Queen Sugar

Previously on "Queen Sugar"...

Me and Mama getting married.

- So, you'll be together forever? - Forever.

Zika, it's a hurricane by another name.

And believe me, Nova, you connected the dots.

Hello, Mother.

I'm the first black woman to own a mill in the state.

Will you be satisfied with this?

You know, your hair it's falling out a little.

You might need to get this checked out, girl.

About that night, we have to tell your mother.

She doesn't wanna hear about it.

- What's eating you? - Something happened to Micah.

Good to see you.

All right. Thank you.

Why you looking at me like that?

Ernest giving you this farm was the best thing

that could have happened to you.

- Look what it's done. - Man, watch out, Aunt Vi.

I ain't gonna mess this up, Aunt Vi.

Well, speaking about things you ain't gonna mess up.

You wanna make sure you stay on track with Darla.

This is something they started at my church.

For the young folk getting married and divorced like it isn't sacred no more.

Ain't no shame in getting advice.

Even those that think they got it all figured out learn something.

And it's free, so don't give me nothing about that.

You look like you're feeling better.

I am.

About to get outta here, Aunt Vi.

I love you, Aunt Vi.

I'll see ya.

- Hi. Can I help you? - Good morning.

You know where I might find Miss Bordelon?

May I ask why?

Well, a manager at Delta Diner told me

that Miss Bordelon made the best pie I've ever tasted.

- What kind of pie? - Cherry.

Tart, sweet,

flaky crust to die for.

Yeah, well, if you pass on from my pies,

that's gonna hurt my business.

So, you're Miss Bordelon?

It's an honor to meet you.

Kind of you to come this way, pay a compliment.

Oh, well, that's not the only reason for my business.

I'm Jarrett Rawlings of Rawlings Supermarkets.

We got stores in three parishes...

And I do plenty of shopping at the one in St. Jo's.

Y'all's double coupon Thursday...

best thing going.

Well, thank you. That was my idea.

Good one.

I hope you like my...

my latest brainstorm.

We'd like you to provide us with 350 pies a week

to sell exclusively in our stores.

All the terms are laid out there.

I think you'll find everything is more than adequate.

Thanks, Pop.

Oh...

Hi.

- Mm. - Oh! Whew.

Huh?

You're still thinking about your father's will, aren't you?

Charlotte, you can't dwell on this forever.

I just wanna know why Daddy did it.

Why he didn't discuss it with me.

The truth is, your daddy was a man who changed his mind.

But what you have now, it's far greater than that land.

The mill.

'Cause it's yours. It is yours alone.

I'm not sure how much good that is anymore

since a huge part of my business plan was tied to the farm.

Now, that is something that I can help you with

if you just give me a few hours.

Okay.

Thank you.

Charley, you're gonna get through this.

Let me help.

Huh. I told you, no physical labor.

You're just here to check in the volunteers as they arrive.

Please. I'm just glad I could still use my body

for more than just feeding the twins.

- How are they? - Growing like weeds,

and too young to resent me

for taking a few hours to help you, sister soldier.

And I can't thank you enough.

Hello.

Robert, meet my oldest friend from Tulane... Sierra.

Oh, this is the friendship that began with the fight

about whether or not Black History Month

is a form of self-segregation.

Mm-hmm. - She won that fight, by the way.

Uh-huh. Of course she did.

- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you, too.

I'm surprised at how quickly you pulled all this together.

- Ooh! - Go on.

- No, I know you wanna say it. - Are you talking to me?

Yeah, some kind of "I told you so."

Since Timothy North's donation is the reason we could do this so fast.

There's nothing wrong with giving a bit of credit where credit is due.

You can give him all the credit you want;

he still a horse's ass.

Yes, he is. See?

Always wins.

- What a pleasure. - A pleasure.

Mmm...

Last I heard, you were done dating.

Now you with a damn unicorn.

We ain't like that.

Really? The way he looks at you?

- How is it, then? - We have a lot of respect for each other's work.

Uh-uh, that's not what I asked.

How... is... it?

- Well... - Ooh!

That's what I thought!

Girl, look, I just want the best for you,

so give this man a chance to be like that.

'Cause if you don't, I'm gonna scoop him up for myself.

You know what? Come on, girl. We got work to do.

And don't you lift nothing.

Matter of fact, stack them bottles one by one.

- I'm watching you. - Mm-hmm.

- One by one. - Miss Bossy. Yes, ma'am.

Wow.

That dress looks beautiful on you.

What do you think?

I think that it is way too expensive.

Do you really like it?

You can be honest.

Darla, honesty is in my blood.

My mother is the queen of brutal honesty.

I was with her when I went wedding dress shopping.

I had fallen in love

with the first dress that I ever tried on.

People say that never happens.

But my mother, she hated it.

She said that it made me look pregnant...

which I was.

But...

Yeah.

My mother knew that, but refused to accept it.

She didn't want her friends

believing that her daughter was having a shotgun wedding.

And I wasn't.

I mean, Davis and I, we loved each other.

But my mother was disappointed,

to say the least.

And she did not try to hide it.

Not from me.

The point is...

if I didn't think that dress looked

anything short of beautiful on you, you would know.

Oh, no, wait,

did... did I say something?

I'm sorry, it's, um...

it's just my family doesn't even care that I'm getting married.

I called them to tell them...

I haven't heard back.

Well, how long has it been since you've talked?

Years.

Well, that must have taken a lot.

Yes.

My mom actually sounds a lot like yours.

Mmm.

I always just wanted to please her.

I think...

when I called her...

a piece of me was still doing that.

Probably most of me.

I just wanted her to see...

how far I'd come.

So she wouldn't feel like

she's embarrassed of her daughter.

Just proud.

Well,

I don't know why they haven't called back.

You have a family...

Ralph Angel and Blue... and another one that you're about to join.

So even if you never hear from them again,

you are still surrounded by people who love you.

Thank you.

Admit it, you'd rather be here

than editing white papers with your colleagues

in some ivory tower right now.

Technically, my colleagues are actually on the golf course right now,

but this definitely leads to a stronger sense of accomplishment.

Damn, Aunt Nova! Look at those guns.

Micah, I didn't know you were coming.

Neither did I.

It was Keke's idea.

- Hi. - Hey.

Oh, you two have never met.

Okay, Aunt Nova, this is my girl, Keke.

- Keke, Aunt Nova. - Hi.

I've heard so much about you from Micah's mom.

And I love your writing and everything you do for the community,

and just... you're an inspiration.

Hey, I didn't know you were a super fan.