.
I'm excited, I'm nervous, I'm scared.
Larissa.
It's like Christmas morning.
(LAUGHS)
I missed you. Pedro!
(SHRIEKS EXCITEDLY)
(BABBLES)
JAY: Jamaican men, we're very romantic.
We're going to take her to Vegas.
Why is it so hard to talk to me? Stop! Wait! (BLEEP)
Who do you wanna be with? I cannot have a conversation with you if you don't shut up!
I'm done. I'm done!
NICOLE: Oh, my God.
MINISTER 1: Marriage is two hearts with one love.
MINISTER 2: It is my honour to pronounce you husband and wife.
MINISTER 3: You may kiss your bride.
(CHUCKLES)
Welcome to America. NICOLE: I can't wait to see him.
He's gonna think I'm sexy.
We're all nervous for a girl. A little mini-Pao. Ooh!
(ALL CHEERING)
I want to look like a Hollywood star. Booby, nose-y.
I think we should go to another country that you can go to without a visa.
You think you're gonna get married over there?
Probably. Probably?
He's been stringing her along the whole time.
I've received an offer. The job's in Oklahoma City. I don't belong here!
If we come back, it's going to ruin our relationship.
I don't see any future for Russ and Paola.
You need to be nice to me.
Larissa was arrested, and now she's out of control.
It's like, "Pay this, do this, fix my problems."
I can't do that any more. I'm done.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
You jumped on my brother. Wow.
If anybody try to push me around,
this is a way to show a person the door. (PEOPLE SCREAM)
He's hostile, and he makes rash decisions.
Get your (BLEEP) ass out.
No, uh-uh. Get the (BLEEP) out of my house, you (BLEEP).
He was using me. And he got away with it for a long time.
I just feel like I need more answers out of you.
And answers in general, like,
of our relationship. I just don't understand.
(JAY SPEAKING)
Be a faithful husband. That's what you're supposed to do when you're married.
That's what I'm trying to do now, like... Now?
Listen, the thing is this. I wasn't gonna hook up with no-one,
I didn't want to be in a relationship with no (BLEEP) one, and that's it.
What the (BLEEP) were you doing on Tinder, then?
My name is Ashley,
I'm 32 years old and I live in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
Jay and I have been married for about three months,
and a couple of days after we got married,
I found out that Jay was on a dating website
and was talking to multiple women.
We're just not in a good place.
I don't know if we can ever go back to, like,
Jamaica days and when things were easy.
I met Jay at a nightclub in Jamaica.
I was there with a bunch of girlfriends.
The first thing I noticed when I saw Jay was
he was this tall, dark, handsome stud. And he was, like, dancing.
(DANCE MUSIC PLAYING) ASHLEY: Oh, my God. (LAUGHS)
And I was just like, "Ooh. Hey, boy, hey." (CHUCKLES)
JAY: What I first noticed about Ashley, I first noticed her eyes.
You know, her eyes is always popping, and blue and beautiful.
And it was the most amazing moment.
And, you know, we just fired from there.
Jay and I definitely had a very strong physical connection.
(ASHLEY LAUGHING)
We spent a lot of time in the hotel room. (CHUCKLES)
How are you doin'?
We was together for eight days, and I proposed.
Will you marry me? (PEOPLE WHOOPING, CHEERING)
I definitely worried a little bit about the age difference,
especially because I have two children.
And also I've heard a lot about Jamaican men in general,
and, yeah, they're players.
And Jay is definitely included in that.
(CHUCKLES)
I definitely worried a little bit about
if Jay was gonna follow that pattern that he was raised by.
Oh, easy right now.
Jay's dad is definitely a ladies' man.
Wah gwaan?
But Jay claimed that he lived that life in Jamaica
and he was ready to settle down. So I ended up doing the K-1 visa
and then he finally came over to the US.
Our relationship definitely changed when Jay came to America.
It wasn't all fun and games any more.
It was serious, like, real-life issues.
Can you stop the game?
You pay zero attention to me. You know that, right? Come on, now.
Where did you go last night?
You can say you're leaving.
Are you gonna stop doing it? (SLURPS)
All right, good talk.
I was engaged two times before, and they cheated on me.
So I'm already kind of damaged in that department, in fully trusting someone.
I just want to be really happy and excited for you.
But, like, my concern is...
I know you still to this day think that he cheated on me, right?
I never believed this story about Jay cheating on me
and I honestly just trusted Jay.
I felt something that I just never really felt for someone before,
so ultimately, Jay and I ended up going to Vegas to get married.
(SINGING AMAZING GRACE)
JAY: When I first saw Ashley walking down the aisle,
I thought it was an angel at first.
Because, you know, she's in that big, white wedding dress
with the diamonds on the front, and she was all sparkly...
And her lips was poppin'. I was like, "Damn, girl!"
Ooh, that's my girl.
By the power vested in me by the State of Nevada,
I now pronounce you husband and wife. Jay, kiss your wife!
Finally getting married was so surreal.
I was just really happy. I was really happy.
So, why were you talking to girls on Tinder for the 15 millionth time?
Didn't I just told you why...? No, you didn't just tell me why.
Can you inform me...? Didn't I just tell you?
No, you didn't. That's why I'm asking you.
OK, let me say this, and don't talk over me.
Idle means you're not using it.
You, my friend, were talking to multiple women.
So quit saying "idle", because it's pissing me off!
Sorry if I'm from Jamaica. Sorry if I use "idle" in a different (BLEEP)
term or whatever, I'm sorry.
Your ass is about to be idle in this (BLEEP) marriage.
If you're going to throw this all away
just for a couple of messages...
If I'm going to throw this all the way?
You threw the whole (BLEEP) marriage away.
Not me. You did.
You're not even giving me no space to talk, no nothing.
I can give you all the space you want, if you'd like.
(ASHLEY SPEAKS)
Bye. Don't let the door hit you in the ass.
# Why you wanna go and start these problems?
# I thought you'd be the one to want to solve them
# Now, why you gotta do me like that? #
This is the living space. Very cosy-looking.
My name is Chantel, I'm 27 years old
and I'm from Atlanta, Georgia.
I love how it's very modern and has modern touches.
Whoa! And I'm just... (CHUCKLES) This is Pedro.
My name is Pedro, I'm from the Dominican Republic,
I am 27 years old.
Pedro and I have been married for two and a half years,
but right now, we have a lot of work to do on our relationship.
So, what brings you to the Savannah area?
Well, we were really just looking for somewhere to settle down,
somewhere further away from my family.
So, what do you think? Hm. Perfect for me.
I never in a million years thought
that Pedro and I would be in this predicament with our marriage.
(LAUGHING)
A mutual friend introduced Pedro and I.
He was teaching me Spanish.
I wasn't really thinking that I would
ever date anyone from another country,
but then we fell in love.
I decided to do the K-1 visa and bring him to the United States.
(SHRIEKS EXCITEDLY) Pedro!
When Pedro first came, he certainly got off to a rough start.
A lot of problems.
I didn't tell my parents who Pedro was and why he was here.
So, Pedro is actually here on a K-1 visa...
..and we have to get married on Thursday.
When I told my parents that I was getting married,
they were devastated.
After the initial shock wore off,
things between Pedro and my family seemed to be getting better
until we hit yet another speed bump in the road.
(SHRIEKS EXCITEDLY)
(PEDRO SPEAKING)
(SPEAKING SPANISH) Nice to meet you.
The trip did not go as I thought
or had hoped or would have wanted.
The trip is horrible. (SIGHS)
You really thought we were stupid Americans
with mental problems.
Your mother conspired to find somebody for you.
I'm not really sure.
In order to smooth things over with them,
I met with Pedro's mother and sister to have a conversation,
and they yelled at me belligerently.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
You just called me a (BLEEP). Yes.
You are a (BLEEP) and you will not disrespect me like this today.
Good night.
The trip to the Dominican Republic
made my family more suspicious of Pedro than ever.
And they decided to hire a private investigator
to figure out what was really going on with Pedro and his family.
Do you think he could be cheating?
He might have another family in the Dominican Republic.
I mean, do you want to find that out now or 20 years from now
with three kids and a baby on the way?
My family went to an investigator's office.
Hello. Hola, Pedro.
So I asked my sister Nicole
to come to the United States for to spend time with me.
You lie! No, I didn't.
(PEDRO SPEAKING)
No, she's not going to. Hey, hey, hey, hey!
Who you calling... (BLEEPING) Hey, hey!
What'd you say? Talking...
(ALL SCREAMING)
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
(CRYING)
Right now, me and Azan have challenges.
I keep hearing all these things about you giving a bunch of money to him...
Things are a little crazy, and that's been really hard on me.
He stated that you lunged at him. X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:0
ESTATE AGENT: Thank you so much.
I like Savannah.
Ever since the fight, I hardly ever see my family,
and it has affected my relationship with them.
My family doesn't like the fact
that we're planning to move away from them,
and it really worries me
that it's only gonna make things worse for us.
For real, this reminds me of my country.
Like, the people, you know, the tree.
We can move... I think so, we can move over here, maybe.
Moving away for me means that I need to go to a new school.
I don't know if that's gonna set me back in my programme.
I'm gonna be away from my family.
I know you love your family. I know you love your mother, your brother.
Ideally, I'd rather live closer to my family,
but I wanna show Pedro that I'm willing to fight for our marriage
and do whatever it takes to make things better with us.
I know you miss your family a lot. I know you love your family.
But we need to do this for us.
As much as I want to move forward with making our relationship better,
moving away from my family really breaks my heart
because at this point, Pedro's not trying any more.
This is family, and families have issues,
but they move on and they work things out,
and Pedro's not giving them that chance.
MAN: A thousand dollars? Here we go.
Winner... (INDISTINCT) Whoo!
My name is Colt. I'm 33 years old, and I live in Las Vegas, Nevada...
Six, six, six, six.
..with my mother Debbie.
I'm sure you don't know what you're doing.
Ace. Oh, double five. You crashed out.
And I have a wife, Larissa.
We've been married for four months.
Ever since you moved in, you've been terrorising the other cats.
Calico wants to be the alpha of the household...
(CAT YOWLS) (DEBBIE GASPS) Whoa! I told you. Be nice.
..and she hates all of my cats.
She's arrogant. She's mean to me.
I love you, but you have to play nice.
She acts just like Larissa.
I met Larissa through social media.
She was the perfect woman.
She was beautiful and elegant and sexy and smart.
Everything I've ever wanted.
(CHUCKLES)
I really wanted to get to know her, like, what makes her tick.
So I asked her to meet me in Mexico.
When I saw her in person,
I knew at that moment I wanted to be with her for ever.
After spending five days with Larissa, I proposed to her,
and we applied for the fiance visa
so that Larissa could come to the United States and live with me.
(LARISSA SPEAKING)
Larissa.
I like your glasses. (CHUCKLES) Thank you. I like yours, too.
I'm definitely not a (BLEEP).
OK. (SIGHS)
During the 90 days, I learnt that she was jealous,
emotional, I guess, and...
she's outspoken,
and Larissa did not get along with my mother at all.
(LARISSA SPEAKING)
You both think the worst of each other. It's not true,
none of it. (DOOR CLOSES) Listen...
She didn't slam it. Larissa...
Larissa... That's slamming the door.
(LARISSA SPEAKS) I'm done. I'm done!
I'm done with you.
I don't know if I want her in my family.
That breaks my heart.
I don't see how Colt can go through with this marriage.
On top of not getting along with my mother,
some of my friends and family discouraged my relationship with Larissa.
They thought that she might be taking advantage of me because of the Green Card.
You should feel like a damn queen with a rock like that!
I don't care to come to your wedding, I swear to God.
The weeks leading up to the wedding
felt like Larissa was out of control.
And I really wasn't sure
how we could get married, to be honest.
And then things just got really intense.
A few days before the wedding, Larissa and I had a confrontation.
So I called the police on Larissa, and she was arrested.
I called the police more so to protect her.
I never wanted her to be arrested.
But I guess the State of Nevada had different ideas.
I decided to marry Larissa
because I wanted to work through all of her problems.
And I dropped the charges against Larissa.
I had hoped it would just go away, but it didn't.
The State of Nevada is charging Larissa with domestic battery,
and now Larissa is awaiting trial.
Larissa's trial is a week away,
and things are terrible right now.
There's yelling, or we barely talk.
Some nights we don't even share the same room together.
I think most of the problems Larissa and I have right now
is because of the trial,
and I hope that when it's over, we can be happy again.
Andrei definitely was like, "Your family's always in our business."
What is unhealthy about your family helping, though?
I don't actually know what boundary he thinks that we're gonna overstep.
(PEDRO SPEAKING)
He has no hope for our marriage,
and it makes me feel like a piece of shit.
I don't wanna talk about this. X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:0
(LARISSA SPEAKING)
Calico. Cali. Mwah.
Yes.
The night Larissa got arrested,
Colt called the police because she was completely out of control.
At the wedding, we were all trying
to do our best to forgive and forget.
For a while, things were good between Larissa and I,
but it didn't last long.
Once the State of Nevada pressed charges,
Larissa started acting out against Colt and I.
She's up and down. It's very emotionally draining.
But we'll stay living together, for now at least,
because I worry about Colt, um, emotionally.
(LARISSA SPEAKING)
Larissa, we're ready for you. Come on back.
Larissa, hi. Good to see you.
Hi. How you doing today? Nervous?
So, let's talk about the formal charges
that are being filed against you.
The crime of battery constituting domestic violence.
It is a misdemeanour, but in terms of a misdemeanour,
it's an important misdemeanour, and this is why:
domestic violence is a violent crime.
So, the alleged victim in the case is Colt, your husband.
He stated that you were acting strange and out of character,
always in a bad mood and getting upset at him for no reason.
He stated that you started yelling at him and lunged at him
and it says that you scratched him.
And then he dialled 911 immediately after, OK? What...?
Now, there's two sides to every story,
and I haven't heard your side of the story.
So why don't you tell me what happened?
Yeah.
I start to cry, cry, cry about the situation.
I see.
If you are convicted of domestic violence,
you could ultimately be deported...
..which is a huge deal, OK?
Once you're deported, I mean, it's very difficult to get back in.
It's a serious crime.
There's no chance of me advising her to accept the deal
where she's gonna take a conviction. There's too much at stake here
with her immigration, and also with the conviction itself.
There's too much at stake to just say, "Yes, we'll plead guilty."
I'll be ready on my end. All I need you to do is be there
and, uh, you know, be ready.
My trial is one week away.
I feel completely destroyed to know that I can be deported.
MAY: Watch this. Ta-da!
NICOLE: Hey, let's take a picture for Daddy.
My name is Nicole and I'm 25 years old, and I'm from Bradenton, Florida.
May, do you want to work on your ABCs? 'K.
I'm a single mom to my four-year-old daughter May.
Here, let's try this one. What letter is that?
(MAY SPEAKS)
Yes, you do. No. OK.
I don't have a relationship with May's dad.
And being a single mom... It's like, really, a two-person job.
So it becomes hard and stressful.
Wait, don't use your fingers. Don't use your fingers. You're making a mess.
I would love having that partner
to do the other half of parenting with me.
I met Azan through a social-media app.
Even though he lives halfway across the world in Morocco,
I just knew that he's my person, the one I want to grow old with.
He's the one.
Oh, my gosh.
I've been to Morocco three times now.
The first time I met Azan in person was amazing.
Oh, my God, I'm really happy...
I had butterflies when I saw him.
I was so happy I could barely breathe.
And he was actually a lot taller than I imagined he was,
which was really hot. (CHUCKLES)
I can't believe I'm finally here. It feels really different
and awesome.
But we were still getting to know each other,
so it wasn't that easy in the beginning.
I understand the majority of it, and we can't kiss and stuff,
and have huge hugs... That's why I told you...
But I'm sure they don't care if I put my arm around you.
You're making me feel like I don't matter.
Just get away from me.
(CRYING)
Azan not being able to show a lot of affection was really hard,
because it being the first time we met,
you expect a lot more.
But then, after spending two weeks in person together,
Azan proposed.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Will you? Yeah.
It was amazing. I loved it.
I was really excited for Azan to meet my daughter May before we got married.
Come, come, come. Oh.
Hi. May, who's that?
Ah, I love you, May.
Azan gave May a lot of love and attention.
May gets all the kisses, huh?
(LAUGHS)
The decision to marry Azan was not hard.
I was ready to just be with him.
So I applied for the K-1 visa so Azan could come to the United States.
"Dear Nicole, your fiance's
immigrant visa case was refused."
(SOBBING)
After Azan got denied for the K-1 visa,
we decided that if he couldn't come here to America and get married,
then me and May would move to Morocco and we would live there.
May, are you gonna miss our apartment? Yes.
But before I left for Morocco this last time,
a friend sent me a link of Azan and these voice recordings
to a woman, or women, I don't know.
(AZAN SPEAKING ON RECORDING)
(CRYING) Azan. (AZAN SPEAKING OVER PHONE)
Do you think that's OK? That you can call a girl
saying, "I want to kiss you"?
I do forgive Azan for what happened,
and...we have worked through that.
Your weddings are so extravagant. (LAUGHS)
I still decided to move to Morocco and to go ahead with the wedding.
You know, it's, like, it's expensive stuff.
Like, each table could cost, like, $300.
May, look, it's Moroccan oil.
I've been back in the US for about seven months now.
You know who lives in Morocco?
Who? Yeah.
Since getting back, it's been really frustrating
cos I didn't think I would be here this long.
I definitely wish that we could have gotten married
or just on paper or something.
You know, I've been waiting so long to just finally be his wife,
but, you know...
..I guess it just wasn't the right time.
(SNIFFLES)
How many blondes does it take to make a sandwich? (BOTH LAUGH)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
Since getting back from Morocco, I didn't have a place to live because I gave up my apartment.
So me and May have been living with my sister Racheal and my brother Thomas.
I miss Azan.
Yeah. Having to come back without getting married really sucks.
Now that she's back and didn't get married for different reasons
that we're still, like, figuring out,
um, it's been a little difficult for her.
I do feel she really wanted to move forward with the wedding.
And that makes me wonder, like, how much he pushed her
in not having the wedding at this time.
And that kinda concerns me a little bit.
Why did y'all decide to push it off?
We decided to just, like,
start a shop or something to...
..get, like, an income, and then, kinda, get married.
We've decided to try and open a beauty shop.
Oh, my gosh. (SIGHS)
So basically, you're just gonna give up on your dream of having this big, beautiful wedding.
I would really, really love to see the store.
It would be nice to know what happened to all the money. Where did it go?
You know, I'd like to see that it's for real.
Mom, there's a shop, it is happening.
So, then, how's the shop going?
It's going. It's a shop.
Even though I told my mom that we were talking about opening a store,
we never winded up going through with it.
There is no store.
But I haven't told my family,
because my family does nothing but grill me.
I wish that the K-1 visa had actually gone through
cos I just feel like now I'm just doing this waiting thing again,
and I'm OK living in Morocco, but I'm not even there.
I'm waiting to go back to Morocco,
because money and stuff... And it sucks!
I do think she's very sad. Um, I've heard her cry at night.
I try to be understanding,
but I do know that there has been some instances
where he has talked to other women and stuff,
and I just wish
that, like, she wouldn't have to send him money.
It doesn't really make me comfortable.
Sometimes it just makes me wonder if everything got put off
because y'all really did agree on it together, and, like...
I keep hearing all these things about you giving a bunch of money to him...
I don't know, I just feel like you guys really do argue a lot,
you know. Yeah, some things are a little crazy.
And yeah, we argue a lot, but, like, what couple doesn't, sometimes?
Especially when they're stressed and there are money problems.
Right now, me and Azan have challenges.
Like, it's so hard because the distance sometimes
has put a lot of, like, hard times on us.
And so I really want to see Azan in person as soon as possible
so we can, you know, figure things out
and just move on.
It really feels like I've left part of me over there,
and that's been really hard on me.
Yeah, and I get that. I just worry
whether or not putting your life on hold for him
is gonna be worth it in the end.
I don't think either one of you need to be married to each other.
I think your relationship stinks.
She treats him like shit, she really does.
Well, you need to be nice to me!
I'm just worried that I'm gonna have to go back to Jamaica.
We have been fighting for your visa
all for you to come here and mess it up. X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:0
# Fighting all the time these days
# I don't know if it's worth it
# I don't call you mine these days
# Don't know if you deserve it
# So I scream and you shout until one of us caves
# And then we make love till the fight goes away #
There's no excuse for what he did.
I'm damn sure I'm not gonna chase someone that just cheated on me.
So he can get out of the car and walk to wherever the hell he wants to.
I love her, and I don't want us to split.
But she's not even giving me no chance or nothing.
I'm just worried my relationship is gonna, like,
go down, and I'm gonna have to go back to Jamaica.
(SIGHS)
(JAY SPEAKING)
I don't want to be in the spot to be fighting with Ashley.
I just want us to have a healthy relationship.
I know what I did was wrong,
and there's nothing on this earth
that I can do right now to, like, take that back
or go back in time just to, like, make things right.
I really love you, and you know that.
And I know you love me, too.
It's gonna, like, take time.
I know you're still gonna have your moments when you
think about it and get angry and stuff.
But we have been fighting for a year and a half...
..for the visa, and for me to come to the US.
You're right. We have been fighting for a year and a half for your visa,
all for you to come here and mess it up in 93 days.
It is hard for Ashley to understand
what I have, like, gave up just to be with her.
I'm here, and I have no friends.
And I'm here alone, just for you.
Show me some attention. But she wasn't there...
I just, like, wonder what else you've been up to the whole time.
I take full responsibility for it.
But that's what I'm saying, you didn't just come out and tell me.
I had to find it. So what if I find more stuff out?
I really told you that now. I really told you everything.
This would be way easier if Jay was from America,
cos he'd be on his mom's couch right now until I figured shit out.
The fact is I ran from two previous engagements,
and for me to actually follow through and marry Jay is huge.
So for me just to turn around and walk away right now is very hard for me.
I'm just asking you, can we just work through this?
I don't know.
If I choose not to be with Jay, that's a permanent decision.
And honestly, if he goes back to Jamaica,
the odds of him coming back here again are pretty slim.
So I can't really just make a quick decision based off my emotions,
because I understand that whatever decision I make is permanent,
and once I make it, that's... It is what it is.
I can't say, like, "Oh, yeah, we're gonna work it out
and move past this, and everything's gonna be great,"
cos I have no idea what's gonna happen.
Let's see. Do you have, like, something fruity...
BARTENDER: We can do vodka-cranberry, pineapple...
OK, vodka-cranberry for me.
For the most part, I've enjoyed my time here in Savannah.
Thank you. There you are. Thanks.
But honestly, it makes more sense to me
to stay where I'm at in Atlanta because I'm in school,
and I have my family there.
But I don't think that Pedro sees that.
So, how are you liking Savannah?
Could you see us living here?
Mm-hm. (PEDRO SPEAKING)
Yeah, but me moving away from my family is like
me making the same sacrifice
that you made to come to America.
You know what I mean? So I hope that you see that.
Yeah, but I just told you that I'm
making the sacrifice to move away from my family,
and you just told me, "Whatever."
It's not your fault?
I think a couple of things are your fault.
(PEDRO SPEAKING)
That's what I was thinking, yes.
Yeah, we're trying to move to Savannah
because of the problem between you and my family.
Yes, because you got into a fight with my brother.
He do that (BLEEP) first, OK? No, no, no, no, no.
You need to learn to handle your temper.
(PEDRO SPEAKING)
It's always your fault.
Pedro's not taking any responsibility for his own actions.
He should know that before you put your hands on anybody,
the first thing to do is walk away.
He showed no respect for my family.
And he still hasn't apologised for it at all.
I'm trying to make us a new life for you. (SCOFFS)
Guilty? I don't feel guilty. I just feel
desperate for our relationship to work out.
We're married now for how long?
Two years and a half. This is not how I pictured our families.
I thought that maybe we'd have a child by now.
Uh-huh. I can't have a child and have
you not liking their grandmother.
Nobody's perfect.
You.
OK.
Well, you could fix it. (PEDRO SCOFFS)
What did you say to me?
Oh, hell, no.
When Pedro tells me that I need to fix something,
it makes me feel like he doesn't see the effort that I'm putting forward,
because I'm clearly making an effort here.
When he does that, it just makes me feel like he has no hope for our marriage
and it makes me feel like a piece of shit.
I don't wanna talk about this any more.
So, my mom wants to throw a baby shower for us in Oklahoma.
I never felt part of Russ' family.
I always felt that they were not accepting me.
I don't wanna go back there.
DEBBIE: She's so bad. X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:0
If you could, please turn sideways toward me.
(MUFFLED HEARTBEAT)
My name is Paola, I'm 31 years old and I'm from Colombia.
Russ is my husband and we're having a little boy.
DOCTOR: That's the mouth open here. Your baby's making...
Oh, my gosh, I wanna see it.
We have a very stubborn baby, I'm sure.
Like Mommy. And Daddy. (LAUGHS)
Russ and I have been married for five years now.
I met Pao while living in Colombia, working for an oil and gas company.
She had a very open mind and very open to learning and experiencing new things,
and that's really what grabbed my attention.
I thought it was my booty.
Well, there's that too. (LAUGHS)
We were crazy about each other.
We decided to go through the K-1 visa process so I can actually move to US.
Mi amor. Love.
Mwah!
After the 90 days, we got married.
(BOTH SPEAKING SPANISH)
You will always be my first, my last, my everything.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
I honestly thought you get married and you're happily ever after...
..but then reality came.
Living in Oklahoma, it was really hard on me
because it's a different culture. They are completely different.
And I didn't have friends, so I was feeling really lonely
and it was really depressing for me.
Moving to Miami was the best decision, because I felt
that I was more accepted, that I was in my own culture.
Eyes to me. (CAMERA CLICKING) Beautiful.
And it was good for my career as a model.
Pao had made the decision to go
take the modelling opportunity, so I decided to follow her.
I was hesitant because I didn't have a job.
Hey, mi amor. Look at you.
Economically, it is much cheaper to live in Oklahoma,
cos Miami is expensive.
That was what was really holding me back from moving.
Russ and I have been living in Miami almost two years now,
and this past year has been really, really hard for me.
And I just died inside.
But Russ wasn't there for me.
Being pregnant with you was the most beautiful thing that ever happened in my life.
And being gone is the (BLEEP) that ever happened in my life!
But you don't know that, you don't realise that
because you didn't feel it!
Are you kidding me? You really... Shut up!
I don't want you to even talk.
You don't change, this is over and it is done.
I thought for a moment that we wouldn't survive after what happened.
Good morning, babes.
A couple of months later, I got pregnant again
and it was the most amazing feeling.
'Morning. Hey, baby.
And now we're doing better, that's for sure.
Right now, I'm about five months pregnant...
..and I feel that it has made our relationship stronger.
(CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)
Hey, little guy.
Are you happy it's a boy? I'm very happy it's a boy.
Now we just have to think about names.
Yeah. Paolo. (LAUGHS)
I want to make sure that we can pronounce it in Spanish and English
for both families to be able to say it.
I don't wanna be like when I call you sometimes the wrong way,
say "Ross", "Roose".
(CHUCKLES) I don't want that.
We now know the gender. This is happening, right?
And I want us to see my family.
So, my mom wants to throw a baby shower for us in Oklahoma.
I don't know, baby. I don't wanna go back there.
I don't want you to feel that way. My family is there to support you 100%.
They're trying to be more involved and they wanna host a baby shower.
And you'll see that they love and support you.
What I wanna see... One thing is what they say to you,
another thing what they show to me.
It's been over a year since we've been to Oklahoma,
and you haven't even been back since you left.
So it's time we go back.
I never felt part of Russ' family.
I always felt like they were not accepting me.
They didn't like my modelling,
and the pictures I take and the way I dress.
Showing a little bit of cleavage, it was the end of the world.
Good morning.
RUSS: You wanna go put something... Hey. A robe on? Good idea.
This trip, just focus on the baby
and the baby shower and rekindling everything with my family.
They want to be there for you.
OK.
I'm not that excited to go back to Oklahoma.
I really don't know what to expect with Russ' family.
Not being accepted and being judged for who you are,
it's not something that you want to deal for the rest of your life.
COLT: Salad time. DEBBIE: Salad. Get the lettuce.
I'll just get the lettuce.
So, what's going on? Oh, you know, the usual.
Yeah? Work's good.
Wife's good sometimes.
There's a lot of tension, lot of stress. You think?
There's a constant feel of dread in my household right now
because Larissa's trial's in a few days...
..and it's really taking a toll on our relationship.
Larissa's mood lately has been uneasy.
We don't really talk to each other and when we do, we just argue.
How's Larissa doing today? I have no idea.
My fear is that Larissa will be found guilty and be deported.
Right now, living in the house, it's completely toxic.
I'm glad that you have your appetite back today, honey.
How are you feeling?
You wanna talk about it?
I regret calling the police, because now everything's changed
and the trial has taken a toll on our relationship.
Larissa, I'm sorry that I called the police.
It was a misunderstanding.
(LARISSA SPEAKING) I have more feelings than you.
You must have faith.
If the worst were to happen, we'll figure it out together as a family,
because we are a family.
I wish that...things was different.
I wish things were different, too.
It's not been easy, you and I.
We've had our struggles, we've had our fights.
And it's not easy still. No.
She treats him like shit, she really does.
She's so bad. I mean, some of the stuff she says to him is just...
...unbelievable.
My ring is just off my hand.
Where is your ring?
How come you guys aren't wearing your rings?
Would you like to explain or should I?
Debbie, Debbie...
(GASPS)
You threw the ring away?
(LARISSA SPEAKS)
About a week ago, we argued,
and Larissa ran to the bathroom
and flushed the wedding ring down the toilet.
When I heard the flush of the toilet it broke my heart.
If Colt wants to be married to me, he had...
You really threw your ring in the toilet?
That's like taking Colt's payroll and going, "Oh."
Colt's paid, but Colt's money is my money, so...
So does it mean anything to you that he works his ass off so he can buy nice things for you,
and you just toss it in the toilet? No, I feel...
I'm sorry, I'm really upset about this.
Did you see her flush it? Yeah.
Colt spent a lot of money on those rings.
That was part of his love to her, and she flushed 'em down the toilet.
I don't think either one of you need to be married to each other.
I think your relationship stinks.
Why do you guys wanna be married to each other? I don't understand that.
I don't want to be competition. I'm his mother.
Why would I want competition from you? "Hey, darling, darling..." (INDISTINCT)
Cooking and cleaning, it doesn't take that long during the day. You sleep all day.
You are so mean to me. Stop being hurtful.
I clean the house. You need to calm down now.
You need to be nice to me!
You need to calm down now.
You're the queen. Drama queen.
I clean my house. It look amazing.
You drive people nuts.
In the past month, she just starts blaming me
for everything wrong in her life.
It's just horrible. Just horrible.
I am so sick of the drama with you.
I try everything in the world. Go, Debbie.
Why don't you go to your house and take care?
What?
Just like that, you can turn. Just like that.
Tomorrow the queen will make more drama.
I'm sorry. Well...
Larissa is very much a loose cannon right now,
and she's constantly angry. I don't know what else I can do.
But I blame myself for all of this.
I really hope that we can go back to being happy.
I go out of my way to be nice to her. I do everything in the world for her.
She has a lot going on right now. So we should suffer?
No, no-one should suffer. That's not...
She's mean, she says nasty things to me, she calls me names.
I don't wanna deal with her. I don't want to deal with her.
It's been hard for all of us.
But we're not just friends.
We are a relationship of partners.
I'd like for things to settle, things to normalise.
I feel like I'm stuck between two women all the time.
It's very difficult for me, like...
On the left is my wife that I love, but she bullies me, honestly.
And on the right, I have my mother, who's family. I love her.
I don't want to choose between my mother and Larissa,
but my mother can only take so much. Larissa needs to back off. X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:0
(ANDREI SPEAKS)
I just thought you'd like a refreshment.
Thanks.
My name's Elizabeth and this is my husband Andrei. (CHUCKLES)
Did you put on sunscreen? No.
Andrei and I have been married now for a year.
Married life is everything I dreamed it would be and more.
Aw. (CHUCKLES)
You need some sunscreen. Yes.
(ANDREI SPEAKING)
It's OK if I'm smarter than you sometimes.
There's nothing wrong with that.
(LAUGHS) No. Yes. No.
Babe, these boxes are heavy.
Right now we're moving into a bigger place
because... ..we are pregnant.
(CHUCKLES) Yay!
Currently, I am 16 weeks.
It was an unexpected pregnancy. No. Yeah. Yeah. (CHUCKLES)
Any side you prefer?
Aw, he thinks I'm gorgeous. (LAUGHS)
When I first came across Andrei on the app,
he had just a bathing suit on.
So I was like, "Well, he has a really nice body. Got that going."
(LAUGHS)
We chatted for a few months and then we met in person.
It's so beautiful.
After about eight months of dating,
Andrei and I decided to apply for the K-1 Visa.
Hi, baby. (CHUCKLES) Aw.
(ELIZABETH SPEAKS)
When I first told my family
that I was bringing Andrei here to be with me,
they had all sorts of negative opinions.
What about, like, a bachelorette party?
I'm the youngest girl from a large family, so they're very protective.
We are going to take her to Vegas for her bachelorette party.
(ANDREI SPEAKING)
My biggest concern is you being able to find good employment here.
She's not gonna be happy living in a two-bedroom apartment
while her sisters are driving a Mercedes, living in big houses.
Don't worry about that.
But it doesn't matter what my family thinks.
I knew that Andrei and I were meant to get married and be together.
We had our dream wedding. It was absolutely breathtaking.
Andrei, do you take this woman to be your wife?
I do. It is my honour this time to pronounce them husband and wife.
You may kiss your bride.
(ALL CHEERING)
Baby, you're my husband. And you're my wife.
Andrei finally got his work permit,
and he's studied so hard to get his trucking licence.
But he still hasn't gotten a full-time job,
so it's getting more difficult to pay rent.
I'm a property manager for my dad.
I lease out all of his properties that he has.
And he has allowed us to stay in one of his properties rent-free.
Which room should we make the baby room?
..closer to us? Yeah.
I'm really excited about it
because it's gonna be our cute little starter home.
It's rent-free, it's three bedrooms.
Has a pool, has a backyard for the dogs.
Why?
I hope, like, your dad is not gonna hold this against us.
Why would he do that? Because he's giving this house to us.
You really think he'll do that?
I don't know, I'm just saying.
I definitely have some fears with this arrangement with my dad.
But this is the situation, so we have to make do with it.
I'm gonna get some box and I'm gonna hang this, OK?
OK, baby. Love ya. Love you.
Ready? And go! Oh. (LAUGHING)
Aunt Libby can play with you guys.
Today I'm gonna hang out with my sisters and my nieces and nephews
so I can get some mom practice in.
It's sparkling orange water.
Cheers, girls. Cheers! Oh!
(ALL LAUGHING) Cheers to being a mommy. Get ready.
We're such a large family, and we're very close with one another.
But Andrei thinks it's super annoying that my sisters are in my business so much,
and he just wants them to just back off a little bit -
even so more now that I'm pregnant,
because he's concerned that it's gonna get ten times worse.
You're gonna be a great mom, I already know.
I'm excited, actually. I can't wait to feed 'em and burp 'em
and change their diapers.
Obviously, I want you guys to help, but Andrei definitely was like,
"Your family is always in our business.
Like, we have to set some healthy boundaries."
What is unhealthy about your family helping, though?
The women in my family are relentless.
They love to butt in.
In their minds, opinions aren't just like,
"Oh, hey, this is how I feel." It's like forcing their opinion on you,
like, "Dude, if you don't do it, you're an idiot."
There's helping, and then there's, like, forcing yourself
on to, like, the situation.
I don't actually know what boundary he thinks that we're gonna overstep.
He really does need to get over it, because this is our family
and we've always been like this. Take all of us or take none of us.
I'm really offended. We both... I mean, come on.
We both talked about it. You know how our family can be.
Like, everybody is in everybody's business.
Honestly, I'm gonna respect him as a parent,
but I'm your sister, and I've had babies before,
and I'm gonna help you with your baby.
I'm gonna help you with your baby and I don't have any babies.
This is what I mean. You guys don't see that
cos you're always in each other's... That's offensive. ..business.
Libby having a baby is like... BOTH: ..us having a baby.
We're all having a baby. That's our baby!
That's my baby sister having a baby, like,
that's... It is what it is. It's a big moment for everyone. It's a big moment, yeah.
And we're gonna be there whether he likes it or not.
Andrei knows that he doesn't want
the family so intertwined and involved in you raising a kid...
Then he needs to step up. ..but at the same time,
you're relying on Dad for money.
So when you rely on someone for money they're gonna be involved.
Having children in general is so expensive.
Wait a minute. He still doesn't have a job.
And you now have a baby already on the way. Yeah.
I mean, it's just gonna be hard
because I'm bringing in the money, mostly, for us and...
You're the breadwinner.
And being pregnant, it's just so much. Like, it's so much weight on my shoulders.
And, like, I don't want to be stressful with, like, a baby.
Andrei thinks that we're judging him all the time.
Like, it's almost like he has a guilty conscience
because he knows he not doing the right things,
and it's like, "OK, well, then, do it right."
Like, this is your own life. You need... Andrei needs to step up.
Like, you deserve more than that.
PAOLA: Russ and I decided to see his family
and I'm really worrying about going to Oklahoma,
and I can't just talk to Russ about it.
So today, I wanna hang out with my friends.
WOMAN: I want a mimosa, please.
WOMAN 2: And a mimosa, too. Let's just do four for everyone?
No, I can't drink. I want a passionfruit juice. Thank you.
I lost my tequila partner.
And I'm missing that.
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
How is Russ? He's good.
But right now, Russ wants to travel to Oklahoma.
But how do you feel about that?
I don't know. I feel like it has been so many years.
Right now the relationship with Russ' family is distant.
We don't speak. I don't ask them how they doing,
they don't ask me how I'm doing.
I try. When I was in Oklahoma, I tried to invite them to my place many times.
And look, nothing.
I was even doing parties for Russ and no-one show up.
And now that Russ and I are having a baby, at least
just get out of Oklahoma for once and come visit.
I just want them to be here. I want them to be part of us.
But I feel like I have to prove... Because I'm foreign,
I only have to prove that I'm doing it for the right reasons
when it's been five years already.
Like, I proved them that I didn't come to this country to marry him and get a Green Card
and just leave them, because I'm still with him.
I don't want to feel like they're judging me. I... Dammit.
Like, I feel like I try, but I don't...
(SNIFFLES) I just, um...
I don't know. I just don't wanna feel that I'm that bad person,
and that I always have to prove myself that I'm a better person.
And I don't know, I just...
I just wanna feel accepted, that's all.
One of the hardest things during the 90 days was
moving to Oklahoma, because I never felt part of Russ' family.
So I was really depressed. It was really hard for me.
It's just stressful because I'm alone in here. I don't have my family.
And they can come. They can come visit.
Yeah. Like, I want them...
I want to feel that they're trying.
After moving away from Oklahoma almost two years ago,
we're finally going back.
I really want to fix the situation with Russ' family.
I really wish that we can be closer, and now that I'm pregnant,
that we can have a better relationship
and that we can actually get to be a family.
Yeah.
Pedro and I have been in Savannah for a few days.
Last night, we had a huge fight,
and things still are very tense between us.
Now we're packing up to go home,
but I feel like I'm leaving with more problems
than I started out with in the first place.
I don't know. Are you good?
(PEDRO SPEAKS) What's with last night?
We're supposed to be having fun, and then you...
I don't even know how we started arguing last night, honestly.
I don't think it's anybody's fault.
I don't feel like Pedro understands where I'm coming from
when I say that I don't want to have children in a chaotic family.
I just don't wanna have a child right now,
and have that child be torn between my family and Pedro like I am.
I want to be happy. I want for us to be happy.
I want a family. I want...
You're getting defensive because you're feeling guilty.
Pepe...
OK.
(LARISSA SPEAKING)
Right now, with her trial drawing near, I'm a punching bag. X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:0
What's up, man?
Today I'm at my friend Matt's house.
I promised him a tattoo, so I'm gonna give it to him.
This is the design that you want, right? Yup.
Not being able to work is, like, really getting to me,
and it is important for me to practise on friends day by day.
They just let me practise on them cos they wanted a free tattoo.
And I can build a portfolio, so whenever I open my tattoo shop,
I can get some clients.
What is the meaning of it, though?
That means... Basically, "family first" is what the translation in English is.
It's from Italian.
Cos of the fight that we're going through right now.
Not out of the dog-house yet?
I don't know what to tell you. Mm-hm.
I talked to Matt about the situation with my wife.
He seems like a person that would give good advice
and, like, try to lead you in a better path.
So I think he got a lot to, like, teach me,
and I think he's gonna have a lot to say.
I'm trying to explain to her, you know, I was bored.
I saw ads pop up saying, "Meet new friends."
And I downloaded it and a lot of people started messaging me, and I messaged back.
Oh, you didn't know it was a dating app? I didn't know.
I really didn't think it was gonna be a problem because, you know,
I don't want to be like I'm blaming it
on culture difference or nothing like that,
but back in Jamaica, like, you can do stuff like that,
and your girlfriend will just, like, take your phone
and curse the other girl out.
I never knew Ashley was gonna be so mad about it. Mm.
Yeah, that's something I definitely could never have done, you know.
Yeah. Being a married man here in America, that's not
culturally acceptable here. You'd definitely get in big trouble for that.
(CHUCKLES) For something like that.
I made a mistake already. I can't do nothing more, just try to make up for it.
Yeah, I know. You're definitely right.
You know, him coming from a different culture and a different background,
I don't think he realised, necessarily, that what he was doing was wrong.
It's not something I would do as a married man.
I wouldn't download it or use it. (CHUCKLES)
He's very young and he has, you know, a bit of growing up to do.
COLT: Larissa.
Your charming, handsome, amazing husband is here.
Larissa stormed off. I really need to talk to her.
Things at home have been very difficult.
The trial is a heavy weight on us.
I understand that you're upset. You have a lot on your mind.
We have a very fun relationship
where I just talk to the wall and you don't say anything.
(LARISSA SPEAKING)
You feel OK about everything that happened?
What's the problem, honey?
What you do, "Oh, no, I can't say to her. I can't say."
So it's the problem for all marriage.
I know that...
Larissa, I'm by your side right now.
I've not left you. I'm not the one that flushed my wedding ring down the toilet.
So where is our marriage now? What is our marriage?
That's not true.
I tried to talk to Larissa about her issues,
and she doesn't wanna be around me. It's very difficult for me.
And right now, with her trial drawing near,
I'm a punching bag.
Who the hell flushes their wedding ring? You sell it, you don't flush it.
She hates me, she loves me, I don't know what it is.
It's not love.
If this trial thing resolves itself
and she's still acting like this, then there's a problem.
OK. (DOOR CLOSES)
Where are you going?
Beautiful.
WOMAN: This season on Happily Ever After?...
DOCTOR: This is a little hand here.
Oh, cheers!
ELIZABETH: I wanna have fun and focus on my stuff.
Was it, like, infidelity?
It's shady finding out what he did.
We never had issues before you.
I think you've talked enough. Shut up.
Stop talking to me!
Who?
So, how is the sex? Pretty much non-existent.
Something is not right.
You wanna get your hopes up, but it's so hard. (SNIFFLES)
Are you dating anyone? I'm still flying it solo.
My head and my heart are telling me two different things.
(CHEERING)
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
CHANTEL: I can't believe you're gonna embarrass me like that!
You wanna play games with me? (CRYING)
..this crap which you give me every day.
She's filling me up with anger all the time.
Don't respond, I said.
She will not get that Green Card. I don't give a (BLEEP).
I will testify against her.
I want Chantel to come to her senses.
We're gonna make Pedro an offer that he cannot refuse.
Stop it!
Nicole?
(AZAN ON PHONE)
NICOLE: Don't lie when it's convenient for you.
We feel like we had to tell you what was going on with Jay.
(SOBBING) Please just take me home. I just wanna go home, please.
WOMAN: She's in labour, and she doesn't want us in the room.
Why would you not want your mother in there? Just give us a moment, OK?
She got what she wanted, to destroy you. (SOBBING)
WOMAN: I'm not kidding. I'm calling the police. He's done.
CHANTEL: You're not going anywhere! Give me that.
(INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER)
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