04x20 - Feeling Tested

[bunniefuu]

MARY JANE: Previously,
on "Being Mary Jane"...

- TIFFFANY: Do you love her?
- I do.

Would you still love her
if she wasn't the anchor?

I love her, not what she does.

Simone worried about that with you.

- Please don't go.
- I'm not going anywhere.

This is for you.

Garrett convinced the brass to
give me a vote on his replacement.

Wait. So you have to choose
between Kara and Justin?

Either my best friend or my
boyfriend is gonna end up hating me.

ALL: [LAUGHING]

MARY JANE: Oh, God...

Oh...

You know, if you keep
impugning my authority

in front of our staffers,

I might write you up
for insubordination.

MARY JANE: Everyone knows
I don't kowtow to anyone...

not even my husband,
not even my husband.

I'm also your executive producer.

Well, Mr. Executive Producer...

Mm-hm.

Are you sure there
isn't anything I can do

to convince you to see things my way?

♪

JUSTIN: [SIGHS]

You don't fight fair.

♪

Karrueche Tran is a go, everyone!

ALL: [CHEERING]

Gloat all you want.

You still gotta pick up
J for soccer practice.

Got it? There you go.

Okay...

♪

Mommy, who was that?

Just somebody I used to know, baby.

- [SIREN BLARING]
- [GASPS]

[SIREN CONTINUES BLARING]

You okay?

Yeah. Go back to sleep.

[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]

♪

JUSTIN: Not bad, huh?

The network could not wait
to tout the show's return

to # in the ratings.

Now you've got your billboard

and I've got what gets
me that corner office.

Why are you showing me yesterday's news?

Because I got you Prince Harry.

You booked the British
prince for an interview.

The British prince and his
girlfriend Meghan Markle.

I've been pitching
Prince Harry for months

and you consistently
poo-poo'd it. What gives?

Sawyer's still sore that "GMA"

got the first solo interview
with the duchess a year ago.

Ah, you're trying to impress the brass.

Mm.

This should guarantee me Garrett's job.

♪

What's got him in such a good mood...

and you so glum?

Nothing.

So, have you got something for me?

Remember how disappointed you were

that we lost the, uh,
prime time special?

Well, we're still doing the special,

except we're doing its a "GDU" segment.

- What's the catch?
- There is no catch.

We're gonna assemble a panel of women...

Garrett is never going to approve

a segment about Black women.

It's not even Black History Month.

But I made him see it
as a way to capitalize

on two topics that are
trending big right now...

Jordan Peele's new movie,
which is all about Black women,

and the interest in your personal life.

- Nice.
- Right?

And you know what... we're
not gonna call it a "panel."

We're gonna frame it
as a gathering of women

at MJ's breakfast table.

- Like a mini "View."
- Exactly.

That's genius.

Hey, somebody's gotta
fill Garrett's job,

so why not me? [LAUGHING]

Right.

DANI'S VOICE: Look, I'm not
disagreeing things need...

- Is that Dani?
- Mm-hm. Yeah.

Oh, boy, are her followers

still pissed at her
for supporting Muslims?

GARRETT: Unfortunately,
it's gotten even worse.

Some conservative nut job accosted her

on her way home from work yesterday.

What? Oh, my gosh, poor woman.

All she did was show
a little compassion.

Yeah, well, thankfully she wasn't hurt,

but we're beefing up security

and providing her an
escort just to be safe.

That's good, but if she
really wants this to stop,

she should do what Megyn Kelly did.

Have some conservative
pundit clear her name?

- Kiss the ring.
- Hm. Yeah.

- Yeah.
- Not a bad idea.

- Mm-hm.
- I'll talk to Dani about it.

♪

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Paul.

Marguerite. What a surprise.

I brought you a little
something for dinner.

Oh, thank you so much, Marguerite.

That's very thoughtful of you.

And I'm sure my kids
and I are gonna like it.

Paul...

I know when Edward
passed, Lord rest his soul,

it took me a while to bounce back.

Um, Helen's not dead.

[LAUGHS] I didn't mean it like that.

Just know, with everything
you're going through,

if you ever need a friendly ear,

I am just a phone call away.

I certainly will remember that.

Thank you again, Marguerite. Mmhm.

That's Marguerite from church?

PAUL SR: Yeah. [CHUCKLES] Yeah.

Listen, uh, you take
this. I'm not hungry.

Oh...

[WHISTLES THROUGH TEETH]

Mom's barely out the door

and the sharks are already circling.

NIECY: [LAUGHS]

Those old church widows
are worse than sharks.

They circle before the
blood even hits the water.

PATRICK: [LAUGHS]

Maybe it'll all blow
over in another day or so.

You think he'll just take
her back just like that?

Well, you see how lost he is.

Yeah, well, Grandma
seems pretty lonely, too.

It can't go on much
longer like this. Trust me.

Well, in the meantime,

there's no need for
this food to go to waste.

Nah, you're not gonna eat it, are you?

I am. I'ma dig right in.

Um, well, uh...

Damn.

[WHISPERING] It's better than Grandma's.

♪ Oh oh oh oh ♪

I do not envy you, Mary Jane.

How do you choose between

your best friend and your boyfriend?

You say "boyfriend"

like she's deciding who to take to prom.

Justin is her "man," her "ride or die."

Kara's been riding
or dying for Mary Jane

way longer than Justin.

But your man takes
precedence over your friends.

AALIYAH: If she overlooks
Kara's talent and loyalty

in favor of Justin, she
won't have her as a friend.

Well, that's a bit of a stretch.

Unless you know something I don't.

[SIGHS] Okay, you did
not hear this from me,

but Kara took a meeting with
Ronda about her talk show.

Whoa, no, bullshit, bullshit!

Even if she took the meeting,
she would never take the job.

Then why didn't she tell you?

♪

I'd better roll another one.

♪

- JUSTIN: Hey.
- Hey.

Were you at work the whole time?

I had drinks with Aaron.

[KISSES] Oh.

JUSTIN: Yeah.

He wants me to be Garrett's replacement.

MARY JANE: [LAUGHS]

No, he hates the fact that

it's you and Kara are the
only ones in the running.

He did, but he knows one
of us is gonna get the job,

and he'd rather it be me.

You struck a deal with him.

We came to "an understanding."

So, you have Aaron's vote.

And that Prince Harry interview...

Mm-hm.

...is the feather I
needed to win over Sawyer.

What if you don't win?

For the sake of supposing,

what if Kara did get the job?

What would your reaction be?

[EXHALES] Well, um...

in light of the uncertainty at "GDU,"

I put out a couple of discreet feelers

about job opportunities...

as any smart person would have.

But I'm just hedging my bets.

I wanna stay at "GDU."

Oh, of course.

But you would take another
job, if you weren't promoted.

Hey, we don't need to worry about that.

Aaron and Sawyer aren't the only ones

on the hiring committee.

Okay, Garrett, and the
head of the department,

they'd vote for Kara.

So that's a tie. Two
for Kara, two for you.

Mm-hm, and it's all gonna
come down to one vote.

Now if it wasn't between me and Kara,

they would allow you to weigh in.

But I think they're
gonna give Felix a say.

The head of operations?

And if I'm right,

and he has the deciding vote,

Garrett's job is mine.

♪

♪

Look, everyone makes mistakes,

and Dani Hollins recognizes
that the interview

where she appeared to
sympathize with Marci Livingston

for employing and
housing Syrian refugees...

I can't believe she took your
advice and kissed the ring.

She finally expresses
a compassionate opinion

and she's gotta backtrack

for fear of being
att*cked in the street.

Seriously?

But, listen, we have
to solidify this angle

on the Mary Jane piece

and we have to do it before
the story meeting, so...

Okay, what about men?

Wait, no, let's not
make this about them.

- Yeah.
- MARY JANE: [GROANS]

How about, um...

ooh, "A Black Woman's
Guide to the Universe"?

but we wanna include all women, right?

Yeah, that's true. What about...

"Women, Your Checklist
Needs a st Century Update."

- I think that's the one.
- And do you know what?

I've already reached
out to a few panelists.

So, if everything goes well,

I think I have a real fighting chance

against Justin and the prince.

I know mama, I'm sorry. I know your

name is Bennett and you ain't in it,

but can I just tell
you one little thing?

I don't wanna jinx it,

but if I get this
executive producer job,

I'm moving John and
the kids to New York.

Wow. John agreed to that?

He hates New York.

But he sees how hard I've been working,

and how much I've been
sacrificing with the boys,

and he said yes.

I'm so excited, but I'm...

I'm getting ahead of myself.

I have to go and meet Orlando

to go over the details
for his retirement party.

You're still coming, right?

I wouldn't miss it for the world.

Okay, great. See you later.

♪

Okay, well, the menu's taken care of.

You know, they tried
to serve us finger foods

and I was like, uh, no.

This is a Latin event.
We want the real grub.

And your mother's making your favorite,

since she can't be here, so...

Orlando?

Yes.

What's the matter, papi?

Hey, do you wanna postpone this

until your mother gets
back from your sister's?

No, no, my mom's not the problem. I...

So, what's the matter?

Are you nervous about
making your announcement?

No...

I'm meeting Connie tomorrow.

Oh, the co-host of the new show?

And word is she doesn't have
a very high opinion of me.

That's just stupid gossip.

No, my agent told me.

She thinks I'm just another dumb jock.

Oh, pffft!

Well, she's probably right.

- Okay, stop, stop.
- What am I thinking?

Orlando, this is just
nervous talk, okay?

Listen, why don't you invite
her to the retirement party?

You're gonna be surrounded
by everybody who loves you.

It'll be a great way for you
to break the ice with Connie

in a very comfortable environment, hm?

You really think that'll work?

I know it'll work.

There's no way that woman's
gonna walk out of this bar

thinking you're some dumb jock.

Silly.

- Hey.
- Hm?

- Thank you.
- Mm-hm.

And the panel will feature
a host of feminists,

bloggers, journalists,

all with huge social media following,

so, we can make this a real event.

We're not really gonna move
forward with this, are we?

Uh, what don't you like about it?

Sorry, ladies, but this is "GDU,"

not an episode of "Sex In the City."

Our ratings just recovered.

It seems a little too soon
to be taking such a risk.

These are important issues, Aaron.

No, but Aaron does have a point.

I'm sorry, aren't we
forgetting something?

Most of our viewers are women.

Mary Jane is exactly right.

Look, it makes perfect sense

to appeal to that audience directly

by featuring interesting
discussions of stories and...

and issues that are important to women.

You don't agree with
Aaron that it's too risky?

Aaron, look, with all due respect,

we're talking about
one segment here, right?

If it doesn't work, the
effect will be minimal,

if anything at all.

If it does connect,

it could be a ratings
boon for all of us.

- If it does...
- Okay, I'm in.

Let's try the segment.

But, Kara, Mary Jane,

I want you to focus
on packaging this piece

to appeal to the widest
demographic, okay?

Let's, um...let's see
how ready and willing

our viewers are to dive into the issues.

Thank you, Garrett.

Don't thank me, thank Justin...

whose sound and rational argument

exhibited the kind of leadership skills

that "GDU" needs more of.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Good afternoon, Paul.

Don't you look handsome.

What a surprise, Constance.

I brought you some fried chicken.

PAUL SR: [CHUCKLING]

And my sweet potato pie. [LAUGHS COYLY]

Why, I thank you so much, Constance.

Any time.

PAUL SR: [CLEARS THROAT]

PATRICK: Hmph, were gonna have
to start freezing these, Dad.

How do we generate so much laundry?

Grandma made it look easy.

Grandpa, are you gonna
eat some of this food?

No, I'm... I'm not interested.

Oh, come on, there has to be something

here that you like.

I'm really not hungry.

♪

KARA: That passionate defense in there,

very uncharacteristic of Mr. Talbot.

Look, that's what I've
been trying to tell you.

Underneath all of that sexy ambition,

Justin's a good guy.

Justin knows that Aaron's
on the hiring committee,

so, why is he sticking up for me?

Maybe he's trying to
get on the good side

of his new boss... you.

We both know that he's not
giving up the fight that easily.

I know him. He's working
some kind of angle.

Some people need power.

Yeah, what are you gonna do about that?

BOTH: [LAUGHING]

Because they have seen
Ferguson before. They...

- JUSTIN: Hey.
- Hey.

I didn't get a chance to thank you

for what you did for
me in the story meeting.

It's not necessary.

I know deep down you probably
agree with Aaron's objections.

I think he raised a valid point.

But I also know what you're capable of.

This segment, in your skilled hands,

can be spun into gold.

So, look, here's the
dossier with all the subjects

we need to cover for the
Prince Harry interview.

Take a look at it,

and we'll get into the specifics later.

I'm gonna see you tonight, right?

I thought Garrett's
poker game was tonight.

Yeah, look, there's really no upside

to me going to that, you know,

and if I lose, I'm gonna look bad.

If I win, and take their
money, I'm gonna look bad,

and odds are Garrett's
probably gonna skip it, too,

for the very same reasons.

You are probably right.

It's a crucial time, you know?

I've just...I've just
gotta play everything

right right now.

Wow, you're really...really
fighting hard for this job.

I'm fighting hard for us.

Look, I...I didn't wanna say anything,

but when I was putting
out feelers for work,

I was offered a job, in
LA, to executive produce

a new political talk show for VICE.

Wow, congratulations, that...

that is...

a great offer.

Thank you. It is.

But the last thing I wanna do

is put us in a position

where I have to consider
taking this job and moving.

But if Kara wins, I... [SIGHING]

I don't know if I'll have a choice.

Couldn't you just stay
in your current position?

You'd still be senior
producer and at least we'd...

be together.

Do you really think Kara's
gonna want me around?

Oh, God, that's water under the bridge.

Oh, I'm glad you think so.

Look, nothing is certain.

I have to do everything in
my power to make sure that

I am the number one choice, okay?

All right, I'll see you later.

[KISSES]

Get back to work.

♪

KARA: I just wanna say
that I am very proud

of the hard work that
we've all done here

at "Great Day USA" in
the past five years.

Wow!

And I'm even prouder because tonight

we are nominated for more
awards than any other show.

- ALL: [HOOTING]
- And This wouldn't have happened

without you at the helm.

So, let's all raise our
glasses to "Great Day USA."

- MARY JANE: Cheers!
- ALL: Cheers!

[GLASSES CLINK]

- KARA: We did it.
- MARY JANE: [LAUGHING]

KARA: We did it!

ALL: [APPLAUDING]

♪

♪ Sweet, that feeling
when you're hooked ♪

♪ And you can't get enough ♪

Are you sure you don't wanna
come by my place for a nightcap?

I can't, girl.

Orlando promised me a hot oil massage.

He took classes and everything.

All right, I'll see you at the studio.

Yeah. Hey, congratulations, Mary Jane.

♪

Hey, come on, buddy.

It's good?

Yeah, guess so. Let's go.

- [DOOR CLOSES]
- [GASPS]

Must be some dream you're having.

Can I get you anything?

No, thank you.

Were you working?

Take a look.

That's the view from the
condo on Necker Island.

What condo on Necker Island?

Our condo on Necker Island.

Shut up!

I just bought it.

[GASPING, LAUGHING]

And as soon as I get Garrett's job,

we can schedule our first trip.

Wait, wait, wait a
second, wait a second.

When I mentioned this before,

you totally balked at the
five figure rental price,

but now you've plunked down
seven figures to buy the place?

What happened? [HEAVY SIGH]

Did Tiffany have something
to do with this, huh?

You and Tiffany are
both very persuasive.

Look, Simone wanted me to be happy.

Seeing you smile does that.

See? See?

[STEEL DRUM MUSIC]

So...

how bad would it be if I chose Justin?

It would be so good.

DANI: Mary Jane.

Hey, can I talk to you for a second?

Yeah, sure.

[STEEL DRUM MUSIC CONTINUES]

♪

These trolls, they turn on you

the minute you voice any
opinion that differs from theirs.

If I have to constantly
backtrack my reporting

because my constituents don't agree,

then it's not worth it.

I mean, I'd rather have
credibility than my followers.

You are sounding less like a blogger

and more like a real
journalist every day.

Why, thank you...

I think.

Look, you should join the women's panel.

We can show the viewers that...

that even though we have
opposing political views,

that we're both women with
a ton of common ground.

That would be so cool.

Really, thank you. I appreciate that.

No problem.

DANI: [LAUGHS]

Oh, um, I meant to ask.

Is it true?

Do you have the deciding
vote on Garrett's replacement?

Uh, no. What...

what would make you think that?

Oh, I just thought I heard Justin

and Aaron talking about it.

Probably heard wrong.

It's a good thing it's not true, though.

Wouldn't that be awful having to choose

between your man and your bestie?

[LAUGHS] Yeah. Right.

[SIGHING]

So, ladies, tell me,

why are women still pining
for marriage and family

when the game has clearly changed?

Oh, you're right.

The institution isn't
what it used to be.

Marriage rates have been on a
steady decline since the ' s.

Well, we might be doing
ourselves a disservice

by comparing st century marriage rates

to those of decades past.

I think that we have to ask ourselves

why are marriage rates
on the decline, anyway?

I think it's because the
men simply aren't out there.

I mean, Black women
know a lot about that.

When it comes to starting families,

we stopped waiting on
men a long time ago.

Because the jobs aren't there, right?

A lack of economic stability

means fewer suitable partners
for women of all stripes.

When faced with limited
employment options,

and depressed wages,

it's no wonder that some
men forgo starting families.

It's also understandable that some women

choose to start families on their own.

Well, look at Shonda Rhimes.

She's single and has three kids.

And more power to her.

But I'm not raising
no kids without a man.

I need to have "wait
until your daddy gets home"

- in my back pocket.
- DANI: [LAUGHS]

Exactly. But why is it that
it all falls on the woman

to try to fight to make those
dreams a reality all on her own?

Why aren't men fighting
for families as well?

Who says men aren't?

There's only so much they can do

without good government
policies supporting families...

health care, jobs, education.

Or take paid family leave.

Among the lowest wages workers,

women of all races and men of color,

percent of them don't
have paid family leave.

Hey Dani...We need to hear
what the White girl has to say.

MARY JANE: Dani, as a
woman from middle America,

do you agree that
society is the problem?

DANI: Absolutely not.

These men have to take responsibility.

But what if the years go by

and he still hasn't shown up?

What then?

Be like Shonda. Do it yourself.

But, I mean, look... look, I have been

thirsty for a man my whole life, right?

But some of us have a hard
time getting to that point.

Well, because we bought
into the notion that

without a man, we'll
live a life of doom.

Well, that's what
society teaches us, right?

That if you dare have
a child without a man,

that child is gonna be prone
to all sorts of societal ills...

from poverty, to dr*gs, to alcoholism,

all because a man isn't present.

But I'm realizing...

I think I might be enough.

If we lived in a society
that actually supported

women and children, I would be enough

to be sole parent and
provider for a family.

Does Justin know about this?

'Cause you sound like
you wanna be single.

WOMEN: [LAUGHING]

The finer point that
I was trying to make

is that if women can build
empires in our careers,

why can't we build
families without husbands?

Without men, perhaps, women are enough.

I still want one, though.

WOMEN: [LAUGHING]

- [BELL RINGS ON SET]
- DANI: Ohhhh...

I didn't mean to imply that
I think you're obsolete.

No, I didn't take it that way.

- [KISSES]
- No?

It didn't bother you, like, at all?

Not even when Dani
referenced you on air?

Even after we both agreed

there'd be no more public displays?

I really thought you'd be furious.

That segment allowed you
to connect with viewers

in a way I've never seen before, right?

That's a good thing.

That's why America loves you.

It's why I love you.

What did you just say?

[SIGHING]

Okay, you want me to repeat it?

Oh, wow.

How long have you known?

Known what?

It's obvious you know that
they're giving me a vote.

So, how long have you known?

Wait, you...

for Garrett's replacement,
you have the vote?

Duh, it's...

you've been saying all the right things.

You've been doing all kinds
of out of character sh*t.

Come on, Justin. [GROANING]

No, no, this is the first...
How long have you known?

This is the first I'm hearing this.

Stop. I know Aaron has told you.

Aaron didn't tell me sh*t.

So, let me get this straight. You...

you've been keeping this information

a secret from me this whole time,

and you're accusing me
of being duplicitous.

You're serious.

You didn't know? I didn't know.

If you don't believe me, ask Aaron.

I didn't know. I had no idea.

But now... now I'm curious.

Let me get this straight.

So, my girl, when was she gonna tell me

that she had the deciding
vote for my promotion, hm?

Yeah, okay, well, now you're quiet.

That makes sense. Yeah.

You had a lot of sh*t to say before.

- I'm sorry, Justin.
- You know what?

Okay? I'm sorry.

You shouldn't be the one that's sorry.

I am.

I really am.

You don't trust me...

still.

After all the work I've done.

You wanted the anchor chair.
I got you the anchor chair.

You thought I got Kara fired.

I...I got Kara her job back.

You wanted Prince Harry.
I gave you Prince Harry.

You wanted Necker Island.
I give you Necker Island.

You wanted to do your special.
I helped save your special

I do all these things
to show you how I feel,

to show you that I believe in you.

But you, you...

use it as more reason to doubt me.

Maybe that's a pitfall
of having a relationship

that started the way ours did.

Maybe, Justin, there will
always be a...sliver of doubt.

And what does that mean, exactly?

Did you choose Kara?

♪

Oh.

♪

Baby, we are this close...

this close to realizing our dreams,

everything that we talked about.

Do you love me?

I do love you.

[HEAVY SIGH]

If you look at what I've done...

you'll know that everything
I'm saying is true.

♪

Yeah, um, the hiring committee

is waiting for us upstairs,

so, um, have you made your decision yet?

After much consideration...

I have.

ALL: [APPLAUDING]

Thank you. Thank you, everyone,

for a great show this morning.

As all of you know, today
is my last day as EP.

I can't tell you how much
I've enjoyed my time here.

Your hard work and
dedication to this show, uh,

has been most appreciated.

Now, uh, there's just one
final bit of housekeeping.

A decision has been
made on my replacement.

And I am thrilled to
announce that "GDU"'s

new Executive Producer will be...

KARA LYNCH. KARA: Woo!

ALL: [CHEERING, APPLAUDING]

GARRETT: Congratulations, Kara.

[CHEERING, APPLAUSE CONTINUE]

♪

KARA: Mary Jane!

[APPLAUSE, CHEERING CONTINUE]

Oh, thank you so much, everyone.

MARY JANE: Justin!

♪

Why?

After everything we talked about... why?

You and Kara are both
more than qualified

to run this show.

I mean, look at what you've...

you've each done just this week alone.

She revived my panel on women.

You're not answering my question.

Kara will take this show
to new heights, Justin.

I know it.

And I think that, um,

I was afraid that if I picked you,

I would just be doing it out of fear.

Fear?

Fear that if I didn't choose you,

then that would...

that would be the end
of our relationship.

But...but...if... if our relationship

is really meant to withstand
the test of time, then...

it'll withstand this.

Right?

♪

MARY JANE: Where are you going?

You made your decision...

now I'm gonna live up
to your expectations.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[DOOR LOCK CLICKS]

♪

[SIGHS]

♪

- NIECY: Grandma?
- HELEN: [GASPS]

Oh, Niecy. Don't sneak
up on me like that.

Oh, don't worry.

Dad and Grandpa are out playing golf.

They won't be back
for a couple of hours.

Well, I'm glad he and Paul made up.

He'll come around to you, too.

In their own time, right?

Mm-hm.

Now, Niecy, I don't think Grandpa

has taken his medicine.

No, I've been making sure
he stays on top of it.

- You've been refilling it?
- Mm-hm.

Wow, you've been steppin'
up around here, Miss Niecy.

- [QUIET LAUGH]
- [DOORBELL RINGS]

I'll get it. Be right back.

I'll answer the door.

Oh, Marguerite?

Helen?

I was just being neighborly

bringing Paul and the
kids my caramel cake.

HELEN: Mm-hm.

Everyone's heard about
the troubles you're having.

I just wanted to do my part to help.

You are barking up the wrong tree.

Paul and I are still married,

and I would appreciate it

if you would just keep your distance.

And you can keep that little
dried-up looking cake, too.

The nerve!

And wearin' a church hat!

Don't worry, Grandpa hasn't
touched any of those dishes.

Dishes? You mean there's more?

Oh, hell, no!

[SIGHING]

Those damn thirsty b*tches
better lay off my man!

[SCOFFS] All this mediocre mess.

I'll give him something he can't refuse.

Mm-hm!

[LAUGHS]

Grandma, those old biddies
don't got nothin' on you.

MARY JANE: Now, do you
wanna tell me what's wrong?

KARA: What do you mean?

I'm just getting ready for the party.

Kara, your hands are shaking.

KARA: [HEAVY SIGH]

[SIGHS]

I think Orlando is planning
on proposing tonight.

- What?
- Yes.

What makes you think that?

'Cause, look...

MARY JANE: [GASPS]

Yeah, I found it in his bag

when I was doing laundry.

And you took a photo of it?

Yes! I learned from the best.

Isn't it beautiful?

My God...

So, why aren't you more excited?

KARA: [SIGHS]

Honestly, ever since
my divorce from John,

I've just been so
laser-focused on my career,

I never even considered the possibility

of getting married again.

I...I thought I was done with that...

especially with a guy like Orlando.

I mean, he's so young.

Younger guys are not supposed
to want to put the ring on it.

They do when they recognize
they have a good woman

and they don't wanna lose her.

I don't know, I just... I feel like I...

I'm on the precipice of getting
everything I want right now.

You know, my dream job...

finding a man that I never
thought I'd find, you know?

I just...

I don't know, something
deep down inside of me

is not letting me trust it.

- Which part?
- Any of it.

You wanna marry him, right?

Yeah.

So, listen to me.

Good things are happening to you

because you deserve it.

So, embrace it and rejoice,

because, honey, this
is just the beginning.

[QUIET LAUGH]

Thanks, mama.

Now come here.

Let me...

What are you doing?

I'm oiling up the ring finger,

so the rock slides on.

Oh, God... [LAUGHING]

Oh...

I feel like I'm being
insensitive towards you.

[HEAVY SIGH]

Listen, uh, you don't have
to come to this thing tonight.

Life doesn't stop just
because Justin left.

I wanna be there for you.

I know and I appreciate
that, I really, really do.

But letting you off the hook for tonight

is me being there for you, hm?

♪

[POOL BALLS CLACK]

Kara.

- Hey.
- Hi!

- Mi Amor!
- Papi!

The party can finally get started.

Oh, congratulations,
baby. I'm so proud of you.

You look gorgeous.

Aw, thank you.

- WOMAN: Hello.
- ORLANDO: Connie.

This is my girlfriend, Kara.

Kara, this is my new co-host Connie.

Kara, Orlando speaks very highly of you.

And congratulations on the promotion.

Thank you. It's very nice to meet you.

Orlando's very excited
about the new show.

Oh, Orlando, your cousin Marco

challenged me to a sh*ts contest.

Uh-oh.

I'm gonna drink him under the table.

You have to come watch.

I'll be right there in a second.

Okay. Nice to meet you.

- Yeah.
- CONNIE: Bye.

Oh, Marco.

You two seem very familiar.

Yeah, we had a drink before the party

and kind of hit it off. Mm, really?

Yeah, she's been giving me advice

about being an anchor.

You were right, mi Amor,

I have nothing to worry about.

GARRETT: [TAPPING GLASS]

Gather around, people.

I think it's time we hear from
the man of the hour, himself,

- Orlando!
- MARCO: Orlando!

ALL: [APPLAUDING, CHEERING]

Thank you all for coming.

Uh, before I make the
announcement public tomorrow,

I wanted to celebrate my retirement

with all the people

who've made my professional
baseball career so memorable,

especially my coaches, and my teammates.

It's been an incredible journey.

I'm never gonna forget you guys.

But I also wanna say
something special to my Kara.

Oh...

Without her, I wouldn't be moving on

to the next phase of my career.

You pushed me farther than
I ever thought I could go.

Orlando, this night
is about you, not me.

This night is about us.

Everyone, a round of
applause for this woman

who is the first Latina
executive producer

of the highest-rated
morning show in the country!

ALL: [CHEERING, APPLAUDING]

Kara, I also have something
very special to give you

to mark this occasion.

Aww... [LAUGHS]

I knew you were gonna get that job.

I had it made especially for you.

Wow! Oh... a name plate.

ORLANDO: Yeah. [LAUGHS]

Wow. [LAUGHS]

Look at this.

ALL: [APPLAUDING]

MARCO: That's fine!

[APPLAUSE CONTINUES]

Baby...

To Kara! ALL: To Kara!

[GLASSES CLINK]

♪

MARCO: Let's party, baby!

ALL: [HOOTING]

[PHONE BEEPS]

KARA ON PHONE: Mary
Jane, what's going on?

I haven't heard from you.

I just wanted to check in.

Please call me when you get this

and let me know you're okay.

[PHONE DISCONNECTS]

♪

I don't really know what I'm looking at.

Those are the two embryos.

They've developed nicely.

Before the implantation procedure,

I like to give the patient
an opportunity to see them.

[SIGHS]

So, are you ready to proceed?

More than ready.

♪

PAUL SR: You know your
cooking is hard to resist.

Can I serve you another helping?

[CHUCKLES]

Helen, if I have another
bite, I'm gonna burst.

Oh, well, I hope you
saved a little for...

your favorite...

red velvet cake. [CHUCKLES]

The kids say you have not been eating.

If I'm away that much longer,

you're gonna just waste
away to skin and bones.

Oh, Paul...

can you forgive me?

[SIGHING]

Can we put this behind us and move on?

I wanna come home...

where I belong...

with you.

Helen...

you shouldn't have gone
to all this trouble.

I'm...I'm grateful.

I mean, there's no one who
comes even close to your cooking.

But I'm beginning to see

how tough it's gonna be not having it.

I have something.

♪

- What's this?
- I asked my attorney's advice

how to best split up our marital assets.

And I think you should take the time

to review this with your lawyer.

Helen...

I want you to know that I
intend to make this transition

as easy as possible...

for the entire family.

[KISSES]

♪

I really wanted to make a grand gesture.

I just couldn't decide which ones,

so, I, uh...

[LAUGHS]

I picked them all.

I apologize...

for walking out on you the other day.

I know how your mind works,

and it's probably
racing with a lot of...

crazy ideas.

You would not be wrong about that.

I'll be the first to admit

that the loss of the
promotion was devastating.

But when the dust settled,

I realized it wasn't about the job.

It wasn't about Kara. It
wasn't about any of that.

♪ The world isn't ours, but
I know what's in my heart ♪

I just don't wanna move
forward without you.

♪ If you ain't mine,
I'll be torn apart ♪

Before, I wasn't one hundred percent

that I could separate
Mary Jane the anchor

from Mary Jane the woman.

Justin, it...

But now I can...

and I wanna pitch a new dream...

♪ I want you to love me now ♪

...to replace that old one.

You and me.

The two of us.

Let's grow old together.

Hm?

With our kids.

Mary Jane...

♪ Oh oh love me now ♪

...will you marry me?

♪ Oh oh love me now ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh love me now ♪

♪ Oh love me now ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh ♪

♪