01x09 - How It All Came Out in the Wash

[bunniefuu]

'Cause we're

unbreakable, unbreakable ♪

Hey, Bloomies.

We are still backstage.

Hello, Electric Bloom!

Oh, Dara Reneé,

what are you doing here?

Oh, I got a photo sh**t

next door.

We're doing a photo sh**t

this door.

Ooh, by the way, I am so rooting for

you guys at the Music Icon Awards.

Oh, thanks, Dara.

Also afterparty at my place.

Ooh, I love parties

at your house.

You always have

the best tiny sandwiches.

But this year,

they're gonna be huge tiny sandwiches.

So regular sized sandwiches?

But bigger, in a small way.

Bye, Bloomies!

-Bye!

-Bye!

-That was fun.

-Yeah!

Now it's time for

an Ask Us Anything.

Oh, we got a follow-up question

about the Posey-Lucas drama.

"Posey, how did you get over

the heartbreak

of seeing Lucas dancing

with Shelly Sharp?"

Well, it took a minute, but I had

the help of my best friends, our music,

and The Bubbles N' Bubbles

N' Bubbles Laundromat.

The week after the dance was hard,

but I kept up a happy front.

Every day is a nightmare ♪

Every night is a daymare ♪

She's listening

to that song again.

Which means we're listening

to that song again.

My body feels empty

A dumpster fire in my heart ♪

Don't have the lasagna

for lunch.

But the good news is

the good news is the good news is ♪

Just kidding. There is none.

I'm going through it.

I was kind of

going through it.

Tulip and I knew we had

to jolt Posey out of her funk.

And what better way

than by booking us a hot new gig?

But the only thing harder than cheering

Posey up was booking us a hot new gig.

Okay, so counting that last cafe,

we've been rejected by 10 places.

Maybe this one will

Nope, he's waving us away.

That's 11.

A claw machine!

I love playing those.

Was that a gasp?

An expression of joy?

It's the first

positive emotion she's shown in days.

We got to ride it out.

Get in there

and win that prize, queen.

I really want that dolphin.

[Jade and Tulip]

Please, please,

please, please, please,

please, please, please.

[machine chimes sadly]

Sorry, Pose.

It's okay.

That's what happens.

Some cute little dolphin

grabs your attention,

makes you smile,

and the bottom drops out

and this becomes

the soundtrack of your life.

[game over sounds]

Okay, no more

claw machine for you.

Hey, look, they're having

a grand reopening.

And you know what

grand reopenings need?

Fancy dancers but one of them is

wondering what she's doing with her life?

Girl, what?

I'm talking about music.

This could be our gig.

Oh, I think that's the owner.

Posey, go talk to him.

Yeah, nothing will turn that frown

upside-down like booking us this gig.

Yeah. [sighs]

Sorry, I'll be more positive.

Yeah. [sighs]

Well, I hope this works.

Tulip?

All right, you stupid,

impossible-to-win machine,

who made my sad friend sadder.

If you're gonna

take Posey's money, you'll take mine, too!

Oh, I won.

-[triumphant game sounds]

-Shh!

Posey will hear you!

Oh.

You dropped this.

Hey, I go to Edison County--

[gasps]

Hi

I know my best friend

was in the dumps over a boy, but hello!

Did you see that boy?

[Electric Bloom singing]

You and me ♪

You and I ♪

I got your back ♪

And you got mine ♪

We're in this forever ♪

Wherever we go

we go together ♪

It's all for one ♪

It's you and me ♪

'Cause all we are

is all we need ♪

We're in this forever ♪

Wherever we go

we go together ♪

So do you go to Edison?

I've never seen you.

I mean, I would

remember your face.

Not that I'm like

a face-rememberizer.

I'd remember your face.

I'm a junior. How about you?

Jeshman. I mean,

Jade. Freshman.

Not Jade Freshman.

Jade Castillo.

[quietly]

Don't ruin this for me, girl.

I'm actually in a band, and we thought

we could play at the grand reopening.

My friend's talking

to the owner.

Ooh, I'd watch out

for that guy.

Yesterday, we got into

an argument here.

And then when I went back home,

he was standing in my living room.

No way. That's intense.

Yeah, well, he's my dad,

so I guess it is his house.

So this is

your family's place?

I love the vibe here.

And the art.

Thanks. I painted it all.

[loudly] Oh, wow!

I mean, wow!

I mean

[clears throat] Wow.

You're cute.

Can I call you sometime?

Yeah. Yeah, whatevs.

You probably need my number.

And I probably need your name.

Dante.

Mmm-hmm.

You'll never guess

what just happened. I met a boy!

You'll never guess

what just happened. I won two dolphins!

We got the gig.

-What?

-Really?

Sorry, I meant we didn't

get the gig.

Saying extra words

is hard right now.

So to recap, I've got no gig,

no cute dolphin and no guy.

I need my bed. [cries]

This will do.

I wanted to tell Posey

about Dante, but I wasn't about to tell

my best friend about

a boy when she was feeling like that.

Girl slept on a dryer.

And I didn't want to rub

my claw machine wizardry in her face.

Girl slept on a dryer.

I was in no place

to hear any of it.

I slept on a dryer!

[giggles softly]

He's too cute!

[cell phone ringing]

Why is Tulip calling me?

Decline.

Seriously? I'm right here!

I've been trying to get your attention,

but you've been all

[in high-pitched voice]

OMG, OMG, flirty texty-text.

[giggles mockingly]

I sound nothing like that.

Okay, Maybe I do because

I was texting with Dante. [giggles]

Mm.

I really like him.

He's funny and smart

and artistic.

And can I just say

that boy is foine!

[in normal voice]

Jade, that's amazing.

And since we're sharing things,

I have a new obsession in my life, too.

The claw machine

from the laundromat, Clawde.

-You named the claw machine?

-Yes.

Heard.

I'm really good at it.

I went back to the laundromat

last night and won six more prizes.

I'm so happy for us.

Me with my first big crush.

And you with your--

Once in a generation

claw talent?

Yes, we're all doing great.

Except Posey.

Yeah, except Posey.

Maybe it's still not

the right time to tell her about Dante.

-Or Clawde.

-Or Clawde.

Hey, guys!

Hey, Pose.

You look like you're in a better mood.

I'm getting there.

I think I'm ready to kick

this heartbreak in the butt.

That's great.

So what are we thinking?

-A little spa time? A new haircut?

-Even better.

Homework.

You and I are not the same.

Everybody different.

I call it heartbreak homework.

Action items I came up with

to speed up

the healing process.

Just this morning,

I journaled.

I meditated.

Then I did a whole lot of this.

[grunts]

It calms me.

Like I said,

everybody different.

Next on the list

is volunteering.

So I've signed up

to become a tutor at school.

I'm telling you, guys,

this is gonna work.

Tutoring will finally make me

forget all about--

Lucas?

Hey, looks like

you're my math tutor.

Cool.

[grunting softly]

[romantic music playing]

Jade, the day you walked into

my dad's laundromat, I thought, "Whoa!

Check out that girl that just

walked into my dad's laundromat."

Oh, Dante, I knew you

were an artist, but a poet too?

And a Sagittarius.

Be my girl and help me run

my family's laundry empire.

[scoffs] I thought you'd

never ask.

[romantic music resumes]

Jade, you inspire me.

A poem is bursting

from my heart!

[Tulip] Yo, you gonna

finish your fries?

Yo, I said are you gonna

finish your fries?

I can't get Dante

out of my head.

Preach, girl.

I can't stop thinking about Clawde.

I think I found a way

to grab two prizes with one drop.

I drew up a very

simple diagram.

Wow, that's very detailed.

How long did it take you to

[shushes hastily]

Dante's walking over here.

Jade Castillo. In the flesh.

I was starting to think

I dreamt you up.

Yep. That's me.

The girl of your dreams.

You said it first.

And Tulip, right?

You're the one who keeps

cleaning out our claw machine?

Stay out of my personal life.

Respect.

Jade, you want

to hang out on Saturday?

Uh [chuckles nervously]

I mean, it has to be

after 6:00, though, because Electric Bloom

is gonna be busy during

the day playing at our grand reopening.

-Seriously?

-Really?

Yep. I played some

of your music for my dad, and he loved it.

So do I.

Thank you.

And thanks for

getting us the gig.

That's so sweet of you.

See you Saturday.

I can't wait to tell Posey we're gonna be

performing at the laundromat.

She's gonna be so excited.

Also, you and Dante

are so cute togeth

Are you even listening to me?

[Tulip] Jade, Jade, Jade,

Jade, Jade, Jade, Jade.

Never mind, we'll finish

this fantasy later.

Meanwhile, I was still trying to get over

my heartbreak, which wasn't easy

considering I was tutoring

the guy who broke my heart.

But it was a chance

to tell Lucas how I felt about him

and that I showed up

at the dance to find him.

So, um, which variable

am I solving for?

[sighs]

Lucas? I've never said

these words before,

but let's stop doing

homework for a second.

I have something

I want to tell you.

-Hey, Curls.

-Curls?

I gave him a nickname

at the dance.

It's because my hair is curly.

[laughs sarcastically]

Oh, clever!

Shelly, why are you here?

You're my math tutor.

Tutor?

You get all A's on your tests.

I like the company in here.

Uh-huh. So, um

back to the homework.

[clears throat]

Everyone look at problem three.

The answer should be

4a plus 2b.

Oh, isn't the answer

3a plus 2b?

No, it's Wait no.

[sighs]

Okay, so I made a mistake.

One tiny mistake.

Am I supposed to pay for it

for the rest of my life?

I mean, you are correct.

Moving on.

So that was awkward.

Yeah, but Jade and I

didn't know about the Shelly-Lucas stuff.

We thought Posey

was in a better place.

So maybe it was finally

a good time to tell her about Dante.

-And Clawde.

-And Clawde.

-Oh, there's our girl. We have fun news.

-I could use some.

I just had the worst time

tutoring Lucas and Shelly Sharp.

Hold up.

Lucas and Shelly Sharp?

Yes. It was so weird!

I had to sit there

and watch her flirt with him.

[giggles mockingly]

You have curls!

[gags]

I mean, she doesn't know how I feel about

Lucas, so I can't blame her, but I just--

I can. What?

Team Posey forever.

[groans]

I am so done with boys.

I don't want to look at them.

I don't wanna talk about them. I don't

wanna hear anything else about them.

-[sighs]

-[mouths inaudibly]

Turns out it was not

a good time to tell Posey about Dante.

-Or Clawde.

-Or Clawde.

So what's your news?

Just that we booked the laundromat gig

and absolutely nothing else.

Wow, really?

That's awesome.

How'd you do it? The owner seemed so

not into it when I talked to him.

-Dante talked to his dad.

-Who's Dante?

Uh, the owner's son. He was there

when we first went to the laundromat.

He went to bat for us.

Why? He doesn't even know us.

Uh

because he likes our music.

Has he even heard us play?

[chuckles nervously]

And why would a guy you just met

go out of his way to do that?

Uh

because

because Tulip--

Because Dante has

a crush on me!

[inaudible]

I could have said

anything else,

but that was the first thing

that came to my mind.

She could have said

anything else.

Tules, just to

get this straight,

Dante, the guy from

the laundromat likes you?

That is what came out

of my mouth.

And you like him too?

That is what came out

of your mouth.

[mouthing inaudibly]

Well, I think

I think that's great.

-It is?

-It is?

Yeah. Listen, I know this must

have been hard to tell me,

given how down I've been about Lucas

and all my boy stuff.

But I actually

applaud you, Tulip.

-You do?

-You do?

Totally. I appreciate you

telling me the truth.

Oh!

-Well--

-Because I'm not doing, what's the word

great, right now.

And if I hit one more

bump on this emotional roller coaster,

I'm going to,

what's the word

shatter into a million pieces.

So, yeah, Posey was

in a bad place.

And it was obvious to us

that the best move was to just leave it

at Dante liked Tulip

and Tulip liked him.

So, Tulip, tell me

more about Dante.

What do you like about him?

I, uh, like the way

he moves his legs. [chuckles awkwardly]

Like, how he walks?

Yes, how he walks!

It's so foine!

You know Tulip.

She's into walks.

Anything else?

Like about his personality?

-Is he funny?

-Funny looking.

-What?

-Nothing. Bye.

I think what Tulip is trying to say is

Dante is amazing and he's cool and cute

without being too cool

and too cute.

That's so sweet.

Reminds me of Lucas.

Where are my headphones?

Posey, no. Posey, no.

Not the headphones!

[cries loudly]

That's actually the bridge

of the song.

Cool. Do I have

a boyfriend now?

She had a fake boyfriend, but we had to

make Posey think it was real.

So Tulip had to keep

fake crushing on Dante till after our gig.

Yeah, we figured after

the fun of the gig,

Posey would be in a better place

and we'd come clean about everything.

And Dante was so sweet.

He played along.

He just had one question.

Can't you just tell Posey

what's really going on?

Oh, Dante.

You do not understand female friendship.

Yeah. Stay in your lane,

pretty boy.

[Jade] And thus began the

Tulip is Dating Dante Show.

[laughing]

We're flirting.

-Ow!

-We're friends. [laughs]

She's coming.

[laughs] I can't get enough

of this guy.

[Posey] So while Tulip

was pretending to date Dante,

I was pretending

it wasn't hard to tutor Lucas.

And now all you have to do

is solve for "y".

Even though sometimes in life, there is

no answer to why. Things just happen.

Bad things.

But in this case,

doesn't "y" equal 17?

Yeah.

How'd you know that?

We didn't cover that yet.

Shelly's been giving me

some extra help too.

She's really good at math.

I am.

Yeah. It's almost like you don't need

tutoring, but you just keep showing up.

What can I say?

I love to learn.

I'm gonna go get a drink.

Um, bubbly water, right, Curls?

-It's 'cause my--

-Yup, hair. Got it.

[romantic music plays]

-Whoa.

-Whoa, what?

She shoulder touched you.

-So?

-A shoulder touch is a big deal.

It's the subtle way of showing

you're into someone.

Shelly likes you.

You think?

Why else do you think she said yes

when you asked her to the dance?

Oh, I didn't ask her.

She asked me, and I said, "Sure."

You know, because

I didn't have a date because you said

Right.

-Lucas, I--

-It's okay.

We're good.

I do think Shelly asked me to go to

the dance as friends, though.

I don't know

about your whole shoulder touch theory.

Trust me. When a girl

goes like this

[romantic music plays]

[swallows audibly]

Anyway, that's how you know

someone likes you. Gotta go. Bye.

I've mastered the claw,

but I need more, Clawde. I need more.

-[Clawde] There is yet another level.

-[Tulip gasps]

Take me there.

I am the claw.

I am the claw!

Oh, sh**t.

Clawde, drop me again.

I want them all.

[Clawde] If you want them all, you must

ask yourself one important question.

[Jade]

Why are you staring like that?

Blink or your eyes

are gonna fall out.

Blink!

Okay, good.

The gig's about to start.

Be right there.

You are me and I am you.

You're folding other people's

laundry, aren't you?

If it was mine,

it would already be folded.

Listen.

I know you're going through a lot,

but we're gonna rock this gig and you're

gonna feel like your old self again.

I hope so.

Thanks, Jade.

[both laughing awkwardly]

Uh, thank you again

for having Electric Bloom

perform at your grand reopening.

This means a lot to us.

Don't thank me. Thank Dante.

He really likes you guys.

Especially Jade.

You mean Tulip?

No, Jade.

[gasps] The shoulder touch.

Dante, you dirty dog.

I was going to march right up to Tulip

and tell her that Dante was playing her.

But before I could,

it was time to go onstage.

So I got my message across

another way.

Oh ♪

Every song every minute ♪

When we're side by side ♪

-No limits, no limits ♪

-Off limits, off limits ♪

Na, na, na, na, yeah

Na, na, na, na, yeah ♪

Na, na, na, na ♪

You got me and I got you ♪

You're never, ever

gonna be the one ♪

The one, the one ♪

For her, or her ♪

We got it all ♪

And we're standing tall ♪

'Cause we're unbreakable ♪

-Unbreakable ♪

-You're breakable ♪

I will break you.

Thank you.

We are Electric Bloom.

You're folding that

shirt wrong. Good night.

Pose, is everything okay?

No. Dante is

a two-timing snake.

Tulip, I saw him touch

Jade's shoulder.

It's cool. Jade.

Your shoulder didn't touch him back.

Posey

Dante doesn't like Tulip.

He likes me.

And I like him.

-What? Then why didn't you just tell--

-I really wanted to tell you.

But you seemed so down about Lucas

and I didn't want to upset you more.

So I panicked.

And then I jumped in

by saying Dante liked me.

It just came out of my mouth.

This thing has

a mind of its own.

We're really sorry.

So wait, you guys created an entire story

just to protect my feelings?

-Yeah.

-We did.

I get it.

You guys were being

good friends,

but the truth is

you're not responsible for my emotions.

You get to feel what you feel,

no matter what I'm feeling.

-Wow.

-Okay, therapy.

Jade, I'm really

happy for you.

Even though I'm down

right now about Lucas, I want you to feel

the joy of a first crush,

just like I did.

Thanks, Pose.

Very fun performance.

Still processing it.

But very fun.

Here you go. Fifty bucks each.

I I'm sorry, what?

You're paying us?

Why not? You're a professional

band, right?

We are?

I mean, we are.

Thank you.

Our first paid gig!

If we can get paid

to sing at a laundromat,

maybe we can get paid

to sing at other places.

-Hello, gas stations and yard sales.

-[laughs]

Electric Bloom is solid.

And I'm not just saying that because

I want to take Tulip out to dinner.

It's okay. I know.

So, you know I'm with Jade?

With? Okay.

You guys are adorable.

You don't have to hold

hands in front of me, though.

Posey, I also must

unburden my conscience.

I've been playing games behind your back,

with Clawde, the claw machine.

You won the dolphin?

I won 17 dolphins.

And I want you to have them.

Oh! Thanks, Tules.

And if you ever need a dolphin sitter,

my fee is very high.

I really appreciated

my friends coming clean to me.

And it made me realize that I needed

to have an honest conversation with Lucas.

It was time to

tell him the truth,

that I wanted to go to the dance with him,

that I really liked him,

like shoulder touch liked him.

Hey, I've been looking

all over for you.

Oh, I wasn't there.

I was here.

I wanted to thank you.

You made me realize something.

I did?

Yeah. If you hadn't told me about

the whole shoulder touch thing,

I wouldn't have known

that Shelly likes me.

Oh.

Which is why I asked her out

and she said yes.

All thanks to you.

Oh.

You're a good friend, Posey.

So what did you

want to tell me?

Uh, just that

I'm happy for you.

Curls! I'm ready to go.

Coming.

I know the nickname's

a lot, but it's also kind of cute, right?

Totally. [chuckles softly]

Bye, Posey.

Bye, Lucas Jasper.

In that moment, I realized

Lucas was moving on

and that I needed

to move on, too.

And even though it was really tough,

I let myself feel all my feelings

and I eventually moved on.

And I ended things

with Clawde.

Turns out he was only

using me for my money.

As for me and Dante,

that's a story for another day.

-Yes.

-[laughing]

And in the end,

all this love and heartbreak

did lead to

one of our favorite songs.

Oh, the lies

we tell our hearts ♪

When the truth is

too hard to face ♪

Happens every minute ♪

Happens every day ♪

The lies

we tell our hearts ♪

La, la, la

la, la, la, lies ♪

La, la, la

la, la, la, lies ♪

Don't spend time being sad ♪

About the plans

that we could have made ♪

I don't care anymore ♪

Never cared anyway ♪

It never went that deep ♪

It's fine 'cause

I like it better ♪

On my own ♪

Oh, oh, I'm fine alone ♪

Just fine alone ♪

Oh, the lies

we tell our hearts ♪

How we keep our hearts

in the dark ♪

So they won't get broken ♪

And fall all apart ♪

The lies

we tell our hearts ♪

[crowd cheering]