Brown Sugar Page #9

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You're probably right.

It's when you

talk like that,

that's what

makes me think

that you're jealous.

- What?!

- Yes.

Jealous!

No wonder you two

are married.

You're both crazy!

Look here,

contrary to what you

and your wife may think,

I don't spend my nights

thinkin' about you, ok?!

I got a man who's fine,

intelligent, successful,

and gives it to me

on a very,

very regular basis,

and the sh*t

is the bomb!

So? I don't

care what...

Dre, I need you

to be happy for me.

I need you to be

there for me,

just like

you asked of me.

So... So I can have tea

and eat cucumber sandwiches

with the crust cut off!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. Ahem.

You're upset.

I'm sorry.

I'm, uh...

For real...

I'm, uh...

I'm happy for you.

I'm happy for you.

I'm happy for you,

just like you was

happy for me.

All right?

Cool?

All right,

can I get a hug?

Good friends.

You tore up

those cookies.

# Oo-ooh #

# Ooh #

# Oo-ooh #

# Ooh #

# Ooh... ooh #

# Oo-ooh #

# Ooh #

Sidney:
Nice shot.

Hey, beautiful.

Hey.

Mmm...

what you got there?

I, uh...

wanted us to make

the final decision

on these invites.

All right.

Well, whatever you want

is cool with me.

It's all you.

What's wrong?

I just needed

a writing break.

Oh.

I mean, writin'

these articles

here and there

is one thing, but...

this book is different.

I really want it

to be good, you know?

Yeah.

And, uh...

I don't know if I can

write at that level.

Of course you can!

Can I ask you

something?

Yeah.

What did you think of

the underground review

I wrote on Cassius

in last month's issue?

That was good.

That was really good.

- Really?

- Yeah.

What was good

about it?

You know, everything.

I mean, the...

Yeah, the whole...

the whole thing was great.

It was really good.

You didn't read it,

did you?

What?

Oh, yeah, no. Um...

what about the one

before that?

Uh...

well, the one you wrote

about me was great.

Hey, I'm sorry.

Look... Look...

I've been on the road.

You know how it goes.

Look, I promise I will

read every article

you've ever written

in your life.

Everything.

Like your essays,

your little love letters,

everything.

Ok? Every single thing.

For you.

All right, I gotta go,

Ms. Dawson.

Oh! Oh, my bad.

See you.

So, this is where

my money's going?

Ha ha. That's called

brain food right there.

Richard? Who's Richard?

Yo, Chris.

What's up?

You got your cab

with you?

Wait a minute.

Dre.

Dre.

Sidney:
Oh, no.

That guy goes to our gym.

Dre, think about this, ok?

Let's just go.

Dre, you don't

want to do this.

Dre:
What's up?

Surprise!

Reesey, what...

Huh... you...

How... are you doin'?

Hey...

- Hey...

- Hey...

guys, what's up?

How are you doin'?

Ha ha...

it's funny runnin'

into you here,

singing love songs

to each other.

Dre...

Sh*t, that was pretty.

Don't stop on my account.

Oh, Dre...

Yeah. Me and Sid,

we was just

in the neighborhood.

We thought... You mind

if we join you?

No, not at all.

Not at all.

Richard:
Have a seat, man.

Right.

Sit down, girl.

Why you all stiff?

Reesey...

I see you got on my...

favorite dress

with this area

all, like, "hey. "

All out.

Greased up for my man.

I'm sorry. Dre Ellis.

You are?

Richard Lawson.

Richard Lawson.

All right.

You sound educated.

Good for you, girl.

I, um...

you guys, um,

friends of Reese's?

Yeah, well, actually,

the funny thing is,

she's my wife.

What?

Richard:
Oh...

look, hey, I'm sorry.

I didn't...

That's cool.

That's cool.

How could you know?

She ain't wearing

the $15,000 ring

that I bought her ass.

I'm still paying it off,

but you understand.

Actually,

I'm paying for it.

Could you not put my

business out on the street?

Will you be joining us

for dinner?

Listen, my man...

You know what?

We were just about to leave.

I'm trying to order

the most expensive

bottle of champagne,

'cause we fixin' to celebrate.

Dre.

We gonna celebrate what?

# My divorce #

How about that?

And some pork chops.

Dre, come on.

'Cause I'm kind of hungry.

All right?

You're making a scene.

Good. I want to make a scene.

You know what I'm sayin'?

Bye-bye, Richard Lawson.

Sidney:

This is so embarrassing.

I can't believe

you got me to do that.

Hey, stop complaining.

You forget it was me

who helped you

let all the air out of

Shawn's tires

when he asked Angie

to the homecoming dance

instead of you.

Key word:
home... coming.

High school. We're almost

30 years old, Dre.

Oh, time is a b*tch.

I swear, I still feel like

we're just those 2 kids

pop-locking

at the block parties.

You remember my first

little beat machine?

Boy, you thought

you were D-Nice.

The TR-808.

Bust this.

"Simplicity provides

"a fine line

between eloquence

and plainness. "

That's a dope line.

And I know LL didn't think

he was that deep.

That was my first

published article.

I can't wait

for your book to come out.

And when you left,

I went out,

got the L.A. Times,

every Wednesday,

for your column.

I'd go to the park

and read it.

I don't know, it just...

made me feel closer to you.

Uh...

you want anything?

Coffee?

- Vodka?

- Uh, no.

I wanted them pork chops.

I told you we should have

stayed for dinner.

How can you...

joke about this?

'Cause I would be

flipping out.

Ha ha!

Sid, I do not know.

I guess I'll break down

later.

You know what, though?

I... I...

I'm glad I know now.

I guess I always knew

deep down inside

that we weren't

meant to be together.

Yeah?

Mm.

And when did you

figure that out?

The night before the wedding.

Something happened

between me leaving the house...

and, uh...

getting to the wedding.

But, you know,

I shook it off,

'cause, damn,

I had a beautiful woman

that loved me to death.

So, you know,

I took all those feelings

and... locked them away,

'cause not everybody

can marry their one true love.

It was a pretty difficult

situation.

Do you, uh...

you know anybody

like that?

No, I don't.

No?

But...

I do know somebody

that was friends

with this guy

a long time, and...

she thought maybe

it was more than just...

friends, but...

something happened

to her, coincidentally,

before your wedding.

Oh, yeah?

And... she realized

it was nothing more

than just friends.

Nothing?

Nothing.

Just friends?

Just friends.

Sidney:
I can't believe

what just happened.

Dre:
I know.

I don't know

what to say.

I mean, usually I'm like

the Energizer Bunny.

You know.

I keep goin' and goin'...

I was talking

about us...

doing it.

This was bad.

We made a huge mistake.

Honey, I said I was sorry.

I mean, next time I won't

be so caught off-guard.

I'll use a little ginseng.

There isn't gonna be

a next time. Don't you get it?

This was bad.

Real, real bad.

It couldn't have been

that bad.

Dre, I'm not talking

about that.

I'm getting married.

You're still married.

And we... we just got busy.

Where are my shoes?

They're downstairs.

Wait. Where you goin'?

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