ALL AMBIANCE ANTHONY ASHLEY BELLA BELLE DEENA EVELYN FANCY GERMAINE GUEST JAYLEN LYLA MALIK MAN_BLACK_SUITE MAN_GREEN_PULL PASTOR PEOPLE_IN_MARKET RICHARD TEENAGE_BOY TIA VOIX_ROBOT VO_FEMALE_GUEST VO_FEMALE_GUEST_2 VO_FEMALE_WORKER VO_MALE_GUEST VO_MALE_WORKER VO_MAN_AT_MARKET VO_MAN_AT_MARKET_2 VO_WOMAN_AT_MARKET WALT WOMAN WOMAN_GREY_SHIRT WOMAN_RED_SHIRT WOMAN_WHITE_DRESS WOMAN_WITH_GLASSES WORKERS FANCY Hello. EVELYN Francine, you don't see me calling you? FANCY Sorry Mom! I'm just running a few errands before heading back to work! EVELYN All right. Well, listen. You do remember that my friend Georgina, her son�s coming to meet with you today. FANCY Her son? EVELYN The contractor. FANCY Oh Yes. I remember. Jayden EVELYN His name is Jaylen FANCY Jaylen. Right, Got it. EVELYN All right, oh, oh, listen. Remember that we are trimming the tree tonight. FANCY Of course Mama. I may have to work a little late, but I'll be there. EVELYN Sweetheart, you know what? I am so worried about you. You know, this job�s got you going nonstop. FANCY No need to worry Mama. I'm doing fine. I got to go, I'll see you later. Okay? I love you. EVELYN I love you more. AMBIANCE FANCY Afternoon ! TIA Hi boss, I�ll take those! FANCY Thank you, dear Renee, don't forget to send me those fabric samples. They were due yesterday. I like that color. TIA These are heavy. Heavy usually means expensive! FANCY TIA Is my guest in here? FANCY You got to wait to Christmas to see. TIA FANCY See if you can reschedule our meeting with Roger? I forgot to have a family dinner tonight. TIA We�ll do. FANCY And did we get the itinerary for the Milan photo shoot? TIA right here. FANCY Okay. What are those? TIA I just got these done today! FANCY TIA Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comic, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph....and Jamal. FANCY Jamal? TIA Jamal! I was new. I just met him. Long story. FANCY Tia? TIA Yeah FANCY You told me you were running late because of a doctor�s appointment, not a nail appointment. TIA Oh, I did both FANCY TIA I don't forget to call your boo. Oh, and he sent you those. FANCY JAYLEN Excuse me. Excuse me, are you Fancy? FANCY I'm Francine. JAYLEN Sorry for that. FANCY JAYLEN Jaylen Harris. TIA I'm her assistant Tia. Hi FANCY JAYLEN Nice nails. TIA Oh thank you! Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comic, Cupid, FANCY Tia, TIA Yes? FANCY Thank you! TIA Happy holidays... Jaaaylen! JAYLEN TIA FANCY TIA JAYLEN FANCY Wow. Nice to meet you. JAYLEN Likewise, So I guess our mothers are friends? FANCY Friends and old spades Partners. I didn't think both were possible. JAYLEN FANCY JAYLEN FANCY JAYLEN So, I hear you want to make your home more accessible to the visually impaired FANCY Yes. It's actually my mom's home. I recently moved in with her because she has macular degeneration and JAYLEN FANCY is starting to lose her vision. JAYLEN I'm sorry, it�s hard to hear that. FANCY Thank You. I mean, along with being a fantastic bass player, she�s also an incredible artist. So, you can only imagine how difficult it�s been. JAYLEN I bet, you got the right guy because I have some ideas� GERMAINE Fancy! Have you heard from Lyla? I've been trying to get in touch with Miss Boss Lady all week. FANCY Germaine, GERMAINE FANCY I'm in the middle of a meeting GERMAINE FANCY GERMAINE FANCY GERMAINE I am so sorry. GERMAINE But for real though, we need these ad images approved. We�ve already missed two publication deadlines. FANCY I spoke to her yesterday, and she told me to approve them. GERMAINE You? Really? FANCY My apologies, can you give me one second? JAYLEN No problem. FANCY Germaine? GERMAINE FANCY The images are so dark. Lyla's brand is supposed to be lively and bright. GERMAINE Yeah. FANCY Hello. Can they lighten them up a bit? GERMAINE Mhm. Darker are my thoughts. Exactly. I�ll get these over at editorial. Happy holidays. JAYLEN Same to you. GERMAINE JAYLEN FANCY I am so sorry! JAYLEN It is okay. Unbelievable. I promise. TIA Boss, Gigi needs you in the fitting. FANCY TIA And Lyla mentioned she wants the highly a-ine dress in fuchsia, but we haven�t got confirmation on which fuchsia just yet. JAYLEN Is there actually more than one type of fuchsia? TIA Yes there�s a deep fuchsia, French fuchsia, antique fuchsia... rose fuchsia FANCY And there�s fire fuchsia. I will be right back. JAYLEN Okay. JAYLEN FANCY Tia, How many times to have to� JAYLEN FANCY That took forever, I hope we didn't keep Jaylen waiting too long. TIA Yeah, me too. TIA Just like my granny would always say, " Shantia, a man would disappear quicker than a free sample at Costco!" FANCY I always forget your name is Shantia... TIA At least he left his number 773... FANCY Excuse you! TIA At least let me write it down. LYLA Hi ladies. FANCY Hi Lyla TIA Hi Lyla LYLA Ooh Ladies, meet Buhle. TIA Hi Buhle. FANCY Hi Buhle. Listen, I know you're enjoying your time in South Africa, but while I have you there's quite a few things I need to catch you up on... LYLA Oh Fancy, darling, can you just put it all in an email? FANCY Sure... Sure. LYLA I'll be back in the cold on Monday. Thanks Fancy for always keeping me things running. Kiss, kiss! FANCY Bye Lyla. TIA So she expects you to do your work and hers. Why she over there with Prince Akeem? FANCY That�s Lyla. TIA Look, I know you rarely ask for my opinion, but� FANCY And yet, you always give it... TIA Boss, when are you going to let go of the superwoman cape? I know it's getting a little tight around the neck. FANCY As Black women in this industry, unfortunately we don't have that luxury. Besides, only we can wear the cape and make it fashion. TIA I really admire that about you boss FANCY TIA I guess I just wish the people around you appreciate all that you do for them because you do a lot. FANCY Thank you. TIA You�re welcome Boss. FANCY Who's blocking the driveway? Hey baby! RICHARD Hey babe. FANCY I got the flowers. They're so beautiful. You know I�m making your vape tonight. My famous "Marry Bee" Chicken. RICHARD Babe, I�m not going to make it tonight, FANCY Why not? We haven't seen each other in days. RICHARD Yeah, I know, but it's uh forgot it�s my boss's birthday, and he�s taking the whole team out for drinks. And if I�m going to get this senior Vp position, this is the moment where sch shmoozing comes into play. FANCY Come on Richard, it's the holidays. People are spending time with their loved ones and everybody's excited to see you. RICHARD Look, um, maybe I can leave e little early. FANCY You know what? It's okay. I know how much the promotion means to you and I don't want to get in the way of that. I just miss you. RICHARD Yeah, babe. You know what? I miss you too. I got to go, Love you! FANCY Love you too. FANCY Oh my gob! JAYLEN First, you ghost me at your office then you trash my truck?! FANCY Oh please! I'm surprised that Tank didn't damage my car! JAYLEN Tank? This is my work truck. FANCY How professionnal. EVELYN Fancy? FANCY Yes, ma? EVELYN Hey, what's going on out here? FANCY I slightly tapped Jaylen's tank. JAYLEN Because she was texting and driving. FANCY Um, I was actually parked! Okay. At least I thought I was. JAYLEN EVELYN Fancy, how many times have I told you about that dog on phone? FANCY Snitch! EVELYN Listen, it�s cold out here. Y�all coming in the house. I don�t want these nosy neighbors all up in my business. FANCY All right, ma. JAYLEN Let me help you with those. FANCY Thank you. Jaylen. And sorry to keep you waiting earlier. JAYLEN Well, I appreciate you tracking me down for an apology. FANCY I didn't track you down. Okay, I live here. JAYLEN FANCY The better question, is what are you doing here? To tell my momma on me? JAYLEN Actually your mother called me. EVELYN The faucet is leaking! FANCY She may not see the way she used to, but those ears don�t miss a thing. JAYLEN JAYLEN Wow, this is impressive. EVELYN Thank you. JAYLEN Did you paint this? EVELYN I did. It was my late husband, Walt. Originally it was supposed to be a nude portrait, but he insisted I cover him up. FANCY And his daughter thanks you! JAYLEN EVELYN JAYLEN EVELYN Careful, mama. EVELYN JAYLEN I got you. EVELYN Boy, you know these damn floorboards. I can�t believe I keep doing this after I�ve been in this house for so long FANCY Mama, we just need to make a few adjustments so it's easier for you to get around, that's all. EVELYN Well, since you�ve spoken to Fancy, when can you start? JAYLEN How long have you lived in this house? EVELYN Actually, it was my husband's childhood home too. So it's been a while. JAYLEN Okay. I can fix the faucet tonight. Start on the accessibility upgrades tomorrow. But form the looks ok it, this house still has it�s original plumbing, which they need to be replaced. FANCY So, is this how you up-charge your clients, just by "looking" around? JAYLEN No. I'm just one of those people who likes to get the work done without keeping people waiting. FANCY JAYLEN I'm sure you understand that! EVELYN So How how much will it cost? JAYLEN I will get back to you on that, but the leak is on the house. EVELYN Only if you agree to join us our family Tree Trimming Christmas Dinner tonight. JAYLEN Miss Evelyn, what kind of man would I be to turn down a plate of your home cooking? EVELYN Oh no, no, no, no! I�m not the cooking type. But you see my, my Fancy. She is a chef around here. JAYLEN EVELYN DEENA MALIK Just like the dinner, these desserts look almost too pretty to eat! DEENA And that little Black Santa you added to the tree? So cute! FANCY Thank you sis. BELLE FANCY I found it while I was finishing up my Christmas shopping today. DEENA You would be already finished your Christmas shopping. MALIK Yeah, you're making the parents in the room look bad. JAYLEN BELLE Malik please, don't compare herself to my sister Malik. She's not human. JAYLEN Oh yeah? and why is that? DEENA She's always been a super big sister. You know, she was in the delivery room when I gave birth to Kai. And not just because I needed her... MALIK But because I needed her too. BELLE MALIK DEENA BELLE JAYLEN FANCY So did! DEENA She designed my wedding dress. And she even made Belle and I�s prom dresses! BELLE Yeah, they weren't just dresses, they were stunning, couture-level gowns. FANCY BELLE People thought we flew them in from Paris. JAYLEN Wow, I could only imagine what you wore to prom. FANCY I actually didn't go to prom. Sorry. It's work. Be right back. DEENA Mom, are you still going to grow gingerbread houses with Kaiya and I? EVELYN Of course I am! But you know, you might have to help Grammy a little bit more this year because her eyes ain�t what they used to be. FANCY Sorry y�all. I would get rid of this phone if I could. JAYLEN And, why can't you? EVELYN Well, you know back in my day, when you didn�t want to talk to somebody, you just didn't answer the door. MALIK EVELYN FANCY EVELYN Now, now you can call, you can text, you can face chat... DEENA BELLE FaceTIME FANCY EVELYN Whatever BELLE JAYLEN Fancy, you just got to learn how to set boundaries. I just turn my phone off whenever I want to be present. FANCY Oh, I�m very present. JAYLEN FANCY DEENA So, Jaylen! Tell us a little bit more about yourself. JAYLEN BELLE She wants to know if you're single. ANTHONY JAYLEN Well, I�m Divorced. BELLE JAYLEN Little over a year now. DEENA Sorry to hear that. Are you dating? JAYLEN MALIK No, baby... DEENA Why? BELLE I swear she's a matchmaker. DEENA Shut uo. Because if it wasn�t for me telling you about the engineer I met at Whole Foods, you wouldn�t be sitting next to your fiance right now with that big rock on the finguers. ANTHONY All five carrots... BELLE ANTHONY BELLE DEENA JAYLEN Okay. Am I the only single person in the room or what? BELLE JAYLEN FANCY Well, I have a boyfriend. So, yes. BELLE MALIK Where is my boy Richard? FANCY He wanted to be here, but he had a work event. So� DEENA Surprise, surprise... BELLE What does he do again? EVELYN Well, who cares? We are just happy to have you here, Jay. MALIK DEENA FANCY MOM! JAYLEN Okay, okay. And on that note, I would like to raise a glass and thank you for welcomming me in to your home. And to the newly engaged couple. Anthony and Belle, congratulations. DEENA Congratulations sis. ANTHONY And with that, we have a special announcement, we want to make... DEENA Kaiya getting a cousin?! BELLE Slow down. ANTHONY Belle and I have decided on the date for the wedding. DEENA BELLE We've decided to follow the Ballentine family tradition and get married on Christmas Eve! FANCY ANTHONY EVELYN It's another family tradition that every Ballentine woman gets married right here on Christmas Eve. DEENA Okay! So we gona have another Christmas wedding next year! FANCY DEENA BELLE Actually, ANTHONY Actually, BELLE we don't want to wait that long ANTHONY Yeah, what's the point in waiting, when you know? DEENA Are you saying this Christmas Eve? As in a three weeks from now? BELLE I am. And you DEENA BELLE and Fancy, are going to be my wedding planners. DEENA Who and who?! FANCY Who and who?! BELLE FANCY Belle, It takes a year to plan a wedding. DEENA Exactly. JAYLEN And I don�s want to throw a wrench into your plans, but it�s going to take me more than a month to get the plumbing and everything fixed. DEENA Belle, did you even think this through? I just don�t think that a good idea. FANCY Me either, Belle BELLE Fancy? Deena? Please? DEENA Have you even thought this through? BELLE You're my sisters. And I really want this. EVELYN Girls stop, stop that fussing! Listen, Belle and I have talked about this, and she knows that this might be the last Christmas that I'll be able to see her in her wedding dress. That's why she wanted to do this. And it�s what your father would have wanted too. FANCY It�s okay mama. EVELYN FANCY I guess the plumbing will have to wait until after the wedding... BELLE Are you serious?! EVELYN BELLE EVELYN BELLE EVELYN DEENA Okay! Let's do it. EVELYN BELLE FANCY EVELYN Okay, now do you young ladies remember what your father�s favorite Christmas song was? BELLE ALL FANCY BELLE FANCY DEENA ALL EVELYN Oh my god! DEENA Woo, thank god Kai asleep. What y�all talking about? My wedding dress. FANCY Is that mama�s dree? DEENA Yes BELLE I mean, It�s a pretty dres. It�s just so mature. DEENA FANCY I can alter it. You know, Nana Ballantine made mama's wedding gown. DEENA BELLE And she was an angel, but I still have my own style. FANCY Just try it on, girl. BELLE FANCY DEENA Look at you. Why you cheesing, What�s up? FANCY Well, you know Seeing mom's dress reminds me of how Nana inspired me. There's something so beautiful about designing a wedding dress. DEENA Well, how is it different from the dresses you design at work? FANCY It feels more personal. I mean you get to be a part of making someone feel like the most beautiful version of themselves on the most special day of their life. DEENA Well, what�s up with you and Jaylen. FANCY Oh, that was out of nowhere. DEENA Well, Malikaca likes Jaylen. And he is fine as hell. FANCY And presumptuous as hell, too. Trying to tell me how to be present. He don�t know me like that. DEENA Which is exactly why I think you and Jaylen would make a great match. FANCY What? DEENA Yes! FANCY Richard and I have been together for years. We're great together Deena. DEENA I mean, when is the last time he took you out on a decent date? FANCY And when�s the last time Bale paid a bill on time? BELLE I heard that. DEENA FANCY Good. DEENA Listen, we just wish more present. FANCY And I wish my sisters would believe me when I say, that I�m happy. Promise. DEENA All right. FANCY What happened to the dress? DEENA What�s wrong? BELLE I mean the dress is pretty, but it's not me. I wanted to wear something... breathtaking on my special day. FANCY DEENA Belle, we have to order wedding dresses months in advance. Honey. BELLE Well lucky for me, I have the fabulous Fancy Ballantine as my sister. FANCY Wait, you want me to make the dress? Belle I don�t have that kind of time DEENA I mean, you did an amazing job designing my wedding dress. And you would absolutely slay Belle�s wedding dress. BELLE FANCY BELLE Pleeeease? FANCY DEENA BELLE Pleeeease? FANCY Ok. It won't be easy...but it will be perfect. BELLE Thank you sister. DEENA Ain�t she the best? FANCY BELLE DEENA FANCY Hey mama, what you in here doing? EVELYN I tell you, learning this braille isn't going to be easy. FANCY You know they have audio books for that now, ma. EVELYN Francine, I know that and stop with the long face. What you got planned for the evening? FANCY Just taking a look at some work for Richard�s work and I�m going start sketching Belle's wedding dress. EVELYN Oh Lord. You mean to tell me she got you to make her dress too? You know spoil her just like your father used to. FANCY That's probably why I do it. I think it's what Daddy would have wanted me to do. EVELYN Ah, you know that mean he just adored you girls. FANCY EVELYN And he used to love watching y�all sing like you did earlier. FANCY EVELYN Although if you ask me, you were the only one with a voice. FANCY Mama. EVELYN Well, that�s the truth. FANCY Well, I'm singing in church this Sunday. I think you should come? EVELYN I'm a little upset with God right now. And nobody want some old angry woman sitting up in their house. FANCY Mama, God specializes in things impossible. I think he�ll understand. EVELYN Then, you think he can make me understand why he took my husband away AMBIANCE FANCY Okay. TIA Yes. FANCY I like this. TIA I do too. GERMAINE Fancy, are those shoes the new? FANCY Absolutely GERMAINE It�s really funny, I didn't realize I�d introduced a shorter, thinker heel. FANCY Well that's shocking because I thought you knew everything. VO FEMALE WORKER AMBIANCE LYLA Hey gang! FANCY Lyla! TIA Lyla! GERMAINE Lyla! I am so glad you�re back. I cannot wait to hear about South Africa, the photos amazing! LYLA And I can't wait to share, but first, I have some news. Everyone gather around! I'm happy to be back... actually, that's not true. I'd rather be spending the holidays tanning with my new love, Buhle. But alas, I am happy to see all of you. Some of you I've known for a very long time. And you're like family to me. But after twenty-five yearsof being the face, the owner and the creative director of Lyla Ross, I've decided to LYLA retire. GERMAINE VO FEMALE WORKER FANCY Retire? That unexpected. You're not selling the company, are you? LYLA No, I'll remain the owner, but I will be handing over the role of Creative Director to either you Fancy. VO FEMALE WORKER LYLA or Germaine. GERMAINE Yes! VO MALE WORKER GERMAINE I mean, VO FEMALE WORKER GERMAINE Oh yes, I� It�s just an honor to be nominated. LYLA I was so inspired WOMAN WITH GLASSES LYLA by South Africa. The classic silhouettes, the luxe details, and the vibrant colors h) that I want each of you to design a safari-inspired capsule collection for Spring/Summer. WOMAN GREY SHIRT GERMAINE Ooo okay Africa! Grrrrr. LYLA Grrrrr WOMAN WITH GLASSES LYLA WOMAN GREY SHIRT LYLA And who�s ever designs I like best, will become the new Creative Director of LYLA Lyla Ross! GERMAINE Thank you so much, it�s going to be quite the competition. WOMAN WITH GLASSES GERMAINE Fancy is an incredible designer, I will most definitely be bringing my "A" game. FANCY And I undoubtedly say the same thing. GERMAINE LYLA Brilliant! Now, I'm off for a flight! VO MALE WORKER GERMAINE FANCY I�ve got this, I�ve got this, I�ve got this. JAYLEN Oh, hey, Miss Evelyn. EVELYN Oh hey. Hey Jaylen. JAYLEN Coming back from your morning walk. EVELYN Yeah. So nice and crisp outside. JAYLEN Yeah, I love this weather. EVELYN What are you doing with that wood? JAYLEN I'm replacing some old floorboards so you won�t trip. EVELYN Smells like cedar. JAYLEN Good nose because that it is. EVELYN You know I used to sculpt with cedar a lot in my early years. Wood is easy to work with the various grains and and patterns they just make art so vibrant. JAYLEN I know this isn't easy. EVELYN Well, you got that right. When I started losing my sight, it felt like I started losing everything. Ain't God something? JAYLEN He really is. Even with everything I've lost, I've come to see that somehow, He still gives me just enough. EVELYN Just enough, huh? Yeah. Some kind of God he is... JAYLEN Miss Evelyn, You know,there's no reason for you to give up making art. EVELYN Baby, a vision impaired sculptor is about as useful as a fingerless organ player. JAYLEN But you still got your fingers. And they are powerful. All you need is for me to make some adjustements to your equipment. FANCY That ain�t it TIA Hey boss FANCY Yes, TIA I just got your email about dropping off wedding invitations? FANCY Oh, yeah. They�re right there. TIA Isn't the bride and the groom supposed to be doing this? FANCY If I relied on my bride-baby- sister, they'd be sent on New Years Eve. TIA And can I say something? FANCY If it's not work related to you, no. TIA Look, after all of the hard work you've put into this company, I don�t understand why believe Lyla didn't just hand you the Creative Director role. FANCY TIA Everybody thinks it. FANCY Who's everybody? TIA The entire office. FANCY Really? TIA Yes. FANCY Okay. TIA Can I see the sketches you was working on? FANCY No. These are very, very rough. And to be honest with you, all of this couldn't have come at a worse time. Between the holiday rush, planning my little sister's wedding, moving in, helping my Mama, I'm slammed. TIA Well, Superwoman, FANCY TIA I'm here to help wherever I can. FANCY Thank you. TIA FANCY Well, you can start by taking those invitations to the post office? TIA Dang! Now I gotta get my nails redone tomorrow. FANCY And it better not make you late! TIA I can�t make no promises. FANCY JAYLEN FANCY That was a lot. JAYLEN FANCY I just want you to know, Mom and I love the changes you've made so far. It's been such a joy to see her move around so freely. JAYLEN I just finished the last round. FANCY That was fast. JAYLEN Now, the plumbing is going to need a lot of work, but you said we should wait until after the wedding. FANCY Yes. Well. I guess I�ll be seeing you soon... JAYLEN FANCY JAYLEN Nice car. RICHARD FANCY RICHARD Ah, thanks. It�s my baby. FANCY I thought I was your baby? RICHARD Of course it�s my bad. FANCY RICHARD FANCY Jaylen, this is my boyfriend, Richard. Baby, this is the contractor that�s been making our lives a bit easier. JAYLEN Jaylen Harris RICHARD oh, Richard Ellis FANCY RICHARD So Mr Harris, how long you been getting dirty, constructing and building things? JAYLEN Started this business a couple years ago. RICHARD Hmmm. And uh what'd you do before that? JAYLEN Vp of a global marketing company. FANCY RICHARD Is that so? JAYLEN Yeah, Just never really found corporate America fulfilling, so I traded in my suits for work boots and ain�t never been happier. Fancy is fantastic, and you are a lucky man. FANCY RICHARD Without a doubt, ready to go? FANCY Would you? RICHARD All right. You have a good night. FANCY Bye. RICHARD Fancy, why would you hire a contractor? I mean, if your Mom�s going blind, we should just put her in an assisted living facility and you can finally move in with me. FANCY Oh come on, babe and give up on the house my father left for us? No. I don�t think so. RICHARD Okay. FANCY Now, where are we going to dinner? RICHARD Well, actually, we don't have much time. All right. So, I figured we�d just go up to the Chinese place up the street. FANCY You call that a special evening? RICHARD Babe, I go to be on the red eye to LA tonight for a conference I haven�t even finished packing yet. FANCY Well, at least you got your priorities straight... RICHARD Don't do that. FANCY RICHARD Look, you know how it is. All right, that�s why I love you. FANCY And you love me cuz I keep allowing you to cancel on me. RICHARD RICHARD Fan, when we finally get to celebrate me getting that senior Vp position, who knows? We might have something even bigger to celebrate... Now come on, Trust me. Come on. Hey, this place closes in an hour, by the way. FANCY FANCY FANCY Mama! Oh my god! EVELYN Baby what's going on! FANCY A pipe must've burst, ma! EVELYN Oh my lord! FANCY I�m going to go turn off the main valve. EVELYN All right. I�m going to call Jaylen. JAYLEN Hello. EVELYN Hey, Jaylen! Listen! We need your help right away. FANCY BELLE Fancy, Mom? EVELYN Who is it? BELLE It�s me, Belle, Mom, I got your message. Are you okay? EVELYN Oh yes sweetheart. I�m fine. BELLE Okay. ANTHONY Why are all the lights off? FANCY Jaylen shut off the circuit breaker for safety but he's turning it back on now. BELLE I can't believe this is happening now. FANCY Yeah. BELLE Right before our wedding. FANCY BELLE Oh my God. EVELYN Oh boy, oh boy. FANCY Unvelieveble. BELLE How am I supposed to get married in here? This place is a mess. JAYLEN Hey bro. Unfortunately the pipes are pretty corroded. BELLE EVELYN BELLE I Can't. Breathe. EVELYN Calm down. BELLE EVELYN Belle, Belle. FANCY please sit down. BELLE FANCY sit down. BELLE JAYLEN I�m here, I�m here. BELLE EVELYN Okay, baby. BELLE JAYLEN Just look at me. Eyes right here. Okay? Close your eyes. BELLE JAYLEN I want you to visualize the most amazing wedding BELLE JAYLEN You could possibly imagine taking place right here... BELLE JAYLEN It�s happening right here. Breathe with me. Deep breath in� BELLE JAYLEN and out.. BELLE JAYLEN Deep breath in� BELLE JAYLEN and out. BELLE JAYLEN Deep breath in�and out. Namaste. BELLE Thanks. JAYLEN Your very welcome. You okay? BELLE JAYLEN All right. You scared me there for a second. JAYLEN Look out! FANCY EVELYN FANCY JAYLEN FANCY Thank you. JAYLEN Yeah. EVELYN Jaylen, Well, Well, Well, JAYLEN EVELYN it looks like we're going to be seeing a lot more of you around here now... JAYLEN Yes ma'am. You will. EVELYN JAYLEN My crew devoured these muffins. They're fantastic. FANCY Thank you. JAYLEN I really appreciate you doing all of this. FANCY And, I appreciate you for committing to getting the house done by December twenty-third. JAYLEN Yea, we'll have to put in a little bit of overtime, but I know how important the wedding is to everyone. FANCY Yes, it has to be special. It�s our family milestone since mu dad passed JAYLEN I�m sorry to hear that. FANCY JAYLEN When did he pass? FANCY Almost a year ago. JAYLEN That�s got to be tough. FANCY It is, especially since this is his favorite time of the year. I mean, he used to love us coming together as a family, singing, laughing, loving. He used to say that he wished that it could be Christmas every day. JAYLEN FANCY JAYLEN Well, seems like you stepped up in this place. FANCY Yeah. Well isn't that what the oldest one does when a parent passes? JAYLEN In some ways. But then who steps up for you? FANCY What do you mean? JAYLEN The other night at dinner, you brushed off the fact that you didn�t get to go to your high school prom. Like it was nothing. But for a second, it seemed like it was more than that. FANCY Well, I see you have a tendency to look too far into things. JAYLEN Maybe FANCY I'm going to go to the grocery store after work. If you and your guys love my blueberry muffins, you're gonna die for my banana nut muffins. JAYLEN You really don�t have to do all that? FANCY JAYLEN Not to mention, this isn't exactly how I imagined making my way onto Fancy's never-ending to-do list. FANCY Well, fine. No muffins. JAYLEN FANCY Have a good workday. JAYLEN You too. FANCY Bye. JAYLEN Bye. AMBIANCE VO FEMALE WORKER TIA Yeah, me neither. How about this one here? FANCY That�s cute. ASHLEY Let�s make it rain. TIA AshFlash! I've been following you for years. You helped me unpin my back for graduation! FANCY do you have a fitting appointment? GERMAINE Yes. She most definitely does! ASHLEY GERMAINE Bonjour, baby �a va�? ASHLEY GERMAINE Oh tu es tr�s belle�! Bienvenue. ASHLEY Yeah! GERMAINE Come, come with me. Let�s get your. TIA Oh, please. FANCY Waw JAYLEN Take it easy with those pipes fellas. Miss Evelyn. EVELYN Hi there. How's everything going ? JAYLEN Everything is going great. Pipes are going in today. But I have a little job for you. Come on. AMBIANCE TIA What? ASHLEY FANCY So, how�s it going? GERMAINE Uh, fine Fancy. FANCY Ashley, how did you and Germaine connect? ASHLEY Well, we just� GERMAINE Well, I just so happened to see on social media that Ash was looking for brand to work with on her holiday shoot. So, I slid right up in those DM baby. ASHLEY At first, I didn't think you guys had any "Flash Potential" for my fifteen point five million followers. FANCY What do you mean by "Flash Potential"? AMBIANCE TIA Her name is AshFlash, it's kind of awhole thing ASHLEY Like, this dress. Zero Flash. My boobs feel incarcerated. GERMAINE Oh no. No baby. Let�s do something about that. ASHLEY Still not enough flash GERMAINE Oh, okay sis. I feel you. How about this? ASHLEY Keep going. GERMAINE Okay baby. I�m right here with you. I see the vision. Let�s do it. ASHLEY Now, that's flash. GERMAINE FANCY Really? Is this what we've become? TIA I guess so. EVELYN It�s been a while since I�ve been in here. JAYLEN Do me a favor and get your press right here. EVELYN Oh my goodness. Boy, look at you! JAYLEN I replaced the lights with highintensity bulbs. EVELYN You know, that actually helps. I mean, I can see a little better. JAYLEN And I cleared out a lot of stuff so you'd have some more space. EVELYN Uh, yeah, I see I have a lot of space. Well, what did you do with my tools ? JAYLEN Okay, now I reorganized your chisels in size order because I did did a little bit of research and it turns out that visually impaired woodworkers use the exact same tools as sighted people. The only real differenceis how they mark and measure. Now, here, check this out. VOIX ROBOT 6 inches. EVELYN JAYLEN It's a talking tape measure that reads the length out loud. All right, now you try. VOIX ROBOT 8 inches. EVELYN VOIX ROBOT 10 inches. JAYLEN EVELYN JAYLEN EVELYN JAYLEN EVELYN Oh my lord. JAYLEN Now, the man at the store wanted me to tell you that it�s not the vision in our eyes that creates the art. It's the vision in your mind's eye that brings it all to life. The water damage ruined the final on Banister and we�re going to need someone to work on a new one. EVELYN You really think I can do this? JAYLEN I know you can. Allow me. Here we go EVELYN Thank you JAYLEN No problem. FANCY Sorry I'm late, y�all. Work was absolutely crazy today and my head is killing me. DEENA Hey, sis. BELLE Well you know there's no better cure for a crazy day to try some wedding cake! DEENA Try this, it's a red velvet with white chocolate sour cream frosting. FANCY Let me see. Wow. BELLE DEENA Right. BELLE I know! I can't decide! Red velvet, Vanilla, lemon, coconut. DEENA BELLE I love them all! DEENA Well, the bakery can make a four layer cake with four different flavors. It�s going to be a little more expensive. BELLE Well, what's expensive? DEENA FANCY Well, if they're anything like this red velvet, I'm sure they're amazing. Let's do the four layer. Don't worry, Belle. I got you. BELLE Thank you sis! DEENA Have you called Auntie Janice and given her the store information for Sky's flower girl dress? BELLE I've changed my mind about Sky. DEENA What ? BELLE What ? BELLE I was thinking about using Kaiya. DEENA Girl, Kaiya is one. She can barely walk. BELLE But have you seen Sky? She cut her own hair and to fix it, Auntie Janice cut a mullet into it and she looks like a teenaged Billy Ray Cyrus! FANCY DEENA So what? She's still your cousin. BELLE Little Billy Ray ain�t ruining my wedding pictures! FANCY Belle, you've already asked Sky to be your flower girl. DEENA Right ? And don�t nobody want to hear Auntie Janice's mouth. BELLE Okay, but this is my wedding, not Auntie Janice's, who's already on husband number three... FANCY Belle, you are being really petty. DEENA And spoiled! She's turning into a BELLE Don't you dare! DEENA A Bride zilla! BELLE Are you serious ? You�re the one who fired your wedding singer, the day of the reception, because she was wearing all white! DEENA Sure did !Who does that at someone else's wedding? BELLE See, a Bridezilla! Right Fancy? DEENA Are you kidding me ? Don't ask Fancy because she supported your dad and I never been a bride. BELLE That�s what needed to happen. FANCY Please, please, Stop ! My head is killing me! I'll just make a flower crown to cover up Sky�s silly Billy Ray Cyrus haircut! Damn! BELLE Okay, I actually love that! DEENA That�s a great idea cuz, flower crowns are cute. DEENA Belle, would you hold so while she's pinning you? FANCY Yeah, we might need to redo this seam to improve the draping. GERMAINE Oh, You absolutely should FANCY Germaine what are you doing in my fitting room? It's a private fitting? GERMAINE Ummm you know, the same thing you did in my fitting with AshFlash being nosey! BELLE Germaine, I saw your post with AshFlash today. It was so good. GERMAINE Thank you Fancy FANCY Was it? GERMAINE I mean Eight hundred thousand in counting, seem to think so. BELLE Those are crazy numbers ! GERMAINE Actually, Belle if I designed your wedding dress, I�ve got a friend over at City Bride's Social who would love to see you in a Germaine Luis original. I bet they do a feature on you. Photo spread and everything BELLE Are you serious? GERMAINE DEENA Are you serious?! FANCY Belle, we're already working on your dream dress. BELLE Yes, but we're talking about "City Bride" who has millions of followers. Yes. Let's do it! GERMAINE Great! Let�s get start right now, baby You can take that off, please. DEENA Unbelievable, Bridezilla strikes again! BELLE Whaaat? Being on City Bride would be huge! DEENA Belle! Fancy, has spent countless hours working on this dress. And you're just gonna ditch your sister for "The Gram?" FANCY You know what, Deena? It�s Okay. DEENA No, actually, it�s not. FANCY No, It's her wedding. Whatever makes her happy. DEENA BELLE Thank you, sis. And, now that you don't have to finish my dress, you can just work on the other wedding stuff. DEENA TIA There's been an accident! it's your mom. FANCY My mom ? EVELYN I�m not still feeling faint are you? JAYLEN That was a lot of blood EVELYN MALIK Ms. Evelyn's always been a bleeder. Thankfully the cut isn't nearly as bad as it looked. EVELYN You know, it's so darn nice having a doctor in the family. MALIK Yea. I'm just gonna bill you with a couple of babysitting sessions with Kaiya. EVELYN but I�ll have you know I charge by the jour. DEENA MALIK DEENA FANCY What happened?! DEENA EVELYN honey, I'm okay. I just had a little mishap while I was carving. MALIK She just needed a few stitches. FANCY Mom, what were you doing fooling around with your old tools? JAYLEN I modified her studio to make it easier for her to use. FANCY Mom! You�re going have to accept that there are some things you just can�t do anymore! EVELYN Why?! Because I'm a useless woman now ?! Fancy, woodworking is not what I do, it's part of who I am! And it finally took someone outside this family to truly understand what that means to me! MALIK FANCY Mama� FANCY What were you thinking?! Those tools are dangerous, even for someone who can see well. JAYLEN Fancy, your mom may be losing her sight, but the rest of her faculties remain intact. She just needed something to keep her inspired. FANCY Jaylen, your job is to fix this house, not tell me how to deal with my mother. JAYLEN OK, Fancy... FANCY You're know what ? You�re getting a little too comfortable for there to be so much work left in this house! JAYLEN Hey ! FANCY Hey ! Working on the weekend? JAYLEN Yeah, got a tight deadline. FANCY I didn't know you did all this. It's nice. JAYLEN Yeah...., FANCY JAYLEN Look, I'm sorry for overstepping, I was just... FANCY Listen, my mom's got her own life, and somehow you realized that before I did. To be honest, I haven�t seen her this happy in a long time. Thanks to you. JAYLEN Glad I could help. FANCY JAYLEN Fancy wait ! So what does a busy, successful, executress do on a Saturday? FANCY I'll be in the kitchen prepping the pies. JAYLEN Pies? FANCY Yes pies ! Each year, my church prepares dessert boxes for the needy, It�s a tradition my father started. JAYLEN Do you ever have an off button? FANCY Well, I'll have, you know that baking pies is very relaxing. JAYLEN Sure, but I was talking about fun. FANCY Well, define fun? JAYLEN Is that your way of asking me to show you? FANCY I didn't say that. JAYLEN FANCY JAYLEN Look. You've been working, and I've been working and.I could use some relaxation, and you could definitely use some fun. FANCY JAYLEN So � How about you allow me to introduce to some fun, and I'll come back here and help you make these "relaxing pies?" FANCY AMBIANCE FANCY I love this! All the Christmas vibes! I can't believe I've never been here before . JAYLEN This is the first year the organization I volunteer for has put it together. FANCY Oh. What organization is this? JAYLEN A Christian-based organization called the Boys Rites of Passage. It's where I spend a lot of my down time. Focuses on getting young black boys to manhood through faith in Christ, FANCY Oh, come on, Jesus. JAYLEN basic life skills, etiquette, health, yoga... FANCY So, that's where "namaste" comes from. JAYLEN Bingo ! Being around these young men and pouring into the next generation of leaders is fulfilling. AMBIANCE FANCY Well, this place is awesome. JAYLEN FANCY I'm about to drop some serious coin up in here. JAYLEN So you're just gonna shop till I drop, huh? FANCY Well, this is what I call fun. Give me a second. JAYLEN FANCY JAYLEN Wedding stuff? FANCY It's actually my boss, Lyla. JAYLEN FANCY Bye Lyla. JAYLEN Is that a Christmas miracle! FANCY Yeah, this guy I know said that I need to set some boundaries and be present. JAYLEN Hmm. FANCY JAYLEN This "guy" seems very wise and perhaps even handsome. FANCY He's all right. JAYLEN FANCY Cookies ! AMBIANCE FANCY So good ! JAYLEN Fancy! FANCY I love this place. What did you get? JAYLEN This. FANCY For me? JAYLEN Little something to remember me by. FANCY Thank you Jaylen. It's beautiful. JAYLEN It is reminds me of you. FANCY JAYLEN There she is� FANCY Here you go JAYLEN Thank you ! FANCY It�s Hot. JAYLEN Okay. Okay. I haven't put a Christmas tree up in my house FANCY JAYLEN in forever. FANCY Do you mind if I ask what happened with your marriage? JAYLEN FANCY Too much. JAYLEN No, non, that�s it�s okay. Okay�Remember when I told you that I was miserable as an executive? FANCY JAYLEN Well, it turns out that I was truly overworked and exhausted, physically, mentally, spiritually. And all for something I didn't even own. So after much thought and prayer, I decided to walk away. FANCY From your marriage? JAYLEN Oh God no ! To start my own construction company. FANCY Oh. JAYLEN which my ex-wife hated. FANCY Why ? JAYLEN Well, She was is a successful corporate attorney and once she made partner we barely, if ever saw each other. She would be returning from New York. I would be headed to Singapore. It thought that was crazy and it didn't seem to bother her much at all. She was in love with the image of us, being a power couple, more so than the marriage itself. So, when I left corporate America, she left me. FANCY I�m sorry to hear that. JAYLEN Yeah, worked out for the best FANCY JAYLEN because then I learned that my love language is quality time. FANCY It makes sense You're always talking about balance. JAYLEN Balance is key. Like the kids say, I wanna live a "soft life." FANCY I wasn�t taught that. JAYLEN Well, me neiter, but Okay, hold on.You�re not getting away scot-free here. JAYLEN You never told me why you didn't go to prom. FANCY I don't really want to talk about that. JAYLEN You know, it�s funny. I find it hard to get to know someone when I'm the only one that�s sharing... FANCY JAYLEN FANCY JAYLEN FANCY It wasn't that I didn't want to go. It�s just that at the time, my father was in the Air Force, and my mom was a struggling artist. She tried everything, but the dress, the shoes, the ticket... it was just too much. JAYLEN FANCY And I pretended like it didn't matter, but it did... And that�s when I decided that my sisters would never go through what I went through. And if money was the problem, I'd be the solution. JAYLEN FANCY That's when I taught myself how to sew and JAYLEN FANCY worked retail for a few years. And that�s actually where I met my boss, Lyla. She saw something in me and asked if I could be her assistant. I felt like it was the perfect way to work my way up in fashion. And then I did. JAYLEN Okay, so, wait a minute. You tell me that the whole reason that you�re in fashion is because of your sisters? FANCY I guess you can say that. But JAYLEN Wow. FANCY I've always loved fashion. JAYLEN Okay. FANCY I actually wanted to be a bridal dress designer. FANCY It started with prom dresses, but I always wanted to be a part of something bigger, JAYLEN FANCY like crafting something that made a woman feel cherished and beautiful. JAYLEN Fancy, it sounds like that's what you�re supposed to be doing with your life! FANCY Yeah, but once I got older and settled into the life I have now, it kinda felt silly to go back and chase childhood dream. JAYLEN You know, if we don�t find joy in what you do every day, then why are we doing it? FANCY Not all of us went to Wharton Business School before launching our own company... JAYLEN Fancy Ballentine, FANCY JAYLEN you've been in my life for a few weeks and in that short span of time, I've seen you do any and everything exceptionally well. FANCY Thank you, Jaylen. JAYLEN You can do anything you put your mind to. FANCY I hope you like my presentation GERMAINE And I know that you love my presentation, Miss Ross, FANCY EVELYN I'm sick of this! I'm sick of this! Why, God Why, ? I was good! I was faithful! I did everything you asked. I have followed every rule and you have taken everything from me! Why?! Why?! Why... WALT Evelyn... EVELYN EVELYN Walt? Walt I already feel like I'm losing my mind. Are you real? WALT I'm right here, baby. EVELYN I was supposed to go first, not you. How could you leave me? WALT Do you remember the first time I saw you? EVELYN At Janice's birthday party? WALT In the middle of the dance floor, You were swaying those hips to Chaka Kahn. EVELYN WALT EVELYN WALT From that moment on, I have never left your side. Even now, I'm still here. Always. EVELYN You are? WALT Of course I am. WALT I've been trying to get you to feel me. EVELYN It's been so hard without you, honey. WALT I know, but you�ve got to pick yourself up EVELYN WALT and keep going. The life we built is beautiful, just look at our girls. Deena, Belle, and of course our titan, the incomparable Fancy. EVELYN WALT EVELYN WALT I've been trying to reach her too. She's always so worried about everybody else, but right now, she needs ya'll more than ever. WALT Evelyn, the Lord has blessed you with more time. What a gift. Don't waste it. EVELYN I love you, Walt. I love you WALT And I love you my darling. WALT And I gotta tell you. You've got it going on in here! This place looks great. EVELYN Yeah, Yeah I do Walter AMBIANCE RICHARD Salad with egg. You're quiet today. FANCY I�m sorry babe, it�s just a lot going on. RICHARD You worried about the Creative Director position? Don't sweat it, you got it. FANCY RICHARD and when I get promoted to Senior Vp, you and I are gonna be that power couple. AMBIANCE FANCY I'm not sure I want the position. RICHARD What do you mean? FANCY I've actually been thinking about making a shift in my career. RICHARD A shift? FANCY Yeah, baby, I miss creating from the heart. In ready-to-wear, I'm designing what others think should sell, while chasing trends and commercial appeal. I want to get back to making dresses that feel true to me. Maybe even start my own bridal line. AMBIANCE RICHARD Babe, I know you're stressed, FANCY RICHARD and I know part of you probably just want to run away from it all, but this is just part of the journey. Think about the life we've worked so hard to build. FANCY I am. RICHARD Well, then think about our parents. Thing about what they�re sacrificed for us to be here. I mean, l ook at us, a successful Black couple. What's better than this? FANCY I'm trying to tell you-- RICHARD And I'm telling you, not only will you get that promotion, but you'll be glad you did. FANCY You're almost finished! JAYLEN Yup. Pipes are replaced, ceiling's repaired. FANCY Right on schedule. The reviews are in and you got yourself a customer for life. JAYLEN Well, Thank you. FANCY JAYLEN So, how'd the presentation go? FANCY Well, my boss is going to announce the decision tomorrow night at our company Christmas party. JAYLEN Sounds like we have a winner! FANCY yes, I�m so glad.. You got a little varnish on your cheek. JAYLEN FANCY JAYLEN FANCY Ooops! JAYLEN FANCY JAYLEN FANCY JAYLEN OK, FANCY JAYLEN OK, It's all fun and games JAYLEN until you have varnish on you ! Ahem! Ahem! FANCY Ypu better not come over here with that varnish, Jaylen! I�m not playing about my my mud. JAYLEN FANCY JAYLEN FANCY EVELYN All right, all right. What we got going on up in here? FANCY varnish and stuff that. JAYLEN EVELYN JAYLEN EVELYN Anyway, these came for you earlier. FANCY Okay EVELYN What's wrong, baby ? FANCY Nothing they're from Richard. He's apologizing because he won't make it back in time for the party tomorrow. JAYLEN Oh, that's too bad. EVELYN Honey, I'm very sorry because I know how you hate going to those things by yourself. So, why don't you go with her Jaylen? FANCY mama, No I couldn't ask him to do that. JAYLEN EVELYN Well, you don't have to, I already did. FANCY EVELYN Well Jaylen? JAYLEN Ummmmm. I'm available, FANCY JAYLEN if that�s ok with you. FANCY I mean if it's ok with me if it's ok with you... EVELYN Oh my goodness you two are going to drive me to drink now. FANCY EVELYN It�s great ! And it's a date ! It's a date ! FANCY All right. Well, just so you know , it' s a fashion work thing , so you probably won ' t have much fun . EVELYN But hanging with you is always fun. FANCY JAYLEN EVELYN Fancy, you�re date is here JAYLEN A date ? No No It�s not really a date, it�s.. EVELYN Are you ok? JAYLEN Yeah I am okay. Why? EVELYN Well, you seem a little nervous. JAYLEN nervous? Me, Naaaah. That's hilarious. Ok well maybe a little bit. EVELYN JAYLEN EVELYN JAYLEN Oh, why does this feel like a prom night ? EVELYN Maybe because for her, it is. EVELYN FANCY Hi. EVELYN Baby ! Sweetheart, you look stunning. FANCY Thank you mama. JAYLEN You look amazing. FANCY Look EVELYN Are those the earrings your... FANCY Yes, the ones that Daddy gave me. JAYLEN Shall we. FANCY Yes. EVELYN FANCY Love you. EVELYN I love you too. All right you two, Have fun. and don't you dare come back here early! AMBIANCE VO FEMALE WORKER MAN BLACK SUITE JAYLEN VO FEMALE WORKER FANCY Wow! JAYLEN Wow! FANCY Jinx. JAYLEN FANCY LYLA AMBIANCE LYLA Merry Christmas Fancy! VO FEMALE WORKER LYLA You look absolutely stunning. FANCY As do you, as usual. LYLA And this must be Richard, you look equally ravishing. FANCY Actually, Lyla, this is Jaylen. LYLA Oh! Well, nice to meet you, Jaylen. JAYLEN Nice, to meet you as well. LYLA And this is Buhle. He just flew in from Cape Town to surprise me for Christmas. AMBIANCE LYLA I know you're thinking that he may be a little young for me but trust me he can barely keep up. JAYLEN LYLA Well, come on darling, WOMAN WHITE DRESS FANCY bye bye JAYLEN You have an interesting boss. FANCY That's one word for her. JAYLEN AMBIANCE TIA Hey Jayyyyylen! JAYLEN Hi Tia. TIA Hey boss, you like? FANCY I should like it, I designed it. TIA You�re so talented and so beautiful. FANCY TIA Don't you think so Jaylen? JAYLEN Yes, I do. FANCY So Tia, TIA FANCY is Jamal here? TIA Yeah he's in here somewhere trying to get people to download his mixtape. FANCY TIA Actually, let me go find you. FANCY Okay, bye. You sure you still want to do this ? JAYLEN Absolutely. GERMAINE Fancy, you're always one-upping me. Here I thought I upgraded with my date,but your date is looking practically edible in this impeccably tailored suit! FANCY He's not my date, we're just friends. GERMAINE Okay, yeah whatever, anyway....Listen JAYLEN AMBIANCE GERMAINE I hope you know I'm a huge fan and that I deeply respect both you and your talent. FANCY Germaine, and you know I feel the same. GERMAINE Thank you because that was actually really hard for me to say out loud and� VO FEMALE WORKER JAYLEN GERMAINE whatever happens, we cool, and I know the vision is in good hands. FANCY Amen. GERMAINE FANCY GERMAINE May the best girl win! FANCY You said it, not me! GERMAINE Ohh I love this song. Well, I see you two "friends" later. WOMAN GREY SHIRT VO FEMALE WORKER WOMAN GREY SHIRT AMBIANCE FANCY You having fun ? JAYLEN I am I am FANCY JAYLEN Although I' m a little surprised at how many people think I�m Richard . FANCY JAYLEN FANCY JAYLEN Thes people haven�t met your boyfriend ? FANCY Well, he hasn' t made it to many of our gatherings . JAYLEN FANCY JAYLEN So , you two haven' t been together that long? FANCY Three years. But, you know, work is demanding for him too. JAYLEN VO MALE WORKER FANCY What? JAYLEN You hold the bar so high for yourself, but so low for everybody else. FANCY JAYLEN Fancy, you deserve someone in your life that demands as much for you as you do for everyone else. FANCY AMBIANCE LYLA Attention everyone, eyes on me. Yes thank you. I want to this time to thank each and every one of you for your passion, creativity,and determination that you've poured into this company. With that being said I�m excited to announce who will succeed me as Creative Director... VO FEMALE WORKER LYLA And that person is, LYLA Fancy Ballentine! Come up here , Fancy. WORKERS MAN BLACK SUITE JAYLEN MAN BLACK SUITE JAYLEN VO FEMALE WORKER WOMAN GREY SHIRT FANCY You want me to say a few words? WOMAN GREY SHIRT LYLA Absolutely. Of course. FANCY Lyla, Thank you so much for this opportunity. During my time here at Lyla Ross, I've learned so much about the industry, but even more about myself. As someone who's given so much to this company, along the way, not only have I forgotten my worth, but I've forgotten that my dreams are worth it too. FANCY So with that being said, I've decided to resign WOMAN GREY SHIRT GERMAINE FANCY and take a dear friend's advice... and finally bet on myself. Germaine, GERMAINE Yes, Yes ! Congratulations. Yes. FANCY you are going to be amazing. I'm excited to see what's next for Lyla Ross. But I'm even more excited to see what's next for me. Thank you WORKERS JAYLEN Did you see Lyla's face? FANCY Yes. I can�t even bellieve her face could could do that. JAYLEN FANCY Ah! It just felt so good! In that moment I realized the only way to build the company I truly envision is to do it on my own. JAYLEN And it's gonna be fantastic. I pretty dure Tia and everybody else is going to come right along with you. FANCY God! Is this what choosing yourself feels like? JAYLEN FANCY I mean, can you believe this?! JAYLEN I sure can. The only person who ever doubted you, was you. FANCY Thank you, Jaylen JAYLEN For what? FANCY For everything. For pushing me and encouraging me. It's kind of funny, because we haven't known each other long, but with you...I don't have to work at anything but just being the best version of me. JAYLEN I feel the exact same way. FANCY Jaylen, I...I can't. I'm with somebody. JAYLEN And I can respect that. FANCY Good night, JAYLEN Good night, Fancy. AMBIANCE WOMAN RED SHIRT MAN GREEN PULL And so I told him, game recognized. And you�re looking real unfamiliar right now. WOMAN Sometimes you have to let people know who�s on top. ANTHONY FANCY EVELYN Fancy BELLE FANCY No. Hey mama ! Look, the rehearsal dinner is going to be amazing. EVELYN No come with me to get some more champagne. FANCY Okay AMBIANCE EVELYN Fancy, I'm so proud of you. FANCY For what mama ? EVELYN For finally choosing something that brings you joy and gives you purpose. FANCY Thank you mama. I'm excited and little scared. I mean I have to reach out to some of the relationships I've built over the years, and find some investors... EVELYN No, no, no sweetheart. There�s no reason to be scared because God's got it. FANCY Looks like I'm not the only one finding her everyday joy. EVELYN Yeah I know, the other night I decided to get loud with God, and he got loud right back! FANCY EVELYN FANCY And? EVELYN AMBIANCE EVELYN honey, I'm at peace. With everything. FANCY Mama! Sometimes we got to follow what we think God is saying to us. I men, that�s why I was so sure about the decision I made to set out on my own. Not only did I listen to God, but I felt Daddy's support. EVELYN Amen FANCY Allelujah EVELYN JAYLEN Ms. Evelyn? AMBIANCE JAYLEN I think it's time. EVELYN FANCY Time for what ? JAYLEN EVELYN There�s a big surprise. I�m not going to tell you what it is, but it�s a big big surprise. FANCY All right mama Jaylen, about last night... JAYLEN It's ok. We're good. FANCY Okay Thank you. AMBIANCE JAYLEN Ready? May I have your attention please? Belle Anthony, I know that we�re here for your rehearsal dinner, however Miss Evelyn has something she would like to present. EVELYN Well, I know that you're all aware, that ever since I started losing my vision, I've been feeling lost, broken. For thanks to my friend Jaylen, I've been able to find my way back to art again or as Fancy just told me, "I found my everyday joy." EVELYN JAYLEN Ladies and Gentlemen, behold. VO MALE GUEST FANCY GUEST VO FEMALE GUEST BELLE Oh mama, it's beautiful! DEENA Good. Ladies and gentlemen, now this is a masterpiece! Mama�s back y�all. BELLE DEENA She's back! EVELYN JAYLEN JAYLEN See, last night is a single man. Anthony how's it feeling? ANTHONY I'm ready to hang it up! JAYLEN Okay. ANTHONY Y'all got any advice for me? MALIK Have you figured out how to handle conflicts with Belle? ANTHONY You know, I think with these Ballantine women, you just got to agree with them. MALIK He's ready! JAYLEN MALIK Cause you ain't never lied! ANTHONY Agree with everything they say JAYLEN MALIK JAYLEN MALIK RICHARD Hey. Merry Christmas, fellas! MALIK Rich! What's going on, man? You know Jaylen, right? RICHARD I do. Hey. JAYLEN Sup' RICHARD Anthony! Congratulations. ANTHONY Thank you. Thank you. RICHARD Are Fancy and the ladies inside? ANTHONY Oh yeah, they�re in there. RICHARD Okay. AMBIANCE RICHARD Fancy DEENA VO FEMALE GUEST DEENA RICHARD Fancy FANCY Richard! What are you doing here? RICHARD Hey! FANCY thought you wasn�t coming back until Belle's wedding. RICHARD Hey, I wanted to surprise you, baby. FANCY Baby, um, I have some news. VO FEMALE GUEST 2 RICHARD Me first. FANCY Okay. RICHARD I got Senior Vp! FANCY RICHARD FANCY Congratulations RICHARD FANCY I'm so proud of you. RICHARD FANCY RICHARD I couldn�t have been able to do it without you. FANCY AMBIANCE RICHARD Fancy, VO FEMALE GUEST RICHARD you and I just make sense. I know I work a lot, but I mean the point is to have someone equally as strong standing next to you. Let's do this life together, me and you, a real power couple. VO FEMALE GUEST VO FEMALE GUEST 2 VO MALE GUEST FANCY RICHARD Fancy. Will you marry me? Just say yes, and we�ll own Christmas wedding next year. FANCY Baby, I can't. I can't. RICHARD What do you mean you can�t? FANCY Let's not do this now. Just� RICHARD Why not now? I mean I think I at least deserve an explanation as to why you won't marry me. FANCY Richard, I've put so much time and support into you... RICHARD And I'm a better man for it. FANCY But I'm not a better woman because. RICHARD What do you mean? FANCY You just don't see me. And I need someone who helps me be the best version of me. And you're just not that. Sorry. BELLA Babe, put this. FANCY DEENA That was a a lot. BELLE And so tacky! I mean who does that at my rehearsal dinner? DEENA No, please... FANCY Did I just make the biggest mistake of my life? DEENA What does your gut say? FANCY He says I'm done making decisions that "look right" but don't "feel right." My whole life, y�all I've done what was expected of me, pushed forward and put everyone else first. I mean Deena, you have a husband that adores you and the most beautiful baby girl. Belle, you're about to marry the man of of your dreams and have the wedding of a lifetime. And even Mom has rediscovered the joy in doing what she loves. All of you guys have that fulfill you. And I want that too. For the first time of my life, I know what my version of joy looks like... and that wasn't it. BELLE Sis, you've always been our rock. I guess we forget that our smart, incredible strong, big sister needs us to hold her up sometimes, too. FANCY I know I made it look easy for years, but it's not. I really need ya'll right now. DEENA We need each other. FANCY What do you mean? BELLE DEENA BELLE I can't believe you still made my dress! FANCY Body DEENA Yess. Body BELLE DEENA FANCY DEENA I can't believe what a hot mess Germaine's dress was. BELLE FANCY DEENA FANCY Yeah. Listen I kept it a secret because I wanted to surprise you with the very first Original Fancy Ballantine bridal gown. DEENA BELLE DEENA BELLE How did you know that I wouldn't like his dress? FANCY Let's just say, I know my sister! DEENA BELLE FANCY BELLE Really, y�all? It feel awful. FANCY BELLE Have I really been a Bride or ? DEENA yes! FANCY yes! DEENA Yes you have. BELLE Whatever! DEENA BELLE Honestly, I just think we should do whatever it takes DEENA BELLE to be happy in this life. DEENA Yup! Because you only have one, and today you are choosing to do life with the most perfect man. BELLE I�m so proud of you. DEENA Oh thank you. I�m proud of me too. DEENA BELLE DEENA FANCY I�ll be back y�all. BELLE Well, where is she going? DEENA She want to get a man Honey. BELLE She needs to hurry it up. Come on, let�s take picture. AMBIANCE FANCY Jaylen! JAYLEN Fancy. What But what are you doing here? You supposed to be at the wedding? FANCY I know, but I wanted to make this right. JAYLEN I already told you we are good. FANCY Jaylen, The right person reminds you that your needs, dreams, and well-being is just as important as theirs. AMBIANCE JAYLEN Okay. Well what about Richard? And the proposal? FANCY Well, you walked out before I told him no. JAYLEN Wow. You finally told someone no. FANCY Yeah. And I've never had to do or be anything but myself with you. And realize now, that's the life I want. JAYLEN That's the life you deserve? VO MAN AT MARKET AMBIANCE JAYLEN Merry Christmas Fancy. FANCY Merry Christmas. PEOPLE IN MARKET VO WOMAN AT MARKET TEENAGE BOY Mr. Jaylen, VO MAN AT MARKET TEENAGE BOY you gotta girlfriend!? FANCY VO MAN AT MARKET 2 FANCY Come with me to the wedding! JAYLEN Like this? FANCY Just like that. Excuse me. VO WOMAN AT MARKET VO MAN AT MARKET 2 JAYLEN TIA My boss looks so beautiful. She'd make an even more beautiful bride, don't you think so Jayyyylen? JAYLEN you're preaching to the choir. TIA PASTOR Let�s all stand. VO FEMALE GUEST She looks amazing; Looks beautiful; Oh my god, that dress is gorgeous; Look at that dress. So good. Oh god. VO MALE GUEST BELLE BELLE Whit this ring ANTHONY I be with BELLE I love you ANTHONY I love you PASTOR Belle, your father was such an incredible mentor to me. His words were always filled such love and wisdom, and he tell me "it's love and kindness that draws them". Miss Evelyn, his spirit is with you even in this moment! And I can see him smiling on every one of us as I pronounce these words. By the power vested in me on this snowy Christmas Eve, VO MALE GUEST PASTOR VO FEMALE GUEST PASTOR I now pronounce you husband and wife. PASTOR Anthony, you may kiss your bride. VO FEMALE GUEST 2 GUEST BELLE VO FEMALE GUEST VO FEMALE GUEST 2 VO MALE GUEST VO FEMALE GUEST EVELYN All right, my gorgeous daughters, come take a picture with your gorgeous mother. DEENA EVELYN ALL Merry Christmas!