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Yeah. Okay.

I spilled your latte.

Thanks for the latte.

It's real sweet.

No foam, extra hot.

I was making one for myself.

That's really nice.

So when do you think

you're gonna be done?

Well, we've only been here two

days. You sick of us already?

No, I was...

I was thinking that

maybe when you're done...

I could have a party

out here.

A housewarming?

Yeah.

Yeah, I think

that's a great idea.

You need to relax.

Does it show?

You know, it's Saturday,

you're wearing a suit and...

I've got to go in.

I've got a lot on my plate.

I just found out

I'm up for partner.

Partner, huh? Wow, that's quite

an achievement. Congratulations.

Well, it hasn't happened yet. It will.

Better get back.

Hey, what are you

doing here on a Saturday?

I got a job to do...

for a hardworking lady

that deserves a party.

Thank you.

What?

What?

Hi.

Hi.

What's up with Iron Johnny,

over there?

Hi, there.

Hi.

My bad. Stacy, my sister

Kenya. Kenya, Stacy.

It's such an honor. Really.

Here's the money for

Mom's birthday. Good.

I got the tool

for this job.

You didn't tell me

you were landscaping.

Am I required

to tell you everything?

Brian, this is

my baby brother, Nelson.

Nice to meet you, man.

What's happening?

Forgive him.

He was born arrogant.

It's the help.

Nelson!

What?

By the way,

what's this I hear?

You skiing the slopes?

Are you sneaking off

to the OC?

Are you sleeping

with the enemy?

It was a blind date.

I didn't know.

Why did I tell you that?

Blind date? Blind...

That is wrong!

My sister should be going out on a

blind date with a white boy in the-

No! 'Cause you are not that

desperate! What is the matter with you?

I just don't want

everyone knowing my business.

This is so awesome!

Your first, very own house. Thank you.

Can I use

the little girls' room?

Yeah.

It's right through there.

I hope she has

a magic coochie.

Don't even go there,

Miss Blind Date.

As a matter of fact, you should get

yourself a little something-something.

I'm gonna hook you up.

With your friends? Please.

Kenya, you need to

make yourself more available.

What does that mean?

Interested.

Open. Spontaneous.

You need to let your guard

down every once in a while.

I tried. It backfired.

Baby, could you

do me a favor?

Could you give my sister some

tips on how to catch a man?

Sure. I can give you

some pointers.

You need to get

a good nutritionist.

You'd be amazed

what a little diet can do.

It changed my life.

Thank you.

Thank you.

So, where did you guys meet, anyway?

I was driving...

and Nelson pulls up next

to me in his brand new Jag.

And I was like, "Oh my God,

an XJS! This is not happening!"

Shut up!

No, you shut up.

No, you shut up.

No, you shut up.

So, when are you gonna let me

test drive that thing, anyway?

Never. Never, ever.

I would never ever

let you drive my whip.

So, I want to use a mixture of California

natives and different perennials...

to try and create

a Mediterranean feel.

You good with that?

I don't know

one from the other.

Well, a California native obviously

grows best in this environment.

And perennials, well, they're just

flowering plants, they bloom seasonally.

They shift the energy

and the mood for the garden.

Here, check this out.

Mediterranean lavender,

you gotta have it.

It has healing qualities.

Yeah.

In ancient times, it was

used to honor the gods.

How'd you get into this,

anyway? It was my dad.

Everywhere we lived,

he had a garden.

And every spring, he'd make

me help him plant stuff.

At first I hated it. Then after

a while I kind of got into it.

I was the only 12-year-old on my block

who knew how to take care of cymbidiums.

So at 12 you found your calling?

Oh, no. It was a winding road.

After college, I worked in

an ad agency as a copywriter.

I did that

for six long years.

An ad man, huh?

Yeah. Suit, tie,

the whole thing. I...

I hated it.

Then one day I took a cymbidium

into my cubicle at the agency.

Before too long

the plants just took over.

I started spending more time

caring for them than working.

It just clicked.

So, what do you think of this,

for ground cover?

Yeah, it looks good.

Great.

There's my sweet pea!

Do you two always

have to make a scene?

Happy birthday, Mother.

Thank you, sweetheart.

Here's Nelson!

Hi, sweetie.

Good to see you, Son.

Father.

I'm sorry.

Kiki, these are my folks.

Doctor and Mrs. McQueen.

KIKl:
Nice to meet you.

And that's my sister Kenya.

Kenya, this is Kiki.

Hi, nice to meet you.

Your dress,

it's very unique.

You like it? I made it myself.

I didn't sew it.

It just clips.

What happened to the one

with the implants? Stacy?

Kiki happened to Stacy.

Hey guys, how was your

little trip to La Quinta?

Fine. Of course, for a three-day

trip, your mother packed five bags.

Now, come on.

It was a spa weekend.

I had to have choices.

And besides, one of the bags

was your father's golf bag.

So, Kiki,

what do you do?

I work at the copy shop right now. But

this fall I'll be going to design school.

Well, we're a family of academics,

as I'm sure Nelson has told you.

Dr. McQueen here is the head

of neurosurgery at Cedars Sinai.

Enough, Joyce.

My daughter, soon to be made

partner at Bailey, Banks and Biddle.

Benson, Baily

and Becks, Mother.

Right, Becks, yes.

And we are so proud

of our dear Nelson...

who has just joined the legal

department at 20th Century Fox.

Legal Department? I

thought you were a producer.

Good Lord, no!

He graduated

top of his law school class.

That Jag was a graduation

present from Dr. McQueen.

Your daddy bought you

that Jag?

Mommy, Kenya is dating

white boys now.

I had one blind date...

and nothing came of it, except

I hired him as my landscaper.

She's landscaping.

So, it was

Iron Johnny, huh?

See, I knew there was

something about that dude.

Actually he's really nice, and

we're having a really great time.

Ma! You're having a

great time landscaping?

Burning the midnight oil?

I'm just trying to

keep up with you.

Wow, nice.

It's really coming along.

Max, get over here. Max.

It's okay.

I'm starving.

Want some takeout?

What's with

all the beige?

You are gonna paint, right?

You're gonna bring some color in?

What's wrong with beige?

Well, it's...

safe...

and impersonal.

It kind of feels

a little like a hotel.

It doesn't reflect you.

My mother thinks bright colors

are for children and whores.

What do you think?

I don't know.

See, I think

color brings in energy.

It excites the senses.

I mean, it can make you feel

sad, it can make you feel happy.

It can make you feel bold.

No, bold is

definitely not me.

Are you sure?

I don't think you take the

time to know who you are.

You're always working.

Yeah. Well, some of us have to work

extra hard just to stay in the game.

You wouldn't understand.

Try me.

You're so full of advice

tonight, Mr. Know Everything.

Maybe it's time I give you

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