you doing?

Um...

You don't wanna Uber up to me?

Justin, I'm tired.

Well, how 'bout I
come down to you?

- No.
- Why?

You hanging out with
your Howard boyfriend?

Okay, good night,
I'm done. [laughs]

[Quincy] That little
n*gga clingy as hell.

Like that last piece of dookie
hanging on for dear life.

- Daddy, ew!
- What?

[both laughing]

[Quincy] You want some?

You know, at least Mom

pretends not to, like, listen
in on my conversations.

Look, real talk
though, baby girl.

[baseball game playing
on TV in Spanish]

- Justin... Justin's a real good kid.
- [turns TV off]

- [Keisha] Mm-hmm.
- He is.

But for some reason,

that boy is lost.

- What? [laughs]
- I know. I know.

How can an absent deadbeat
dad give his daughter advice?

Well, you're not a deadbeat dad.

Yeah, but I'm absent.

But that's how I know what
the hell I'm talking about.

sh*t, when I was his
age, I was lost too.

There was a time when...

when I was riding the bench,

wasn't getting in
the game, mad at God.

But what you don't know is that
I made your mama my distraction.

[laughs nostalgically]
She was my prize.

Mm. That's how I ended
up getting her pregnant.

- What?
- It wasn't on purpose.

You know, it wasn't on purpose.
We knew how to be safe, but...

but we wasn't.

Now my Black a*s is out here
still chasing this dream.

Is Justin making you
his prize, Keisha?

[Keisha sighs]

He would never do anything
to hurt my future.

Boys in love don't
mean to hurt you.

They don't mean to
get you pregnant.

sh*t, they don't
mean to leave you.

That's just the way it is.

That's why... why you
gotta stay the course.

Focus on you.

- Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
- Okay, stop, stop.

All right. I'm sorry. I mean,
you know me. You know how I do.

When I open my mouth, I
don't know when to shut it.

Just know that I've been working
really hard to fill my own basket.

Like you have no idea. And I've
been doing a pretty good job.

Yeah, you're g*dd*mn right you
are. You your mother's daughter.

Come on now, you know that.

[Quincy and Keisha laugh]

I'm proud of you.

[Keisha chuckles]

I just want you to stay
like that for a while.

- Okay?
- Okay.

- Okay. Okay. Okay.
- Okay. Okay. Okay.

I wanna make sure you hear it.

- Stop, stop! Stop, stop!
- Did you hear what I said?

- Whoa, whoa!
- Whoa!

- Whoa!
- Whoa!

- Wait a minute! You been training?
- [Keisha laughing]

Listen, I have been training, but
I don't wanna fight right now.

Okay, all right.

- I want your ice cream.
- Don't do that. If you do that...

Listen, listen...

[Keisha laughing]

["One Wish [For Christmas]"
[by Whitney Houston playing]

♪ If there were no presents ♪

- ♪ Waiting on Santa's sleigh ♪
- [utensil mixing]

♪ What would I... ♪

- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!
- Mom!

[both laughing hysterically]

Mom, did you do all of this?

Uh, no, I didn't. Santa did.

Santa ain't make these
b*mb-a*s pancakes.

- [Shelly] Oh, God.
- [George] Yeah, neither did you.

[Quincy] Come on, Pop.

- [Shelly] Hold up. Wait. Before we eat...
- Come on, baby.

I want you to open
this one first.

- What is it?
- [Shelly] I don't know. [laughing]

- Do you guys know what this is?
- No idea.

Mom. No.

- Yeah.
- No!

Yeah.

- We're going to Jamaica?! [screams]
- We're going!

Yay! [laughing]

[Keisha gasps]

Figured we could use a little girls'
trip before you go off to Howard.

[sighs] I love you, Mom.

I love you too.

♪ For Christmas this year... ♪

Oh, I could just die!

Don't die.

- [all laughing]
- [Keisha] Oh!

- This is why I do it, girl.
- [Keisha sighs]

Well, this deserves a
celebration. Nice little toast.

[Keisha] Yes!

♪ Into delays ♪

♪ I still hope for joy... ♪

[Eric] What's that?

- [chuckles] What's that?
- [Jaden] No!

- Yo!
- [Eric] Uh-huh, uh-huh.

- This is fire!
- Yup. What's up with that?

That can get you to the MLB?

- [Jaden] Definitely.
- [Justin and Dawn laugh]

- [Eric] Grand slams? Grand slams?
- Yeah!

- All day! All day!
- [Eric] All day!

Exactly.

[Justin] Dad, you didn't
open up your gift.

- What?
- Didn't open your gift.

[Eric] No, no, no.

I don't need another damn thing,
man. I... I have won already, okay?

Seriously. Give me this.

Listen to me, though.

Do you know you're the first man on my
side of the family to go to college?

Do you know what
you've accomplished?

Listen, I remember when we
went up to see your counselor

and we were in the
office last year, right?

I'll be honest with you. I wasn't sure
what your future was gonna look like.

But...

But you turned things around.

You showed integrity.

You showed commitment.

You worked so hard
to overcome...

[voice breaking] ...because there
was obstacles. I'm sorry, damn it.

Dad...

[Eric groans loudly]

I witnessed you work hard to
overcome all the obstacles.

And you got what you wanted.

You got what you wanted.

Look, my father, he wanted
higher learning for himself,

and I know he wanted it for me.

You did it! You. You did it.

You took the Edwards
men to college.

Dad, I...

[Eric] Nah, you
don't understand.

Your great-grandfather
picked cotton.

He picked cotton.

I don't need... Come here.
I'm so proud of you, man.

I'm so damn proud of you, boy.

You took us somewhere
we ain't been.

You did that. You the first.

You did something no other,
no other Edwards man could do.

You are a first. Get it?

I love you, man. I
love you so much, man.

I love you.

["Have Yourself a Merry Little
Christmas" by Leslie Odom, Jr. playing]

[laughter, indistinct
chattering]

- Merry Christmas!
- [Keisha and Shelly] Merry Christmas!

- [women squealing, laughing]
- Merry Christmas.

[Keisha] Merry Christmas!

Thank you! Go.

- Hi, Shelly, baby.
- [Shelly] Thanks for having us.

[Dawn] How are you?

How you doing?

[Eric] Hey, Merry Christmas.

♪ Hang a shining star Upon
the highest bough... ♪

- Is that for me? [laughing]
- That's for you.

Put it there.

♪ And have yourself A
merry little Christmas... ♪

[Dawn] Eric. Eric.

[Keisha] He cried?

I mean, yeah, it kind of
messed me up, 'cause...

apparently I'm about to do what no
other Edwards family man has done.

Go to college.

[song ends]

I get it.

I mean, yeah, I
guess I knew, but...

I guess I didn't know the weight of
it until I saw him actually crying.

That's a lot.

[Christmas music playing softly]

Yeah.

[cell phone chimes]

- What the f*ck?
- What?

What?

Rodney just

asked me for beats.

What?

[laughing] Yeah, what?

Wh... Are you gonna
send him some?

Uh...

I mean, what's the point,
you know? Northwestern.

Well,

just in case.

[package rattles softly]

[both laugh]

So, you can make beats wherever
you go, and it fits in your pocket.

Yeah, but, Keisha, I don't...

Ah-ah! And then
when you're ready,

you'll always have
a way to make music.

- Thank you.
- [Keisha giggles]

All right, your turn.

- Yeah, it's...
- [Keisha] I love it.

Much better than the bullshit
trash bracelet I got you. So...

[Keisha laughs]

No tetanus shot needed for this
one. Oh my God, it's perfect.

- Let me put it on.
- Okay, thanks.

- [giggles]
- [Justin] Gotta be delicate.

[gentle music playing]

[both laugh]

- Yeah.
- See?

Yeah.

How does it look?

Looks good.

- I like it. [giggles]
- Yeah.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

["Feels Like Summer" by
Donald Glover playing]

[Justin and Jaden
shouting, laughing]

- [Jaden] Here we go!
- [Justin laughs]

♪ You can feel it
in the streets ♪

♪ On a day like this, the heat ♪

♪ It feel like summer... ♪

[muffled] What is going on?

- ♪ I feel like summer ♪
- [Dawn screaming]

♪ I feel like summer ♪

[indistinct chattering]

♪ You can feel it
in the streets ♪

♪ On a day like this, the heat ♪

♪ I feel like summer ♪

♪ She feel like summer ♪

♪ This feel like summer ♪

♪ Men who made machines
That want what they decide ♪

♪ Parents tryin' to tell their
children Please slow down ♪

[song fades]

[Keisha] So I just found out
that I have to be at Howard

by the end of July for training.

Wow, so that means we only
have seven months left?

[Keisha] Um, more like six.

My mom and I are going
to Jamaica in June.

And then I'm gonna be going
to DR with my dad for a bit.

That's good for you two.

Oh, are you jealous?

No, I'm...

mm, I'm glad that he is, uh,
he's keeping his promises now.

[Keisha] Mm-hmm.

However, I am sad that he is cutting
the summer before college short.

Oh! So you are so cute
when you're jealous.

Man, get a room.

- Bro, shut up.
- No, you shut up.

[Dawn] Hey, we're going down the street
to the neighbor's winter wonderland.

They have fake snow and cider.

I think I saw that
house driving up here.

I love it. Every year, they
have such a great display.

Um, can I play Smash
at Harrison's house?

If he's there and his mother says okay,
but you gotta get out of the pool now

'cause we gotta go. Hurry on
up. What about you, honey?

[Justin] I think we're going
to hang here a little longer.

Try to figure out how these Northwestern
and Howard schedules are gonna align.

Okay, well, you know I'm a life-organizer.
If you need my help, let me know.

- We will. Thank you, Mrs. Edwards.
- Uh-huh.

Come on, we gotta go.
Get inside. Go. This way.

[door closes]

[birds chirping]

[hip-hop music playing softly]

[chuckles]

What are you doing?

Justin, remember,
your mama got cameras.

Oh my God, Justin.

I don't know who's more
mature, you or your brother.

Hmm, okay.

Ah, um... [chuckles] Um...

Ah, it's you. [laughs]

- Definitely you.
- Yeah?

Yeah, you like that?

I do. Yeah. [laughs]

Uh, baby, we should stop.

Baby. Babe, babe.

What if... what if I pull out?

Ha-ha. Hilarious.

Come on.

- [chuckles] Justin.
- I'll pull out.

- No, I got you.
- Stop.

[Justin] I'm sorry.

Keisha, look, I said I'm sorry.

Who even are you right now?

What do you mean?

[scoffs] Like, it's like
you're lost, Justin.

How am I lost?

Because I'm standing on
the decision that I made?

You keep pushing me
to do other things.

Because, Justin, you are
unhappy, and it's obvious.

You're clinging to me to
make yourself feel better.

I'm clinging onto you because I want you
to be there for me like I was for you.

I'm trying.

Okay.

So maybe you only wanted
me when you needed me.

How could you say that? How?

Maybe you were just more comfortable
when I was trying to hide.

Miss me with that sh*t, bro.

And you can miss me with that.

Look, my dad is here.
I got a lot going on.

Maybe you need time to
figure your sh*t out.

["Eventually" by
Nick Jordan playing]

♪ Don't lose that energy ♪

♪ Peace and serenity ♪

♪ Eventually, eventually ♪

♪ Cut ties, realize,
homie, is that ♪

♪ Don't move that energy ♪

♪ Peace and serenity ♪

♪ Eventually, eventually ♪

- [song continues instrumentally]
- [water splashing softly]

♪ Grant me serenity ♪

♪ Eventually, eventually ♪

[song continues instrumentally]

[song ends]