04x08 - Lowkey Happy

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Did I do something wrong?

Lawrence didn't tell you?

Tell me what?

That we broke up.

I don't have time for your drama.

Nobody has more drama than you, Issa.

I just don't know what I'm supposed to do next.

Sounds like you're entering into a new season in your life.

You gonna figure it out.

If you say so.

Where you guys coming from?

Puerto Vallarta.

Dope.

Mm-hmm.

You?

Uh, Frisco.

Yo, it was good seeing y'all.

You too.

Hey, how are you?

Free to grab a drink soon?

Oh!

Oh, sh1t!

Oh, my God, are you okay?

Yep, I'm fine.

Let me help you.

Nope, I got it.

Did you see her!

You gonna need a minute?

Yep.

Okay, yeah.

I'm so sorry, sis.

Be blessed.

You know what?

I'm gonna break up with his ass...

...right the f*ck now.

I would like to see it.

Um, sorry, I didn't know it would be this busy.

No, it's sort of like a Lizzo concert, so...

You, uh, wanna go somewhere else?

No, no, I just need alcohol and they have it here, so I'm good.

My knee doesn't hurt.

I'm not embarrassed.

No, you shouldn't be, at all.

I hate you.

Prosecco with a splash of whiskey.

Oh, that's not my drink anymore, actually.

What?

Since when?

Since I discovered vodka and Prosecco.

Damn.

Mm-hmm.

Okay, all right, well, I'll send it back.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, chill, chill, chill.

I'm still gonna drink it.

Just let the record show I've changed.

Based off that fall, hell no.

Yo, how was the block party by the way?

Yeah, I saw a bunch of posts about it.

It looked fun.

It was dope.

It almost k*lled me, but I did that sh1t.

Congrats.

Thank you.

Sorry I couldn't be there.

No, that's okay.

I wasn't...

I was in San Francisco.

Interviewing.

Oh, sh1t, that's...

wow.

Yeah, yeah, I just feel like it's time to move on from Meridian.

Well, level up then, with your Bitcoins and sh1t.

Yeah, I just took a few meetings, seeing what's out there.

That makes sense.

You won't know until you try.

Yeah.

Yeah, I just don't wanna be afraid to move on from sh1t.

I...

heard about you and Condola.

Yeah.

Yeah, I figured you would.

I'm sorry.

No, we don't, you know what, we don't gotta talk about that.

You doin' good?

Yeah.

You know, I ran into Molly at the airport.

She loves "Full House." Anyway, it was awkward.

Yes, probably 'cause we're not friends anymore.

You stupid.

What?

Oh, for real?

Yeah, we...

we don't speak.

I...

Hello, excuse me!

I can't imagine you and Molly not...

What, uh, what happened?

Well, we don't have to get into it.

But you said you had to talk to me about something?

Yeah.

What is it?

Hey, excuse me?

What the f*ck?

Do you have food here?

Yo, come on, man.

Oh, my bad, I ain't see y'all.

Should we...

Yeah.

Excuse me, can we get the check?

Bump that way, bump that way.

You're not in the club.

The manager said it's on us 'cause you busted your ass.

That was nice of him.

Everybody had forgotten about that.

Nobody forgot about you busting your ass.

It was hella loud in there.

I know, right?

I feel like I'm yelling.

Am I yelling?

So should we, uh, go somewhere else?

Since I can never show my face in there again, yes.

Hey, what about that Latin spot downtown that we always wanted to try?

Unless, you know, you already been there.

All right, cool, I'll call a Lyft.

I hope we don't get a talky driver.

I always ask my passengers if they want a quiet ride or if they wanna talk, and I get so mad when they wanna talk.

Like, why would you want that?

Oh, you funny?

I'm off duty, sir.

Damn, how old is that pic?

I transferred from my old phone.

Did you end up going back to Virginia for Christmas?

That was the plan, but my parents ended up going on this Tom Joyner cruise.

Marcus and Sylvia stay cruising.

They're really susceptible to targeted ads.

This is us.

Okay, black car, I see you.

Yeah.

Maybe I changed too.

Good evening!

I've got water and mints in the console right in front of you.

And if you need a charge, I got it right up here.

This is hella elegant.

Ooh, and they got gum in the door handle.

Creative.

They all have gum in the door handle.

First date, huh?

Well, this young man is doin' it right, I like that.

I tell my son all the time, I say, son, start the way you wanna finish.

Oh, well, you know, I appreciate that, but it's not, it's not our first date.

Oh, so y'all got that real young black love.

Sorry, we-we wanted a quiet ride.

That's rude.

You just stop encouraging her.

Where y'all dolls from?

Alaska.

Gotta be pretty cold up there this time of the year.

No, climate change.

So cold.

Alaska?

So are y'all married?

No!

Well, let me tell you one thing.

Marriage is the best thing I've ever done.

Trust me, you better go on and lock that down if that's the one you love.

Oh, um, you know, I tried.

Yeah, I bought a ring.

The light's about to change.

Do it now, n*gga!

Please!

It's changing now, ma'am.

It's change-- you should face forward, please.

Hey, you know, I can't believe you never made it here.

You used to send me annotated screen sh*ts of the menu.

I did, huh?

You ate here already?

A couple times.

Why you ain't say somethin' then?

'Cause you really wanted to eat here.

And I didn't wanna make it weird.

So...

what, you, uh...

you came here on a date or somethin'?

Yeah, but nothing serious.

You don't gotta disclaim it.

I'm not disclaiming sh1t.

I just thought you...

Yo, yo, look.

Let's not do the tiptoe sh1t tonight.

All right, no eggshells.

We know each other too well for that.

You know I'm heavy-footed.

I would love to stomp.

Let's make Kirk Franklin proud.

♪ Issa, are you with me?

♪ I got it, I got it.

So, in the spirit of honesty, what did you wanna talk about?

See, you are really draggin' this out, and I'm startin' to get worried.

No, it's not that serious.

You sick?

'Cause you lookin' a little skinny.

You need to chill.

Hey.

I can seat you right this way.

Thank you so much.

Can we get him food ASAP?

You know what?

He needs to eat something.

You know what you want?

Don't hold this up for me.

All right, I'ma try, but I'm torn.

Everything looks amazing.

Yeah, it is.

What the f*ck are crispy squash flowers?

Here she comes.

I got it.

Hey, hey, there.

My name is Joy and I'll be taking care of you this evening.

We have some specials tonight.

Oh, Joy, I already know what's special.

Okay.

We'll take the crispy squash flowers and the garlic prawns, no parsley, to start.

For our mains, we'll have the whole snapper and the rotisserie chicken and a ribeye for the table.

And to drink, I'll have a Prosecco with a splash of vodka and he will have a whiskey neat.

Bulleit.

That is a very good amount of food.

I will get that going for you right away.

Thank you, Joy.

That was impressive.

Even for you.

Okay.

Well, impress me with what you have to tell me.

Okay, okay, okay.

Thank you.

Uh, I guess I've just been thinking.

You know, about us.

Us?

You know, about what happened between us.

And I've been wondering, like, you know, what would have happened if we stayed together.

Sometimes...

I wonder, like...

do I give up too easily on things.

I don't know, I mean...

it might be obvious, but...

I do wish you hadn't given up on us.

All righty, we have our whiskey neat, and our Prosecco with vodka.

And I'll be right back with your food.

I got a question.

Okay.

Why Daniel?

Or could it have been anyone?

No, not anyone.

And I don't know if that's better, but...

it wasn't like that.

Then why him?

He just popped up.

And gave me attention during a time when you weren't.

And it's not an excuse, but...

it just felt good to feel wanted.

I guess.

Things were that bad between us?

Yeah.

Sometimes, I used to...

drive around after work just to avoid coming home.

I'm sorry, is that...

is this too much?

No eggshells.

But I still wanted to be with you.

Not him.

I just had a moment of weakness.

But we were trying.

We recommitted to each other, so like, some part of you had to wanna blow that up.

No.

No, I was devastated.

You know that.

Yeah.

But, I mean...

There was a part of me that felt like...

I was scared we'd fall back into old patterns.

For an entire year, nothing I did could snap you out of what you were goin' through.

You-you didn't wanna talk.

You didn't wanna go out.

You didn't wanna have s*x.

You didn't...

you didn't want me, Lawrence.

It's not that I didn't want you.

I just...

watching you get up and go to work was this daily reminder that...

I had nowhere to go.

Nothing to do.

And I thought about moving back home, but...

I know that would have just...

made me feel worse.

Why didn't you tell me that?

I just couldn't.

And then when everything went down with us, it was just easier to blame you.

Then I didn't have to deal with my own sh1t.

Yeah, we really weren't talkin' then, huh?

Nah.

Okay, here we are.

And if we're interested, I can do a signature sauce presentation.

Nope?

Perfect.

Enjoy.

Hey, you good?

Yeah, I'm good.

This is just bizarre.

Hey, if somebody had told me a year ago that I would be sitting here with your ass talking about this sh1t, nah.

So can I ask you a question?

Yeah.

You didn't really buy a ring, did you?

What?

Why are you surprised?

We looked at rings together.

I just...

had no idea.

Yeah, well...

you just realized you ain't sh1t, huh?

I really wasn't sh1t.

But I'm the sh1t now.

Oh, for real?

-Yeah, I told you.

I changed.

You missin' out.

Yeah?

I'm gonna go to the bathroom.

Uh, just...

can you order me another one of my classy drinks?

And then a sh*t 'cause maybe I still ain't sh1t.

Yep.

Hey, it's gonna be cheap, though.

Won't know the difference.

Yeah, it was cool.

You know, just nice gettin' to talk.

Yeah, I'm really glad you called.

Oh, no, no.

Issa, what's good?

Hey, Calvin, you too.

What's up, girl?

Yo, come on, we know each other.

Bring it in, man.

Bring it in.

Hey, what's up, man?

I'm Lawrence.

What's up, man?

Whoa, strong.

You look like a Lawrence, man.

That's what's up.

I'm Calvin.

This Mazda.

What's good, y'all?

Hey, Mazda.

Nice to meet you, Mazda.

Hey, you got the prawns joint tonight, too?

The...

-Yeah, yeah, you got the prawn joints.

Uh, and the ribeye and the squash flowers and we had a bunch of stuff on the menu, man.

God damn, y'all had a feast in there.

I'm about to go in there and f*ck sh1t up too.

Cool, so...

Well, okay...

So how do you and Issa know each other?

Please don't.

No, it's...

We used to get it in.

Good times.

Oh, I bet.

But, yo, I'm TSA.

I also do private security so hit me up if you got a birthday or somethin'.

Look at the time.

You know what?

We need to hurry up and eat.

We gonna be late for Bermuda's show.

Oh, okay.

Word.

Her friend got a show down the street at the Art Walk.

So, big things.

Enjoy, bro.

I will.

I will.

That was...

...perfect!

Shut up.

No, I mean, listen.

I only got to meet him for a moment, but I actually get it.

Have you ever been smacked in public?

All right, all right, all right.

When's the last time you went to Art Walk?

It's been a minute.

I heard they opened up a whole new block.

Cool.

Well, you gotta, uh, let me know how it is.

I gotta run, all right?

Peace.

Oh, okay.

Come on, I'm just playin' with you.

Let's get it.

I literally hate you.

Don't.

Stop!

That's not for you.

Uh-huh, it's mine now.

I claim it.

I'm appropriating it.

Honestly, Idris doesn't need to play Bond.

He should be the new Jason Bourne.

That's true.

Hey, did you hear they're making a new "Bourne" Movie about farms?

It's "The Corn Identity." Uh, I think it's actually about death.

"The Mourn Identity." Yeah, and then there's the one about ripped shirts too, right?

Yeah, for sure, "The Torn Identity." Mm-hmm.

What about the s*x one?

Ah, "The p0rn Identity." Yeah!

And then there's that one about trumpets.

You talkin' about "The Horn Identity." Yep.

Yeah.

What about the one about climate change?

Ah, "The Warm Identity." It's gonna be fire.

No, but actually, I am very concerned about climate change.

No, we should do something about it.

Yeah.

Ooh, nice.

Remember when this sh1t was super sparse?

Yeah.

Ooh, I like this one.

Yeah, okay, it's cool.

Really?

Hell no.

I don't f*ck with it.

I guess I just don't get it.

I think that's the point.

All right, uh...

"Happiness Illustrated." Okay, if you say so.

No, it's abstract.

Like, happiness, right?

Fake deep.

Maybe.

But I actually been thinking about that sh1t a lot.

Just trying to figure out what makes me happy.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

I think I've been waiting around expecting other sh1t to make me happy and I think that sh1t's a choice.

What do you mean?

Like with this new thing I'm working on.

It's me creating happiness for myself, I think.

I like you like this.

Like what?

Like this.

This is new.

Keep it up, it's a good look.

Okay, all right, enough.

So, uh...

what's this new thing you're working on?

Ever since the block party, I've been tryin' to figure out how to get paid.

So...

maybe I'll organize smaller events around black sh1t.

I don't know.

Yeah, that's cool.

You got it.

Thanks.

What about you?

Are you happy?

Yeah, I think I'm gettin' there.

You know, I used to think I had to be like, a leader, or the ideas guy.

But I'm startin' to realize, like, I'm happier executing somebody else's vision.

Like, I like being on teams.

Really?

'Cause you always wanted to start your own sh1t.

Yeah, I think I, uh...

I think I just thought that because I was supposed to.

But...

yeah.

I would say I'm-- I'm pretty happy right now.

Do you need to take that?

No, no.

Are y'all still...?

Yeah, we've been talking, but, you know, I don't know.

Yeah, I'm not really sure what's gonna happen between us.

Okay, yeah.

If that ain't a Chad painting, I don't know what is.

Definitely.

And that one is silly but also frightening.

Kelli.

Yo, what about this one?

I don't know.

So I guess this makes you an art collector?

It only takes one.

Yeah.

You know, it spoke to me.

So...

Do you wanna share it?

Oh, yeah.

I can call it this time...

...since you got the last one.

Cool.

It's gonna be regular though.

It's not gonna be no Lux sh1t.

Where you at now?

Uh, I'm actually not far from you.

I'm at Slauson and Fairfax.

What?

So we're, like, legit neighbors?

Yeah.

Wow, you got a whole-ass bachelor pad around the corner from me and I didn't even know.

I feel disrespected.

Yeah.

All right, well, I feel disrespected you think I got a bachelor pad.

What the f*ck am I, 22?

Wait!

I am literally holding art.

You know, from the outside, it actually looks like an adult apartment.

It's a shame you gonna hang this nice painting over an air mattress.

Sir, could you, uh, could you give her five minutes?

She'll be right out.

What?

I wanna see the look on your face when you see just how dope my spot is.

Come on.

Wow, it's so clean.

More than just Lysol wipes.

You got a cleaning lady?

Biweekly.

Charlotte.

Okay, "Mad Men" With it.

Got the fresh walls, steamed curtains.

Glade plug-ins.

You're actin' like I didn't tell you when I told you.

Okay, I stand corrected.

You found a good spot for it.

Thanks.

Can I use your bathroom before I go?

Yeah, it's just down the hall on your right.

Thanks.

Look, sorry I didn't, uh, get back to you.

I'm just wrapping up.

Yeah, sure.

I can still try to make it tonight.

I'll, uh, I'll keep you posted.

Cool.

Hey, that was-- Condola?

Yeah.

Y'all are meetin' up?

She wants to talk.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean for that to-- No, no, I know, I know.

The, the Lyft is probably pissed, so...

Yeah.

Okay.

It was...

it was really good seeing you.

What if I wanted to stay?

I don't know.

I mean, should we even...

I'm not ready for the night to end yet.

Tonight made me happy.

You make me happy.

Yeah, me too.

So...

So...

stay.

Hey, good morning.

Good morning.

So, San Francisco?

Maybe.

Why, you gonna miss me?

Not even a little bit.

Mm-hmm.

I just know your chicken legs can't handle all them hills.

You need a ride?

I'm okay.

You sure?

I mean, I can take you home.

I think I'm gonna walk, but thanks.

Hey, you okay?

Yeah.

I'm good.

Are you?

Yeah, yeah, I'm good, too.

Well, have a good day.

Yeah, you too.