Just why Chris isn't here?
Huh?
Why Chris isn't here?
Oh, he had court?
Yeah, so he couldn't make it.
AMANDA: So is he court in Atlanta?
Or is he in court in Dallas?
Back in Texas.
So when is he going to be back?
I don't know.
Is he [MUTED]?
[GROANS] My god, I'm about to lose my mind.
See?
That's why you're the way you are now, because of him.
You can't think right because of him.
Because all you think about is him, him, him.
What is he doing? What is he saying?
But I don't feel nothing about that.
You know?
I don't want to only be putting up with that [BLEEP]..
AMANDA: But why do you put up with it
if you're get tired of it?
You know what?
I'm not going to talk any more [BLEEP],, Amanda.
He has like this.
[TENDER MUSIC]
It's for real.
Aubrey?
Right
Chris is always getting into trouble when he
should be focusing on his kids.
ANDREA (VOICEOVER): Chris had to be
in court for too many tickets.
And he can't miss any hearings, or he's
going to be facing jail time.
And that's why I don't know when he's going to be back.
[INAUDIBLE], how's it going?
Good to see you, guys. - Hi.
How's Aubrey doing?
Uh, she's doing all right.
I think she's getting sick.
OK.
So she got a feeding tube since I last saw her.
Yes.
DR. SHU: Yeah, so what's going on with that?
She's been having it for a while now.
Like, I'm just worried that it's gonna get infected.
Because I know it can't be on for-- for, like, a certain--
I don't know how many months.
DR. SHU: For babies who aspirate,
that means they can inhale some of the liquid contents
into their lungs and choke.
And so the feeding tube will help until she outgrows that.
And that can take a few weeks or months.
So you definitely need to keep it in until then.
And they'll take a look at her.
I'm really disappointed that Aubrey has
to keep the feeding tube in.
It's very common for LP babies because they develop slower.
I already went through this with my son, Andre.
But having a tube makes it hard to take care of Aubrey.
And without Chris to help, it's even harder.
She is old enough to get some vaccines.
Oh, no!
DR. SHU: They're going in her legs.
[GROANS]
DR. SHU: 1, 2, 3.
[AUBREY CRIES] - It's OK, Mama.
It's OK.
Shh.
It really does suck that Chris is not around.
But I'm glad my sister's here with me.
She's a really good aunt.
I know I am, baby.
You don't have to tell me.
OK, not all that, now.
I'm the best aunt ever.
OK.
Tía loves you.
[AUBREY FUSSES]
I know.
I don't like it either.
Go ahead.
Wee!
That was fun.
Wee!
Wow!
Good job, Mommy! - Thank you.
Good job, Mommy.
[LAUGHTER]
I've been nannying Tanya's kids since they were born.
Do you need help?
They mean the world to me, and I love taking care of them.
So I've kind of got to tell you something.
The kids are leaving soon.
SAM: Where are they going?
With their dad.
SAM: With their dad?
Yeah.
For how long?
TANYA: Like a month.
I mean, you know what happened last time, like--
SAM: Right.
--I left with my kids.
SAM: You took them anyway.
Yeah.
My ex, Von, and I have had a rocky time when it comes
to sharing time with the kids.
When I left for Atlanta, he didn't want to give them up.
But these are my babies, so I took them with me anyway.
It's so rough because I do want him to be in their life.
When he gets here, I want to talk to him
and get it all figured out before he leaves.
SAM: Right.
I really was thinking about getting a letter notarized
stating what our agreement is.
Before moving to Atlanta, Tanya's ex, Devon,
wasn't going to allow her to bring the kids here.
Tanya, obviously, took the kids anyways.
But despite her issues with Von, she
wants to keep things friendly.
Wee!
SAM: But I for one thing keeping things friendly is a bad idea.
You should definitely get that done--
TANYA: Yeah.
--so that we don't even have to worry about that.
I just them to be happy, you know?
And I want to do what's best for them.
And they do need a-- their father
does need to be in their lives.
TANYA: They'll be with their grandmother, too.
So a lot of family-- aunties, cousins.
SAM: Good.
TANYA: They have so many people around them.
They're going to need mother figures, if you're not there.
I'm glad that Sam understands my dilemma.
I'm dreading letting the kids go,
and it's nice to have her here for support.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[KNOCKING]
I'm at Tanya's house so I can talk
some sense in her, before she go handing off her kids to her ex.
Hey. MONIE: Hey, girl.
How you doing?
- I'm good. - Good.
It's good to see you.
Good to see you, too.
Where are the babies?
I brought gifts for them.
They left this morning.
They left this morning?
TANYA: Yeah.
Their dad came to get them early.
Oh, Lord Jesus.
I'm too late!
And you OK with this right now?
TANYA: Of course I'm not.
And did y'all get any type of agreement?
[SIGHS] I tried to make one, but he was not having it.
We need to talk about this.
I can't believe Tanya's ex didn't sign that paper.
I mean, that's a huge red flag right there.
I gave him the paper.
And he was like, what is this?
And I was like, it's the paper.
It's what we agreed on.
We were going to go get it notarized and everything.
Well, he, like, pushed the paper away from him--
Wow.
--grabbed the bags and was like he's leaving.
There was, like, nothing I could do at that point.
You can't just let him feel like he can get away with this.
TANYA: He's definitely not going to get away with,
like, keeping them forever.
Like, he should know that.
It's better that it comes from you and not the State.
Then it's-- exactly.
MONIE: I just hope everything goes right.
It would be bad.
I will wet his whole [AUDIO CUTS]..
--good intentions, but right now I'm sad about
saying goodbye to my kids.
You know I got you. You know what I'm saying?
Thank you.
But thank you.
TANYA: I didn't want to say anything to Monie,
but the only way that she could know anything about this
is if Sam told her.
Hey, Sam. SAM: Yeah, girl.
Come here.
I want to talk to you for a.
Second Monie just came by, talking to me about the kids.
And I never told her anything.
The only person I talked to was you.
Right.
I felt like I needed to tell someone else,
and maybe you would listen to them more.
Because you weren't really listening to what I had to say.
So like, I was like, maybe she needs
somebody else to talk to her.
Maybe there's somebody else that needs
to talk to her because my talking to you is not--
It's not that-- SAM: It wasn't getting through.
It's not that you're not getting through.
It's just, like, I'm going through this.
And I'm trying to find my way through this transition
of being away from my kids.
I know Sam and Monie may not be able to understand.
But deep down, I trust my ex.
Like, I'm dealing with a lot.
And I didn't want to have to talk about it to everybody.
Right.
TANYA: You know?
Like, I really just wanted to keep it in my home,
and not let the whole world know that--
it's just hard because I want to be
able to talk to you and to anyone that I confide in--
You can.
TANYA: --and know that it's going to--
SAM: You can talk to me. - --stay between us.
SAM: You can talk to me.
I did [BLEEP] up.
Personally, I should have not told Monie your business.
But like I said, I was concerned.
I know.
I'm sorry.
TANYA: Like, I had to spend all this time away from them.
This is extremely hard for me.
SAM: Like, I'm sorry.
Well, I want to apologize for even doing
something like that to you.
This is so hard.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
I'm nervous.
Why are you nervous?
Because-- Mom, please don't embarrass me.
TAMMIE: Girl, I'm just looking out for your best interest.
OK?
MINNIE: I'm really nervous about Gary meeting my mom.
She could be kind of overprotective.
Usually it's comforting to know that she has my back,
but I don't want her to scare Gary off.
Hi.
Hey.
Look at you.
Hey, baby. How you doing?
MINNIE: I'm good.
Hey there, I'm Gary.
Let me get y'all seats.
I'll get them both at the same time.
Thank you. Well, thank you.
Come on, Gary.
You're going to need more than charm to win over my mom.
TAMMIE: Am I making y'all nervous?
No, I'm good.
'Cause you just fidgety.
I'm just-- I'm looking at the menu.
What's wrong? You hungry?
No. [INAUDIBLE]
TAMMIE: So tell me about yourself.
Yeah.
I'm just a really laid back, simple person--
just living it day by day.
I was kind of--
TAMMIE: So you been married before?
Yes, ma'am.
I was married about a year and a half.
So I kind of, like, felt like I'm a prisoner.
So I kind of like--
And what church do you attend here?
GARY: Um, I attend--
I attend the Renaissance Church.
It's a small, little, elegant church.
I really hope Gary keeps his cool and stay confident.
I know Mom will really like Gary once she get to know him.
So have you ever dated a little person before?
GARY: Um-- Me and her are dating now, so--
it's like--
TAMMIE: Just don't hurt her. GARY: Oh, no.
TAMMIE: Right.
Because then I'd have to-- - --hurt me.
Right.
I'm serious.
You got good insurance?
[CHUCKLES] I got a personality, love God.
I just want to live life and enjoy my life--
go home, put my feet up, watch my "Unsolved Mysteries" and
my "Young and the Restless."
Wait up.
[INAUDIBLE]
What you gonna-- what you on about?
[MINNIE LAUGHS] - No.
I didn't mean to say that.
What you know Victor Newman?
So you're a big "Young and the Restless" fan?
TAMMIE: Old school. - Thank you, Lord.
Gary watches soaps.
Nothing makes my mom happier than daytime television.
You seem nice.
GARY: Thank you.
TAMMIE: You get my approval thus far.
[LAUGHS]