Jumping the Broom Page #9

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has their issues, so...

You're right.

Every family has their issues.

And secrets.

Sabrina! Sabrina, come quick.

Jason's hurt.

Jason? Wait, don't go!

Jason? Jason, are you okay?

-Oh, my goodness!

-I'm fine, babe.

Who hurt my baby?

-What happened?

-Just...

Who hurt my baby?

He all right.

My fault, Auntie P. He was running.

You know,

he ain't been working out lately.

Jason. Honey, I'm gonna have

to take you home.

-Home? Where, to Brooklyn?

-Yes, to Brooklyn!

I can call your pediatrician,

Dr. Hunter.

Pediatrician, are you serious?

Pam, this grown man

don't need no pediatric...

Ain't nobody said pediatrician!

-Mom, I'm fine.

-Yeah, you going overboard.

Willie Earl,

ain't nobody asked you nothing.

-Okay?

-Come on, let me help you.

Thanks, babe.

Jason, what time is the ferry?

He's gonna be fine. We're just

gonna get him some ice, okay?

Now, you wait just one minute,

Miss Johnny-come-lately.

You haven't known my son over six,

what, seven months?

And who the hell

you think you are to know

what's best for him over his mother?

You know what?

I spent the last two days listening to

you disrespect Jason, me, my family...

Your family?

You think your family is so perfect?

Honey, you don't even know

who your parents are.

What are you talking about?

Ask your daddy who your real father is.

Mrs. Taylor! You are way out of line.

Dad, I mean, she's crazy.

Dad?

-What...

-Honey, it's complicated.

No, it's not complicated.

Either you are or aren't my father.

We should talk to your mother.

Fine, let's go.

Sabrina.

Yeah, go talk to your mama!

Really, Mom?

Keep chopping. I need that whole bowl.

We are going to have to polish

every one of these glasses, Mabel.

Look at this!

Sabrina's getting married

in three hours, and look at me!

Sorry. Look at you.

Great.

-What's wrong?

-Is there something you need to tell me?

Tell you? Tell you what?

-Why are you so upset?

-We should discuss this in private.

No, Dad, there's no more private here.

Somebody's gonna tell me the truth.

Mom?

Mom, tell me that this lady's crazy

and that she's making this up.

Tell me the truth.

Are you two my parents?

Sabrina, honey, listen.

I was 16.

Honey, your parents were... Honey,

they were already married, you know?

It just made sense for them to take you.

Sweetheart.

From the moment I saw you,

you were mine.

And every moment that we spent together,

you became a part of me.

-I didn't wanna lose you.

-No, don't...

Happy now?

-The wedding's off.

-What?

You let this happen.

Sabrina...

Sabrina, hold on!

Sabrina, wait, let's talk about this!

Sabrina, wait! I'm gonna take care

of this! Come on, baby, please! Talk...

Sabrina! Sabrina!

-What was that?

-It was the truth.

I prayed on it.

-Somebody had to tell her.

-You prayed on it.

And God told you to do this?

To destroy a family

and ruin Sabrina's life?

I was protecting you!

Protecting me from what, Mom?

I'm not a 10-year-old boy anymore!

-That's still your mama, now...

-I got this!

No, no, no, no, you watch your tone.

You realize who you're talking to.

Mom, what is it that you want from me?

You want love? I'll give it to you.

-You want respect? I give you that, too.

-Respect?

Well, you haven't given me very much

of that this weekend.

How? Because the shrimp was cold

or your pies didn't make it on the menu?

Or because Sabrina

just doesn't wanna jump the broom?

It's her wedding, not yours.

Listen, you and that little girl

have been dating for six months.

She thinks she's too good

to come across the bridge,

-say hello to me?

-No, she doesn't. No, she doesn't.

I wouldn't let her.

-You?

-Yes.

Can you understand why now?

Look at what you've done.

Mom, every single woman

that I've let in my life,

you've driven 'em away

with your manipulations.

And I actually thought

Sabrina would be a little different.

But, no. You win.

-Jason...

-No, Mom, no.

You treat me like I'm either

a little boy or your husband.

And I'm neither.

I am a man and I am your son.

And I promised you

that I will always be here for you.

And that hasn't changed.

That hasn't.

But you have got to change.

You've got to change, Mom.

Excuse me.

Show's over.

Go about your business.

What was that?

-I didn't mean to say it.

-Yes, you did.

-I did not! It just slipped out!

-It slipped out?

You know you've been trying

to break up this marriage

ever since the beginning, you know that?

I feel terrible about this!

You ought to feel terrible

about this, Pam!

You know, it's real funny

how people like to apologize

after they do something bad.

It's real funny.

I see you sitting there

with your Bible. You praying.

Trying to make up with God?

If you wanna pray on something, Pam,

you better pray

that Jason get that girl back.

Pray on that.

And fix your wig on your head.

Sabrina, it's me.

Please tell us where you are.

We got your back, girl.

Just call, tell us what to do. Sabrina.

Ricky, I'm gonna go to the cliffs,

if you could go to the swings.

-And, Sebastian, you check State Beach.

-Got it.

Jason, where should we look?

Thank you, Shonda.

She could come with me.

Sebastian, didn't I tell you

that I wasn't trying to go to prison?

Look, woman,

this isn't about you and me.

This is about Jason and Sabrina, so

get in the car and help me find Sabrina.

Well, all right.

Look here. You chasing now?

Sell out your whole family

for this uppity chick?

This is not the time for this.

What's the rush?

Ain't nobody the best man now.

The guests will be arriving in an hour.

Should we start making the calls?

No. Not yet.

You know, when Daddy died,

I felt alone.

Like anything that went wrong,

it was up to me to fix.

Well, I can't fix this.

I need you.

I need your help, God.

All I ask is

that you bring her back to me.

That's all I ask.

Sabrina?

Thank you for calling me.

Don't thank me just yet.

I know you just think

we're just all horrible.

And this may sound crazy,

but, chrie,

we didn't tell you because we love you.

It does sound crazy.

How could you lie to me?

What kind of woman just leaves her child

for someone else to raise?

I wasn't a woman.

I was a child.

Your Grand-Mre knew that.

But look at you, Sabrina.

You are beautiful.

God, you're smart. You're everything

I would've ever wanted you to be.

But I wouldn't have been able to

give you what Claudine gave you.

And I gave her hell about it, too.

And what about my father?

I took this summer trip to France

and I met this gorgeous man.

We spent two weeks together

and we fell deliriously in love.

I mean, we planned to travel the world.

And then he told me

about his wife and kids.

I returned to the States

unmarried and pregnant.

So, they just cleaned up your mess.

Mom and Dad,

they just took me.

Is that what you're saying?

Yes.

Yes.

Sabrina, having you

was the greatest achievement of my life.

And not caring for you every day

was my greatest failure.

Don't let all this keep you

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