03x04 - União

[bunniefuu]

You have to let her choose.

Oh, but get this...

Last night, Luiza almost
caught me red-handed.

Ah! But also, Valentina,
you're really bad at pretending.

Well, but since I'm at home,

it has to be in the office.
But at some point...

at some point she would get
suspicious, no way around it.

I'm trying.
Léo, come play with me!

Come on, buddy!

These two can't see a
pool without jumping in.

Hold on, my love.

Let mommy check your float.

It's perfect! Go swim with Aninha.

Soon, it'll be full of kids.

Friend,

last night Valentina was
acting very strange in the office.

There's something
going on, but I just can't...

I can't figure it out.
It's nothing. Valentina's always odd.

You just never noticed. Forget it!

Eduarda, you know something I don't. Right?

I don't know what you mean, Luiza.
I think you do. You're hiding something.

Um, I feel a pain here.

Where?
Ouch! Ah!

Where?

Igor, my water broke!

My water broke!

It's coming!
Calm down! Breathe! Breathe!

Breathe! Breathe!
Slow down! Slowly! Slowly!

Look what you did to me, Igor!

Let's go to the hospital now!
Igor!

Let's go! Come on! Let's go! Let's go!
Slowly!

It's happening!
Yes, it's happening!

Slowly! Slowly! Slowly!

Get up.
Slowly! Get up! Get up!

Breathe! It's happening!
Francisco is coming!

Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!

Slowly! Slowly! Slowly!

Calm down, Igor!

Guys, look... I'll get the kids.

I'll grab the bag and meet you there, okay?
Okay!

Kids, come! Come! Come! Come!

Francisco is being born!

Give me a hand here!
Of course!

Come, princess.
Your little brother is coming!

Eh, Francisco is being born!
It's happening, my love! It's happening!

Keep us updated, guys!

BASED ON THE WORK
BY NATHÁLIA SODRÉ

EPISODE 04: UNION

Wow! So much has
happened in just a few days.

It feels like a whole year.

I'm just mentally exhausted.

True. It was all very intense, right?

Noticed something?
Huh?

Leo and Aninha just can't
stay away from Francisco.

So adorable, right?
Definitely!

Um, speaking of babies...

I think we could do that now.

Um...
Valentina?

Huh?

Haven't forgotten that
night in the office, okay?

Whoops...

Think the doorbell rang, huh?
Did you hear it?

Gonna check if they've arrived.
Oh! You're so cheeky, Valentina!

No, Leo. Go wash your hands.

Hi, grandma's little love. All good?

Hey, Aninha... your little
brother's almost asleep.

He needs quiet.
Want to play outside for a bit?

Would you?

Thank you, okay?
Sure.

I can already picture what
you might be when you grow up.

Oh, but that doesn't matter!

What matters is that no
matter what you want to be,

grandma will be here to support
you no matter what, my love!

Precious baby! Grandma's baby!

Let me fix you up. Hold on.

Well...

I just want to know who's going
to be the next mom in the family?

Sarah or Carol?
That's all!

Are you seriously asking that?

Don't you find the pressure to have kids, a
boyfriend, and getting married unpleasant?

Just because I'm a woman
doesn't mean I have to want marriage

or kids, you know?

Geez!

I... I'll go after her.
Okay.

What happened here, guys?

What are you doing there?

Ordering a ride.

Seriously, Valentina? In the


that a woman decides if she
wants to marry and have kids or not?

Really?

That's outdated, isn't it?

Okay. They're from another generation,

but it's time they understand that a
woman can do whatever she wants.

Right?
We decide what we want to do or not.

Exactly, Sarinha!

But, you know something
cool I learned in therapy?

That we don't need to
meet other's expectations

or cater to their needs.

We should validate our own choices.

And be at peace with them.

Yeah, you're right!

That's why I like talking to you.

We get along so well!

And... Valentina, you really
have become more and more

like a sister to me.

Awe, little one!
Thanks!

Thank you!

Can I wait for your ride with you?

Uh-huh! It's just five minutes away!
Okay!

Look at how focused this photographer is.
Wow!

Hey, how are you?
Hey!

Did you see the campaign launched today?

I did!
Beautiful, right?

It's incredible! We did great!
We really did! We rocked it!

Came to give you a hug.

And to thank you!
Ah, don't mention it.

Oh...

This is for you.

Um...
Oh!

Oh, one of my favorites!
Yay!

Love it! Thank you!

But, look... the gift isn't from me.

Really? I could take the credit.

But it's not mine.

Was asked to deliver... and I
said I could take it. Here it is!

Okay.

That's it!

Thank you!
It was a pleasure working with you!

Here's to many more.
Indeed!

Thanks! Enjoy the wine, huh!

Will do!

Bye!

Bye! We'll talk soon!

Congratulations on the campaign.
You're brilliant.

Thanks for having us at your place.
We miss you.

Dinner with us tonight?

Kisses, mom and dad.

P.S. I'll make your favorite dish.

Finally out!

Congratulations on the campaign, my love.

Thank you!

I'm very proud of you.

Thank you! Really!

Oh! And our lunch...

superbly done!

I see.
Delivery in special sauce!

My God, Valentina! My favorite dish!

I know! It's my specialty.

I hope I got the seasoning right.

Oh, I'm sure you did.

Oh, one more thing.
My mom invited us for dinner tonight.

What do you think about that?

I think what I want to know
is how are you feeling?

I think I'm ready.

So, we're going.
Yay!

Thank you.
I'm very lucky to have you in my life.

The mushroom stroganoff
was delicious, folks.

Super thank you for the dinner.

True, mom! It's been so long
since I had that stroganoff.

I've missed it so much.

It used to be your favorite dish.

Now that you know the source...
I can make it for you whenever you want.

Yay!
By the way, my love...

Um?
next time, maybe that wonderful cheesecake

that Valentina and I love?

Wow, dad! Good memory, huh!

Valentina used to fight
with us over that dessert.

Seriously?
Uh!

Oh, we used to call her,
Brave Little Valentina. No!

Really?

So, this was the nickname?

Brave Little Valentina.

Ah! Give me a kiss, my Brave Little one.
Come on, give me a kiss!

Oh, mom, why did you remember that?

Now they'll keep teasing
me with that nickname!

But it is so much cuter, right?

But you were our Brave
Little one, weren't you?

Was?

Dad?
Shh... stop giving her a*mo to tease me!

Liquor?

Who would like some?
Me!

Oops!
Me, Catarina... and Brave Little Valentina!

A toast... to our new home!

To the beginning of a
beautiful life with you.

I love you.

I love you.

Um, now we'll leave the wine for later.

Because now I want to do something else.
Something else... what?

Huh?

You know what it is.

Daughter,

I think I owe you an apology.

To you too, Luiza.

I'm very sorry.

I've been thinking about it...

I can't stop thinking about my actions.
I'm deeply sorry for that.

Because I put what I thought was right

ahead of your needs.

You know?

It ended up affecting our relationship.

Yeah, sometimes we...

think we know everything, right?
Or that we know better.

But we have different perceptions

precisely because we've had
different life experiences, right?

Uh-huh!
Our needs are different too, aren't they?

Today... I understand, mom,
that you lacked references.

But I'm here now.

I'm asking you to really listen to me

so our relationship can be healthy.

I know I may have disappointed you by...

by quitting college...
No, no, no, no. You didn't disappoint me.

You didn't disappoint, my daughter.

My biggest disappointment

was that I ended up doing to you
what your grandmother did to me.

I suffered so much.

And I ended up letting you
go through the same thing.

My goodness,

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Mother.

I love you so, so much!

I love you!

My daughter.

Luiza!

I love being your sous-chef, you know?

And I love our kitchen.

Oh, that's right!

You've been passionate
about this kitchen from the start.

How did we achieve all this, Valentina?

There was a time at home
when we barely saw each other.

You joined a multinational
right after graduating

while juggling freelance
dance performances,

and opened your studio
which skyrocketed all at once!

Wow, that's crazy! So much, right?
Yes, a lot.

But I'm sure I achieved it
all because of your support.

Well, it was a tough time for us.

But we saved up quite nicely!
I see.

Then, I also fully embraced photography.

Started working in big campaigns.
Made a name for myself!

And here we are!

We've grown so much together.

And I'm excited

for all we're still going to build.

Me too!

Um, I like what I see!
Right?

Just the way you like it. Tiny!

My head chef is demanding.

Okay.

Okay. So?

So, what do we do?

I've already told you what I
think if we go down that path,

but you don't want to listen to me!

The connection is weak!
There's no way we can win this case.

Already... yes.

Yes, but we've already tried that...

Okay.

Okay, here's what you do. Listen to me!

Listen to me.

You're going to gather all the
documents you think are important

and I want them on my desk by tomorrow.

By tomorrow.

Yeah. Goodbye.

What happened, son?

An issue at the office, mom.

We've tried everything to solve it,

and it seems like no
solution is feasible now.

And now time is running out.

Uh-huh... Can I take a look?

Let's see here...

Yeah, I think it's something here.

I think it's another clause, you see?

Look behind. Here, look.
Oh, it's here.

Friend, I'm so tired.

I have to take a lot of clothes off the
line. I have to wash. I have to cook...

I want to go back to work.
I'm hungry. My chest hurts.

I have to breastfeed.
I'm tired. I want to cry!

Oh, my dear friend.
My dear friend!

You don't have to handle all of this
alone. Especially with a newborn at home.

It's just that my mind
doesn't stop, you know?

So, I keep thinking, thinking, thinking...

I want to sleep, but I can't either.

I look at my baby...

he's beautiful. I love being a
mother, but it's so exhausting.

I don't even recognize myself
as a woman anymore, you know?

I don't know.
It feels like I'm doing everything wrong.

I know, I know.

Look, um... let's come up
with a plan for me to help you?

Look at me.

You can count on me.

Don't worry. Today, I'm here.

Relax.

Thank you.

So, son, when we mix these two
different colors, we get a new color.

Which is yellow!

It's orange!
It's orange. That's right!

Very good!

I love you, okay?
You're very smart!

If I hadn't been born from
my other mommy's belly,

I would have wanted to be born from yours.

Can I join this party of yours?

Of course you can!

I'm going to paint too.

Look at the goal.

Léo, kick the ball towards here.
I'm the goalkeeper! I'm the goalkeeper!

Go, son! Go, son! Kick it for mommy!
Here, son!

Goal!

Goal!

Goaaaal!

Goal!
Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal!

You look beautiful in this video.
Did you know that?

Go! Go! Go! Let's see who runs faster!

Thank you.
Three, two, one...

Who's going to win? Who's going to win?
Woo-hoo!

The little guy or the...

Oh! It's a tie, huh?

I won!

You look wonderful like this.
Did you know?

Come... Come back! Come back, son!
Score a goal against mommy!

Here, between her legs. Go on!

Goal!

Look at Duque's size!

I don't know each who likes the ball more.

Let's go again! Again!

Here! Here!

Go! Go!

Goal!

Oh, tired?

No!

Where's Duque?

Where's Duque?

Duque!
Look! There he is!

Come, Duque! Come, Duque!

Come, Duque!

I love my family.

Come! Come! Come!

Soon, I'll want to play too. You know?

Huh...

Why did you stop?
Are you going to the bathroom?

Luiza, I really want to have a baby.

Alright!

Really?
Yes!

We're going to have a baby!