03x10 - Hard Place

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Dating...

the emotional minefield
we all had to navigate.

And for Ana, after a series
of not-so-amazing experiences

with guys in the past,

she had understandably suffered
from some dating PTSD,

so she decided to ease into
her relationship with Javi.

Thank you. I had a really good time.

Me, too.

Keep waiting to get
sick of you, and I don't.

Oh, well, that's too bad,
'cause I'm so sick of you.

- Oh.
- Yeah.

And even though
Ana was a little hesitant

when it came to being vulnerable,

Javi kept surprising her
in all the right ways.

Well, uh, looks like you are home safe.

So, I should probably...

Yeah. Yeah.

Good night.

Good night.

But after getting to know him

for what felt like forever...

Hey, Javi?

There was only one thing left

for her to become acquainted with.

I'm sorry. Um...

Uh, we should stop.

What? What's wrong? Is everything okay?

Yeah.

Uh, no.

Um...

I-I gotta be up front with you
about something.

Oh, my God. You have a girlfriend.

I knew it.

No.

Oh! You're having a flare-up?

- Wow. I knew it.
- Uh...

Ooh.

I recently, like...

I don't know, six months ago...

made a vow to abstain from sex.

I'm sorry. What?

As it turned out,

one of Ana's fears had come true.

I'm celibate.

There was someone else in Javi's life,

and that someone else was God.

♪ Watch out, world, I'm grown now ♪

♪ I'm grown ♪

♪ Learn something new every day ♪

♪ I don't know, so I'm-a feel my way ♪

♪ Got the weight of the world on me ♪

♪ But no regrets, this is what I say ♪

♪ Watch out, world, I'm grown now ♪

♪ I'm grown ♪
♪ You can tell me ♪

♪ My heart b*ating so loud ♪

♪ Mama, look, I'm grown now ♪

♪ I'm grown ♪

I'm sorry. I just don't believe you.

If you don't want to have sex
with me, then just say so.

Ana, are you kidding me?

I'm clearly struggling here.

Well, then, why is this the first
time that you're telling me this?

'Cause it's not exactly something
that comes up casually.

Like, "Hey, I don't have sex.

You want to split an appetizer?"

I am truly sorry.

I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier.

I am sorry that I am
just springing this on you.

I'm sorry that we can't have sex.

I just wish you'd told me

so I didn't embarrass myself

by preemptively ripping my shirt off.

Honestly, I think I was just worried

that it would change things

or that you would walk away.

Okay, um...

I am gonna walk away...

Mm-hmm.

...to go put on another shirt,

because this is just a lot
for me to process right now

while I'm just standing here
in my... my date bra.

So... excuse me.

Yep.

- I gotta go.
- Oh, no, no, no.

Stop playing. You know I have
that meeting in 10 minutes.

Forget the meeting.
Okay? The BSU's a joke.

Uh, a joke that you used to be
treasurer of.

Yeah, until I got sick of being around
a bunch of fake-ass woke people

who did nothing but plan barbecues...

...and spoken word nights.

They literally would argue about
who's gonna bring the potato salad

to the next meeting.

Stop being a hater, okay?

At least we're getting together
to discuss some important issues

and engage with each other.

That's what I'm trying to do, babe.

Trying to engage... nakedly,

now, here, in this bed.

How about I promise to engage
nakedly with you later

if you come with me to this meeting now?

You seriously think
I can be bribed with sex?

Pass me my Crocs, would you?

Wait. So, celibate, as in no sex?

No mouth stuff? No hand stuff?

Yeah, Vivek, much like
how you live your life.

Correction... there is one
who is now consistently

engaging me in sexual intercourse.

- Huh?
- Your boy's outchea.

And in there.

Ew.

All right. That's enough of his lies.

Look, I don't get what the big deal is.

You love God, too.

Yes, because I was raised
a good Catholic.

And even though I don't go to
church as much as I should...

Look, in my mind,
this whole celibacy thing is...

reserved for priests and nuns.

Mm.

But Javi just...

loves God and wants to...

quiet the distractions
so he can hear Him more clearly.

Wow. Now I want to [bleep] him.

I mean, you can try.

Look, as someone who is, again,
consistently getting it in,

your guy's either crazy
or some sort of superhero.

Okay, how long are we going to
entertain this charade

that Vivek is having sex?

What's your endgame here, bro?

Whatever. Okay, my point is,

all guys have
this drumbeat in our heads,

telling us we need sex, okay?

The one that goes
"I... need... to... bust.

Here. There.

Everywhere."

Bye, losers.

Okay, well, it seems like your
problem might just solve itself.

One more sexy date night
in that El Camino,

and he just might break.

Yeah.

But this is something he believes in,

and I don't want him
to break his vow for me.

Well, maybe this will be
a good thing for you.

I mean, you've always
complained about guys

only wanting to date you to
smash, and now you're with a guy

who doesn't need to smash you
to be with you.

You're right.

This thing with Javi isn't a problem.

It actually is
a refreshing change of pace

from the losers of my past.

So... yeah, I'm...

I'm gonna try it.

Yeah.

Good luck.

Yo! What are you doing here, man?

I didn't know you were in the BSU.

Oh, nah, but I've been going
to these little cultural clubs

and getting free plates of food
and knowledge.

- You feel me?
- Okay, let's get started.

The first order of business, uh...

we'd like to thank everybody that
came out to the barbecue last week.

Turnout was great.

But, uh, next time, can we...
can we respect the sign-up sheet

so that everybody's
not bringing potato salad?

See? What'd I tell you?

I mean, I ain't mad at it.

Second order of business...

the administration has cut our budget.

- Oh, my God!
- Again.

Wait, so, that's why there's
no pimentos in the potato salad?

My feeling is,
the administration's probably

a little salty
about our petition asking them

to stop investing our tuition
dollars in private prisons.

Wait, what? What are...

- What are they doing?
- I don't know.

I'm sorry. Excuse me for interrupting.

Can you run that back, please?

You're saying they're investing
in private prisons?

- Cal U?
- Yeah.

Thought that was just some Harvard sh*t.

Wait. I missed this knowledge.
Why are they doing this?

Because, unfortunately,

it's an incredibly lucrative
investment for them.

Yeah, at our expense.

We all know that there's
a disproportionate amount

of black and brown people
that are locked up, right?

So, it's easy to make money
off our backs

while we're in there
performing cheap labor.

And the fact is, the more of us
that are in there...

the more money they make.

This is like modern-day sl*very.

That we are funding
with our tuition dollars.

Yeah, it's nothing we don't know.

Which is why we filed
the petition three weeks ago

with the Dean.

How did I not know this?

This is the only thing
that's gonna make that edible.

They should put how bland their food is

in a brochure to give people a heads-up.

Even thinking about the food at
Spelman is making me homesick.

Hey, you should roll with us
this weekend.

We're gonna hit up
our dad's soul food truck,

and it's the closest thing
to a home-cooked meal

without actually having to go home.

Damn. You serious?

Mm-hmm.

I'd love that.

Yeah?

You good over there?

Feels like you could
ease up on that pillow.

Oh. Yup.

I'm fine.

Okay. I think I'm gonna go.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
It's off. It's off. Sorry.

I-I... totally forgot
that scene was in this movie.

Uh... let's just do something else.

We can, uh...

play a game.

Jenga. Jenga's pretty unsexy.

I think you and I
playing anything right now

is gonna be a pretty bad idea.

Look, it's late.

It's all good.

- See you tomorrow.
- Uh...

O-Okay. I'll see you tomorrow.

Come on.

What are you doing?

Trying... to respect your boundaries?

Ana, we've been
kissing each other good night

the whole time I have been celibate.

So get over here.

Now.

- Okay.
- Thank you.

Mm.

Um...

Good night.

Good night.

Vivek! Yes!

Vivek!

Ohh! Vivek!

My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?

After a long, sleepless, sexless night,

Ana decided to channel her frustrations

into the one place
that could still satisfy her.

Are you cooking us bacon?

No. I'm cooking me bacon,
and I'm gonna eat it all.

'Cause no one's ever gonna see me naked again.

If I let you show me your naked body,

can I have some of that bacon?

- Remember it fondly.
- All righty.

You should really get that mole
on your thigh checked out.

Guys! I feel like a dude.

I'm starting to hear that drumbeat

that Vivek talked about in my head.

No. That was definitely his headboard.

That little lying Ninja Turtle
has actually been getting it in.

No, seriously, it's like,

now that I can't have it,
that's all I think about.

You always want what you can't have...

like me with bacon.

You're eating bacon.

You know, when Doug and I
were trying not to mess around,

the thing we had to do was
just not be together at all.

But I'm not trying
to take a break from him.

- We're in a relationship.
- Mm.

Despite how much I like him, I just...

I don't know
if I'm strong enough to do this.

Morning, ladies. Don't mind me.

Just... rehydrating.

Ooh! Bacon.

You have to look at Ana naked
for that bacon.

Mm-hmm.

Pass.

I'm in a relationship.

I can't believe
he's having sex and I'm not.

Okay, forget Vivek.

I just don't want you to make the
same mistake that I made with Doug

by not letting Javi know
how you really feel, okay?

If you don't think you can
do this, he deserves to know.

It just...

It sucks.

He was afraid that if he told me,
things would change,

and... they have.

Aww. You know what never changes?

How hella good bacon is.

Let me get another peek
at that mole, boo.

Okay, so, whatever you do,

when you get to the front of the line,

do not look Cousin Marcus in his eye.

It activates him.

What does... What does that even mean?

An explanation is not
gonna save your life.

Just don't do it.

Hey!

- Daddy!
- Daddy!

Hey, guys, the kimchi cornbread
is going fast.

Should I have Cousin Marcus
save you a piece?

- Yes.
- Yes, please.

Well, Dad, this is our friend Jillian.

Hi. It's nice to meet you.

Everything smells amazing.

Well, I started this truck

so I could get my babies
to come visit me more often.

Do you know how proud I am
of these girls?

How proud everybody
in our neighborhood is?

If my babies go to the Olympics,

then the whole family
and all of South Central

are going to the Olympics.

Okay, Dad, do you
have to give this speech

- to everybody we introduce you to?
- Yes, I do.

And I will tell it
to anybody who will listen.

Just got back from the Dean's office.

It's worse than we thought.

Bro, this... this... this is
a Cheesecake Factory menu.

Whatever. Listen,
what I'm trying to say is

that this investment stuff
with our endowment,

it's... it's not
just in private prisons.

Wait, they own
the Cheesecake Factory, too?

No, man. Why are you so hungry
all the time?

'Cause I'm not having sex. Okay?

I feel you.

Why you think I'm so husky, bro?

I get no ass.

Look, my apologies for the lack of
ass being thrown your guys' way.

I really am sorry. But we have
a real problem here.

The doctors say it's hereditary,
but I know the truth.

Can you focus, man? Please?

Look, I am trying to tell you
that these companies

that are investing
in these private prisons

are also funding
the school security on campus.

- What?
- Yeah.

Wait, are you serious?

Yo, we gotta file another petition, bro.

No. No more petitions, man.

They're obviously not doing anything.

We need to think big. You know?

We need to do something
that'll get people to notice,

'cause e-everyone should be talking
about this, and they're not.

Well, in our defense,

we are a campus organization,
funded by the administration

that you're gonna piss off a whole
bunch if you talk about this.

Well, let 'em get pissed.

So they can cut more of our budget?

We have to play the game
with these people, bro.

You play the game if you want to.

You know, help the BSU in whatever
way you think you know how.

Me? I won't be able to respect
myself unless I do something.

- Hey.
- Wow.

Coming to meet me in the car
in your sweatpants.

This can't be good.

Look, I just want to be honest.

I'm having a really tough time

trying to do this celibacy thing
with you.

I get it.

It's not easy for me, either.

But it is a commitment
that I made to God,

and I really want to stick with it.

And you should.

I just don't know how I can be with you

a-and stick with it, too.

It took me a really long time
to make this decision,

so I'm not asking you
to just jump into it blindly.

Believe me, I know...
It's not for everyone.

So...

as sad as it makes me...

...you're off the hook.

Javi.

That's the thing... I don't
want to be let off the hook.

I really like you,
and I don't want this to end.

I guess...

Look, what I'm trying to ask is...

where do you get your strength from?

So, after asking Javi
where he got his strength from,

Ana was witnessing it firsthand.

And even though
she was raised with religion,

this was unlike any church
she'd ever seen before.

I mean, that's something
you would say...

Does the priest always have
his chest out like that?

Yeah, it's pretty much always.

It's a relationship,
and as with any relationship,

the only way to make it grow

is to tend to it, nurture it,
and update it.

The way we have to update
our phones is the same way

we have to update
our relationship with Jesus.

I want you to know something...

God has updates for you.

Slide into your neighbor's DMs,
tell them "Hallelujah"!

Hallelujah!

To have a more gratifying
and personal connection to God,

you are also the only one
who can unlock your own fate.

Last one.

All right, now, you sure that's enough?

You think people will notice?

You know what? I think they will.

Okay, great.

You know, you didn't
have to do this with me.

I appreciate it.

I know the BSU doesn't get down
like that, so...

Well, I'm not here
with the BSU, all right?

I'm here with you.

- One more poster.
- Yeah.

Okay, so...

after leaving your family's food truck,

I did some thinking.

Listening to your dad talk about

how your entire neighborhood
is rooting for you guys,

it made me realize

that you're the perfect subject
for my film project.

How much does it pay?

It's... a student... film.

I'll pay you in hot sauce.

Do we have to learn a lot of lines?

No. No, it's a documentary.

About what?

About you!

Two sisters from South Central
who go to the Olympic trials.

It's perfect.

I mean, think of
all the little black girls

that'll be inspired by your story.

Well, people have said

that we are
the Venus and Serena of track.

Mm-hmm.

I mean, I said it. I'm "people."

Okay.

So... then, you'll do it?

It is union? Because I'm SAG.

When I was 3, I was in
a local Food 4 Less commercial.

I was "Girl in Shopping Basket
Number Two."

Sir.

We're gonna need you to
remove these fliers immediately.

Why?

We're just gonna
need you to remove them.

But why my fliers?
What about the others?

The Agricultural Club,
the Environmental Club?

Sir, they're not littering
the entire campus.

Okay, but there's no rule that
says I can't put these up here,

and as a student here, I'm well
within my right to do so.

Okay, well, we're gonna need
to see your student ID.

I just told you that I go to school here

and I'm putting these up
about the tuition that I pay.

Think I'm some random guy
who gives a damn

about where Cal U's
students' money goes?

Put two and two together, man.

Hey. Is everything okay?

No, it's not okay. These two officers
are harassing me for no reason.

What?

Ma'am, put your phone away.

No, I will not.

Technically, she's your boss,
so you can't tell her what to do

because her tuition dollars
pay for your salary.

Look, I don't know anything
about your tuition dollars.

All I know is, the chancellor called

and asked that you remove
the offending material,

or you will be removed from the campus.

The material's not offensive,
man. I-It's the truth.

And I'm not taking it down, so I
guess you'll have to arrest me.

Fine. Turn around,
put your hands behind your back.

Are you kidding me?
This is some bullshit, man!

You guys hear that?

He's arresting me for letting you know

that your tuition dollars
pay for their salary,

and not only that, but private prisons

that incarcerate people of color.

All for some posters, man.
This is stupid!

You haven't really said anything.

You're making me a little nervous.

Did the service freak you out?

Yeah. Kinda did.

But, like, in a good way.

It was really amazing.

Thank you. Thank you
for bringing me to your church.

I can... I can see how
this would give you strength.

I really want that relationship with God

that he was talking about.

So I want to try
to go on this journey with you.

Vows and everything.

You'd actually do that for me?

No.

I'm doing it for me.

It turned out Ana's
biggest challenge with Javi

ended up being the catalyst

that re-ignited the beliefs
she had lost sight of.

And moving forward,

she was excited to build
a brand-new relationship

with someone special in her life,

and that someone special was God.

Oh, hi.

Uh, everyone, this is Heidi.

Heidi, these are my roommates.

Hi, roommates!

Ehh...

Wow! Heidi!

We've heard so much.

Uh... so very... very much.

Oh, well, I hope it was all good.

It sounded great.

Well, um, actually, if any of you

happen to run across, like,
a cute, little, lace pink bra,

that's, uh... that's actually
my, uh, my date bra,

and I think I left it
somewhere in the backyard.

So you can just give it to Vivy.

Okay.

I'm pretty sure
I'm wearing her date bra.

Mm-hmm.

Jazlyn.