01x143 - Episode 143

[bunniefuu]

HAYLEY: You're absolutely
certain you aren't disappointed?

Not even in the least bit?

[chuckles]
Disappointed?

Baby, please.
Look, we're still fresh

in the marriage game, right?

We got plenty of time
to build our family.

I was terrified that,
after a second failed go at it,

that you'd look at me
like I'm...

defective.

What? Baby.

Are you out of your mind? Huh?

I chose you, not your biology.

Besides,

one day soon, all of our princes

and princesses
will all be able to claim you.

But for right now

I get to have you all to myself.

Mmm.

[chuckles softly]

All this royalty talk
has me feeling

-some type of way.
-Hmm.

What way is that?

Mm. That maybe we should get in
more...

baby-making practice.

As you wish.

-Okay.
-Mmm.

[both moaning]

You're pregnant?

Are you sure?

Unless the test is faulty.

Are you gonna say anything?

Naomi Hamilton-Hawthorne,

you just made me
the happiest man alive.

Come here.
[chuckles]

Wow.

♪ ♪

You were saying?

Your conversation with Bill.

You know, husband, there are
about half a dozen things

I can think of
that I would rather be doing

than dissecting the ancient
history of my trifling ex,

and not a single one of them
involves saying his name.

-Mm.
-As of right now,

this space right here

is a Bill Hamilton-free zone.

-Is that right?
-Mm-hmm.

Okay. Now I'm curious.

About what?

These half a dozen things that
you are suddenly pressed to do.

Name one.

Well, there is...

-No. Never mind. I can't.
-No?

-I can't.
-Come on, come on.
You can't be shy now.

It's a little out there.

Woman, please.

In all of my world travels.

there is very little
I haven't done or seen.

I consider myself
an ambitious lover.

So do your worst.

-In that case...
-Uh-huh.

Oh.

[chuckles]

You two know each other?

Uh, well, your mother and I
are business partners.

We've invested in several high-
potential real estate projects

in the Petworth area.

I didn't know you're expanding
from sales into investing.

Oh, y-you're always so busy.
[chuckles]

Between your studies abroad
and...

those frat parties
you're always posting about,

I-I knew
you couldn't be bothered

with all the boring details
of my business.

It's a relatively new turn
of events, son.

Oh, I'm not your son.

Poor choice of words.

Joey's right.

You know
how this market moves sometimes.

An opportunity arose
that was so tempting,

we... simply couldn't resist.

God, Ash, this chicken Alfredo
should be ill*gal.

[chuckles softly]
It's just pasta, Derek.

Nothing fancy.

Cap used to spend hours
at the station

making his "world-famous"
Alfredo sauce. [chuckles]

They really were
your second family, huh?

Yeah. Well...

The life I got now,

I'd take over that any day.

-[chuckles]
-Except for...

this supporting character
right here.

Just a plot twist,

not the ending.

You're gonna be back
on your feet before you know it.

[phone chimes]

Oh.

Ash?

Everything okay?

Oh, my God, yes.
[gasps]

Do not stop.
[pants]

[laughing]
Oh!

[gasps]
They should lock you up

-for what you can do
with those hands.
-[chuckles]

Ancient Chinese reflexology.

It's like you're rewiring
my nervous system.

I picked this up
when I was in Yunnan Province.

Yeah. They couldn't match
my rate for the photo series,

so I decided
to let them school me instead.

And you knew
it would come in handy.

-Smart, smart man.
-Oh.

What's this?

A runway accident?

Naomi's tiny blocks,
if you can believe it.

-[chuckles]
-I was, uh, pregnant

with Chelsea,

and I accidentally stepped
on one of her tiny courthouses,

-which was surprisingly painful.
-Yeah.

I-I couldn't believe
it broke the skin.

Anyway, um, Bill noticed
and he bandaged it up.

And then,
after Chelsea was born,

I-- he-- I think
he gave me a massage

every day
for the first year of her life.

-Mm.
-And, of course,

made Naomi keep her toys away.

[chuckles]
Bill, huh?

Yes.

So a foot rub was
you guys's special thing.

That must have been
some talk at the office.

I don't know
what you're getting at.

Dani. Come on.

We said that we were gonna be


Remember?

It's what makes this
unconventional situation work

when conventional wisdom says
it shouldn't.

Things got a little charged.

How charged?

Thunderstorm?

Or full-out lightning strike?

No property damage.

I found him studying
our marriage certificate

like it was evidence
in a capital case.

He offered to handle
our annulment pro bono.

[scoffs] Looks like he's having
just as much trouble

letting you go
as you are of letting go of him.

[Hayley and Bill moaning]

You sorry son of a b*tch.

-Yeah.
-Mm-hmm.

-[Hayley moaning]
-[pants]

Oh, baby.

DANI:
I object.

-Dani, no!
-[gasping, screaming]

[both moaning]

You are a walking,
talking toxic storm.

You are a heartless,
manipulative b*stard.

And you are...

...incredibly beautiful.

[Bill groans]

Wait, wait, wait. Just...

[sighs]
Okay.

What just... happened?

Did I-I do something wrong?

-[sighs]
-Bill.

No, babe. Not-- It's just--

Nothing's wrong. I just, um...

I just have a lot on my mind.
That's all.

I just, uh, um...

The Simmons case
is due tomorrow,

-and I haven't had time to
review the final draft. It's--
-Wait, wait,

since when did paperwork
interrupt us?

You've covered
multimillion-dollar settlements

with less preparation.

Well, yeah, but I-I got the
early conference call with Wen

-about the pharma case,
so it's just...
-Wait, wait, wait. Except,

wait, the Simmons case
was filed yesterday.

I know because I delivered it
myself to the courthouse.

And you don't have a call
with Wen until next week.

I've seen your calendar.

Look, Hayley, I don't appreciate
being cross-examined

in my own house.

But I'm not one
of your junior associates

that you can just push around,
Bill.

And I don't appreciate
being lied to.

Why don't we head home?
I'll-I'll make you

that braised short rib
you love so much.

That sounds delicious.

But I have an idea.

How about first a drink?

Don't you think
that's inappropriate,

considering the circumstances?

It's just one drink.

Something to take the edge off.

No harm there.

You know,

I was holding out
for our first drink together.

With your father?

Yeah. You know,
I had it all planned out.

I thought we'd do it when
I got back from summer break.

And he'd pour
two glasses of Scotch

and tell me some profound
dad wisdom I'd never forget.

[shudders]

I guess that's an experience
I'll never have now.

Have a seat.

Pour this man a Scotch.

Actually... Vanessa?

Make it two.

To Doug McBride,

a man who raised
an incredibly insightful son.

To my father.

Earlier,

when I showed you
my father's watch,

I mentioned
how my mom had it engraved.

I remember.

Well, you didn't even blink.

So tell me why you didn't
mention that you knew my mom.

This is wild, Naomi.

We're actually having a baby.

Okay, all right.

We got to childproof this joint.

You know what? No.

We got to level up.

We need a bigger place.

-Jacob.
-Fairmont Crest.

That's it.

Look, I know you moved to DC to
get out of your parents' pocket,

but the schools
are better there,

-and our little one
deserves the best.
-Jacob,

slow down.

I'm sorry. I'm going on and on
when you're not feeling well.

Do you have to go to the doctor?

I'm fine. I'm just nauseous.

Okay, well, you have
to go to the gyno ASAP.

We got to make sure
the little guy's okay.

Or the little girl.

Look, I don't know
what we're having.

As long as we're having
a healthy baby...

Oh, my God.
Jacob, would you please stop?

What's wrong?

Are you not excited
about the baby?

I have never made it secret
that I still have

-lingering feelings for Bill.
-Okay.

We both came into this
with both eyes open.

I know you like Bill.

And you love Ashley.

-[sighs]
-Sweet, simple,

safe Ashley.

The human equivalent
of unseasoned chicken.

Okay, are we really gonna do
this?

Tell me,

does she make you use hand
sanitizer before you touch her?

-Okay.
-She smell
like hospital disinfectant?

-That's enough.
-What's wrong?

Because I thought
we were keeping it 100,

but you keep pretending
that you're not counting down

the days until Mother Teresa
in scrubs realizes

she made a mistake
choosing the firefighter.

Okay, you're right.

I do still carry a torch
for Ashley.

-Thank you.
-Which leads me to my question.

Why the hell
are we still married?

DEREK:
Everything cool, baby?

Of course.

Why wouldn't it be?
[chuckles]

Uh, it seems that something
on your phone has you spooked.

Um...

the ER is super short-staffed,

and Shanice just wanted to know

if I could cover
Liz's graveyard shift this week.

This week?

Doesn't she know
we just got engaged?

You know what?

Why don't you make your way over
to the couch?

And I have a special treat
for you

that I've been saving
just for tonight.

That sounds promising.

[chuckles softly]
Look at these beauties.

I made them
just the way you like.

Extra berries.

Actually,
I was thinking something

a little more indulgent.

What's really going on?

One minute you're kissing me,

waxing poetic
about how much you love me.

Then, suddenly, like,
a light switch flipped.

You couldn't get away from me
fast enough.

That's ridiculous.

Is it?

Or was it that your mind
was on your ex-wife

and her brand-new marriage?

Oh, this again.

Yes, Bill.

[sighs]

We were about to make love,

but it didn't feel the same.

Something's haunting you,

and if Dani isn't the problem,

I want to know what is.

Don't look at me
with those puppy dog eyes.

I'm just trying
to read the room, baby.

-This is big news.
-Yeah, big, unwanted news.

We've had this conversation
a thousand times.

You knew I didn't want kids.

I hear you.

But I thought...

-maybe now that you're
actually pregnant, you...
-What,

I would suddenly feel
my biological clock ticking?

I'm a lawyer, Jacob,

not some birthing machine
who loses her sense of self.

Okay.

I get it. All right?

-This is a shock.
-A shock?

This is a whole damn earthquake.

I honestly don't even know
how this happened.

I think I know how.

You're right, Donnell.

I should have told you
I knew your mother

when you came here
asking questions.

But you didn't because...?

You were already upset that
your father was here that night.

I didn't think
it was the right time.

Please don't blame Joey for
what happened to your father.

If he hadn't been here,

he would have been
at some other bar or...

someplace else where he could
have bought into a poker game.

The man who put himself
through medical school

gambled away
the watch you gave him?

[sighs]
Just make it make sense.

As awful as it is to accept,

there's nothing any of us
could have done to prevent it.

DONNELL:
I guess you're right, Mom.

I mean, it's not like
someone put him in that car.

[phone chiming]

Oh.

Is that Tina the premed girl?

You mean Tabitha?

No, that was last month, Mom.
Keep up.

[chuckles]

It's my frat brother Rehobah.

Hey, what's up, fam?

Got something to show you
from the chapter.

VANESSA:
"We extend our condolences

"to Brother Donnell
'Deuce of All Trades' McBride

"on the loss of his beloved
father Dr. Douglas McBride,

"a healer of bodies,
mender of spirits,

"and champion of our community.

We share in our brother's loss."

-Oh.
-[sniffles]

Oh, man, that's beautiful.
[chuckles softly]

Chapter wanted to pay
their respects.

We got you, bro.

[Donnell sighs]

-Mmm.
-Uh...

this is nice.

I've missed this.

So how about we take it over
to the bed?

Look, we have all the time
in the world.

I don't want you
pushing yourself too hard.

Ash, this chair doesn't change
how I feel about you.

And I think it's about time
I show my fiancée

just how much she means to me.

Unless you don't want to.

I have always wanted you,

chair or no chair.

That hasn't changed.

Uh, Rehobah says the brothers
are gonna roll deep

to the funeral.

-That's so sweet of them.
-Yeah.

And-and he also picked up
on how clean Dad's watch was.

I remember the night
I gave your dad that watch.

It...
[chuckles softly]

It was our tenth anniversary.

We'd been struggling
to connect that year--

him with his crazy hours
at the hospital,

me trying to start
the real estate business.

But I...

I surprised him with that,
and he... [chuckles]

when he opened it,

for once in his life,

Dr. Douglas McBride
was speechless.

He would be so proud
seeing it on your wrist now.

We have Joey to thank for that.

You know, if it wasn't for him
and pressing that shady dealer,

we might've never seen it again.

It's the least I can do.

How'd this happen?

Let me see.

A strong Black king

and his sexy, beautiful
Black queen make love...

Are you seriously
about to explain

the birds and bees right now?

I'm just trying
to lighten the mood.

Well, you knew what I meant.

And this isn't funny.

[sighs] I'm usually so careful
with my birth control.

But between work
and the Ashley-Derek drama

and Chelsea's kidnapping,

I must have forgotten
to take my pills.

I was barely eating,

barely sleeping,
just trying to keep it together

while my sister
was God knows where.

[sighs]

You don't have to drop
your career because of this.

That brilliant legal mind
isn't going anywhere.

And you have me.

All day, every day.

And together
we'll work this out.

No. But, no,
it's different for women.

You get to be a big-time
detective with a baby at home,

and they'll call you
a family man.

Me? They'll question why I don't
have my priorities straight.

They'll whisper and judge

and wonder why I'm not at home
raising my child.

-You don't know that.
-Yes, I do.

There are plenty female lawyers
with families

who still k*ll it
in the courtroom.

I don't want
to be another lawyer.

I want to be great.

I want to change laws,

set precedents,

fix this crazy, messed-up world.

And a baby is not a part
of that plan.

My pops always said
there are no accidents in life.

What is that supposed to mean?

If the stars converged
to disrupt our best-laid plan,

maybe it's time
to make a new plan.

If we both have feelings
for other people,

maybe we should put pause
on this marriage situation.

I'm just saying.

I thought we were both clear
on what this is.

We're just having fun, right?

And don't act like you haven't
been thoroughly entertained.

Fun for us

but straight-up t*rture
for everyone else.

Who cares what they think?

In fact, weren't you the one
who was giving me grief

over worrying
about Nicole knowing

that we were sleeping together?

Yeah, back when we were
harmlessly fooling around.

But the stakes
are different now, Dani.

A flimsy sheet of paper
with our names on it

doesn't change anything.

Don't get me wrong.

It wasn't exactly a day
at the spa

getting shaken down
by my mother.

Everyone thinks this marriage
is a big drunken mistake.

Okay, you might be used
to people being all up

in your business, but I'm not.

Ted and Nicole are all I have,

and I'd hate to lose
either of them over this.

Especially if the rest
of you Duprees

start treating me like
I'm the villain in your story,

the way they do Bill.

I need you to talk to me.

You know...
[sighs]

what is there left
to talk about, hmm?

You seem to have everything
all figured out.

According to you,
I'm still thinking about Dani.

Okay? Is that
your professional diagnosis?

That isn't fair.

I'm just trying to understand
what happened between us.

You know what isn't fair?

What isn't fair is me having to
constantly be on the defensive

in my own damn house.

Every conversation we have

ends up circling back around
to her.

Well, this is my house, too.

-Have you forgotten
we're married?
-Yeah, it is.

It is. And I bought it for you.

In one of the most expensive

and exclusive gated communities
in the DMV area.

But instead of being grateful

and instead of enjoying it
with me,

-you interrogate me 24-7
about my ex-wife.
-Yeah,

that's because you won't stop
obsessing over her!

So much so
that now you can't even...

[sighs]

...make love to me.

Your wife,

the woman who's supposed to be

-the center of your world, Bill.
-Okay.

All right.

Is that what you think? Hmm?

That I'm not attracted
to you anymore?

-Is that what you think?
-Well,

what else am I supposed
to think, huh?

I'm not fighting
for your love, Bill.

I'm fighting for space
in your damn head

-and losing to a woman
who isn't even in this house!
-Okay.

You want my attention?
Hmm? Is that what you want?

[gasps]
Bill!

-[protests]
-Come here.

What are you doing?

I'm taking my wife upstairs

to prove to her
just how wrong she is.

HAYLEY [laughing]:
What? Bill!

So, random chaos is
our strategy now? Cool.

You said it yourself--

you're meticulous
about everything,

including your birth control.

Color-coded calendar reminders,
the whole nine.

-Yet here we are.
-Because I was falling apart,
Jacob.

When Chelsea disappeared,
I was falling apart.

This is not some phenomenon.

It's a curveball.

You don't mean that.

I meant it
before we got married,

and I mean it now.

And you were with me on that.

With how dangerous your job is,
we agreed...

To not have kids.

Yes, I remember.

But maybe, just maybe, there's
a version of you in the future

who will want kids.

You are not listening to me.

My work gives me purpose
the way a baby wouldn't.

And I'm all too familiar
with what it's like

growing up with a mother
who's grieving her old life.

Oh, come on.

I never once heard Dani say

she regrets having you
or your sister.

No, I don't...

I don't think she does.

I'm just...

There's definitely
some unresolved feelings there.

I saw it in her eyes when she'd
look at old magazine covers.

Because Dani Dupree
wasn't just... a model.

She was thesupermodel.

Black girl magic personified
before it ever had a name.

And she gave it up.

For us.

I don't want to be
that selfless.

So you're not having
second thoughts?

Surprisingly, no.

Hmm.

I like you, Andre.

I always have.

Even when you were just
my sister's

-"too handsome
for his own good" nephew.
-Mm-hmm.

And this union of ours
feels freeing.

Yeah. I like you, too.

And, believe me,

being your husband
definitely has its perks.

All right.
Slow your roll, cowboy.

I think we need
to lay some ground rules.

-Oh. So we need rules now?
-Mm-hmm.

Like?

Rules that ensure
my second marriage

doesn't end up like my first.

[grunts]

[exhales]

What are you doing in there?

The suspense is k*lling me.

How do I look?

You always look beautiful.

In scrubs or...

-like that.
-[chuckles]

Well...

Getting you into this bed
was easier than I thought.

Yeah. Shanice has got me
grinding in my upper body PT,

but nothing motivates
muscle development

like the prospect
of holding the woman you love.

[breathing heavily]

Are you sure
you're ready for this?

I mean,
we can just be here together,

however that looks right now.

I need to find our way back
to us, Ash.

I need to remember what it feels
like being a man with you,

not just a patient.

You've never stopped
being a man to me, Derek.

Not for a single moment.

Look, just leave it alone,
Hayley.

I'm gonna do some work.

Why don't you listen?

Uh, you know,

do you think that insulting me
is effective foreplay?

You're the one who swept me
off my feet like some caveman,

trying to prove
that Dani isn't in your head.

And all you did was confirm
what I already knew.

You need to choose
your next words

-with extreme care, Hayley.
-Look,

you aren't the only one
in this relationship.

And I can't just turn it on

when I know
who's really in your head.

And what happened earlier...

Yeah, it happens, okay?
It happens.

And it would have been
a passing incident.

But you're still searching
for this proof

that I'm still caught up
on Dani.

And now you think you found it.

Look, I'm just frustrated!

[sighs]
That I found out

that I'm not carrying
your child.

[sighs]

Look.

You and Dani share a connection

because you created
two human beings together.

If I gave you
a child of our own,

we'd have that same
unbreakable bond, Bill.

Baby.

How many times do I have
to keep telling you this?

What we have together,
what we share,

-it runs deeper than DNA.
-Look,

you're just saying that
to smooth things over,

to make me forget what happened
or didn't happen here.

I'm saying it
because it's the truth.

Okay.

In that case...

...maybe you should talk
to Dr. Reynolds.

-Oh, my God!
-What?

They have medication
for exactly...

I don't need pills, Hayley.

I don't need that.

So what?
I had performance anxiety.

So what?
It was a one-time thing.

-Damn.
-There is no shame

-in getting help, baby.
-[stammers]

I'm not talking about this
no more.

Where are you going?

To clear my head.

Oh, my God.

Excuse me.

What's on your mind, baby?

I'm just having a hard time
picturing Dad

in a place like this.

I still remember his lectures
about fiscal responsibility.

Those little budget books
he made you keep.

He wanted you and your sister
to be better than he was.

That's all any parent
ever wants.

And, you know, everything
I learned about him...

...it's like
there was two Doug McBrides--

the man who raised me
and a man who I barely know.

A guy who gambled away his watch
and drove drunk.

How could those be
the same people?

Baby, I would never
in a million years ask you

to give up your career.

That degree
you busted your a*s for.

The way you go to w*r for people

who can't even fight
for themselves.

That's who you are at the core.

It's my whole life, Jacob.

And I'm so, so proud of you.

And one day our son or daughter

will look at you
the same exact way.

Just you wait
until some screaming infant

is waking us up
for 2:00 a.m. feedings

when you've been
on a stakeout all night.

And I'll get up.

Every single time.

And it won't just be some kid--

it's our kid.

With your brilliance
and my swagger.

The physical manifestation
of the love we built together.

Just imagine it, baby.

Jacob, stop.

Look, just hear me out.

All right? Picture this.

Saturday mornings
with pancakes and cartoons.

Teaching our kid
how to ride a bike in the park.

Watching their face light up
on Christmas morning.

You make it sound
like a made-for-TV movie.

I'm not saying
it's gonna be easy.

There are gonna be
sleepless nights and tantrums,

and we won't have
all the answers.

But there will also be
those special moments,

those firsts.

Watching them take their first
steps and say their first words.

You hearing them say "Mama"
for the first time.

And what if I let the kid down?

Baby, you excel
at everything you do.

What makes this any different?

Your father was an addict.

But those demons
he wrestled with...

...they don't negate
how he was there

through your asthma attacks
during wrestling.

Or... or the time he taught you

to tie a double Windsor
for prom.

[chuckles]

His addiction...

...does not change
how much he loved you.

Nothing could ever change that.

In this world...

...or the next.

[sniffles]

[sniffles]

Okay. Let's get into it.

What are these so-called
ground rules?

One, you and I hold
no claim on each other.

Once upon a time,
I believed in monogamy.

But that shattered when Bill
threw me over for that nymphet

who probably still has
her wisdom teeth.

Okay, so you're saying
you don't mind

us sleeping with other people.

As long as we're honest
and safe.

Does that work?

I got you.

-Two.
-Mm-hmm.

The second...

either one of us has had enough
of this social experiment,

we communicate.

No ghosting,

no passive-aggressive texts
or hints.

Just straight talk.

I'd never do that to you anyway.

I respect you too much.

So...

I love that.

Because...

when this stops being fun,
I still want to be friends.

And if one of us
catches feelings?

We'll cross that bridge
when we get to it?

Okay. Bet.

What more?

Lastly...

Mm.

-...as my husband...
-Yeah.

...you are required

-to give me three orgasms
a week.
-[laughs]

Just three?
[chuckles]

You underestimate me.

Come here.

So...

Bill used to give you
foot massages, huh?

[gasps]

-Oh, my God.
-[chuckles] Yeah.

The Brazilian toe technique.

You being well-traveled
is really paying off.

I see we have skipped
the honeymoon phase

and gone straight
to 50 Shades of Matrimony.

[both chuckle]

Baby, I don't need
a room full of toys

-to get the job done.
-[laughs]

[both moan]

You're still up?

You still mad?

Yeah, that's what the walk
was for.

[sighs deeply]
Okay.

[grunts]
Listen, baby.

You wanted Dani out
of our lives.

You wanted me to set boundaries.

I did that.

But...

you're the one
who's still upset.

I was just making
an observation.

No, no, babe,

you were making accusations.

Okay? That's what you always do
when it comes to Dani.

But she's not our problem
anymore.

Right? Her new husband

can deal with her
and all of her drama.

I just hope
that Andre Richardson knows

what he signed up for.

-Damn, Mrs. Richardson.
-[giggles]

That was next-level.

What you did
on that coffee table...

I know. I haven't bent like that

since my high fashion
posing days.

Ah.

A woman could get used to this.

Yeah? Mmm.

So, should I stick around?

Oh. As deliciously tempting
as that sounds,

I have an early morning Zoom
with Pamela

to talk
about the modeling agency.

-Okay.
-So you need to scoot

before I change my mind.

Cool.

You know, um,

I just had a thought.

Why don't I move in?

Move in here?

Yeah. Why not?

You could have me whenever
you want me, at your command.

Can I respectfully say
thanks but no, thanks?

I cohabitated with a man
for decades,

and I've actually grown
to like living on my own.

-Yeah.
-Plus absence makes
the heart grow fonder.

-Mm-hmm.
-And other parts grow
more eager.

Oh.

Okay, then how about a drawer?

It's a drive to get here.

The least you can do
is to make it easier

for your hardworking husband.

A drawer I can do.

Mm.

But ask for closet space
at your own risk.

[laughs]

[Derek groans]

[panting]

Babe, I'm not hurting you, am I?

No, it's not that. I just...

This would be a lot easier
if I could move my damn legs.

If I could just hold you
like I used to.

Derek.

[sighs]

This is never going to work.

I can't even make love
to you properly. What...

What kind of husband
am I gonna be?

The kind that never gives up,

even when the world
is burning down around him.

Hey.

You will be able to make love to
me again with your whole body.

I'm sure of it.

What if this is
as good as it gets?

[chuckles softly]

Well...

then we are just gonna have
to get creative.

You know,

there are plenty of ways
to please someone.

Let me show you.

[kisses]

You mean...?

[chuckles softly]

-[kissing]
-[exhaling]

You've been sitting here quiet
for a while.

What you thinking?

Everything you said.

That beautiful picture
you painted

of our child growing up.

[chuckles softly]

Summers at the beach.

Christmas mornings
with too many presents

because the grands
couldn't control themselves.

[laughs]

How your face lit up

when you talked about it.

I can see
how much this means to you.

I never thought
this was something I'd want.

Which is one of the things
I love most about you.

Your capacity for love and...

how you pour it
into everything you do.

And I hate that I feel like
I am dumping on your dreams.

No, it's okay.

You're telling me how you feel.

It's what we do.
It's why we work.

Jacob.

-You would make
a terrific father.
-[chuckles]

And despite how happy
this pregnancy has made you...

...I'm not happy.

You're out of here?

Yep. It has been quite
an emotional tsunami today.

And I need Donnell's input
on Doug's memorial service.

Thank you for all your help,
Mr. Armstrong.

Uh, being able to have my
father's favorite watch, it...

well, i-it helps
with the healing.

Anytime.

[line rings]

Yeah.

[chuckles] Thank you
for playing along with the kid.

And the watch
was a perfect touch.

You'll be paid within the hour.

It'll come
from the usual channel.

No.

No. I'm not worried at all.

There's no way Donnell
could ever piece together

what actually happened
to his father.

Eva, you have to fight.

Clean or dirty.

I think it's time
we finish what we started.

Date.

Get dressed up,

feel yourself a little.

DONNELL:
I just need to know anything
that might help me understand

why he would leave us.

Imagine if Donnell
finds out the truth.

Baby, what are you doing here?

I was gonna ask you
the same thing, Mom.

HAYLEY:
Bill! Get down here

right now!

Oh, wow.

You have your own husband.

Stay the hell away from mine.

She's the sexiest woman
in the world.

Only a damn fool would
have kicked her to the curb.

BILL:
Getting Richardson out
of my ex-wife's life

and out of her bed
is top priority.