04x13 - Jump on It

[bunniefuu]

[MARCHING BAND PLAYING]

WOMAN: ♪ Mr. Adams ♪

[DISTANT CHEERLEADERS
CHEERING INDISTINCTLY]

Yo, man, why you look
like you about to pass out?

Dawg, have you smelled these bags?

Hey, breathe through your mouth.
That's the only way to get through it.

[EXHALES] It's not helping.

I don't remember them smelling
this bad in high school, man.

Yeah, that's 'cause we didn't
have to carry our own bags.

GARRETT: It may be a new season,

but the pursuit remains the same,

and this year,

we'll take what's owed,

and we bring home the championship!

- WADE: Yes, sir.
- GARRETT: I just have one question.

- Y'all ready?
- PLAYERS: Yes, Coach.

- GARRETT: I said are y'all ready?!
- PLAYERS: Yes, Coach!

KENNY: Yeah. Fly high
on me, fly high on .

- , , !
- PLAYERS: Fly high!

[CHUCKLES]

Oh, thanks for grabbing the bags, boys.

- SPENCER: Do we have a choice?
- WADE: I mean, you always have a choice.

So what's this rumor I've been hearing

that you guys live
in a epic beach house?

- SPENCER: No, no, no.
- JORDAN: It's an accurate one.

WADE: See, that's what
we wanted to hear. Look,

we're looking for a little
pre-game pre-party spot.

- JORDAN: Tonight?
- WADE: Yeah.

SPENCER: Coach gave us an early curfew

the night before a
game, so we can't do it.

WADE: Well, see, that's
why your place is perfect,

OK? It's off-campus, under the radar.

Look, it's just... it's a
little ritual we like to do.

We want to officially
welcome you all to the team.

Or is that gonna be a problem?

- JORDAN: Definitely not.
- SPENCER: J., this is a bad idea.

No, no, we're in. What... what time?

We'll see you guys at : . Oh, and, um,

fresh meat supplies the liquor, so...

Let's go, guys.

I take it we're "fresh meat"?

Yeah, they're gonna destroy
our beach house, man.

[SIGHS]

[DISTANT HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]

MAN: It's Olivia, right?

OLIVIA: And you are medium
Americano with an extra sh*t.

Or some just call me Noah.

I know your name. It's on the cup.

- [CHUCKLES]
- So you went from grabbing coffee

to a research gig impressively fast.

Uh, well, I was an intern all summer,

plus I pitched Christel a few ideas,

and she liked my
angles, so... Here I am.

- Makes sense why she paired us up.
- Yeah.

Although it took me almost
a year before my ideas went.

- You used to be me?
- Paper cuts and all.

[SIGHS] Don't even get me started.

- [CHUCKLES]
- Oh, my gosh.

- Hey!
- [OLIVIA AND NOAH LAUGHING]

G.A.U. really brings college
spirit to a whole new level.

- Yeah, if you're an athlete.
- Mmm.

Anyway, I'm gonna go
grab some more photos

- before we head back to the office.
- OLIVIA: Yeah.

Can't wait to see your angle.

No doubt it's a good one.

MALE SINGER: ♪ Yeah,
it's my time to climb ♪

♪ All the way to the top,
yeah, it's my time to shine ♪

- ♪ So it's my time to shine ♪
- COOP: Ms. Baker told me to plead no contest

with this obstruction of
justice charge in Mo's death.

She says I'll get a better deal.

- And how you feel about it all?
- I ain't too worried.

I mean, look at Preach.

He got off, and he's the
one that actually k*lled Mo.

SPENCER: Hmm.

But, to be honest, bro, I'm
tired of talking 'bout it.

So tell me something good.

- How you feeling about your first college game?
- SPENCER: [CHUCKLES]

I've been doing everything I can
to make this depth chart, but,

scout team or not, Coach
ain't looking for me.

What the hell is a scout team?

What, you out there earning badges?

- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
- SPENCER: No.

We prepping the starters
for the upcoming game,

kind of like a sparring
partner in boxing, you know?

- Sound like it need a new name.
- Hmm.

Then maybe you'd get noticed. [LAUGHS]

- LAURA: Hey, Spencer.
- Hey, good morning.

- Uh... Coop, do you have a second?
- Yeah.

SPENCER: Oh, I got to get back to
campus for practice anyway, so...

COOP: Man, it's only
a minute. You can stay.

Why you looking like someone d*ed?

'Cause somebody did die, Coop,

and the D.A. is considering jail time.

For me? But I didn't sh**t anybody.

Yeah, but you covered up a homicide,

and they are not taking it lightly.

But you told me to plead no contest.

SPENCER: Hold on. What
does that even mean?

Coop ain't really got
to face jail time, right?

Nothing's been decided yet, OK?

For now, just know that
I'm doing everything I can.

You should keep laying low,
and as soon as I have any news,

I'll let you know. [FOOTSTEPS RETREAT]

[DISTANT CHATTER]

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

What's up, Coach? You wanted to see me?

How you feeling out there?

- A step behind.
- Have a seat.

Playing on the scout team is tough,

and you want to get the
head coach to notice you, but

ain't no coach looking that
way when you got starters

- out there on the field to deal with.
- Yeah,

so what's my move?

What a lot of first-year
players fail to realize

- is that scout team...
- Mm-hmm?

It's the perfect
opportunity to stand out,

make your abilities known on the field.

So instead of being Spencer
James out there at practice today,

be Jay Fontana.

The jumped-up wide receiver?

"The jumped-up wide receiver?"

Bro, he jumped up for a reason.

He was first-team
all-conference last year.

He plays big, physical.

He made defenses look
silly last year, so you,

you make Coach's defense look silly,

you will get his attention.

JOHNNY WILL: ♪ Ace in the
hole, I got no reason to quit ♪

♪ I do the most, going for
gold, instead I got platinum ♪

♪ Baby, go hard or go
home, championships ♪

- ♪ That's what I get, I am a champ ♪
- [WHISTLE BLOWS]

- Defense, run it again!
- ♪ Ace in the hole ♪

♪ I got no reason to
quit, I do the most ♪

♪ You step in my lane,
you outta your brain ♪

♪ You know that I'm
comin' with the action ♪

♪ Ain't no adaptin',
it's gonna be graphic ♪

♪ You won't be needin' no caption ♪

♪ When it rains, it pours and
I'm aimin' it towards you ♪

♪ Hear what I'm splashin',
I won't be ignored ♪

♪ When I'm bringin' that
energy nobody's matching ♪

♪ Yeah, you goin' % ♪

- ♪ I'm goin' % ♪
- [BLOWS WHISTLE]

Defense! Bring it in!

Is there a reason that
my freshman scout team

is making my starting defense
look like a bunch of fools?!

Get off of your blocks! Quit playing...

Coach don't look too happy.

'Cause you just made
his defense look silly.

You think he noticed me now?

Use your hands and get off...

You damn right he noticed you.

GARRETT: You understand me?!

I don't think I hear you!

[R&B BALLAD PLAYING]

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

- ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
- [MUSIC STOPS]

- Should we go again?
- I'm good. Clay?

Yo, that was dope.

- Yeah.
- Wait, wait.

- Does that mean...
- You've just finished your first full album.

- Congratulations!
- Yes! Wait, are you for real?

- LAYLA: Yeah, I'm serious.
- PATIENCE: [LAUGHS]

Oh, and we have some big
news. You want to tell her?

CLAY: Yeah, I'll tell her.

- LAYLA: OK. Come on.
- PATIENCE: OK. [CHUCKLES]

Oh... [CHUCKLES] Tell me what?

So, one of the artists
that's supposed to perform

at the Palm Springs
festival dropped out.

- CLAY: There's a spot open.
- And you want me to fill it?

It's one of the smaller
stages, but it could be

a really good opportunity to
showcase some of your new tracks.

My gosh! Stop! Uh, yes!

Yeah, I'm in! Oh, my God! I
can't... I... I can't believe this.

CLAY: All right, bet.
I'll go confirm your spot.

- PATIENCE: OK. [CHUCKLES]
- CLAY: I'll hit you when it's done. Congratulations.

PATIENCE: Thank you, thank
YOU. LAYLA: Aah! [LAUGHS]

What the hey? That's so dope!

Oh, OK, I am so proud of you,

for, like, how much time
you put into this album,

especially with, you know,
everything going on with Coop.

Thank you. You know, to be honest,

I feel like I am doing
all I can to stay busy

because if I slow down for one sec, I...

- I'm just afraid I'm gonna fall apart.
- Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

She's in real trouble this time.

Yeah, I know,

but, um, I know sometimes you
got to keep busy to get ahead.

Which is why I'm throwing a little
get-together for Coop tomorrow.

I figure we could watch Spencer

enjoying his first game
while cheering her up.

Yeah, that's a great idea. I'm in.

OK, cool.

Yo, after the way you played today,

I better see your name
on this depth chart.

[SIGHS]

SPENCER: Right there.

Third string.

[CHUCKLING] Yo, I made third string.

Congratulations, Spence.

Tomorrow's our first game
day. You are one step closer.

Yeah, but is Coach gonna let
me prove myself in a game?

That's the real question.

[SLAP PALMS, SNAP FINGERS]

[ASHER KISSING, JAYMEE GIGGLING]

OK, OK.

[SIGHS] All right.

- Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa.
- What?

I thought being in college
meant girls never had to leave.

Oh, you got a lot of girls leaving?

[LAUGHS]

I haven't slept in my
apartment for a week.

That's, like, years
in houseplant life.

[SIGHS] OK.

But I do have a surprise for you.

[CHUCKLES]

Ooh.

Two tickets to G.A.U.'s first game.

- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
- ASHER: How?

These are hard to get. I mean,

Jordan and Spencer
couldn't even score us some.

I have my ways.

You are incredible.

Thank you.

Now who should I go with?

- Ha ha ha. Very funny.
- [CHUCKLES]

Well, surprisingly, I have never
been to a college football game,

so I figured that we
could make the day of it,

and then you can be there
to support your boys.

I think your plants could survive
a little longer without you.

[CHUCKLES]

- Yeah?
- Yeah. [GIGGLING]

[CHUCKLES]

OLIVIA: I can't believe
Colton the Condor

stays in character even for class.

- He is as method as they get.
- [CHUCKLES]

Hey, thanks again for
letting me tag along today.

- It was fun.
- Mm-hmm.

You get everything you need
for that angle of yours?

Oh, my gosh. Totally.
I, uh... [SIGHS]...

I'm really hoping that
Christel will give me a sh*t

to write the article, so
I should get these to her.

Uh, she's probably still
in a senior staff meeting.

Crap. I have to get to class. Um...

Leave your notes with
me. I'll get 'em to her.

I'll even lobby for you
to write the article.

- Really? You don't mind?
- Aw, not at all.

I mean, I still got a full
day of editing ahead of me.

God, thank you so much.
I... i really owe you one.

MALE SINGER: ♪ Pinnacle,
pinnacle, pinnacle ♪

Fellas, fellas, we got it.

ISAIAH: Hey, yo.

Yo, Jordan, I promise to hit
you back with cash for all this.

Ah, don't sweat it. I
know you're good for it.

QUESTION: Do you guys think
that the wings and the pizza

should go over there by the
window or over there by the bar?

Well, the lighting by
the window is better.

Dawg, who cares, man?

I don't know why we had to
get all this stuff anyway.

Because it's important that
we bond with our teammates.

Especially whenever the starters
want to hang with us, right?

They don't want to hang
with us. They want to use us.

I could use some of JJ's
energy right about now.

Dude had to have an away game the night

- we decide to throw a party, right?
- [DOOR OPENS]

- There they are.
- WADE: Yo, yo, what is up, boys?

JORDAN: Hey, hey! What?

What do we have here?

- SPENCER: You really want us to wear these?
- WADE: [LAUGHS]

Yeah, man. We were all freshmen once.

I mean, we wore 'em, now it's your turn,

so put 'em on till
we tell you otherwise.

OK, uh...

Why don't I got a drink
in my hand right now, huh?

Oh, come on, let's go, OK?

A dead man's reviver
ain't gonna revive itself.

- JORDAN: Dead man's reviver?
- WADE: Dead man's reviver.

- ISAIAH: I'll find the recipe.
- JORDAN: Yeah, yeah.

Man, I'm out.

- You sure about that?
- Yeah.

You said there's always a choice, right?

Yeah.

[DISTANT HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]

[MAN SINGING INDISTINCTLY]

Uh, dead man's reviver. Comin' right up.

- [DOOR OPENS]
- PATIENCE: Hey.

Yo, where you been? I texted you.

- You been gone all day.
- PATIENCE: My phone was off

because I've been in the
studio, finishing the album.

I got some amazing news.

OK, well, I have some
not-so-amazing news.

They want to throw me in jail
for lying about sh**ting Mo.

- Wait, what?
- Yeah.

Wait, I thought Mrs. Baker
said everything was OK.

Yeah, well, clearly she seemed
to say a lot that wasn't true.

The D.A. hates Laura for
what went down this year.

Why would they do her any favors?

I knew I should have got a
different lawyer this time.

Wait, what? No. That is not fair.

- What?
- That is not fair! No!

Mrs. Baker has done nothing
but try to protect you.

- Like, for free!
- COOP: Whoa.

- No, no, no, for free, I might add!
- OK.

But I'm the one looking at jail
time, so why are you snapping at me?

Coop, nobody is snapping at you.

Look, I am on your side.

We're all on your side,
and everybody is just

trying to do their best
to help you through this.

You're right.

You're right. I'm trippin'.

Let's just focus on
keeping you out of jail,

and things will get back to normal, OK?

OLIVIA: I can't believe she
gave the assignment to Noah.

I mean, I don't mind paying my dues,

but after working there all summer

and writing an article for them, it...

I mean, it just feels like
another huge step backwards.

Yeah, but look, at least you
got your foot in the door.

- Yeah.
- They see your potential now,

so just keep bringing the
magic. Things are gonna change.

I know, but it's hard to wait
when I know that I can do it.

I mean, did you bring your magic?

- Is that how you got things to change for you?
- SPENCER: Hey,

making that depth chart took
a lot of blood and sweat,

maybe even a few tears.

Well, you know you can smile about
it and celebrate a win for once.

Hey, not a win until I
prove myself on the field.

I mean, look, first I got
to get in, then catch a pass,

then b*at the defense, and then
score. That's a lotta moves, baby.

Well, like I always say,

if anyone can do it, it's you.

- [CHUCKLES]
- Right now,

I wouldn't mind seeing,
uh, some of those moves.

[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]

[SIGHS]

Yo, I made it all the
way through training camp,

and my first injury's gonna come
from pumping this keg all night.

- I can't feel my arm.
- You want to switch?

Nah, that don't look much better.

Look, man, all we got to
do is get through tonight,

all right? And we're in.

- In what, exactly?
- I don't know. They'll accept us?

Yo, at this point, I don't
care if they accept me.

They'll probably all
be graduated by the time

I get on the field anyway.

Oh, by the way, that
dude clogged your toilet.

I'm not cleaning that up.

- WOMAN: Hey, boys.
- MAN: Hi.

WADE: Uh...

JORDAN: Uh, Wade, not to...

not to be that guy or anything,

but didn't Coach say we couldn't
hang out with the cheerleaders?

WADE: Well, you are
being that guy and, um,

those aren't real
cheerleaders, so be cool.

All right, gentlemen,
Nakia and Frenchy here...

- FRENCHY: Hi.
- WADE: Have prepared a little pep rally for us.

- JORDAN: Mmm.
- WADE: Two bills each.

- ISAIAH: $ , each?
- WADE: Mm-hmm.

Hey, can you cover me on this?

Then we'll be even on
the alcohol and the food.

ISAIAH: Well, I wish I could, but
I don't have that kind of money.

Don't sweat it, all right? I got you.

- OK, um, so two bills each?
- Yes, sir. [CHUCKLES]

For me, Isaiah, and Spencer.

[CHUCKLES]

OK, Jordan Baker. I see you, man.

Look what we got here, gents, hmm?

Yo, man, no, you've earned your
spot. Why don't you lose that shirt?

Yeah, man. Yo, fresh meat,

why don't you get this
legend here a beer?

Hey, what's up, what's
up? Nice to see you.

You having fun? All right.
Thanks for coming, guys.

- OK, brace yourself and do not judge me.
- [CHUCKLES] OK.

Ooh, what happened here?

Something I am glad I
do not have to clean up.

- Yeah.
- Avoid the bathroom.

- Ew. OK. [LAUGHS]
- Yeah.

Are you ready to rumble?

- I think you may have the wrong sport.
- Oh. [LAUGHS]

Well, thankfully, we have an entire day

for you to teach me the lingo.

Um, actually,

I tried to call you, but it
went straight to voicemail.

I... I can't make it to the game.

Oh. Well, that sucks. Is everything OK?

My friend Coop, she got
some really bad news,

and I... I need to be there for her.

- Yeah, OK.
- Look, I... I'm sorry.

[SCOFFS] Got it.

Um, well, I hope everything's
OK with your friend.

No, Jaymee...

- JORDAN: Spence, good luck out there today, man.
- SPENCER: Thanks, man.

Also, you missed one hell of a night,

but I think that we're in.

- You mean you're in.
- What? No, no, no, no.

I covered your part of the
strippers. It's all good.

- It was just two bills.
- SPENCER: Strippers?

Bro, I ain't asked you to do that,

and I ain't got the
money to pay you back.

JORDAN: I just wanted them
to know that you cared,

- that's all.
- SPENCER: What I care about

is making it into this game, J.

That's how I earn my spot on this team,

not by playing they wack-ass,
frat-boy hazing games

or by taking handouts from you.

Spence, what...

Oh, man, come on. Ahem.

BILLY: All right,
y'all. Good to see you.

- [DISTANT CHATTER]
- BILLY: There he is.

[CHUCKLING] Hey, Coach.
It's good to see you, man.

[CHUCKLES] BILLY: Spencer James.

- Just the cat I'm looking for.
- Mm-hmm.

- All right.
- [INHALES, SIGHS]

- Big day today, huh?
- Yeah,

- yeah, I'm hoping so.
- [CHUCKLES]

It's also my first game without you

on the sidelines as my
coach in a really long time.

I don't know how I feel about that.

You're good, son, you're good.

Plus, whether you play
in this game or not,

- you made the depth chart.
- Mm-hmm.

Freshman, first game of the season.

- You need to be proud of that.
- SPENCER: Yeah.

- Thank you.
- BILLY: All right.

- Did my mom make it out?
- Oh, come on, man.

You know she's pacing a hole
in the stands as we speak.

- [CHUCKLES]
- Um, OK.

Hey, man, what's with the scissors?

My first playoff game, NFL.

Uh, the right sleeve of my
jersey gets caught on a nail

as I'm leaving the locker room, it rips.

'Course I think it's a bad omen

until I run for yards,

- pop touchdowns that game.
- SPENCER: [CHUCKLES]

I, uh, never played again
without cutting my jersey, so...

- I wanted to pass down the tradition...
- Mm-hmm.

For your first game...

there you go... just like
I'm gonna do for Jordan

when he gets his sh*t.

- Thank you. I appreciate it.
- Yeah, man.

All right. Ow.

You just walk with them scissors
open in your pocket like that?

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah, I guess that wasn't such a...

Good idea. I'm just gonna
hold 'em like this, so...

- You all right, man?
- Yeah, man, I got it.

[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]

ASHER: ... The best football player,

but I'm a phenomenal cornhole player.

LAYLA: OK, are you sure
your injury won't... OK.

- Mmm.
- Make a different...

PATIENCE: Ooh! That was good,
that was good. [CHUCKLES]

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

WOMAN: ♪ Ain't no time
to have party week ♪

♪ It's the power, though,
when you get to the top ♪

♪ Hey, I'll let you know ♪

[CROWD CHANTING]

[DRUMS b*ating, PLAYERS
CHANTING IN RHYTHM]

GARRETT: This is what
we've been working for!

- [MARCHING BAND PLAYING]
- GARRETT: Let's go!

[CROWD CHEERING AND WHISTLING]

- Can you believe this is real, Spence?
- Nah.

Hey, my bad for the way I
came at you earlier, man.

- It's the magnitude of all this.
- I get it.

[CHEERING CONTINUES]

Oh, look, look.

All right.

- Wow. Thank you for the V.I.P. hookup, Dad.
- Ah,

I remember my first college game.

- Oh, that long ago, huh?
- Was it, uh,

- ...
- Come on, now, come on. I'm not that old.

Besides, a man never
forgets his first time, so...

- OK, that's enough of that.
- [CHUCKLES]

That's enough of that.

- Look at this guy.
- [CELL PHONE CHIMES]

All right. We see you.

_

- You good?
- Yeah, it's just this article

that I did research on for
the "L.A. Tribune" online.

BILLY: That you wrote?

No and yes.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

- COOP: Can I help you?
- CLAY: I'm here to see Layla.

Come in.

I'm Clay.

- [DOOR CLOSES]
- LAYLA: Uh, what the hell is Clay doing here?

I... I invited him. I thought
you guys liked each other.

- Not like that.
- Yeah, right. Y'all need to stop pretending.

I mean, I don't know.
He's pretty cool and

he's hot, so I don't
understand what the problem is.

The problem is that you need
to mind your own business.

Whoa, girl, OK, I'm
not trying to upset you,

OK? I just... i was
trying to make you happy.

I am happy. I don't
need a frickin' boyfriend

- for you or the rest of the world to see that.
- Layla,

- I just thought that...
- It was a bad idea, OK?

Just next time worry about
your own relationship.

- [WHISTLE BLOWS]
- STADIUM ANNOUNCER: Here is the kickoff,

and the football season
is officially underway.

Mark Terrell on the return.

Breaks a tackle.

Full speed ahead. Still on his feet!

- GARRETT: Come on! Come on!
- ANNOUNCER: He's going all the way!

- GARRETT: Yeah!
- ANNOUNCER: There's no stopping him now.

- GARRETT: Come on!
- ANNOUNCER: Touchdown!

- [WHISTLE BLOWS]
- What a start for the Condors!

WADE: ! Set, go!

MALE SINGER: ♪ Goin' on down,
goin' on down ♪

ANNOUNCER: Star quarterback
Wade Waters showing off his arm.

- Ryan Matthews with the catch.
- [WHISTLE BLOWS]

And another huge
touchdown for the Condors.

WADE: Blue ! Set, go!

ANNOUNCER: And here's Wade
Waters, showing off his legs.

To the , the .

- [WHISTLE BLOWS]
- Touchdown!

And the Condors are rolling
in the season opener.

They're really clicking
on all cylinders here.

Coop, look, I... I need you out there.

No shade to Patience or Layla,

but they do not play
cornhole the way we do.

That's why you should have
brought your girlfriend,

instead of hiding her from us.

It didn't quite feel like this was
the right thing to bring her to.

If she makes you happy,

why are you making this
unnecessarily complicated?

Tomorrow is not
promised, bro. Look at me.

Everything's gonna be OK.

You're not gonna go to jail, but...

[CHUCKLING] Just in case,

maybe we should have your
prison name picked out?

That's the whitest
thing you've ever said.

Oh, you did not know
me in junior high, then.

[CHUCKLES]

Look, I... I'm serious.
Hear me out, OK? Um...

What about Li'l Dipper?

- OK, all right. C-storm?
- COOP: What?

You know, you really
want me to get shanked.

ASHER: All right, all right.
This is my personal favorite...

- Kookoo.
- You want me to call myself Kookoo?

Yes. They'll think you're crazy.
Aah! They'll leave you alone.

OK, or some dumb bird who doesn't
know how to shut the hell up.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

[SIGHS]

It's good to see you laugh again.

Mission accomplished, huh?

[CHUCKLES]

I just... I can't believe how
fast my life has fallen apart.

I mean, in a matter of months,
I've literally lost everything.

Not everything.

Hey, Patience,

she put an effort in
to make this special.

At the end of the day,

we're all here,

no matter what happens to you, Kookoo.

[LAUGHS]

- LAYLA: Hey.
- CLAY: Hey.

- You're here.
- Yeah.

I thought it would be good to do
something other than work together.

And I've been thinking, maybe
we should stop pretending.

Pretending what?

That what's going on
between us isn't real.

I thought you understood
our arrangement.

Look, I'm just gonna say it.

I want more with you
than just travel hookups

and awkward studio sessions.

I can't give you more.

Look, you don't have to have
these walls up with me, Layla.

- I don't have walls.
- Yes, you do, huge ones,

and I get it, after
everything you've been through.

You don't know anything
about what I've been through,

and honestly, you have no
right showing up to my house

and making things weird.

Look, Clay, you're cool, OK,

and summer was fun, but that's over,

and so are we.

I guess it's a good thing I finished
my track on Patience's album.

This way, we're done
professionally and... [SCOFFS]

I would say personally, but for
you, it wasn't ever personal, right?

GARRETT: If you think,
because this is a -score game,

you can go back out there

and keep playing the
way you've been playing,

then you don't belong on my field.

I don't want it to be - .

I want it to be
-nothing. You hear me?!

- PLAYERS: Yes, sir.
- GARRETT: Up on me!

KENNY: Let's go.

GARRETT: Fly high on !

- , , !
- PLAYERS: Fly high!

GARRETT: Let's go, let's
go, let's go! Come on!

Yo... be ready.

That number of yours about to be called.

Time to eat.

CLAY: Hey, by the way,
your spot's been confirmed.

- You're in next week at the Palm Springs fest.
- PATIENCE: Dope.

- That's amazing. Thank you, Clay.
- CLAY: You earned it.

- PATIENCE: I'll see you.
- CLAY: All right.

[FOOTSTEPS RETREAT, FRONT DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

What he talking 'bout?

Well, I tried to tell
you yesterday, at home,

but you were too busy
spiraling about your case.

So, while my life is pretty much over,

you out here living your best life,

already planning a future
you're excluding me from.

- PATIENCE: Oh...
- ASHER: Hey, hey, Coop, Coop.

Uh, OK, so we're doing this right now,

in front of everybody?

OK, bet. Let's do this.

- [CROWD CHEERING]
- .

Get in there.

Let's go, Spence!

Whoo!

ANNOUNCER: And entering the game is

a -star freshman out of
South Crenshaw, Spencer James.

WADE: Ready, ready.

[INDISTINCT] Set, go.

MALE SINGER: ♪ I keep putting in
work, that's why I'm coming in first ♪

ANNOUNCER: James on the quick route,

and he stretches out to
pick up the first down.

Great heads-up play.

- [CROWD CHEERING]
- BILLY: [LAUGHS] My man.

Yes, getting snipped works every time.

I don't even want to
know what that means, Dad.

[PLAYERS SHOUTING]

[MALE SINGER RAPPING INDISTINCTLY]

♪ How could you blame me? We're
not the same, we're not going ♪

♪ Game time, it's game time ♪

ANNOUNCER: Spencer
James with another catch,

and he's hit hard by the defense.

Welcome to college football.

Works every time, huh?

Maybe I cut a little too deep.

How dare you question any
decision about my future

when all I've done for the past
two years is worry about yours?

- OK! Nobody asked you to do that!
- Really? I mean, didn't you,

with all the drama that
you dragged me into?

Hey, should we leave them alone?

I am just staying completely still.

COOP: Look, I am so sorry that
I've been fighting for my life,

literally, these past couple years!

I'm sorry that's caused
so much drama for you!

No, stop, I stuck by
you because I love you,

but every turn and every
decision, you just...

you just go about
doing whatever you want!

And God forbid... no, no, God
forbid I get one good piece of news,

you just... you have the audacity
to just try to take that from me!

Well, it sounds like you're
pretty unhappy with me.

Yeah, uh, recently I have been.

COOP: Oh, why would you
stay in a relationship

with someone that makes
you so damn miserable,

- all right? It sounds like we don't need to be together!
- PATIENCE: Sounds like we don't.

LAYLA: Wait. Guys,
guys, you're just mad...

- let's just take a...
- COOP: Man, no, no! It's done!

- Cool.
- Now you got more time in your future

- to only think about yourself.
- PATIENCE: Mm-hmm.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

Well, there.

I worried about my own relationship.

You happy?

All right, boys, left
cardinal, left cardinal.

And, James, he comes
off the edge, you're hot.

- SPENCER: Got you.
- WADE: All right. On , on . Ready? Break!

[PLAYERS SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

Hey, lock him up! It's me, it's me!

["WHAT YOU GONNA DO" BY MITCHELL
MARLOW & DEVIN FORNEY PLAYING]

♪ I'm gonna throw to you now
and my team is so focused ♪

♪ Don't you notice we on you,
twirl like flying locusts? ♪

♪ My quarterback is in
the pocket looking... ♪

ANNOUNCER: Spencer James with the catch.

- He has an opening.
- DEVIN: ♪ Shake it up now, people ♪

ANNOUNCER: Oh, no! He
fumbled, and Lions recover!

[NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

ANNOUNCER: Good thing the
Condors have a big lead.

[CHUCKLES]

I only ever stayed back
after the tough games, too.

Tough game? Man, that
was straight-up ugly.

Well, not all of it.

All the parts I was in.

- [CHUCKLES]
- Ain't no way Coach is letting me

back on the depth
chart after that fumble.

That was just one game, Spencer.

Shake it off,

wake up tomorrow, and be better.

Mistakes are the reason we learn,

not the reasons we let go, understand?

- Yes, sir.
- All right.

Jordan and I were gonna go
grab a bite to eat right quick.

You want to join?

Thanks... but maybe some other time.

Hey, remember, short memory.

Tomorrow's a new day. [CLAPS TWICE]

[SIGHS]

Thank you for finally answering.

How did your friend emergency go?

[SIGHS] Not quite as planned.

That does not sound good. [CHUCKLES]

Yeah, things got... Messy,

but that is not why I asked you here.

I shouldn't have bailed on you
today, and I'm really sorry.

Next time, you can just
invite me to come along.

You know, today reminded me

just how complicated
relationships can be...

And, listen, I...

I know that I do not deserve
this after today, but you

are the only person that I want

to be complicated with...

- A... and what I mean by that...
- JAYMEE: Ash,

if you're asking me
to be your girlfriend,

just say it.

OK. [CHUCKLES]

Can we make this official... Please?

- Boyfriend, girlfriend, I...
- [JAYME GIGGLES]

You have seen the good sides of me,

but my health gives a lot of bad, too,

often unexpectedly.

[SIGHS]

So, if we're gonna be together,

you have to be all-in

on all of me...

Not just the good days.

I'm not going anywhere,

- OK?
- OK.

Is this the part of the day where
you stare at how hot you are?

You know, just because you
didn't get the results you wanted

doesn't mean the work wasn't worth it.

How long did it take
you to find that quote

after reading your boy Noah's
semi-plagiarized G.A.U. article?

- [INHALES DEEPLY] Most of the fourth quarter.
- Mm-hmm.

Until you got in, of course, and then

I had to deal with my dad
thinking that he jinxed you.

- [CHUCKLES]
- Yeah.

[CHUCKLES] Nah.

Nah, that fumble was all on me.

I guess neither of us got
the outcome we expected

- from our big sh*ts.
- OLIVIA: Yeah.

Definitely didn't think that
Noah would use my research

word-for-word and then
take all the credit for it.

[SIGHS]

- God, adulting is hard. [CHUCKLES]
- Mm-hmm.

And we barely even started.

But we know where we're going,

so we ain't gonna let any hurdles
stop us from getting there.

Deal?

I'm sorry. Is the Spencer James

learning how to shake it off?

Something like that. [CHUCKLES]

[KISS]

OLIVIA: Deal.

You coming to bed?

In a minute.

This is the part of the day
where I stare at how hot you are.

[HEAVY SIGH OUTSIDE]

Hey, how you holding up?

You ever wonder why we
don't swim in that pool?

- No.
- I think it's fake.

I've swam in it before. It's not fake.

I'm just saying.

OK, so we can talk about you,

or if you don't want to do that,

we can talk about how bad I
must have looked on TV today.

We recorded it, if you want to watch it.

On inches? No, I'm good.

Well, if it's any consolation,

what happened here today had
way more action than your game.

- I heard.
- Well, damn.

- News travel fast.
- You know our friends don't stay quiet.

[SIGHS]

You and Patience had a
lot of stuff bottled up,

but you always been
ride-or-die for each other.

I ain't been too ride-or-die
for Patience lately.

- So what you gonna do about it?
- I don't know.

- [DOOR OPENS]
- She left with a bag,

- so I'm guessing she ain't coming back tonight.
- [DOOR CLOSES]

LAURA: Hi. Sorry for coming so late.

Is it weird I just let myself in?

Should I be ringing the doorbell?

SPENCER: It's always gonna
be your house, Mrs. Baker,

- no matter who live here.
- Thanks, Spencer,

and I'm sorry that I
missed your first game.

I've been in meetings with
the A.D.A. all afternoon,

which is why I'm here.

So, they're willing to
consider your prior history,

since you have no previous arrests,

and you've done so
much for the community,

so no jail time for now.

Instead, you'll be assigned

- to a pretrial diversion program for a year.
- Wait.

Diversion program?
That's good news, right?

It's great news. You'll
do your community service,

and once the hours are complete,
they'll re-evaluate the case.

So we have to make it
official-official tomorrow

when we go in, but
everything's gonna be OK, Coop.

- SPENCER: Thank God.
- COOP: Yes.

Thank you, God, and

thank you, Ms. Baker,
so much for helping me.

[SIGHS]

- My life ain't over.
- [SPENCER CHUCKLES]

LAURA: Never was, honey.

Your life is just beginning, Coop.

[LAURA CHUCKLES]

NOAH: Hey, Olivia.

Medium Americano, extra sh*t?

[CHUCKLES] One day, you'll know
me as more than just a coffee.

Until then, I just wanted to
say thank you for your notes.

Your finger's really on the pulse.

You'll be writing here in no time.

Well, I'm glad my notes helped.

I got to get to the morning
meeting, but keep doing your thing.

Right now, coffee orders are my thing.

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

"Liv, great job on your notes.

Join us for the morning meeting.
Eddie's gonna get the coffees today."

[INHALES, EXHALES]

JORDAN: Bing-bong.

Wow. You are the fastest
delivery driver ever.

- stars, for sure.
- JORDAN: [CHUCKLES]

Yeah, well, your hangry
comes in through text.

Yeah, well, I've been
here all night and...

Also needed someone to talk to?

Well, that and waffles. [CHUCKLES]

So I, um, I take it you heard
what went down yesterday?

Yeah. Our friends don't stay quiet.

- [CHUCKLING] No.
- You know, my favorite part, though,

- was when you went all queen bee on Clay.
- [LAYLA CHUCKLES]

Yeah, having him there was
just a little too close to home.

- Well, he was literally in your home.
- [CHUCKLES]

I got to ask you, though, Layla,

you sleeping with the guy is fine, but

having him chill with
your friends isn't?

Chilling with my friends in my house...

just a level of intimacy
I'm not looking for.

I don't know.

Being with Clay over the summer was

easy, and it's all I want right now.

I respect that. I really do. Um...

And not to sound like a broken record,

but, um, you're still keeping everyone

at some sort of a
distance, not just Clay.

- Well, clearly not you.
- Well, yeah,

that's because I don't let
you. I'm pushy like that.

So you think I have walls, too.

We have walls, Layla. Yours
are just a little higher,

which isn't necessarily a bad thing,

OK, as long as you can promise me
that you're not hiding behind them.

Um... you're a really
good friend, Jordan.

Hmm. Yeah, well, I know a
couple guys who may not think so.

Oh, Spencer and Isaiah
and the whole team thing?

- Wh...
- Our friends don't stay quiet.

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah, I guess I just, uh,

I just thought that what
I wanted, we all wanted.

You meant well, but...

Only person you can really have
expectations for is yourself,

and they're gonna find their place
on the team in their own ways.

KENNY: They hit harder in college, huh?

[SCOFFS] They do everything
harder in college, man.

Look, I know I only got myself
to blame for blowing my sh*t.

Well, the good news is

this won't be your
last... sh*t or fumble.

That's kinda what Coach Baker said.

You ever hear about your
dad's first college game?

No.

Well, let's just say

he'd take this version any day.

- That bad?
- This dude tried to run a play

- the coach didn't even call.
- SPENCER: Damn.

Cost 'em the game.
Got benched the next .

- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
- KENNY: Bad, bro.

You think I'll make it back
on the depth chart this season?

Oh, easy, man. Right now,

you just need to worry about
recovering from this game.

Keep doing your thing
out there on the field.

The depth chart...
it'll work itself out.

Doing what I been doing
ain't been working for me.

You been watching a lot of game tape,

you know, studying your teammates.

You ever watch yourself on film?

In high school, game film
never really focused on me.

Mm-hmm. That's what I thought.

Now it's time to focus
on your weaknesses,

you know, see why you really
got stripped out there.

- OK. When?
- Now.

Plus, just got this
brand-new, -inch TV.

- Whoo, get to see it all up close.
- SPENCER: Chill, man.

[CHUCKLING] What's
wrong with you? Come on.

[DOOR CLOSES, FOOTSTEPS APPROACH]

Hey.

Hey.

We should talk.

Yeah, I was actually just
gonna say the same thing.

Uh... [SIGHS]

Look...

I know we both said some things

- yesterday, and...
- Look... [SIGHS]...

if it's cool with you,
I'd like to go first.

OK.

- Sure.
- [COOP SIGHS]

["NOTHING LEFT TO SAY" PLAYING]

As crazy as that fight was yesterday...

YOUNG DRAMA: ♪ It's building up ♪

I think we had to have it out.

And maybe not the way it went down,

but it was time.

Things been messed up
between us for a while now.

YOUNG DRAMA: ♪ Stuck by your side... ♪

And I'm sorry for it all,

for everything.

- ♪ We've been here before ♪
- Yeah, me, too.

- ♪ And this time feels like you're really ♪
- Um...

- ♪ Walking out the door ♪
- I'm really sorry.

But...

YOUNG DRAMA: ♪ Running away ♪

- I'm not sorry we broke up.
- ♪ And I guess there's ♪

♪ Nothing I can do to make you stay ♪

We used to live our best lives together,

then, somewhere along
the way, that changed.

You began to live your life for me,

and I... I can't let
you do that no more.

If you don't start doing your thing now,

you're gonna hate me forever.

Wow.

Like, after...

All that we've been through...

Like, we really breaking up?

I hate this.

YOUNG DRAMA:
♪ There's nothing left to say ♪

PATIENCE: Like...

For the first time...

In a long time...

Like, I think...

That we can finally agree on something.

YOUNG DRAMA: ♪ If you're really gone ♪

♪ There's nothing left to say ♪

Greg, move your head!