Tyler Perry's Finding Joy (2025) Movie Script
1
Who they came to see? Me
Who rep like me?
Don't make me get up out my seat
Uh, oh
Uh, oh
Who let my goons out that house?
Uh, huh, who?
Who let my goons out that house?
Uh, uh, who?
Oh
Oh
Who let my goons...
You think we would've gotten
better seats.
You mean a seat?
Uh...
That is 100% Joy's design.
Pat-Treek is stealing
all her stuff.
A-And that one is from her design book
back in 2012 in college.
She says she paying her dues.
Right. By letting Pat-Treek take
all the credit and make millions.
Meanwhile, he treating her like hell.
She looking over here.
I don't care... Oh.
Hey, friend.
Don't say nothing else.
-It don't make no damn sense.
-Don't say nothing else.
Who let these goons out the house?
Uh, huh, who?
And look at this.
Can you believe that? Look at him.
He blowing kisses now?
Well, she says they are dating.
Girl, we her roommates.
We would know.
She always calling him,
he don't never call her back.
She invites him everywhere,
he never invites her.
Well, he spent the night that one time.
I mean, that is something.
On our couch.
Why are you giving her false hope?
-I believe in love.
-Gir...
I do.
And she is lonely.
That ain't no reason to encourage
her to be with a man that ain't into her.
She need to stop reading
all them damn romance novels.
Ain't no man like it is
in them damn books.
I'm hearing whispers
Oh...
What, is she pregnant?
Who let my goons out that house?
Uh, huh, who?
And what is the holdup? We need to move.
What is this yellow scarf?
You would've fallen
if you didn't eat.
What was that yellow thing?
I was taking some initiative.
Are you Pat-Treek?
No.
I am Pat-Treek!
-Yes, you are.
-Yes, you are.
You are but a fifth-string
designer assistant.
You often forget that.
And what is this wig?
This is my hair.
Even worse.
Who wears their own hair anymore?
All right, send her. We need to move now.
Let's go, let's go!
Lend your soul to intuitions
Renaissance, new revolution
Pick me up even if I fall
Let love heal us all, us all, us all
Hey.
Hi, girl.
Joy, how are you feeling?
I'm good.
-Yeah.
-Are you s-sure?
Yeah.
Why wouldn't I be?
Because that mother...
Because he stole
your designs.
He didn't steal my designs.
I work for him, okay?
I'm paid to assist.
I love how she lies to herself.
Yeah, I saw all of those colors
and dresses in your design books
for years back in college.
They are yours.
Joy, enjoy yourself.
You know she's in a mood.
-When is she not?
-Mm.
Have you seen Colton?
Mm. He's over there.
Are y'all dating or not?
'Cause that don't look like
y'all are dating.
I told you we're taking it slow.
Ah, hell.
He just got out of a relationship,
and I just had, like,
-a bad...
-A bad breakup.
Remember?
He just don't seem
to be into you.
-Damn.
-I'm sorry.
-Do you have to be so blunt?
-Yes.
Okay, are we keeping this up?
I'm just tired of you letting
people walk all over you.
Joy, we are not in college anymore, girl.
This is the real world.
And you holding onto this dream
that Pat-Treek is gonna one day
give you your own line
because you work for him?
Look at him.
That man is all about hisself.
One day you will see.
My name will be up there,
Joy Lynne Designs.
This will be my party.
Just have to be patient.
-Mm-hmm.
-Oh, more drama, three o'clock.
Mm.
-Hi.
-Hi.
-Ashley, Littia, hi.
-Hi.
So I saw you was over there
with the models.
Yeah, yeah, I know the brunette.
She's from Jackson.
-Oh, really? Mm-hmm.
-Oh.
-Yeah.
-And you think that's appropriate?
What do you mean?
I mean, you and Joy are dating.
Stop, Littia.
What?
Come on, Joy knows
how special she is to me.
She'll always be my best woman.
Mmm.
What the hell does that even mean,
"best woman"?
Well, you know how people have
a best man, right?
When we first met, we got along great.
We watch sports together,
she gives me great advice.
-Sports.
-She's just...
she's like one of the guys.
In a... a beautiful package.
Aw...
As a matter of fact, I-I think it's time
we take this to the next level.
Ah, see? See? Told you.
Next level.
Well, well, don't you got to start
at level one first?
Um...
I want you to come to Colorado
with me for the holidays.
-Really?
-Yeah. Yeah, look.
I know you don't have
family here, all right,
so come with me.
I want you to meet my family.
I'd love to go.
Wait. Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Do your mama be making tea?
Sure, yeah.
Oh, she is going
to a sunken place.
-Stop.
-Littia.
I'm just...
Girl, don't go.
And, um, when we get there,
I have a surprise for you.
I just want my family to be present
when I ask you.
Ask her...?
-Ask her what?
-Yeah.
Oh, you know what, I got to get going.
I'm supposed to meet my friend James
in DC tonight.
Yeah, his dad's plane leaves
in the morning.
So, um, I'll get you a ticket
for a flight.
-Mm.
-So, she-she can't get on
this dad's plane?
I have to wrap this up, so it's-it's fine.
-All right.
-What?
Ladies, you have a wonderful evening.
-Bye.
-Get home safe, okay?
Oh, he wants
to ask you something.
What do you think he wants to ask you?
Like, marriage?
No, he-he likes to go in steps,
so maybe to be his girl. I don't know.
I don't trust him.
You don't trust anyone.
Not anyone white, for sure.
Look, I told you,
don't give up on Black men.
Can we just dance, please?
-Please.
-Yes. Mm-hmm.
I need another drink.
-Sure.
-Cheers.
Hey.
Girl, I hope you're all packed.
I have to get the car
back to my aunt, so...
let's hurry this up
'cause you know she can get tricky.
-Almost done.
-Hurry up.
Morning, Littia.
What's with the glasses?
Hungover and high.
But I feel like reading.
It says here that
"the hottest part of Pat-Treek's line
was his use of color in the three dresses.
It's as if he had a fresh new eye."
That would be your two eyes.
This is in Fashion Fashion.
They own his designs.
The guy who wrote this article, Claiborne,
he needs to know that these are yours.
She still talking?
'Cause I'm packing, okay?
Joy, how are you so calm about this?
I know you hate that job.
And that man.
You don't understand this world.
Okay, so Pat-Treek paid his dues
under Claiborne,
and I'm paying my dues under him.
There you go.
You come in here crying and screaming
every night about this job.
And then you run off and bury your face
in these romance novels for escape.
And ice cream.
Okay, I got to go
'cause y'all are ruining my zen.
And now you running off to Colton
like you in one of those novels
so that you don't have to face this job
and this man stabbing you in the back.
You think he'll like this?
I do. But you know
it's gonna be cold there, right?
Yeah, I looked up the weather,
but I need to be sexy.
Oh, and frostbitten.
Ooh. I'm so excited.
Hello.
Okay, ignore Littia,
but don't get your hopes up too high.
Look, I already know
that you don't like this, Littia.
But it's not even like that.
Look, we y...
What is that?
The sun. It's called light.
We your friends, okay?
When you meet a guy, you get lost
in this whole fantasy in your head.
Like in them books you be reading.
This type of shit
don't happen in real life for us, okay?
-Are you calling me delusional?
-No.
No. That's-that's not
what she's saying at all.
-Right.
-She's just a little concerned about you.
That's all.
For example,
when Antonio broke your heart...
-Mm-mm.
-...you went into this whole
downward spiral.
-Littia.
-You was tripping.
And then you met that little hobbit Taylor
from Nebraska,
and now you meet a dude from Colorado?
Why you can't just meet
a nice nigga from the Bronx?
You know, big, swole.
Oh, like you have?
All I'm saying is, all of a sudden,
he wants you to meet his family?
You better watch your organs, girl,
'cause they just might try to take them.
And wait, hold up, should I bring up Mark?
-Ooh, damn. She sniped you.
-Who was married
and had all them Instagram hoes.
-Don't get me started.
-Okay, she got you, sis.
Sorry.
Oh. Oh, okay.
Well, how about I talk about Donald?
-No. Okay, see, no.
-Oh.
-Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
-Don't bring me into this,
-because Donald...
-Whatever.
-...had good credit.
-Don't, don't come for me.
All that to say we have had
our share, so Colton's fine.
I've put pressure on men before,
and it didn't work,
so I'm trying something different.
And, you know, when you let men
be who they are
and you don't... you don't expect
anything, it-it takes the drama out of it.
It's a, um...
-It's a...
-Uh, a cop-out?
Relationships are not supposed to be hard.
When they're hard, you're forcing it.
But you got to at least be in one to...
Okay, so I-I see that
you're not happy for me,
so, and I don't want to argue with you,
so I'm not gonna do this with you.
Okay, let's not argue.
Let's just go to the airport. Yeah?
Hey there.
-Hi. Hi.
-Hi.
So glad to see you.
-Hi. You must be...
-Oh, this is my dad, David.
-Hi.
-Nice to meet you.
Is that your only bag?
Yeah.
I was telling my dad
how much you were into fashion.
He swore you would've had a lot of bags.
Well, normally,
women from the big city, they...
What did I tell you, Dad?
She's not like normal women.
She's... like one of the guys.
Son, that dress is not one of the guys.
You must be cold.
Let's get you into the car. Come on.
-I'll take that for you.
-Okay.
Can't wait for you to meet my mom
and everyone else.
It's beautiful here.
Yeah, we do love it.
Still can't believe Colton,
can't believe you left.
And thank you, thank you for, uh,
helping him navigate.
Oh, he'll be fine.
You taught him well.
Son, how you feeling?
Cool. Literally.
It was hard to love you
when the writing was on the wall
It was hard to let go
when I gave you my all
And now I can plainly see
that you're not fooling anyone
You're not fooling me
Yeah
Welcome to the Whipliton family home.
This is so beautiful.
It's like everywhere you turn
is a snow globe.
I'll get your bag.
-Hi! I'm Wynona, Colton's mom.
-Hi.
Hi. I'm Joy.
Oh, yes, you are Joy.
We know who you are.
And it looks like you got in just in time.
We are expecting the worst snowstorm
of the season.
I mean, they are saying
it could be, like, 60 inches.
-Sixty? Oh, my God.
-Yes. It's gonna be awful.
-Hi. I'm Heather.
-Hi.
We've heard so many
great things about you.
Oh, come here.
Oh, goodness, we need to get you inside.
In the thin little coat
and little slip dress.
Let the men take care of the bags.
Come on in.
Oh.
This is a beautiful house.
-Mm.
-So cozy.
Oh, thank you.
We love it here.
And I made you some hot chocolate.
-That will warm you up.
-Thank you.
How was the flight?
-Oh, it was great.
-Good.
Thank you so much, Joy,
for taking care of our Colton.
Yeah, we were so worried about him
being off in New York.
It was terrible to think about.
He didn't know anyone out there.
Yeah, but then he told us he had met you.
Said you were tough as nails.
Tougher than the guys, too.
Uh, he never stopped
talking about you.
Yeah, we are so grateful.
Okay, ladies, let's not overwhelm her.
Room is right at the top of the stairs.
-I'll put your bag in there for you.
-Would you like to freshen up?
I know that was a long flight.
-Yeah, I would...
-Okay.
W-W-Wait, wait. I-I want to do this now.
-Uh, she just got here, Colton.
-Come on, Mom.
Not having an answer is killing me.
Okay, wait, I have to record this.
Wait, do you want to get her...
No, okay, just go ahead, go ah...
-David, come on down. Hurry up.
-Yeah.
I'm coming. Hold on.
What is going on?
Well, I've known you
for a couple months now,
and, listen, I feel closer with you
than anyone I've ever met.
Closer than the guys
or anyone I grew up with here.
I'm just hoping you'll say yes.
I want you to be my best girl.
Well, my best man.
For my wedding.
Oh. Sorry?
Heather said yes.
I want you to be my best man.
What do you say, Joy?
Oh...
Oh. Oh.
Oh, I...
-Yeah. Yeah.
-Dad, she said yes.
Oh.
-You have made us so happy.
-Oh.
Oh, honey, are you okay?
No, it was just a-a long flight.
Can I, can I go to my room?
Oh, I told you that this would be too much
excitement for her. I told you.
-You-you go ahead.
-Okay.
It's right up the stairs,
the door on the right, okay?
-Okay.
-You freshen up for a bit,
and we'll tell you all about
the wedding plans later.
Okay, okay.
Thanks, Dad. Thanks, Dad.
Oh, what a day.
What I wouldn't give to be you right now.
I need a flight, I need a flight,
I need...
a flight.
Okay. What's going on? You know
we cannot wait to hear all about it.
Tell us everything.
Joy?
What's wrong?
You were right.
What you mean?
Please don't do the "I told you so" thing.
I-I would never do that.
Ashley, you would never do that.
Okay, 'cause I would.
What happened?
I got to get out of here.
He has a fiance.
What?
Come again?
Enjoy this, Littia.
He invited me to meet his parents
so that he could ask me
to be his best man at his wedding.
-Go ahead and laugh, Littia.
-Don't you laugh.
-No, no, no.
-You better not laugh.
That's-that's-that's not funny.
So you're just gonna wait until I hang up?
I-I got to go to the bathroom.
Littia. Litt...
Are you okay?
I just, I can't look at them.
I-I have to get out of here.
Okay, let's just find you a flight.
I've been looking for flights.
There are none.
I-I'm just gonna rent a car, and I'm gonna
head back home for Christmas.
Joy, you're like 2,000 miles away
from New York.
I don't care.
Can you please just
not do anything stupid?
I just need to go.
All right, how about you go to the
ticket counter and see what they can do?
Wait. Wait, wait, wait.
Uh, for real, seriously,
okay, when you get to the airport
and you go to the counter,
-you look for a white man, okay?
-Mm.
And then you look them in the eye
and you tell them...
"My name is Tina Turner,
and I got 37 cents"
-and a Mobil card."
-This is not the time...
"My husband and I have just had a fight,
and I'll pay you back as soon as I can."
I don't even know why
we friends with her.
I'm glad you're enjoying this.
Why you... why you play so much?
-That shit funny.
-She's hurting.
I'm sorry, bitch. I'm high.
Stop smoking that Christmas-ass weed.
Get on my nerves.
Yeah, I can make it. I can make it.
I can make it. I can.
Okay.
Out of this place.
Okay.
Excuse me, excuse me.
Can you tell me how to get to the airport?
Uh, ski bus stops at this corner
in about a half hour.
All right, thank you.
-Yeah.
-Thank you.
Ma'am, this ain't the town
for that attire.
-Would you like some hand warmers?
-Yeah, thank you.
All right.
Hi. Excuse me.
When's the next flight to New York?
I'm sorry, ma'am.
We won't be having any flights
in or out for a few days,
maybe even a week.
We're expecting the worst snowstorm
in years.
Why-why are you smiling?
We like to be very happy around here.
I can try to call the hotel for you,
but everyone is overbooked.
You're still smiling.
If you're cold, you can warm up
in the warming lounge.
Stop smiling.
Are you okay?
Hi. I need to rent a car.
I'm sorry, but all of our four-wheel drive
vehicles are rented out.
Do you have anything?
We have one left.
That one.
I'll take it.
Okay, well, you're not gonna get very far,
and you'll have to be...
I-I'll take it, I'll take it.
-Okay, but it's only two-wheel drive, so...
-Yeah, I'll take it.
Okay, well, you're gonna have
to stay local in the Ouray area...
Just give me the car.
Okay.
I hope you know what you're doing.
-It's not safe out there with...
-I'll-I'll figure it out.
-Okay.
-Thank you.
It's going to be a really bad storm...
Lady, I hear you, okay?
-Okay.
-Thank you.
Can I have your credit card, please?
I'd like to fill this out
and then give you my credit card.
Hey.
Don't hang up. Littia's not on the phone.
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
I'm driving back to New York.
Joy, do you know how to drive in snow?
I-I don't care, okay? I-I don't.
Okay, why don' t you just pull over,
get a hotel and wait to get a flight?
No, they don't know
when I'll be able to leave here.
I need to go, and I need to go now.
Uh...
Okay.
Look, I know Littia is on the phone.
-I am.
-And if you say one thing,
-I...
-I-I'm...
I'm not, okay?
But I didn't want to say anything
to upset you, but we don't like this.
Look, I'm fine.
You can track my phone, okay?
I just, I'll call you later.
I just don't feel like talking.
This is some bullshit.
She out there lost.
Yeah, but she always doing
some stupid shit like this.
I can still hear you.
Oh, sh... We love you.
We love you so mu...
Motherf...
-Why the hell you...
-I don't... I forgot she was on the phone.
Damn, that's why she don't
barely like me now.
It's not my fault.
Turn right.
In half a mile, turn left.
This does not seem right.
U-turn in 56 miles.
What?
The road has ended.
This thing.
Great, Joy. Great.
Ooh!
What the hell?
Great.
Damn navigation.
What in the world?
You're kidding me, right?
You're kidding me.
What the hell
have I done with my life?!
Oh, my God! Oh!
God, you send me to hell?
I repent for hating my life.
Where are my clothes?
Oh, Lord, my grandma warned me
about a hell like this.
I'm kidnapped!
Uh...
Help!
Help! Help!
Help!
Help! Help! Help!
Help! Help!
Help!
Help!
-Help!
-There ain't nobody around for miles.
You... you should come on back inside.
Help!
I know it's looking good out here,
but that storm is right over the mountain.
Help!
-Help!
-All right.
Help!
Yeah, it-it's really cold out there.
Sit by the fire, get warm.
You don't want to get frostbite.
Here.
It's just a blanket.
If-if you don't know by now, you're safe.
All right?
Are you a serial killer?
I look like one?
Well, I'm-I'm not. I'm not.
Where am I?
Ouray County. Colorado.
Oh, God, I need to get...
Look.
I-I know you're trying to get out of here,
but there's a storm coming
over the mountain any minute now.
So... you kind of have to trust me.
I'm all you got.
What's your... what's your name?
Joy.
Joy. That's my name.
Who are you?
Uh, Ridge.
Ridge Philips.
How did I get here?
You don't remember?
I...
I-I was lost, and then...
My car... Oh.
I was out hunting, and I...
I saw your car going around in circles.
Tried to get your attention,
but it just kept going and going,
and then...
it went into the lake.
I mean, you-you-you went through the ice.
I had to...
You risked your life to save me.
You saved my life.
Thank you.
I mean, you say that like I had a choice.
Well, thank you,
if-if you're not a serial killer.
Save you to kill you later?
No.
Hey, look, look, look.
A-As soon as this storm passes,
I'll get you back to town.
It's just... it's gonna be a bad one,
so it might be a minute.
So just hunker down,
stay by the fire, keep warm.
I'll take care of you.
Uh, what's your shoe size?
Seven.
Um...
You mind...?
I got to...
Just...
Yeah.
Uh, these'll be a little bit big,
but they should work.
You-you just keep extra
women's clothes around here?
They'll keep you warm.
Damn.
What? You know I wake and bake.
Don't get mad.
No, not that.
What?
Okay, so you went to sleep last night,
but I was up tracking Joy's phone,
and then her phone just stopped tracking.
I don't know what's going on, girl.
-It-It's a lot of mountains where she at.
-Mm-hmm.
I'm sure she's fine.
It's all right. Relax.
How you know?
'Cause I can feel it.
Girl, you high. You can't feel anything.
You need to relax.
I'm sure she's fine, okay?
Give her a second.
I don't like this.
She's beautiful.
Who is this?
Are these her clothes?
Oh, I'm sorry.
I think I made your candle go out.
Uh, just-just leave it.
No, no, I'll just relight it.
There you go.
You know, from the time I got here,
I haven't met one Black person,
and the only one there is
saved me from a frozen lake?
I mean, for all I know,
I could be dead.
I could've drowned,
and you could be like Jesus.
I could be in Heaven.
Well, I'm-I'm nobody's Jesus, trust me.
And you're not dead.
I mean, how would I know?
Can't call anyone.
Well, you know because
I'd like to think that Heaven
is a bit nicer than this hunting cabin.
You don't have any TV or social media?
-No. None of that.
-Oh.
It's just me, nature and God.
Mm.
That sounds hard and lonely.
No.
It's freeing.
No distractions.
What are you cooking?
Rabbit stew.
Oh, I-I'm vegan.
You gonna die.
There's nothing green
to eat around here.
I have some canned beans.
That'll work.
So, this is home for you?
Yeah.
I live in New York, but I'm from Oakland.
That makes sense.
Well...
I-I don't know if I should take that
as a compliment.
Well, the... the women around here
are just a little different.
They know not to be in a storm
in a two-wheel drive vehicle.
Where were you going anyway, huh?
I got lost, and, um,
the GPS wasn't working.
I was headed back to New York.
What, from Colorado?
I-In that car?
Okay, it wasn't the best idea,
but I-I had to get away.
Didn't care how I got away.
What was that?
Avalanche patrol.
They shoot off canons
to keep the snow from piling too high.
So, you-you have no phone?
Like, wh-what happens
in case there's an emergency?
Like you almost drowning?
Well, we worked that out, didn't we?
Look, uh, I don't mean to be rude...
...but I need to ask you something.
Are you mentally stable?
What?
Yeah.
Wait, why-why would you ask me that?
I mean, driving out there in this?
And that car...
Well, I could say the same about you.
Out here in the middle of nowhere, alone.
You could be running from something, too.
Beans will be ready in a minute.
Are you coming down
for breakfast?
We let you sleep through dinner.
Yeah, my dad said you'd be tired.
Joy?
Where is she?
I don't know.
Call her.
Yeah, okay.
Oh, I must've missed a text.
"Sorry I had to leave."
Why would she leave?
I don't know.
Why is the window open?
There's no way
she went out of the window.
Doesn't she know
there's a big storm coming?
Yeah. My mom told her.
We better go tell your parents.
It's not good?
Huh?
No, no, it's-it's fine.
Where's the restroom?
Wait, is that an outhouse?
Yeah.
Oh, no, it's fine.
I'll just... I'll just hold it.
I...
Look...
It's gonna be a long few days.
You're not gonna eat meat,
you're not gonna use the outhouse?
Well, I-I don't have any bottled water,
so sorry.
How long, uh, before the storm passes?
Uh, I don't know.
This a bad one.
Could be a few days.
I mean, could be a week.
A week?
I mean, before we can
get out of here, yeah.
Look, I don't know if you noticed,
but we're not on a major road, so...
there's no snowplows up here.
So you have no way to call anyone,
no radio, no nothing?
No.
Why?
I like it that way.
Huh.
Yeah.
Can I hike out of here?
Hike?
Like, back to Ouray?
Yeah.
No. You'd be dead by morning.
Unless... unless that's what you want.
I am not suicidal.
The way you were driving out there,
I don't know.
Okay, can we not do this?
Okay.
Then stop asking me so many questions.
Look, the-the-the best thing to do
is to just stay put here
till the storm passes.
Then we will hike down to my truck,
and I will drive you into Ouray.
It's about 12 miles down the mountain.
Great.
What is up with you?
I mean, this is crazy.
Like, there's nothing here.
There's no people, no noise.
Who does this?
I only heard of the Unabomber
doing something like this,
not some Black man.
Gosh, you're so weird.
I've had enough people call me weird
in my life.
I don't need it from a stranger.
Look, you are a guest in my house...
...and the way I see it,
I'm the only thing keeping you alive.
So you might want to lay off.
It's for hunting.
I don't like guns.
Well, we got to eat.
Look, I'm trying to be nice to you.
I have only enough rations for myself.
I wasn't expecting you.
And, uh...
I came up here to be by myself, so this...
If you don't mind, this is just a lot.
Try not to touch anything, all right?
Way to go, Joy.
Piss off the Black lumberjack with the gun
when nobody knows where you are.
What an asshole.
How long we been sitting here?
You think we should call the police?
Yes.
-Nine nineteen.
-Mm.
Okay. What part of Colorado
did she say she was in?
The white people part.
Mm. That's Denver, right?
-That's the whole thing.
-Okay.
I'm gonna look at
the whole thing, then.
Wait, wait, wait.
You got Colton's number?
-Yeah.
-You do?
-I do.
-Okay, look.
You remember my password?
Why would I have your password?
It's the face... Do the face I.D.
Oh. You think she gonna recognize me?
I'm high.
Here.
Okay. It opened, right?
I think so.
Girl.
-What I'm looking for again?
-Colton's number.
Oh, Col... All right.
Call Colton.
-I think she...
-You don't have his number, do you?
-Oh.
-Girl, you get on my damn nerves.
-Damn.
-I'm gonna go find Colton's number.
I thought this was my ph... o-other phone.
Wait. Who is Colton?
Okay. Okay.
Okay.
On three, Joy. One.
Two.
Three.
Hey, is anybody there?
-I'm dying here.
-Hey.
W-Was the seat wet when you sat on it?
What do you mean?
Yeah, everything was wet.
Okay, well, you should've dried it off.
How was I supposed to know that?
You never saw the movie A Christmas Story
where the kid gets his tongue
stuck to a pole?
What are you talk... What? Help me.
I'm stuck and I'm freezing.
Look, I got some warm coffee in my pouch.
I can get you out,
but I got to come in there.
What do you mean you got to come in...
This is going from worse to worser.
Listen, you need to make a decision,
all right?
Temperature's really gonna drop
when the sun goes down.
God, uh, fine.
-But keep your eyes closed.
-Okay.
I said eyes closed.
You forget I already done seen you naked.
God, this is so humiliating.
Okay. All right.
Okay, I'm not looking. Trying not to look.
Okay, okay.
Okay. Come on.
Okay, get out, get out, get out.
-Get-get out, get out.
-Damn.
Get out of here!
Sheriff's office.
Hi. Um...
we have a friend who traveled to Colorado,
and now she's missing.
-Yeah.
-Excuse me?
Our friend,
yeah, sh-she went down there
to visit a white man
named Colton.
You know him?
Well, this is Ouray.
We have lots of Coltons.
We need you to be more specific, ma'am.
Now, what city is-is he from?
Yeah, we don't really know.
I was trying to track my friend's phone
and get his last name, but...
I mean, last time we tracked her phone,
she was right outside of Ouray.
Okay.
Uh... what else?
I don't know.
I could drop you the pin information.
Uh, let me get you an officer,
and he can take your full report.
Okay. Thank you.
It's been too long, friend.
It's been too long, okay?
-Okay. I'm trying to stay calm.
-And I know she would've called us by now.
-She dead, friend.
-No, no, no. Don't say that.
I'm trying to stay calm,
and you're making me upset.
Here, hit this weed.
Girl, you cannot say that
with po-po on the phone.
He in damn Colorado. Weed legal out there.
And plus, we on hold.
I am listening to you.
Ma'am, are you doing illegal drugs?
Put this out.
Wait, we in New York. He can't arrest us.
Yeah,
but he thinks we're high.
Why are you whispering?
He coming to get us.
Do you have a pen and some paper?
Uh, yeah. In that trunk right there.
Is it okay if I go into it?
I mean... I know you don't want me
to touch anything.
Ah, you're right.
I'll get it.
I'm surprised you don't have
any bigger coats out here.
What, you just like wearing hides?
You just think I'm some
ol' country cowboy, don't you?
That I'm not smart.
Something like that?
I didn't say that.
I had a coat...
that my mother gave me.
I lost it jumping in that water
to get you.
That's her picture right there.
You're wearing her clothes, actually.
She died two years ago.
She loved this cabin.
I'm so sorry.
I don't need your pity.
I-I-I should've just stayed in New York.
I'm...
I-I-I was so stupid to come here.
All for some stupid fantasy.
Hey, if you're looking for a therapist,
I'm-I'm not it.
I know, 'cause you need one.
You know what?
Why don't you just go to sleep?
Hmm?
I'm sorry.
I'm just being a brat, like, just...
Um...
My last... boyfriend cheated on me
with someone I was really close to.
And...
The one before that told me that I was...
the right girl but at the wrong time.
Just wanted to be free, you know.
I... I just always end up falling...
for guys who don't love me.
You know what that feels like?
And, no, I wasn't trying to kill myself.
I was trying to get back home
to my dead-end job
where I'm disrespected
and treated like shit and...
I just feel so stupid for coming here,
and I'm-I'm sorry that I'm just
in the middle of your life. I'm...
I'm sorry.
You don't have to be sorry
for loving somebody.
Great, Joy, great.
What are you doing?
I was getting some firewood.
Hey, no, give me this.
It's fine. Come inside.
Look, there's plenty of firewood
right there.
I'm sorry, I didn't see it.
You got my quilt all wet.
And you ripped it?
It was cold out there. I...
Can you just give it to me, please?
Just give-give it to me.
Oh.
Please sit down.
Just sit down.
I-I thought I was trying to help.
I just... I-I didn't want
the fire to go out,
and I-I thought you were sleeping.
I...
I would've been asleep if I was in my bed.
Just get some shut-eye.
We need to be able
to actually talk to the police.
Yeah, I'm trying to find Colton's number.
Oh, let me look up his Gram.
Girl, he don't got a Gram.
Do you see what I mean?
You see what I'm saying?
I don't trust nobody
that ain't on the Gram.
Okay, you know what?
As soon as this storm passes, I'm booking
a ticket to go find our friend.
Right, right.
And-and-and we should call the BFI.
The FBI.
Put-put the shit down. Put...
Just... No. Just...
Okay.
We're gonna go,
and we're gonna find our friend, okay?
Uh, I think this is it.
Yeah, yeah, that is it.
-That's it right there.
-Okay.
-Hello?
-Colton.
I'm calling the police on your ass,
and I'm telling them
that you killed our friend.
-Girl, calm down.
-I can't.
What's going on?
We have not heard from Joy.
Yeah, I haven't, either.
Okay, well, she just left your house.
Yeah, why did she leave?
Is he really this blind?
Okay, so, look,
we're trying to get a flight out of there,
but the weather is crazy right now.
Yeah, you can't right now.
The storm's pretty bad.
No shit.
Can you go look for her?
Okay. My dad and I will go
-to the sheriff's office.
-Yeah.
Yeah, well, you better do something.
And then call us back
on this number, please.
Okay, I will.
Dad!
Really?
Wha... I told you to just leave it alone.
I repaired it.
No. You can't repair it.
The stitchings aren't...
Wait.
That...
Lane stitching.
And then flat stitching over there.
Again, I'm sorry.
I'll just...
I'll sit here out of your way.
H-H-How did you know the stitching?
Well, it's Native American.
I'm...
uh, really into fashion.
Kind of want to have my own line one day.
But the-the stitching is beautiful,
and... I know the quilt
means a lot to you.
And I-I promise you,
I will... I'll stay out of your way.
I'm sorry. I...
I should...
I just,
I just got a lot of issues. I'm sorry.
None of those have to do
with killing a girl...
...from New York who's driving you crazy,
does it?
Uh...
My mother made me this quilt.
It's the last thing she gave me
before she died.
I'm so sorry.
No, but you-you...
...you repaired it perfectly.
How...?
The stitching, it was taught to her
by a friend of ours in the Navajo Nation.
But did you see this part right here?
Oh.
Her name was Joy.
Yeah.
So ever since you got here,
I've been, like, wondering,
what in the angels in Heaven
is going on here?
That's a lot of coincidence, right?
If you believe in that kind of thing.
Look, I...
I know I was being an asshole.
But this-this time of year is hard for me.
My mother loved the holidays.
She died two days before Christmas.
But, uh, she loved it.
She loved Christmas, she loved
Thanksgiving, she loved New Year's.
She just loved getting us all together.
Thank you...
for repairing it.
It's the least I can do.
You know what?
I'm understanding you now.
Yeah.
Hey, if you were at home right now,
what would you be doing?
I don't know.
Somewhere drinking with my friends.
You don't talk about your parents?
I never met them.
Uh, I'm a foster kid,
so I don't have any sisters or brothers.
That must've been hard.
Mm, that's life, you know.
But my girls, Littia and Ashley,
are my family, so...
How about you?
Well, I got two brothers,
but, uh, we don't talk anymore.
When my mom died,
my dad got remarried six months later.
My brothers were cool with him moving on.
I wasn't.
So now, every holiday, they go back
to the old house we was all raised in,
but it just feels wrong.
So I come here.
So... you think your mom would
want you out here alone?
No.
Maybe that's why you're here.
My-my friends
are probably going crazy.
Yeah?
-Mm.
-What do you think they're doing?
Well, Ashley is probably
pacing the floor worried about me,
and Littia is probably so high
that she can't even function.
When things get hard for her,
she gets high.
Yeah, she likes the weed.
Do you get high?
No.
But I drink every now and then.
What I would give
for a glass of wine right now.
That looks strong.
Yeah.
So go easy on it.
I want to warn you
that I talk a lot when I drink.
You talk a lot anyway.
Okay, okay.
Oh, I see. You-you one of them
"I need my latte" New Yorkers.
-Mm.
-Right? Yeah.
You're-you're a "I'm a vegan
and I wear yoga pants" New Yorker.
-Oh!
-That's you.
-No, I see it now.
-Uh-uh. Mm.
That's what you think of me?
Yeah, I mean,
that's-that's the impression that I got.
-I'll have you know...
-Mm.
-I paid my way...
-Oh.
...through design school...
-Okay.
-...and I interned
for, uh, Anna Wintour and Tom Ford,
and I was bemused
by their influence in...
You have no idea what I'm saying, do you?
No.
No.
No, no, you know what?
I've heard of Tom Ford.
-Yeah.
-He makes trucks, right?
No, wrong Ford.
I'm-I'm kidding. I'm kidding.
No, I-I don't know fashion.
That's not really what
we do around here, so...
I've been dying to ask you this.
Um...
-Mm-hmm.
-You just seem so...
You're still trying to figure out
how I got here.
In this cabin.
Yes.
You know,
there have been Black
cattle ranchers... for years.
My family is one of them.
We go back hundreds of years on this land.
Wow. I didn't know.
Yeah, well, I guess we're even
'cause, uh, I thought
I had you pegged, too.
Yeah, I bet you like country music.
I do.
D-Do you?
Yeah, when Beyonc sings it.
Hey, cheers to that. That's...
That's good stuff.
I've heard it, I've heard it.
-Mmm.
-I haven't heard it.
Mm, mm. I know.
Well...
I just want to say this to you,
at the risk of you being mad at me.
Say what?
From what I gather,
you strike me as the strong
and silent type.
Emphasis on strong.
Maybe you should just visit the house
and see how you feel.
As much as you shared with me
about your mother,
it seems like she wouldn't
want you out here
alone and longing for things
to be different, missing her.
She'd want you to be with your family.
You don't have to say anything now.
Just-just think about it.
I understand you a little bit now,
so it helps to talk about it.
Says who?
Says the girl who had foster parents
who were awful.
Who was forced to forgive them
so she could be free.
It's not good to keep it
bottled up inside.
Hmm.
Well, now I get to ask you something.
Oh, Lord.
So, who is he?
The guy?
What's his name,
made you come all the way to Ouray?
Colton.
Uh, Colton, uh, Wh-Whipiltet?
Wh-Wh-Whip-Whiperstins? Whipliton?
-Something like that, right?
-No, don't tell me you know him.
Oh!
Oh, it all makes sense.
I remember him, yeah.
What?
When he moved to New York, his folks were
a little worried about him because he...
I mean, he-he played a lot of football,
so we don't know
what's going on upstairs now.
God.
It makes so much sense now.
No, he's a great guy.
-He was just clueless about how I felt.
-Yeah.
And...
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
Now I feel dumb.
Well, you shouldn't. You shouldn't.
No, I mean, I just...
I read all these romance novels,
and I think that one day I'll meet
my Prince Charming, and it's just...
Yeah.
Yeah, uh...
and that's why romance
is not really my thing.
-So you're single?
-Yeah.
I wonder why, Mr. Mountain Man.
Not a lot of girls can handle
their men disappearing for months on end.
I have tried it, and it has never worked.
Mm, months can be hard.
Yeah, but I-I don't know,
this is what I need to do to recharge.
And if I didn't come out here...
...I wouldn't have seen you and...
Saved me.
Thank you.
Yeah.
I think you might've been worth it.
Messing up your tranquility and all.
Um...
I think, uh, I better turn in.
Yeah, um...
even though I don't know what time it is,
it feels late.
Yeah, it is.
Uh, good night.
Good night.
No. We called the sheriff.
He's gonna come visit us
as soon as the storm breaks.
Look, we are
trying to get on a plane, okay?
-It's been seven days.
-Seven days.
I'm sure Joy is fine.
All right, she's very resourceful.
And there are a lot of good people
around here.
Look, we're really worried about her.
I know. I am, too.
All we want is our friend, okay?
That's it.
We know. We know.
Okay, well, we can get a flight
to Salt Lake City.
You won't be able to find her.
All right, we just have to wait it out.
I know she's okay.
I know it.
He had me pick out
all the green candy...
-What?
-...from three bags.
His favorite color is green.
And you cannot look him
in his eyes, so you have to
-present it to him like this.
-That's... that's controlling.
-I... I swear it that happened.
-It did not.
-His name is Pat-Treek.
-Oh, uh...
And he is the worst boss ever.
Well, you-you-you shouldn't let
anybody treat you like that.
I know, but that's just,
that's how the industry goes, you know.
I mean, I don't know much about fashion,
but I-I'm sure you're great at your job.
-Hmm.
-I've seen your sketches.
Wait, so he just stole them?
Mm.
Didn't change a color, anything.
Yeah, sad. Yeah.
No, you got to,
you got to tell them the truth.
And ruin my future?
Well, I mean,
it doesn't sound like much of a future
in a city that just swallows
people up like that.
Hmm.
That's New York.
-You got to pay your dues.
-And apparently,
not tell the truth.
I mean, I... I can't handle being lied to.
Mm.
Who lied to you?
No, no.
Don't close up on me
and be the brooding cowboy.
Tell me.
I-I think you had enough of that.
Don't you?
-I think so.
-No.
And you need more.
No, you know, it's pretty strong stuff,
so I-I'll take care of this for you.
-I can hold my own.
-Mm.
-I was in a sorority.
-Oh, yeah?
Okay, okay, okay.
So, tell me.
It's just this girl I was in love with.
Who, uh, wanted somebody else
but never told me.
She lied about it up until the day
I caught them together.
Mm.
But, you know, I'm-I'm over it now.
-You're not over it.
-Yeah, I am.
Why you say that?
Um...
'Cause I'm not over what my ex did to me.
It's just...
I mean, I'm a good woman.
I-I really am.
I... I'm smart,
I am semi-attractive.
Yes, somewhat, just somewhat.
You don't understand,
when I am in New York,
I don't leave the house
without my hair and makeup on point.
That sounds exhausting.
I-I don't think
I want to see you like that.
Yes, you do. I look good.
No, you...
here, with none of that on,
by this fire...
I mean, that-that-that's beautiful.
What?
You think I'm beautiful?
Yeah.
Yeah, you're beautiful.
Why... Wait, why does this surprise you?
You were so mean to me.
Yeah, I know.
I know, and I shouldn't have been. I...
It's just this time of year
is hard for me.
I-I came up here to be alone, too,
so I just...
I've been down this road before
Hey, I didn't want to be thinking about
a beautiful woman being here.
But it's not the same as last time
A different place, an open door
I've been waiting for this...
Again,
-I...
-No, no, no, no.
I'm-I'm really glad that you're here now.
-But I'm still sitting here...
-I mean, this...
This-this has been really nice.
I guess it's complicated
Something that is so good
could disappear...
Well...
I, um, better get some shut-eye,
as you would say. Mm.
Yeah.
Wow, I-I can't believe
I've been here for a few days.
Yeah, it's-it's been a week.
Wow.
It-it only feels like a couple days.
That's...
I feel that, too.
Mm.
Well, good night, Ridge.
And thank you.
Yeah.
Good night, Joy.
You said you'd love me through it all
But my past has told me
my belief is my downfall
Argued with myself
about the things
I thought were good for me
But I found it in something else
'cause I...
Look, we-we both had a lot of hooch,
and, um...
well, I-I'm trying to be a gentleman.
Oh.
You're an asshole,
and now you want to be a gentleman.
I'm not sure I was...
Look, Joy...
I really want to, but I'm afraid I won't
be able to keep my hands off you.
The love I found
The love I found
The love I found
I just can't explain it...
I don't want you
to keep your hands off me.
Just can't explain it
Just can't explain it
Ah
I just can't explain it
Ah
I've been down this road before
But it's not the same as last time
A different place, an open door
Hi.
Morning.
You sleep good?
Yeah.
Yeah, real good.
So, uh...
...it's, uh, clear skies out today.
I-I think we can,
we can make it to my truck.
And, uh, I can take you into town.
If-if you want.
Are you... are you serious?
That would be amazing.
God, I can't wait to get back
to civilization.
Okay.
Okay, then get dressed. I'll be outside.
I can't wait to get out of here.
Mmm.
It's beautiful today.
You think we can make it?
Yeah.
Hey, are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
So, about last night.
-I...
-Look, I get it.
You were drunk.
I was drunk, too.
If you want to forget about it,
I totally understand.
Come on.
Let's start this hike.
It's so beautiful.
We're close.
Hey.
It's best if we keep moving.
Wh... I don't want to keep moving.
I want to talk to you. Stop.
Stop.
What's going on?
Nothing.
I'm just trying to get you back
to your life.
What is it?
You might as well tell me.
Look, we should keep moving.
Tell me.
You can't keep running up this mountain
and hiding
without dealing with your emotions.
-That's not what I'm trying to do.
-Then what is it?
Look, it was just sex.
Okay?
You were there.
So let me just get you
where you want to be.
Okay.
Okay.
Hey there.
Sheriff.
Oh, my God.
I'm fine.
-Oh, my God.
-I thought...
they had killed you like in Get Out.
Stop. I'm fine. I'm really fine.
-Are you sure?
-Yes.
-Okay.
-Yes.
Joy, I'm-I'm sorry.
About everything.
It's fine.
He told me everything.
And your friends told me, too,
so I know how you thought it could be.
No, it's... it's fine.
Like, stop, seriously.
I-I get it now.
Well, help me get it.
I'll tell you later.
Hey, Ridge.
Hi.
-It's so good to see you.
-Yeah.
And who the hell is that?
Oh, this is Ridge.
He actually saved my life.
-Oh.
-Huh.
Okay.
So that's why we ain't hear from your ass.
You was getting that mountain "D."
No, I already told you I lost everything.
Mm-hmm.
Lost everything while you was
chopping that wood.
-Oh, my G...
-Gained a little something.
I'm glad you found her.
Come on.
I'll get you back to town.
-Follow me.
-Wait, I need to say goodbye to him.
Well, I guess not.
Hmm.
Oh, my God, girl.
I'm just glad that you're all right.
I mean, I'm so glad.
Girl, she don't look all right.
I'm fine. Really.
Mm. You thinking about that fine-ass man.
Mm-hmm.
Now, that is something
out of one of your romance novels.
-Mm.
-How the hell you find that Black-ass man
in all that white-ass snow?
Okay, okay, so did he treat you well?
Not at first, but as the days went on,
he-he was amazing.
Mm.
Wh-What's his Gram?
He doesn't have one. Or social media.
Oh, hell.
So he a damn serial killer?
-Girl...
-No, he's... No, he's not.
He's just... he's just old-school.
I mean, it's-it's so cool that he doesn't
care about any of that stuff.
Like, he doesn't have a cell phone,
he drives to town to use the phone.
-Uh, girl, what year is it?
-Mm.
I promise you, with him, it didn't matter.
-It was so simple.
-Mm.
When you gonna talk to him again?
Mm-mm, I won't.
He was... he had too many mood swings,
and he was acting real mean
the last day, so...
Uh, excuse me.
Can we get a, uh, drink
for this one right here?
I'm sorry, ma'am.
Not in coach.
Oh. Uh-uh.
Don't
Don't have time to waste
Took me an era of my life
just to get to this place
Don't bring me close
when you need space
Selfish human being
Caught me in my feelings
Never met love,
but I hope when I meet him
I hope he's nice...
Joy.
Yeah?
Where the water's deep...
Uh, this is Claiborne Rossmore.
He owns Fashion Fashion magazine.
Oh, yes, I know your work
and your designs very well.
Thank you.
Someone is trying to smear my name.
Miss Lynne, these designs here,
did you do any of them?
Oh.
Oh, no, no, no.
These are... these are all Pat-Treek's.
See?
-I told you.
-Not so fast.
This email was sent to us
with all these drawings
and a design book from 2012,
all with your name on them.
So you don't have to protect him.
-She's not.
-Pat-Treek.
Well?
W-Well, those are my designs,
but Pat-Treek is who made them come alive.
He added all the things
that made them a hit.
Like, if you look at,
if you look at this, you'll see...
I cannot tell you
how disappointed I am in you.
-Me?
-Yes.
We can't have someone sending emails
saying that this company is discriminating
against and ignoring the Black designers.
We know you did it.
It came from your computer.
We're gonna have to let you go.
And good luck...
ever working in this industry again.
-Uh...
-It's a real shame.
-She's gonna be so happy.
-Ooh, we making dinner.
Hi.
-What did you do?
-Oh, shit.
-Um...
-Told her not to do it.
I-I...
I... I just got tired of him trying
to play you like that, okay?
And-and reading it in the blogs and stuff.
So, I-I sent it to his bosses
and they said they would look into it.
That's good.
-I got fired.
-What?
-What?!
-Oh, yeah.
Oh, and he told me that I would never work
in this business again,
so thank you for ruining my life.
No, no, Joy, I-I didn't...
Like, what was the reason
for coming back here?
He had such a simple life,
and-and I didn't have to worry about
this stress and this bull...
Joy, I-I didn't even mean for it to...
I told you not to get into it.
Well...
Joy. Joy!
Hi.
What?
What are you doing here?
Well, uh, I-I-I went back home...
...and I spoke to my dad.
I-I took your advice, and...
...we're better now.
And I-I-I told him
and my brothers about you...
...and they told me
I should come here, so, um...
Look, we had a good week,
but I'm not gonna let you
switch up moods on me.
I can't take that right now,
so if you don't mind,
thank you for coming,
but I can't do this right now.
Wait, just-just give me five minutes,
please, just...
just-just five minutes of your time.
I promise.
Is-is there someplace we can talk?
Yeah, we're supposed to be
best friends, but she be acting like...
Joy, I'm so sorry.
You all remember Ridge?
Hi.
-Lumberjack.
-Lumberjack.
-Uh...
-Come on, come on.
-Go on about your business.
-Thank you.
-Slowly, slowly, slowly.
-Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
Get away from the door.
This city is crazy.
You're the only reason I'd even come here.
-Look, I...
-What are you doing here?
Since you left...
...I've been thinking about you every day.
Nonstop.
And I-I was wondering
if maybe you was thinking
the same about me.
Ridge, you didn't even say goodbye.
You know what?
I'm not doing this.
But you know what that was about, right?
I don't care, and I'm not guessing,
so thank you for the flowers,
but I'm not doing this.
You said you always fall in love
with people who don't love you back,
but, Joy, I love you.
I'm in love with you, Joy.
Look, I-I-I thought...
I-I thought I had it all figured out.
I-I thought...
I thought my way was the right way,
but you messed up my ability to be alone.
You...
You showed me that I was lonely.
Joy...
we lived what you thought
you could only read about.
Please forgive me...
Look, I shouldn't have said
those things to you
about what was the best night of my life.
I just, I didn't, I...
I didn't think that you wanted to...
This feels like the start...
I'm-I'm sorry. I'm...
I'm rambling, but, uh...
I'm-I'm-a stay in town tonight,
and I-I wanted you to know that.
I-I-I'll fly out tomorrow, but...
...I'm staying here for you.
Like soft clouds
Okay.
Stars at night
This feels like
the start
Outside
We're the only ones left
in the world
So... I lost my job and my career is over.
No, no.
You'll find a way.
No, I just want to get out of here
and leave all this behind.
It was so great being up there with you.
Think you can stand me for another week?
I have time now.
I think that you are angry
and frustrated at the job.
You love it
like I love trees more than people.
It was the best time of my life...
me and you out there, no issues.
I mean, we did have some issues.
I want to go with you.
I-I think this sounds like you're doing
the thing you didn't want me to do.
Running away.
I'm not running, I just...
I just don't want to be here.
Okay.
Are you sure?
Like, are you sure?
Yeah.
Then I will buy you a flight right now.
Okay.
Only if you're sure
that you want me to go.
I do.
Okay.
Okay, then.
We've been talking all night.
I need to shower and change.
Okay.
You want to see something funny?
Yeah.
-H-Hey.
-Hey, y'all.
-Hey.
-Just exercising.
-All right.
-Wait, before you go.
Um...
Damn.
Um... Ridge and I are going to Colorado
-for a week.
-Yeah.
Oh, well,
-you know, rent due this week, baby girl.
-Yeah.
I'll-I'll leave it.
So, so, when you leaving?
We're leaving now.
Oh, but... y...
What?
Well, your boss called,
and they want you
to come down to the office.
-What did you do?
-Nothing.
-Nothing.
-I swear, nothing.
I'm not going there.
-You should.
-Littia.
Well, we got time.
We could stop by.
Hmm?
You can sit over here.
-Okay.
-I don't know what this is about.
Okay.
There you are.
We've been waiting for you.
I want to talk to you.
-About what?
-Enough of this.
Is this your design book?
We had it authenticated,
and your professor,
who I went to school with,
sent me even more of your old designs.
They're exquisite.
And to think that you would
try to save Patrick.
-Pat-Treek.
-Yeah.
You have a lot of integrity, young lady.
I love your loyalty,
but it does not work in this business.
So...
I spoke to the board, and we have an idea.
Today would be his last day.
Pat-Treek Designs will now become yours.
We want young, fresh blood,
so you are the new lead designer
for Fashion Fashion magazine.
She is not.
You will never hear the end of this.
Oh, no, no, no.
That belongs to us.
Sample size.
Au revoir.
So, what do you say?
Honestly, I...
I don't think I want to be
in this business anymore.
When I dreamed of this,
I thought it would be something else.
This just isn't what I want for my life.
I'm sorry.
Are you kidding me?
-You ready?
-Yeah. Yeah.
What... so, what happened?
Oh, they offered me my own line.
Wh... H-Hold on.
So, where you going?
I didn't want to do it.
Joy... Joy.
What?
You know what?
Being up there with you,
away from all of this,
it was so good for me.
This is what you talked about
and what you dreamed about in the cabin.
Yeah, but at what cost?
I lived my life chasing fantasies
for too long.
I-I'll do my own thing
and not be in this rat race.
Look, no, Joy...
you have to do this.
Why?
This is your dream.
And I'm not gonna have you in Colorado
years down the line,
mad at me
'cause you didn't take this chance.
Wait, down the line?
I want to marry you, Joy.
I want you to be my wife, and I know that.
So, we can have Colorado
and you can work right here,
and I will be there whenever you need,
but you have to do this.
But what if I fail?
Okay, so there it is.
There it is, you're scared.
So was I till I met you.
You made me face what made me scared
and angry and sad,
and what kind of man would I be
if I didn't challenge you to do the same?
So...
So go on.
Just try.
What about you?
You don't like this place.
I will be here whenever you need.
You're gonna need a cell phone.
Yeah, anything for you. Yeah.
Come here.
Now, go on in there.
I'll be waiting for you right here, okay?
All right.
Okay.
If I'm gonna do this,
I want to be sure that we are clear
about how people are treated around here.
I'm listening.
You may kiss the bride.
I don't know how, but I know why
you're such a dream come true
But in that moment, I realize
that with you
there's nothing we can't do
-Ah, now, baby
-Oh
When we're together, it's like finally
-Yeah
-It's like something from yesterday
Ooh, ooh, ooh
There ain't no limit
to how high we can go
We're like something from outer space
-Oh, you touch my heart
-My heart
-with the way you smile
-You smile
You're a part of my day and night
Oh, to my life, you're my key
You're my wants and my needs
You are more than the song I sing
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
And together
there's nothing we can't do
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
Ain' t nobody else for me but you
Oh
In a world full of tragedy
so glad I found you
Ah
And, baby, ever since you came my way
I know your love I'll never lose
Yeah
My heart is throbbin' more
We're like Ella and Curtis Payne
Ooh, yeah
-Know when to draw
-Or when to shield
to stop our love parade
Oh, our love parade
-Our love parade
-Yeah
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
And together
there's nothing we can't do
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
Ain't nobody else for me but you
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
And together
there's nothing we can't do
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
Ain't nobody else for me but you
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
And together
there's nothing we can't do
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
Ain't nobody else for me but you
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
And together
there's nothing we can't do
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
Ain't nobody else for me but you
I'm in love with you
Who they came to see? Me
Who rep like me?
Don't make me get up out my seat
Uh, oh
Uh, oh
Who let my goons out that house?
Uh, huh, who?
Who let my goons out that house?
Uh, uh, who?
Oh
Oh
Who let my goons...
You think we would've gotten
better seats.
You mean a seat?
Uh...
That is 100% Joy's design.
Pat-Treek is stealing
all her stuff.
A-And that one is from her design book
back in 2012 in college.
She says she paying her dues.
Right. By letting Pat-Treek take
all the credit and make millions.
Meanwhile, he treating her like hell.
She looking over here.
I don't care... Oh.
Hey, friend.
Don't say nothing else.
-It don't make no damn sense.
-Don't say nothing else.
Who let these goons out the house?
Uh, huh, who?
And look at this.
Can you believe that? Look at him.
He blowing kisses now?
Well, she says they are dating.
Girl, we her roommates.
We would know.
She always calling him,
he don't never call her back.
She invites him everywhere,
he never invites her.
Well, he spent the night that one time.
I mean, that is something.
On our couch.
Why are you giving her false hope?
-I believe in love.
-Gir...
I do.
And she is lonely.
That ain't no reason to encourage
her to be with a man that ain't into her.
She need to stop reading
all them damn romance novels.
Ain't no man like it is
in them damn books.
I'm hearing whispers
Oh...
What, is she pregnant?
Who let my goons out that house?
Uh, huh, who?
And what is the holdup? We need to move.
What is this yellow scarf?
You would've fallen
if you didn't eat.
What was that yellow thing?
I was taking some initiative.
Are you Pat-Treek?
No.
I am Pat-Treek!
-Yes, you are.
-Yes, you are.
You are but a fifth-string
designer assistant.
You often forget that.
And what is this wig?
This is my hair.
Even worse.
Who wears their own hair anymore?
All right, send her. We need to move now.
Let's go, let's go!
Lend your soul to intuitions
Renaissance, new revolution
Pick me up even if I fall
Let love heal us all, us all, us all
Hey.
Hi, girl.
Joy, how are you feeling?
I'm good.
-Yeah.
-Are you s-sure?
Yeah.
Why wouldn't I be?
Because that mother...
Because he stole
your designs.
He didn't steal my designs.
I work for him, okay?
I'm paid to assist.
I love how she lies to herself.
Yeah, I saw all of those colors
and dresses in your design books
for years back in college.
They are yours.
Joy, enjoy yourself.
You know she's in a mood.
-When is she not?
-Mm.
Have you seen Colton?
Mm. He's over there.
Are y'all dating or not?
'Cause that don't look like
y'all are dating.
I told you we're taking it slow.
Ah, hell.
He just got out of a relationship,
and I just had, like,
-a bad...
-A bad breakup.
Remember?
He just don't seem
to be into you.
-Damn.
-I'm sorry.
-Do you have to be so blunt?
-Yes.
Okay, are we keeping this up?
I'm just tired of you letting
people walk all over you.
Joy, we are not in college anymore, girl.
This is the real world.
And you holding onto this dream
that Pat-Treek is gonna one day
give you your own line
because you work for him?
Look at him.
That man is all about hisself.
One day you will see.
My name will be up there,
Joy Lynne Designs.
This will be my party.
Just have to be patient.
-Mm-hmm.
-Oh, more drama, three o'clock.
Mm.
-Hi.
-Hi.
-Ashley, Littia, hi.
-Hi.
So I saw you was over there
with the models.
Yeah, yeah, I know the brunette.
She's from Jackson.
-Oh, really? Mm-hmm.
-Oh.
-Yeah.
-And you think that's appropriate?
What do you mean?
I mean, you and Joy are dating.
Stop, Littia.
What?
Come on, Joy knows
how special she is to me.
She'll always be my best woman.
Mmm.
What the hell does that even mean,
"best woman"?
Well, you know how people have
a best man, right?
When we first met, we got along great.
We watch sports together,
she gives me great advice.
-Sports.
-She's just...
she's like one of the guys.
In a... a beautiful package.
Aw...
As a matter of fact, I-I think it's time
we take this to the next level.
Ah, see? See? Told you.
Next level.
Well, well, don't you got to start
at level one first?
Um...
I want you to come to Colorado
with me for the holidays.
-Really?
-Yeah. Yeah, look.
I know you don't have
family here, all right,
so come with me.
I want you to meet my family.
I'd love to go.
Wait. Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Do your mama be making tea?
Sure, yeah.
Oh, she is going
to a sunken place.
-Stop.
-Littia.
I'm just...
Girl, don't go.
And, um, when we get there,
I have a surprise for you.
I just want my family to be present
when I ask you.
Ask her...?
-Ask her what?
-Yeah.
Oh, you know what, I got to get going.
I'm supposed to meet my friend James
in DC tonight.
Yeah, his dad's plane leaves
in the morning.
So, um, I'll get you a ticket
for a flight.
-Mm.
-So, she-she can't get on
this dad's plane?
I have to wrap this up, so it's-it's fine.
-All right.
-What?
Ladies, you have a wonderful evening.
-Bye.
-Get home safe, okay?
Oh, he wants
to ask you something.
What do you think he wants to ask you?
Like, marriage?
No, he-he likes to go in steps,
so maybe to be his girl. I don't know.
I don't trust him.
You don't trust anyone.
Not anyone white, for sure.
Look, I told you,
don't give up on Black men.
Can we just dance, please?
-Please.
-Yes. Mm-hmm.
I need another drink.
-Sure.
-Cheers.
Hey.
Girl, I hope you're all packed.
I have to get the car
back to my aunt, so...
let's hurry this up
'cause you know she can get tricky.
-Almost done.
-Hurry up.
Morning, Littia.
What's with the glasses?
Hungover and high.
But I feel like reading.
It says here that
"the hottest part of Pat-Treek's line
was his use of color in the three dresses.
It's as if he had a fresh new eye."
That would be your two eyes.
This is in Fashion Fashion.
They own his designs.
The guy who wrote this article, Claiborne,
he needs to know that these are yours.
She still talking?
'Cause I'm packing, okay?
Joy, how are you so calm about this?
I know you hate that job.
And that man.
You don't understand this world.
Okay, so Pat-Treek paid his dues
under Claiborne,
and I'm paying my dues under him.
There you go.
You come in here crying and screaming
every night about this job.
And then you run off and bury your face
in these romance novels for escape.
And ice cream.
Okay, I got to go
'cause y'all are ruining my zen.
And now you running off to Colton
like you in one of those novels
so that you don't have to face this job
and this man stabbing you in the back.
You think he'll like this?
I do. But you know
it's gonna be cold there, right?
Yeah, I looked up the weather,
but I need to be sexy.
Oh, and frostbitten.
Ooh. I'm so excited.
Hello.
Okay, ignore Littia,
but don't get your hopes up too high.
Look, I already know
that you don't like this, Littia.
But it's not even like that.
Look, we y...
What is that?
The sun. It's called light.
We your friends, okay?
When you meet a guy, you get lost
in this whole fantasy in your head.
Like in them books you be reading.
This type of shit
don't happen in real life for us, okay?
-Are you calling me delusional?
-No.
No. That's-that's not
what she's saying at all.
-Right.
-She's just a little concerned about you.
That's all.
For example,
when Antonio broke your heart...
-Mm-mm.
-...you went into this whole
downward spiral.
-Littia.
-You was tripping.
And then you met that little hobbit Taylor
from Nebraska,
and now you meet a dude from Colorado?
Why you can't just meet
a nice nigga from the Bronx?
You know, big, swole.
Oh, like you have?
All I'm saying is, all of a sudden,
he wants you to meet his family?
You better watch your organs, girl,
'cause they just might try to take them.
And wait, hold up, should I bring up Mark?
-Ooh, damn. She sniped you.
-Who was married
and had all them Instagram hoes.
-Don't get me started.
-Okay, she got you, sis.
Sorry.
Oh. Oh, okay.
Well, how about I talk about Donald?
-No. Okay, see, no.
-Oh.
-Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
-Don't bring me into this,
-because Donald...
-Whatever.
-...had good credit.
-Don't, don't come for me.
All that to say we have had
our share, so Colton's fine.
I've put pressure on men before,
and it didn't work,
so I'm trying something different.
And, you know, when you let men
be who they are
and you don't... you don't expect
anything, it-it takes the drama out of it.
It's a, um...
-It's a...
-Uh, a cop-out?
Relationships are not supposed to be hard.
When they're hard, you're forcing it.
But you got to at least be in one to...
Okay, so I-I see that
you're not happy for me,
so, and I don't want to argue with you,
so I'm not gonna do this with you.
Okay, let's not argue.
Let's just go to the airport. Yeah?
Hey there.
-Hi. Hi.
-Hi.
So glad to see you.
-Hi. You must be...
-Oh, this is my dad, David.
-Hi.
-Nice to meet you.
Is that your only bag?
Yeah.
I was telling my dad
how much you were into fashion.
He swore you would've had a lot of bags.
Well, normally,
women from the big city, they...
What did I tell you, Dad?
She's not like normal women.
She's... like one of the guys.
Son, that dress is not one of the guys.
You must be cold.
Let's get you into the car. Come on.
-I'll take that for you.
-Okay.
Can't wait for you to meet my mom
and everyone else.
It's beautiful here.
Yeah, we do love it.
Still can't believe Colton,
can't believe you left.
And thank you, thank you for, uh,
helping him navigate.
Oh, he'll be fine.
You taught him well.
Son, how you feeling?
Cool. Literally.
It was hard to love you
when the writing was on the wall
It was hard to let go
when I gave you my all
And now I can plainly see
that you're not fooling anyone
You're not fooling me
Yeah
Welcome to the Whipliton family home.
This is so beautiful.
It's like everywhere you turn
is a snow globe.
I'll get your bag.
-Hi! I'm Wynona, Colton's mom.
-Hi.
Hi. I'm Joy.
Oh, yes, you are Joy.
We know who you are.
And it looks like you got in just in time.
We are expecting the worst snowstorm
of the season.
I mean, they are saying
it could be, like, 60 inches.
-Sixty? Oh, my God.
-Yes. It's gonna be awful.
-Hi. I'm Heather.
-Hi.
We've heard so many
great things about you.
Oh, come here.
Oh, goodness, we need to get you inside.
In the thin little coat
and little slip dress.
Let the men take care of the bags.
Come on in.
Oh.
This is a beautiful house.
-Mm.
-So cozy.
Oh, thank you.
We love it here.
And I made you some hot chocolate.
-That will warm you up.
-Thank you.
How was the flight?
-Oh, it was great.
-Good.
Thank you so much, Joy,
for taking care of our Colton.
Yeah, we were so worried about him
being off in New York.
It was terrible to think about.
He didn't know anyone out there.
Yeah, but then he told us he had met you.
Said you were tough as nails.
Tougher than the guys, too.
Uh, he never stopped
talking about you.
Yeah, we are so grateful.
Okay, ladies, let's not overwhelm her.
Room is right at the top of the stairs.
-I'll put your bag in there for you.
-Would you like to freshen up?
I know that was a long flight.
-Yeah, I would...
-Okay.
W-W-Wait, wait. I-I want to do this now.
-Uh, she just got here, Colton.
-Come on, Mom.
Not having an answer is killing me.
Okay, wait, I have to record this.
Wait, do you want to get her...
No, okay, just go ahead, go ah...
-David, come on down. Hurry up.
-Yeah.
I'm coming. Hold on.
What is going on?
Well, I've known you
for a couple months now,
and, listen, I feel closer with you
than anyone I've ever met.
Closer than the guys
or anyone I grew up with here.
I'm just hoping you'll say yes.
I want you to be my best girl.
Well, my best man.
For my wedding.
Oh. Sorry?
Heather said yes.
I want you to be my best man.
What do you say, Joy?
Oh...
Oh. Oh.
Oh, I...
-Yeah. Yeah.
-Dad, she said yes.
Oh.
-You have made us so happy.
-Oh.
Oh, honey, are you okay?
No, it was just a-a long flight.
Can I, can I go to my room?
Oh, I told you that this would be too much
excitement for her. I told you.
-You-you go ahead.
-Okay.
It's right up the stairs,
the door on the right, okay?
-Okay.
-You freshen up for a bit,
and we'll tell you all about
the wedding plans later.
Okay, okay.
Thanks, Dad. Thanks, Dad.
Oh, what a day.
What I wouldn't give to be you right now.
I need a flight, I need a flight,
I need...
a flight.
Okay. What's going on? You know
we cannot wait to hear all about it.
Tell us everything.
Joy?
What's wrong?
You were right.
What you mean?
Please don't do the "I told you so" thing.
I-I would never do that.
Ashley, you would never do that.
Okay, 'cause I would.
What happened?
I got to get out of here.
He has a fiance.
What?
Come again?
Enjoy this, Littia.
He invited me to meet his parents
so that he could ask me
to be his best man at his wedding.
-Go ahead and laugh, Littia.
-Don't you laugh.
-No, no, no.
-You better not laugh.
That's-that's-that's not funny.
So you're just gonna wait until I hang up?
I-I got to go to the bathroom.
Littia. Litt...
Are you okay?
I just, I can't look at them.
I-I have to get out of here.
Okay, let's just find you a flight.
I've been looking for flights.
There are none.
I-I'm just gonna rent a car, and I'm gonna
head back home for Christmas.
Joy, you're like 2,000 miles away
from New York.
I don't care.
Can you please just
not do anything stupid?
I just need to go.
All right, how about you go to the
ticket counter and see what they can do?
Wait. Wait, wait, wait.
Uh, for real, seriously,
okay, when you get to the airport
and you go to the counter,
-you look for a white man, okay?
-Mm.
And then you look them in the eye
and you tell them...
"My name is Tina Turner,
and I got 37 cents"
-and a Mobil card."
-This is not the time...
"My husband and I have just had a fight,
and I'll pay you back as soon as I can."
I don't even know why
we friends with her.
I'm glad you're enjoying this.
Why you... why you play so much?
-That shit funny.
-She's hurting.
I'm sorry, bitch. I'm high.
Stop smoking that Christmas-ass weed.
Get on my nerves.
Yeah, I can make it. I can make it.
I can make it. I can.
Okay.
Out of this place.
Okay.
Excuse me, excuse me.
Can you tell me how to get to the airport?
Uh, ski bus stops at this corner
in about a half hour.
All right, thank you.
-Yeah.
-Thank you.
Ma'am, this ain't the town
for that attire.
-Would you like some hand warmers?
-Yeah, thank you.
All right.
Hi. Excuse me.
When's the next flight to New York?
I'm sorry, ma'am.
We won't be having any flights
in or out for a few days,
maybe even a week.
We're expecting the worst snowstorm
in years.
Why-why are you smiling?
We like to be very happy around here.
I can try to call the hotel for you,
but everyone is overbooked.
You're still smiling.
If you're cold, you can warm up
in the warming lounge.
Stop smiling.
Are you okay?
Hi. I need to rent a car.
I'm sorry, but all of our four-wheel drive
vehicles are rented out.
Do you have anything?
We have one left.
That one.
I'll take it.
Okay, well, you're not gonna get very far,
and you'll have to be...
I-I'll take it, I'll take it.
-Okay, but it's only two-wheel drive, so...
-Yeah, I'll take it.
Okay, well, you're gonna have
to stay local in the Ouray area...
Just give me the car.
Okay.
I hope you know what you're doing.
-It's not safe out there with...
-I'll-I'll figure it out.
-Okay.
-Thank you.
It's going to be a really bad storm...
Lady, I hear you, okay?
-Okay.
-Thank you.
Can I have your credit card, please?
I'd like to fill this out
and then give you my credit card.
Hey.
Don't hang up. Littia's not on the phone.
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
I'm driving back to New York.
Joy, do you know how to drive in snow?
I-I don't care, okay? I-I don't.
Okay, why don' t you just pull over,
get a hotel and wait to get a flight?
No, they don't know
when I'll be able to leave here.
I need to go, and I need to go now.
Uh...
Okay.
Look, I know Littia is on the phone.
-I am.
-And if you say one thing,
-I...
-I-I'm...
I'm not, okay?
But I didn't want to say anything
to upset you, but we don't like this.
Look, I'm fine.
You can track my phone, okay?
I just, I'll call you later.
I just don't feel like talking.
This is some bullshit.
She out there lost.
Yeah, but she always doing
some stupid shit like this.
I can still hear you.
Oh, sh... We love you.
We love you so mu...
Motherf...
-Why the hell you...
-I don't... I forgot she was on the phone.
Damn, that's why she don't
barely like me now.
It's not my fault.
Turn right.
In half a mile, turn left.
This does not seem right.
U-turn in 56 miles.
What?
The road has ended.
This thing.
Great, Joy. Great.
Ooh!
What the hell?
Great.
Damn navigation.
What in the world?
You're kidding me, right?
You're kidding me.
What the hell
have I done with my life?!
Oh, my God! Oh!
God, you send me to hell?
I repent for hating my life.
Where are my clothes?
Oh, Lord, my grandma warned me
about a hell like this.
I'm kidnapped!
Uh...
Help!
Help! Help!
Help!
Help! Help! Help!
Help! Help!
Help!
Help!
-Help!
-There ain't nobody around for miles.
You... you should come on back inside.
Help!
I know it's looking good out here,
but that storm is right over the mountain.
Help!
-Help!
-All right.
Help!
Yeah, it-it's really cold out there.
Sit by the fire, get warm.
You don't want to get frostbite.
Here.
It's just a blanket.
If-if you don't know by now, you're safe.
All right?
Are you a serial killer?
I look like one?
Well, I'm-I'm not. I'm not.
Where am I?
Ouray County. Colorado.
Oh, God, I need to get...
Look.
I-I know you're trying to get out of here,
but there's a storm coming
over the mountain any minute now.
So... you kind of have to trust me.
I'm all you got.
What's your... what's your name?
Joy.
Joy. That's my name.
Who are you?
Uh, Ridge.
Ridge Philips.
How did I get here?
You don't remember?
I...
I-I was lost, and then...
My car... Oh.
I was out hunting, and I...
I saw your car going around in circles.
Tried to get your attention,
but it just kept going and going,
and then...
it went into the lake.
I mean, you-you-you went through the ice.
I had to...
You risked your life to save me.
You saved my life.
Thank you.
I mean, you say that like I had a choice.
Well, thank you,
if-if you're not a serial killer.
Save you to kill you later?
No.
Hey, look, look, look.
A-As soon as this storm passes,
I'll get you back to town.
It's just... it's gonna be a bad one,
so it might be a minute.
So just hunker down,
stay by the fire, keep warm.
I'll take care of you.
Uh, what's your shoe size?
Seven.
Um...
You mind...?
I got to...
Just...
Yeah.
Uh, these'll be a little bit big,
but they should work.
You-you just keep extra
women's clothes around here?
They'll keep you warm.
Damn.
What? You know I wake and bake.
Don't get mad.
No, not that.
What?
Okay, so you went to sleep last night,
but I was up tracking Joy's phone,
and then her phone just stopped tracking.
I don't know what's going on, girl.
-It-It's a lot of mountains where she at.
-Mm-hmm.
I'm sure she's fine.
It's all right. Relax.
How you know?
'Cause I can feel it.
Girl, you high. You can't feel anything.
You need to relax.
I'm sure she's fine, okay?
Give her a second.
I don't like this.
She's beautiful.
Who is this?
Are these her clothes?
Oh, I'm sorry.
I think I made your candle go out.
Uh, just-just leave it.
No, no, I'll just relight it.
There you go.
You know, from the time I got here,
I haven't met one Black person,
and the only one there is
saved me from a frozen lake?
I mean, for all I know,
I could be dead.
I could've drowned,
and you could be like Jesus.
I could be in Heaven.
Well, I'm-I'm nobody's Jesus, trust me.
And you're not dead.
I mean, how would I know?
Can't call anyone.
Well, you know because
I'd like to think that Heaven
is a bit nicer than this hunting cabin.
You don't have any TV or social media?
-No. None of that.
-Oh.
It's just me, nature and God.
Mm.
That sounds hard and lonely.
No.
It's freeing.
No distractions.
What are you cooking?
Rabbit stew.
Oh, I-I'm vegan.
You gonna die.
There's nothing green
to eat around here.
I have some canned beans.
That'll work.
So, this is home for you?
Yeah.
I live in New York, but I'm from Oakland.
That makes sense.
Well...
I-I don't know if I should take that
as a compliment.
Well, the... the women around here
are just a little different.
They know not to be in a storm
in a two-wheel drive vehicle.
Where were you going anyway, huh?
I got lost, and, um,
the GPS wasn't working.
I was headed back to New York.
What, from Colorado?
I-In that car?
Okay, it wasn't the best idea,
but I-I had to get away.
Didn't care how I got away.
What was that?
Avalanche patrol.
They shoot off canons
to keep the snow from piling too high.
So, you-you have no phone?
Like, wh-what happens
in case there's an emergency?
Like you almost drowning?
Well, we worked that out, didn't we?
Look, uh, I don't mean to be rude...
...but I need to ask you something.
Are you mentally stable?
What?
Yeah.
Wait, why-why would you ask me that?
I mean, driving out there in this?
And that car...
Well, I could say the same about you.
Out here in the middle of nowhere, alone.
You could be running from something, too.
Beans will be ready in a minute.
Are you coming down
for breakfast?
We let you sleep through dinner.
Yeah, my dad said you'd be tired.
Joy?
Where is she?
I don't know.
Call her.
Yeah, okay.
Oh, I must've missed a text.
"Sorry I had to leave."
Why would she leave?
I don't know.
Why is the window open?
There's no way
she went out of the window.
Doesn't she know
there's a big storm coming?
Yeah. My mom told her.
We better go tell your parents.
It's not good?
Huh?
No, no, it's-it's fine.
Where's the restroom?
Wait, is that an outhouse?
Yeah.
Oh, no, it's fine.
I'll just... I'll just hold it.
I...
Look...
It's gonna be a long few days.
You're not gonna eat meat,
you're not gonna use the outhouse?
Well, I-I don't have any bottled water,
so sorry.
How long, uh, before the storm passes?
Uh, I don't know.
This a bad one.
Could be a few days.
I mean, could be a week.
A week?
I mean, before we can
get out of here, yeah.
Look, I don't know if you noticed,
but we're not on a major road, so...
there's no snowplows up here.
So you have no way to call anyone,
no radio, no nothing?
No.
Why?
I like it that way.
Huh.
Yeah.
Can I hike out of here?
Hike?
Like, back to Ouray?
Yeah.
No. You'd be dead by morning.
Unless... unless that's what you want.
I am not suicidal.
The way you were driving out there,
I don't know.
Okay, can we not do this?
Okay.
Then stop asking me so many questions.
Look, the-the-the best thing to do
is to just stay put here
till the storm passes.
Then we will hike down to my truck,
and I will drive you into Ouray.
It's about 12 miles down the mountain.
Great.
What is up with you?
I mean, this is crazy.
Like, there's nothing here.
There's no people, no noise.
Who does this?
I only heard of the Unabomber
doing something like this,
not some Black man.
Gosh, you're so weird.
I've had enough people call me weird
in my life.
I don't need it from a stranger.
Look, you are a guest in my house...
...and the way I see it,
I'm the only thing keeping you alive.
So you might want to lay off.
It's for hunting.
I don't like guns.
Well, we got to eat.
Look, I'm trying to be nice to you.
I have only enough rations for myself.
I wasn't expecting you.
And, uh...
I came up here to be by myself, so this...
If you don't mind, this is just a lot.
Try not to touch anything, all right?
Way to go, Joy.
Piss off the Black lumberjack with the gun
when nobody knows where you are.
What an asshole.
How long we been sitting here?
You think we should call the police?
Yes.
-Nine nineteen.
-Mm.
Okay. What part of Colorado
did she say she was in?
The white people part.
Mm. That's Denver, right?
-That's the whole thing.
-Okay.
I'm gonna look at
the whole thing, then.
Wait, wait, wait.
You got Colton's number?
-Yeah.
-You do?
-I do.
-Okay, look.
You remember my password?
Why would I have your password?
It's the face... Do the face I.D.
Oh. You think she gonna recognize me?
I'm high.
Here.
Okay. It opened, right?
I think so.
Girl.
-What I'm looking for again?
-Colton's number.
Oh, Col... All right.
Call Colton.
-I think she...
-You don't have his number, do you?
-Oh.
-Girl, you get on my damn nerves.
-Damn.
-I'm gonna go find Colton's number.
I thought this was my ph... o-other phone.
Wait. Who is Colton?
Okay. Okay.
Okay.
On three, Joy. One.
Two.
Three.
Hey, is anybody there?
-I'm dying here.
-Hey.
W-Was the seat wet when you sat on it?
What do you mean?
Yeah, everything was wet.
Okay, well, you should've dried it off.
How was I supposed to know that?
You never saw the movie A Christmas Story
where the kid gets his tongue
stuck to a pole?
What are you talk... What? Help me.
I'm stuck and I'm freezing.
Look, I got some warm coffee in my pouch.
I can get you out,
but I got to come in there.
What do you mean you got to come in...
This is going from worse to worser.
Listen, you need to make a decision,
all right?
Temperature's really gonna drop
when the sun goes down.
God, uh, fine.
-But keep your eyes closed.
-Okay.
I said eyes closed.
You forget I already done seen you naked.
God, this is so humiliating.
Okay. All right.
Okay, I'm not looking. Trying not to look.
Okay, okay.
Okay. Come on.
Okay, get out, get out, get out.
-Get-get out, get out.
-Damn.
Get out of here!
Sheriff's office.
Hi. Um...
we have a friend who traveled to Colorado,
and now she's missing.
-Yeah.
-Excuse me?
Our friend,
yeah, sh-she went down there
to visit a white man
named Colton.
You know him?
Well, this is Ouray.
We have lots of Coltons.
We need you to be more specific, ma'am.
Now, what city is-is he from?
Yeah, we don't really know.
I was trying to track my friend's phone
and get his last name, but...
I mean, last time we tracked her phone,
she was right outside of Ouray.
Okay.
Uh... what else?
I don't know.
I could drop you the pin information.
Uh, let me get you an officer,
and he can take your full report.
Okay. Thank you.
It's been too long, friend.
It's been too long, okay?
-Okay. I'm trying to stay calm.
-And I know she would've called us by now.
-She dead, friend.
-No, no, no. Don't say that.
I'm trying to stay calm,
and you're making me upset.
Here, hit this weed.
Girl, you cannot say that
with po-po on the phone.
He in damn Colorado. Weed legal out there.
And plus, we on hold.
I am listening to you.
Ma'am, are you doing illegal drugs?
Put this out.
Wait, we in New York. He can't arrest us.
Yeah,
but he thinks we're high.
Why are you whispering?
He coming to get us.
Do you have a pen and some paper?
Uh, yeah. In that trunk right there.
Is it okay if I go into it?
I mean... I know you don't want me
to touch anything.
Ah, you're right.
I'll get it.
I'm surprised you don't have
any bigger coats out here.
What, you just like wearing hides?
You just think I'm some
ol' country cowboy, don't you?
That I'm not smart.
Something like that?
I didn't say that.
I had a coat...
that my mother gave me.
I lost it jumping in that water
to get you.
That's her picture right there.
You're wearing her clothes, actually.
She died two years ago.
She loved this cabin.
I'm so sorry.
I don't need your pity.
I-I-I should've just stayed in New York.
I'm...
I-I-I was so stupid to come here.
All for some stupid fantasy.
Hey, if you're looking for a therapist,
I'm-I'm not it.
I know, 'cause you need one.
You know what?
Why don't you just go to sleep?
Hmm?
I'm sorry.
I'm just being a brat, like, just...
Um...
My last... boyfriend cheated on me
with someone I was really close to.
And...
The one before that told me that I was...
the right girl but at the wrong time.
Just wanted to be free, you know.
I... I just always end up falling...
for guys who don't love me.
You know what that feels like?
And, no, I wasn't trying to kill myself.
I was trying to get back home
to my dead-end job
where I'm disrespected
and treated like shit and...
I just feel so stupid for coming here,
and I'm-I'm sorry that I'm just
in the middle of your life. I'm...
I'm sorry.
You don't have to be sorry
for loving somebody.
Great, Joy, great.
What are you doing?
I was getting some firewood.
Hey, no, give me this.
It's fine. Come inside.
Look, there's plenty of firewood
right there.
I'm sorry, I didn't see it.
You got my quilt all wet.
And you ripped it?
It was cold out there. I...
Can you just give it to me, please?
Just give-give it to me.
Oh.
Please sit down.
Just sit down.
I-I thought I was trying to help.
I just... I-I didn't want
the fire to go out,
and I-I thought you were sleeping.
I...
I would've been asleep if I was in my bed.
Just get some shut-eye.
We need to be able
to actually talk to the police.
Yeah, I'm trying to find Colton's number.
Oh, let me look up his Gram.
Girl, he don't got a Gram.
Do you see what I mean?
You see what I'm saying?
I don't trust nobody
that ain't on the Gram.
Okay, you know what?
As soon as this storm passes, I'm booking
a ticket to go find our friend.
Right, right.
And-and-and we should call the BFI.
The FBI.
Put-put the shit down. Put...
Just... No. Just...
Okay.
We're gonna go,
and we're gonna find our friend, okay?
Uh, I think this is it.
Yeah, yeah, that is it.
-That's it right there.
-Okay.
-Hello?
-Colton.
I'm calling the police on your ass,
and I'm telling them
that you killed our friend.
-Girl, calm down.
-I can't.
What's going on?
We have not heard from Joy.
Yeah, I haven't, either.
Okay, well, she just left your house.
Yeah, why did she leave?
Is he really this blind?
Okay, so, look,
we're trying to get a flight out of there,
but the weather is crazy right now.
Yeah, you can't right now.
The storm's pretty bad.
No shit.
Can you go look for her?
Okay. My dad and I will go
-to the sheriff's office.
-Yeah.
Yeah, well, you better do something.
And then call us back
on this number, please.
Okay, I will.
Dad!
Really?
Wha... I told you to just leave it alone.
I repaired it.
No. You can't repair it.
The stitchings aren't...
Wait.
That...
Lane stitching.
And then flat stitching over there.
Again, I'm sorry.
I'll just...
I'll sit here out of your way.
H-H-How did you know the stitching?
Well, it's Native American.
I'm...
uh, really into fashion.
Kind of want to have my own line one day.
But the-the stitching is beautiful,
and... I know the quilt
means a lot to you.
And I-I promise you,
I will... I'll stay out of your way.
I'm sorry. I...
I should...
I just,
I just got a lot of issues. I'm sorry.
None of those have to do
with killing a girl...
...from New York who's driving you crazy,
does it?
Uh...
My mother made me this quilt.
It's the last thing she gave me
before she died.
I'm so sorry.
No, but you-you...
...you repaired it perfectly.
How...?
The stitching, it was taught to her
by a friend of ours in the Navajo Nation.
But did you see this part right here?
Oh.
Her name was Joy.
Yeah.
So ever since you got here,
I've been, like, wondering,
what in the angels in Heaven
is going on here?
That's a lot of coincidence, right?
If you believe in that kind of thing.
Look, I...
I know I was being an asshole.
But this-this time of year is hard for me.
My mother loved the holidays.
She died two days before Christmas.
But, uh, she loved it.
She loved Christmas, she loved
Thanksgiving, she loved New Year's.
She just loved getting us all together.
Thank you...
for repairing it.
It's the least I can do.
You know what?
I'm understanding you now.
Yeah.
Hey, if you were at home right now,
what would you be doing?
I don't know.
Somewhere drinking with my friends.
You don't talk about your parents?
I never met them.
Uh, I'm a foster kid,
so I don't have any sisters or brothers.
That must've been hard.
Mm, that's life, you know.
But my girls, Littia and Ashley,
are my family, so...
How about you?
Well, I got two brothers,
but, uh, we don't talk anymore.
When my mom died,
my dad got remarried six months later.
My brothers were cool with him moving on.
I wasn't.
So now, every holiday, they go back
to the old house we was all raised in,
but it just feels wrong.
So I come here.
So... you think your mom would
want you out here alone?
No.
Maybe that's why you're here.
My-my friends
are probably going crazy.
Yeah?
-Mm.
-What do you think they're doing?
Well, Ashley is probably
pacing the floor worried about me,
and Littia is probably so high
that she can't even function.
When things get hard for her,
she gets high.
Yeah, she likes the weed.
Do you get high?
No.
But I drink every now and then.
What I would give
for a glass of wine right now.
That looks strong.
Yeah.
So go easy on it.
I want to warn you
that I talk a lot when I drink.
You talk a lot anyway.
Okay, okay.
Oh, I see. You-you one of them
"I need my latte" New Yorkers.
-Mm.
-Right? Yeah.
You're-you're a "I'm a vegan
and I wear yoga pants" New Yorker.
-Oh!
-That's you.
-No, I see it now.
-Uh-uh. Mm.
That's what you think of me?
Yeah, I mean,
that's-that's the impression that I got.
-I'll have you know...
-Mm.
-I paid my way...
-Oh.
...through design school...
-Okay.
-...and I interned
for, uh, Anna Wintour and Tom Ford,
and I was bemused
by their influence in...
You have no idea what I'm saying, do you?
No.
No.
No, no, you know what?
I've heard of Tom Ford.
-Yeah.
-He makes trucks, right?
No, wrong Ford.
I'm-I'm kidding. I'm kidding.
No, I-I don't know fashion.
That's not really what
we do around here, so...
I've been dying to ask you this.
Um...
-Mm-hmm.
-You just seem so...
You're still trying to figure out
how I got here.
In this cabin.
Yes.
You know,
there have been Black
cattle ranchers... for years.
My family is one of them.
We go back hundreds of years on this land.
Wow. I didn't know.
Yeah, well, I guess we're even
'cause, uh, I thought
I had you pegged, too.
Yeah, I bet you like country music.
I do.
D-Do you?
Yeah, when Beyonc sings it.
Hey, cheers to that. That's...
That's good stuff.
I've heard it, I've heard it.
-Mmm.
-I haven't heard it.
Mm, mm. I know.
Well...
I just want to say this to you,
at the risk of you being mad at me.
Say what?
From what I gather,
you strike me as the strong
and silent type.
Emphasis on strong.
Maybe you should just visit the house
and see how you feel.
As much as you shared with me
about your mother,
it seems like she wouldn't
want you out here
alone and longing for things
to be different, missing her.
She'd want you to be with your family.
You don't have to say anything now.
Just-just think about it.
I understand you a little bit now,
so it helps to talk about it.
Says who?
Says the girl who had foster parents
who were awful.
Who was forced to forgive them
so she could be free.
It's not good to keep it
bottled up inside.
Hmm.
Well, now I get to ask you something.
Oh, Lord.
So, who is he?
The guy?
What's his name,
made you come all the way to Ouray?
Colton.
Uh, Colton, uh, Wh-Whipiltet?
Wh-Wh-Whip-Whiperstins? Whipliton?
-Something like that, right?
-No, don't tell me you know him.
Oh!
Oh, it all makes sense.
I remember him, yeah.
What?
When he moved to New York, his folks were
a little worried about him because he...
I mean, he-he played a lot of football,
so we don't know
what's going on upstairs now.
God.
It makes so much sense now.
No, he's a great guy.
-He was just clueless about how I felt.
-Yeah.
And...
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
Now I feel dumb.
Well, you shouldn't. You shouldn't.
No, I mean, I just...
I read all these romance novels,
and I think that one day I'll meet
my Prince Charming, and it's just...
Yeah.
Yeah, uh...
and that's why romance
is not really my thing.
-So you're single?
-Yeah.
I wonder why, Mr. Mountain Man.
Not a lot of girls can handle
their men disappearing for months on end.
I have tried it, and it has never worked.
Mm, months can be hard.
Yeah, but I-I don't know,
this is what I need to do to recharge.
And if I didn't come out here...
...I wouldn't have seen you and...
Saved me.
Thank you.
Yeah.
I think you might've been worth it.
Messing up your tranquility and all.
Um...
I think, uh, I better turn in.
Yeah, um...
even though I don't know what time it is,
it feels late.
Yeah, it is.
Uh, good night.
Good night.
No. We called the sheriff.
He's gonna come visit us
as soon as the storm breaks.
Look, we are
trying to get on a plane, okay?
-It's been seven days.
-Seven days.
I'm sure Joy is fine.
All right, she's very resourceful.
And there are a lot of good people
around here.
Look, we're really worried about her.
I know. I am, too.
All we want is our friend, okay?
That's it.
We know. We know.
Okay, well, we can get a flight
to Salt Lake City.
You won't be able to find her.
All right, we just have to wait it out.
I know she's okay.
I know it.
He had me pick out
all the green candy...
-What?
-...from three bags.
His favorite color is green.
And you cannot look him
in his eyes, so you have to
-present it to him like this.
-That's... that's controlling.
-I... I swear it that happened.
-It did not.
-His name is Pat-Treek.
-Oh, uh...
And he is the worst boss ever.
Well, you-you-you shouldn't let
anybody treat you like that.
I know, but that's just,
that's how the industry goes, you know.
I mean, I don't know much about fashion,
but I-I'm sure you're great at your job.
-Hmm.
-I've seen your sketches.
Wait, so he just stole them?
Mm.
Didn't change a color, anything.
Yeah, sad. Yeah.
No, you got to,
you got to tell them the truth.
And ruin my future?
Well, I mean,
it doesn't sound like much of a future
in a city that just swallows
people up like that.
Hmm.
That's New York.
-You got to pay your dues.
-And apparently,
not tell the truth.
I mean, I... I can't handle being lied to.
Mm.
Who lied to you?
No, no.
Don't close up on me
and be the brooding cowboy.
Tell me.
I-I think you had enough of that.
Don't you?
-I think so.
-No.
And you need more.
No, you know, it's pretty strong stuff,
so I-I'll take care of this for you.
-I can hold my own.
-Mm.
-I was in a sorority.
-Oh, yeah?
Okay, okay, okay.
So, tell me.
It's just this girl I was in love with.
Who, uh, wanted somebody else
but never told me.
She lied about it up until the day
I caught them together.
Mm.
But, you know, I'm-I'm over it now.
-You're not over it.
-Yeah, I am.
Why you say that?
Um...
'Cause I'm not over what my ex did to me.
It's just...
I mean, I'm a good woman.
I-I really am.
I... I'm smart,
I am semi-attractive.
Yes, somewhat, just somewhat.
You don't understand,
when I am in New York,
I don't leave the house
without my hair and makeup on point.
That sounds exhausting.
I-I don't think
I want to see you like that.
Yes, you do. I look good.
No, you...
here, with none of that on,
by this fire...
I mean, that-that-that's beautiful.
What?
You think I'm beautiful?
Yeah.
Yeah, you're beautiful.
Why... Wait, why does this surprise you?
You were so mean to me.
Yeah, I know.
I know, and I shouldn't have been. I...
It's just this time of year
is hard for me.
I-I came up here to be alone, too,
so I just...
I've been down this road before
Hey, I didn't want to be thinking about
a beautiful woman being here.
But it's not the same as last time
A different place, an open door
I've been waiting for this...
Again,
-I...
-No, no, no, no.
I'm-I'm really glad that you're here now.
-But I'm still sitting here...
-I mean, this...
This-this has been really nice.
I guess it's complicated
Something that is so good
could disappear...
Well...
I, um, better get some shut-eye,
as you would say. Mm.
Yeah.
Wow, I-I can't believe
I've been here for a few days.
Yeah, it's-it's been a week.
Wow.
It-it only feels like a couple days.
That's...
I feel that, too.
Mm.
Well, good night, Ridge.
And thank you.
Yeah.
Good night, Joy.
You said you'd love me through it all
But my past has told me
my belief is my downfall
Argued with myself
about the things
I thought were good for me
But I found it in something else
'cause I...
Look, we-we both had a lot of hooch,
and, um...
well, I-I'm trying to be a gentleman.
Oh.
You're an asshole,
and now you want to be a gentleman.
I'm not sure I was...
Look, Joy...
I really want to, but I'm afraid I won't
be able to keep my hands off you.
The love I found
The love I found
The love I found
I just can't explain it...
I don't want you
to keep your hands off me.
Just can't explain it
Just can't explain it
Ah
I just can't explain it
Ah
I've been down this road before
But it's not the same as last time
A different place, an open door
Hi.
Morning.
You sleep good?
Yeah.
Yeah, real good.
So, uh...
...it's, uh, clear skies out today.
I-I think we can,
we can make it to my truck.
And, uh, I can take you into town.
If-if you want.
Are you... are you serious?
That would be amazing.
God, I can't wait to get back
to civilization.
Okay.
Okay, then get dressed. I'll be outside.
I can't wait to get out of here.
Mmm.
It's beautiful today.
You think we can make it?
Yeah.
Hey, are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
So, about last night.
-I...
-Look, I get it.
You were drunk.
I was drunk, too.
If you want to forget about it,
I totally understand.
Come on.
Let's start this hike.
It's so beautiful.
We're close.
Hey.
It's best if we keep moving.
Wh... I don't want to keep moving.
I want to talk to you. Stop.
Stop.
What's going on?
Nothing.
I'm just trying to get you back
to your life.
What is it?
You might as well tell me.
Look, we should keep moving.
Tell me.
You can't keep running up this mountain
and hiding
without dealing with your emotions.
-That's not what I'm trying to do.
-Then what is it?
Look, it was just sex.
Okay?
You were there.
So let me just get you
where you want to be.
Okay.
Okay.
Hey there.
Sheriff.
Oh, my God.
I'm fine.
-Oh, my God.
-I thought...
they had killed you like in Get Out.
Stop. I'm fine. I'm really fine.
-Are you sure?
-Yes.
-Okay.
-Yes.
Joy, I'm-I'm sorry.
About everything.
It's fine.
He told me everything.
And your friends told me, too,
so I know how you thought it could be.
No, it's... it's fine.
Like, stop, seriously.
I-I get it now.
Well, help me get it.
I'll tell you later.
Hey, Ridge.
Hi.
-It's so good to see you.
-Yeah.
And who the hell is that?
Oh, this is Ridge.
He actually saved my life.
-Oh.
-Huh.
Okay.
So that's why we ain't hear from your ass.
You was getting that mountain "D."
No, I already told you I lost everything.
Mm-hmm.
Lost everything while you was
chopping that wood.
-Oh, my G...
-Gained a little something.
I'm glad you found her.
Come on.
I'll get you back to town.
-Follow me.
-Wait, I need to say goodbye to him.
Well, I guess not.
Hmm.
Oh, my God, girl.
I'm just glad that you're all right.
I mean, I'm so glad.
Girl, she don't look all right.
I'm fine. Really.
Mm. You thinking about that fine-ass man.
Mm-hmm.
Now, that is something
out of one of your romance novels.
-Mm.
-How the hell you find that Black-ass man
in all that white-ass snow?
Okay, okay, so did he treat you well?
Not at first, but as the days went on,
he-he was amazing.
Mm.
Wh-What's his Gram?
He doesn't have one. Or social media.
Oh, hell.
So he a damn serial killer?
-Girl...
-No, he's... No, he's not.
He's just... he's just old-school.
I mean, it's-it's so cool that he doesn't
care about any of that stuff.
Like, he doesn't have a cell phone,
he drives to town to use the phone.
-Uh, girl, what year is it?
-Mm.
I promise you, with him, it didn't matter.
-It was so simple.
-Mm.
When you gonna talk to him again?
Mm-mm, I won't.
He was... he had too many mood swings,
and he was acting real mean
the last day, so...
Uh, excuse me.
Can we get a, uh, drink
for this one right here?
I'm sorry, ma'am.
Not in coach.
Oh. Uh-uh.
Don't
Don't have time to waste
Took me an era of my life
just to get to this place
Don't bring me close
when you need space
Selfish human being
Caught me in my feelings
Never met love,
but I hope when I meet him
I hope he's nice...
Joy.
Yeah?
Where the water's deep...
Uh, this is Claiborne Rossmore.
He owns Fashion Fashion magazine.
Oh, yes, I know your work
and your designs very well.
Thank you.
Someone is trying to smear my name.
Miss Lynne, these designs here,
did you do any of them?
Oh.
Oh, no, no, no.
These are... these are all Pat-Treek's.
See?
-I told you.
-Not so fast.
This email was sent to us
with all these drawings
and a design book from 2012,
all with your name on them.
So you don't have to protect him.
-She's not.
-Pat-Treek.
Well?
W-Well, those are my designs,
but Pat-Treek is who made them come alive.
He added all the things
that made them a hit.
Like, if you look at,
if you look at this, you'll see...
I cannot tell you
how disappointed I am in you.
-Me?
-Yes.
We can't have someone sending emails
saying that this company is discriminating
against and ignoring the Black designers.
We know you did it.
It came from your computer.
We're gonna have to let you go.
And good luck...
ever working in this industry again.
-Uh...
-It's a real shame.
-She's gonna be so happy.
-Ooh, we making dinner.
Hi.
-What did you do?
-Oh, shit.
-Um...
-Told her not to do it.
I-I...
I... I just got tired of him trying
to play you like that, okay?
And-and reading it in the blogs and stuff.
So, I-I sent it to his bosses
and they said they would look into it.
That's good.
-I got fired.
-What?
-What?!
-Oh, yeah.
Oh, and he told me that I would never work
in this business again,
so thank you for ruining my life.
No, no, Joy, I-I didn't...
Like, what was the reason
for coming back here?
He had such a simple life,
and-and I didn't have to worry about
this stress and this bull...
Joy, I-I didn't even mean for it to...
I told you not to get into it.
Well...
Joy. Joy!
Hi.
What?
What are you doing here?
Well, uh, I-I-I went back home...
...and I spoke to my dad.
I-I took your advice, and...
...we're better now.
And I-I-I told him
and my brothers about you...
...and they told me
I should come here, so, um...
Look, we had a good week,
but I'm not gonna let you
switch up moods on me.
I can't take that right now,
so if you don't mind,
thank you for coming,
but I can't do this right now.
Wait, just-just give me five minutes,
please, just...
just-just five minutes of your time.
I promise.
Is-is there someplace we can talk?
Yeah, we're supposed to be
best friends, but she be acting like...
Joy, I'm so sorry.
You all remember Ridge?
Hi.
-Lumberjack.
-Lumberjack.
-Uh...
-Come on, come on.
-Go on about your business.
-Thank you.
-Slowly, slowly, slowly.
-Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
Get away from the door.
This city is crazy.
You're the only reason I'd even come here.
-Look, I...
-What are you doing here?
Since you left...
...I've been thinking about you every day.
Nonstop.
And I-I was wondering
if maybe you was thinking
the same about me.
Ridge, you didn't even say goodbye.
You know what?
I'm not doing this.
But you know what that was about, right?
I don't care, and I'm not guessing,
so thank you for the flowers,
but I'm not doing this.
You said you always fall in love
with people who don't love you back,
but, Joy, I love you.
I'm in love with you, Joy.
Look, I-I-I thought...
I-I thought I had it all figured out.
I-I thought...
I thought my way was the right way,
but you messed up my ability to be alone.
You...
You showed me that I was lonely.
Joy...
we lived what you thought
you could only read about.
Please forgive me...
Look, I shouldn't have said
those things to you
about what was the best night of my life.
I just, I didn't, I...
I didn't think that you wanted to...
This feels like the start...
I'm-I'm sorry. I'm...
I'm rambling, but, uh...
I'm-I'm-a stay in town tonight,
and I-I wanted you to know that.
I-I-I'll fly out tomorrow, but...
...I'm staying here for you.
Like soft clouds
Okay.
Stars at night
This feels like
the start
Outside
We're the only ones left
in the world
So... I lost my job and my career is over.
No, no.
You'll find a way.
No, I just want to get out of here
and leave all this behind.
It was so great being up there with you.
Think you can stand me for another week?
I have time now.
I think that you are angry
and frustrated at the job.
You love it
like I love trees more than people.
It was the best time of my life...
me and you out there, no issues.
I mean, we did have some issues.
I want to go with you.
I-I think this sounds like you're doing
the thing you didn't want me to do.
Running away.
I'm not running, I just...
I just don't want to be here.
Okay.
Are you sure?
Like, are you sure?
Yeah.
Then I will buy you a flight right now.
Okay.
Only if you're sure
that you want me to go.
I do.
Okay.
Okay, then.
We've been talking all night.
I need to shower and change.
Okay.
You want to see something funny?
Yeah.
-H-Hey.
-Hey, y'all.
-Hey.
-Just exercising.
-All right.
-Wait, before you go.
Um...
Damn.
Um... Ridge and I are going to Colorado
-for a week.
-Yeah.
Oh, well,
-you know, rent due this week, baby girl.
-Yeah.
I'll-I'll leave it.
So, so, when you leaving?
We're leaving now.
Oh, but... y...
What?
Well, your boss called,
and they want you
to come down to the office.
-What did you do?
-Nothing.
-Nothing.
-I swear, nothing.
I'm not going there.
-You should.
-Littia.
Well, we got time.
We could stop by.
Hmm?
You can sit over here.
-Okay.
-I don't know what this is about.
Okay.
There you are.
We've been waiting for you.
I want to talk to you.
-About what?
-Enough of this.
Is this your design book?
We had it authenticated,
and your professor,
who I went to school with,
sent me even more of your old designs.
They're exquisite.
And to think that you would
try to save Patrick.
-Pat-Treek.
-Yeah.
You have a lot of integrity, young lady.
I love your loyalty,
but it does not work in this business.
So...
I spoke to the board, and we have an idea.
Today would be his last day.
Pat-Treek Designs will now become yours.
We want young, fresh blood,
so you are the new lead designer
for Fashion Fashion magazine.
She is not.
You will never hear the end of this.
Oh, no, no, no.
That belongs to us.
Sample size.
Au revoir.
So, what do you say?
Honestly, I...
I don't think I want to be
in this business anymore.
When I dreamed of this,
I thought it would be something else.
This just isn't what I want for my life.
I'm sorry.
Are you kidding me?
-You ready?
-Yeah. Yeah.
What... so, what happened?
Oh, they offered me my own line.
Wh... H-Hold on.
So, where you going?
I didn't want to do it.
Joy... Joy.
What?
You know what?
Being up there with you,
away from all of this,
it was so good for me.
This is what you talked about
and what you dreamed about in the cabin.
Yeah, but at what cost?
I lived my life chasing fantasies
for too long.
I-I'll do my own thing
and not be in this rat race.
Look, no, Joy...
you have to do this.
Why?
This is your dream.
And I'm not gonna have you in Colorado
years down the line,
mad at me
'cause you didn't take this chance.
Wait, down the line?
I want to marry you, Joy.
I want you to be my wife, and I know that.
So, we can have Colorado
and you can work right here,
and I will be there whenever you need,
but you have to do this.
But what if I fail?
Okay, so there it is.
There it is, you're scared.
So was I till I met you.
You made me face what made me scared
and angry and sad,
and what kind of man would I be
if I didn't challenge you to do the same?
So...
So go on.
Just try.
What about you?
You don't like this place.
I will be here whenever you need.
You're gonna need a cell phone.
Yeah, anything for you. Yeah.
Come here.
Now, go on in there.
I'll be waiting for you right here, okay?
All right.
Okay.
If I'm gonna do this,
I want to be sure that we are clear
about how people are treated around here.
I'm listening.
You may kiss the bride.
I don't know how, but I know why
you're such a dream come true
But in that moment, I realize
that with you
there's nothing we can't do
-Ah, now, baby
-Oh
When we're together, it's like finally
-Yeah
-It's like something from yesterday
Ooh, ooh, ooh
There ain't no limit
to how high we can go
We're like something from outer space
-Oh, you touch my heart
-My heart
-with the way you smile
-You smile
You're a part of my day and night
Oh, to my life, you're my key
You're my wants and my needs
You are more than the song I sing
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
And together
there's nothing we can't do
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
Ain' t nobody else for me but you
Oh
In a world full of tragedy
so glad I found you
Ah
And, baby, ever since you came my way
I know your love I'll never lose
Yeah
My heart is throbbin' more
We're like Ella and Curtis Payne
Ooh, yeah
-Know when to draw
-Or when to shield
to stop our love parade
Oh, our love parade
-Our love parade
-Yeah
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
And together
there's nothing we can't do
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
Ain't nobody else for me but you
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
And together
there's nothing we can't do
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
Ain't nobody else for me but you
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
And together
there's nothing we can't do
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
Ain't nobody else for me but you
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
And together
there's nothing we can't do
-I'm in love with you
-You
-Baby, only you
-Only
Ain't nobody else for me but you
I'm in love with you