Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor Page #8

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Oh, my Jesus.

We have to go.

Forgive us our sins.

Lead all souls to you, Lord.

Especially those in most need

of Thy Divine Mercy, Lord.

No, no. Let's have a little fun with this.

Hello, Reverend.

Save my child!

Sisters.

Oh, the Lord done answered

my prayers, sisters.

- My child is home.

- I'm getting my computer.

Sweet baby, please stay.

Please stay. You're not safe.

I brought all the sisters here to pray for you.

- We need you to stay here.

- I'm fine, Mama.

I know you think you are,

but you're not, darling.

- Okay. We gon' go. All right? I love you.

- You're in danger.

Let's go.

- No, sweetie.

- Mom, give me this.

I need it

Please, stay here. I'm begging you.

- There's something on this.

- Mama, we need to get...

- Stop it!

- Damn!

Satan!

Give me that now.

What the hell? Mama, you okay? You okay?

- You're good, right? Stand up.

- My sweet baby!

Now you see what I mean?

No, he didn't mean it. He didn't mean it.

You need to stay here with me, baby, please.

- Get up. Get up!

- Get your hands off my baby!

- I'm talking to her!

- Mama, hold on now.

Get up. Girl, get up.

Sister Sarah, you tried. You tried.

I don't know if she's hurt.

I don't know if her bruised knee is okay.

I don't know nothin' because

you just jacked me outta there!

Bring your ass back here. Come back here.

You come back.

Get the hell off me! Don't you touch me!

- Whose side are you on?

- She's my mother, you jerk!

I don't give a damn

about your mama, Judith!

Yeah, obviously, you don't!

The way you pushed her down!

- Get up the stairs!

- Don't touch me!

Get up the stairs if I wanna get up the stairs.

So you just gon'

take her side like that? Huh?

- Take her side?

- Yeah!

This is not about me taking her side, Harley.

It's the fact that you will not understand

what it feels like

to watch your mother thrown to the ground!

Look, just because your mother

abandoned you in some crack house,

don't mean you gotta abuse mine!

I don't give a damn what she did.

It ain't about what she did.

Shoot, yes, she annoys me, too.

She's still my mother.

Where is my sh*t, b*tch?

She don't deserve to be treated that way.

Judith, you know that I'm just

crazy in love with you, okay?

And it just...

lt just makes me really upset

when you're not on my side, okay?

I'm gonna just give you some space

right now.

You leaving?

Judith?

It's just, this really is not healthy.

You gon' leave me?

Is that what you gonna do?

- What the hell are you...

- Is that what you gon' do?

What do you know about cooking?

Boy, this is what I do.

Thank you.

Don't mention it.

I didn't want yo' ass to jump.

I'm not gonna jump.

Good.

It hurts like hell, though.

I know.

I know where you are.

You can cook. You're a good woman.

You think you'll ever find love again?

You can't run from that guy forever.

I believe in love and marriage

and I really hope you find a nice guy.

Brice...

I have HIV.

- Melinda, I'm sorry.

-It's okay.

I'm dealing with it.

I made the choice to be with my ex.

Even though

I knew he was sleeping around,

so I accepted my part in it.

I'm taking my meds, so I'm doing good.

But to answer your question...

No. I'm not running from Harley anymore.

Harley?

Yeah, the Class-Meet guy.

- What's wrong?

- Judith.

- What? What's the matter?

- Judith!

- Judith!

- Judith? What about Judith?

- My wife is with him!

- Okay, okay. Oh, my God.

Judith!

Judith!

No. No, no, no, no.

Judith, baby, it's me. It's Brice.

No, no, no, it's me.

I'm gonna take you home.

I'm taking you home.

It's me, baby.

Brice!

- Yeah.

- I knew you'd come.

He did this to you?

I deserve it.

You don't deserve this.

- Yes, I do.

- No, you don't.

I was so mean to you.

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry.

You think we can fix it? We can fix it, right?

We'll fix it.

Okay.

Where are you hurt?

Right here.

I hurt your heart.

It's okay.

Come on, babe, I'm gonna get you home.

I'm gonna get you outta here.

I'm gonna get you outta here. Come on.

It's okay.

L 90'! YOU- I got you.

I got you.

My God!

Careful.

Get up. Get up!

Oh, my God.

Brice, stop, you gon' kill him.

Karen.

Yeah.

It's me, Karen.

I knew you'd come back.

Come here, girl.

Don't you ever come near her

or my wife again.

Karen. Karen.

I'm sorry. I know you have to go.

Wow.

What happened to Judith?

Well...

She's alive.

How does this story end?

It's still being written.

Did she get HIV, too?

Yes.

Brice??

No.

Thank you so much

for sharing this story with me.

I'm gonna end this "almost" affair

and stay with my husband.

Karen. Hey.

Hi. How are you?

Good to see you.

Hi. ls Brice here?

- Yeah. He's in the back.

- Okay.

- Thanks.

- Good seeing you.

- You look nice.

- Thank you.

- Hi.

- Hi.

How are you?

I'm good. I spoke to your doctor.

He changed your dosage

to get your T-cell count up.

Okay.

How are you feeling?

I'm fine. I'm good.

Where you headed to?

I'm going to church.

Mama's there waiting for me.

Okay. Well, be careful.

And if you ever need anything,

I'm here for you, Judith.

- See you next month.

- I'll see you next month.

- Hi.

- Hey.

Hi, little man.

He's so cute.

- Hi.

- How are you?

Hey-

How's my little man?

Hey, Daddy.

- Hey, babe.

- Hey, baby.

- How's your day?

- Good.

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