04x18 - Slipping

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04x18 - Slipping

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Why did you tell the detective

that you were at the convention

- the day that Peter d*ed?
- I was passed out.

You can't be with someone
that has a drinking problem.

Previously on
"A Million Little Things"...

All these people, they don't even know

who he was, and now they never will.

Well, they would've if you hadn't
had to take down your podcast.

I just want to listen.

[VOICE BREAKING] I want to
hear about my little girl.

Ever since you came into my life,

I've been feeling things
I never thought I would.

Goodbye, Katherine.

Interview someone in your family.

Ask tough questions.

I decided to introduce you to me.

I am not a girl.

We're trying to have a baby.

We should have you checked.

I believe we found the problem.

Look at this woman.

Or I can look at the road.

No. Look at this smile.

No one has ever been this happy
to have fertility problems.

I swear this is the same woman who was

on my headgear pamphlet when I was .

Well, those straight chompers

landed her a guy with a broken wingding.

Gary, you're not broken.

You heard the man.

My sperm count is below sea level.

My little Gars are living
in Death Valley without hats.

Dr. Anderson did not say that.

He said low. Low and slow.

All I can think about is...
is the money I could've saved

on condoms over the years.

Gary, come on.

Well, because of me, we're gonna spend

a down payment on a small house

with curb appeal
injecting God-knows-what

into your butt, and not in a fun way.

First of all, my insurance
would cover most of it.

I just hate that I am the reason

we're even considering putting your body

through more than it's
already been through.

Look, I know what I can handle.

I don't know, Bloom.

It just feels like maybe the universe

is trying to tell us
something, you know?

I need you to listen to me.

I am going to have your baby.

And the doctor says that IVF
is the best way to do that.

So I don't know what this is,

but you need to buck up and take this

sad-sack Charlie Brown
B.S. somewhere else.

Wow.

[SIGHS]

Did you have to say "sad sack"?

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

♪♪

- Ah. Morning, Maggie!
- Oh, thank God!

Oh! Give me one sec,
and I'll bring you yours.

This one's for your mom.

[LAUGHS]

Sorry. It sounded like you said my mom.

There she is!

Ah! Hey, honey!

[LAUGHS]

[GRUNTS]

Little help, Greta?

Oh, sure thing, dude.

What do you have in there, pal?

Options. I've never been
to a movie premiere before.

What if I get discovered?

Oh. Smart.

So how did you and Shanice
Williamson even meet?

Uh, well, um...

she, uh, did Rome's
movie, and, you know,

Regina knew that we both had kids.

We only hung out a couple of times.

Mostly just, you know, playdates.

Wait. I'm sorry. She was here?

At this house?

THEO: Oh, I forgot.

Kiana wants me to bring my
"Magic: The Gathering" cards.

That's why you have a checklist, T.

[SIGHS]

I just... I love that
you got invited to this.

She didn't invite me, she invited Theo.

I'm only going 'cause you get arrested

if you let underage children

travel unaccompanied over state lines.

[LAUGHS]

So, when Shanice Williamson
was in this house,

what did you two talk about?

Uh, I don't know. Like...

raising kids and how hard it is

to live our life with all
the photographers around.

Wow.

Come on, Mom!
We're gonna miss the train!

Let's get to New York and then decide

how fashionably late we wanna be.

[CHUCKLES] Sure.

Bye.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

Bye.

Tell Shanice I'm her biggest fan.

♪♪

I think Maddox is a great name.

She could be a bad-ass FBI agent

or one of Brangelina's kids.

"He."

"He"... Right, of course.

And how cool is it
that he felt safe enough

to share this with you.

Baby, you should be
so proud of yourself.

I am.

But you know what I'm not proud of?

This big-ass pimple taking
over the left side of my face.

- Oh.
- And of course it's picture day.

I barely even see it.

But now that I-I can
see it, I can't unsee it.

Should I pop it?

What?

- Please let me pop it.
- No!

No, no, babe, no! Hold up!

You just said... No, get away!

You just said you couldn't see it!

I lied. It's ripe. Please!

Hold up. Wait up.
Wait, Gina, Gina, hold up!

Whoa! Hey, hey! No judgment,

but your foreplay's gotten really weird.

- Can we help you?
- [LAUGHS]

Can't I take interest in
what my male and female

role models are up to today?

Well, I'm about to go to the food truck,

and Rome and his pet
zit have picture day.

Wow! Mm!

You better teach that
thing how to smile.

Mm. [LAUGHS]

Don't you ever go to school, bro?

That's where I'm going right now.

So I'll see you three tonight, 'cause...

Oh, that's just wrong,

but I can help you with that, see?

Oh, no! Hey, stop!

Ah, Rocky Balboa awakens.

What?

You went like four rounds
in your sleep last night.

It'd be cute if it wasn't so terrifying.

Did I say anything?

Eh, mostly and mumbles, a few kicks.

Sorry.

Hey, I have something for you.

What's that?

This is the chip I got

when I hit my first
hours of sobriety.

And I want you to have it.

Oh, that's really sweet, but I'm ju...

I'm not sure that I'm
gonna go to the meeting.

I think what I've been
fighting in my sleep

is whether or not A.A.
is the right path for me.

So...

Hey, I know you're doing
a great job on your own.

I just think today,

and with Peter's
memorial, it could help.

I can't even face the people
that knew Peter and me.

How am I supposed to open
up to a bunch of strangers...

and talk about what a mess
I made of my life?

Well, one of the first
things A.A. taught me

was that I'm powerless
over my addiction.

And I slept a lot better after that.

Hmm?

Besides, if you go to
the one in Brookline,

there's a cronuts place next door.

You're gonna need a -step program

just for the peanut-butter caramel.

Ooh.

I know I said I'd be there by : ,

but I forgot my cast-iron skillet.

Do you really need it?

Yes, I need it.

The only time I thought
I would ever divorce Rome

is when he stuck the dang
thing in the dishwasher.

- [MUFFLED THUD]
- [GASPS]

Hello?

[WHISPERING] Val, I just heard a noise.

You think someone's there?

Eh.

Oh, my God, be careful.

I-I'll stay on the phone with you.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

If anyone's in there,
just know that I have

a very large piece of metal in my hand,

and I will Wile E. Coyote your face!

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

Hey, Gina.

Tyrell, you scared the... [SIGHS]

Gina, are you... Are you okay?

Yeah, Val, I'm fine.

Although, my foster son
just gave me a heart att*ck.

Yeah, I'll call you back.

What are you doing home?

You're supposed to be at school.

I forgot it was Senior Ditch Day.

[SIGHS]

[SQUEAKING]

What is that?

I didn't hear anything.

Do you have someone in there with you?

Possibly.

Do you want to introduce me?

Not really the best time.

I'll get her out of here pronto.

Good. And since you're ditching school,

you can help me out on the food truck.

Be there in minutes.

Mm-hmm.

[SIGHS] Make it !

SHANICE: You made great
time. I'll be right out.

KIANA: There's a long velvet rope,

but you'll get to go right in,

where your name's gonna be on the seat.

Oh, and you get unlimited
popcorn and candy.

My head's exploding.

Can I eat unlimited Skittles
like an A-lister, Mom?

SHANICE: Almost there.

Just dotting my I's
and propping up the T's.

Uh, yeah, whatever...
Whatever you want, honey.

Oh, wait till you see
the view from the balcony!

If you want, we can
spit from floors up.

I love New York!

[SIGHS] Sorry this took so long.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

And neither was Shanice Williamson.

Wow!

[LAUGHS] You...

You look like a movie star.

Eh, I also do TV.

[BOTH LAUGH]

It is so good to see you.

Oh, you too.

Yeah, looks like
someone's been doing things

their mom wouldn't approve of.

Excuse me?

You got a tattoo!

Oh! [LAUGHS]

Yeah, I did.

Um...

a friend did it.

Well, I love it.

♪♪

Mom, what are you doin' here?

Well, I missed your
surprise birthday party,

because I only had hours notice...

So I decided I would just
surprise you in my own way.

Ah. Well, you sure did that.

[LAUGHS]

So, this is where you
give all your great advice.

Maggie... two minutes.

Uh, yep. This is where I beam from.

And, um...

behind that glass is the control booth

where Claudia works her magic.

You know what would be really fun is

if you sat with her
while I'm on the air.

Oh, does that make me
one of your producers?

[LAUGHS]

I always say,
"'In the Room with Dr. Bloom'?

Dr. Bloom was in my womb."

[BOTH LAUGH]

- I'll... I'll let you get to it.
- Okay.

♪♪

- Observational mode.
- [SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

Two more.

Don't forget, for your next assignment,

I want a written story proposal.

And, Brianna, please
be open to spell-check.

I am open to it.
I just wish it would be open to me.

Hey, hey, Madison, can
you hang back for a sec?

I-I wanted to talk to
you about your video.

It had all of the elements
of good storytelling.

It was raw and honest.

With a surprising reveal.

[CHUCKLES]

It was really beautiful.

Really?

You don't know how happy that makes me.

I wasn't sure that I should do it,

but then after I did, it was like

I could actually breathe
for the first time.

Well, you told your truth.

That's really all you can
ask for in a documentary.

You should be really proud, Madison.

Uh, Maddox.

That's what I want to go by.

Maddox. Okay.

Uh, seriously, though, I've...

been thinking about it for a while.

Um... I think I'm ready

to tell people who I really am.

Wow.

That's a... That's a big step.

Yeah.

It's just scary, you know, that I...

I might lose some friends.

Listen...

I don't know what it's
like to be you right now.

But I do know what it's like to feel...

different and alone.

One thing I know for sure...

If your friends can't
accept you for who you are,

then they weren't really
your friends to begin with.

Yeah, that's what I think, too.

And I was thinking, you
know, maybe instead of

having like a gazillion
awkward conversations,

um, it may be better to
just rip the Band-Aid off.

And what better way to do
that than on Picture Day?

Thanks for this pep talk, Mr. Howard.

I really needed it.

♪♪

Ouch.

What's with the medieval t*rture device?

I thought you weren't mad at me anymore.

[SCOFFS] Yeah, it's a foam roller.

Thought it could help your back.

Aww.

And, um...

after our conversation the other day,

wanted to tell you that
I uploaded the podcast

to Peter's memorial page.

Wow.

So, I'm guessing they didn't
ask you to do the eulogy?

No.

[SIGHS] Three people hearted it,

two thumbs up, and one person said,

"I don't believe you. You're lying."

So I disabled the comments.

Good call. But for what it's worth,

I'm... I'm glad you
put it out there again.

And I also posted an invitation
to anyone who may have had

a questionable experience with Peter

to come meet up with me today.

I rented a room at the library
just so we could, like...

I don't know... Just be together

while everyone's making him out
to be a saint at his memorial.

Soph, that's amazing.

I just... I can't help but feel like

it might be a mistake.

'Cause... I don't know...
What if no one shows up?

Or worse, what if someone does?

I mean, I hope it was just me and Layla.

I wish there had been
something like that for you

back when it happened.

Yeah, well, I was lucky, though.

I had Maggie and Regina.

And you.

Mm.

[CHUCKLES]

Maybe you can be that for somebody else.

You're right.

Thanks, Gar.

Oh, uh, what... How
did it go at the lab?

[WHISPERS] You know, with your sample.

Sample? What sample? I
don't know about any sample.

That was a test. And you passed.

Which is better than my sperm did.

Okay, I don't... Ew!

Do you think I should ground him?

I mean, is that even a thing anymore?

Well, even if it is,

I don't know if it's such a good idea.

Tyrell's not exactly a kid. He's .

And the last thing you want
is him to be near his bed more.

[CHUCKLES]

I knew he was sexually active
and being safe about it.

Well, you just didn't
know he was sexually active

and being safe all over
your Egyptian cotton sheets.

Okay, now I'm done.

♪♪

Oh, no.

What?

♪♪

Oh, no.

[SIGHS]

O-O-O-Okay.

So, uh, Gary says he
has the air mattress

all ready for you

and that he likes to be the big spoon.

Aww, charming as ever.

And you were so great this morning!

I just loved it how you told that whiny

ad exec from Dover to

"Quit bitchin' and start pitchin'".

[BOTH LAUGH]

Thanks, Mom.

Uh, you know, you don't...
You don't have to stay

for the second hour.

I'm sure you got other things

- to do while you're in town.
- What do you mean?

Well, you never come just
to see me, so what is it?

The needlepoint convention? Ren Faire?

I came into town just for you.

I want to know what is going
on in my daughter's life.

[COMPUTER CHIMES]

- What's this?
- What's what?

You have an IVF appointment?

Are you and Gary trying to have a baby?

Um, uh, no.

Maybe, yeah, yes.

But we still have a lot
of hoops to jump through,

so we're just not
telling a lot of people.

Oh.

Right.

I see. [CHUCKLES]

I... I fall into the

"not a lot of people" category.

Mom...

Do you want to know the
real reason that I came here?

Yes, please.

Because...

I feel like...

my own daughter is a stranger to me.

I mean, the only way I know
anything about your life

is from what I hear on your show.

♪♪

Do you know how painful
it was to find out that you

had ended a pregnancy

from listening to you on the radio?

I... I guess that's how I was
gonna find out about this, too.

And whose fault is that, Mom?

I asked why you're in
Boston because I keep waiting

to find out who or what
matters more than me.

Yeah, I'm sure it was really difficult

to hear about my abortion on the radio,

but it was even more
painful to go through it

knowing that I didn't have
a mother that I could count on

to be by my side.

♪♪

I'm... so sorry to interrupt.

We're almost back.

Um, yeah, you're right,

Maggie, I think I will...
skip the second hour.

[DOOR CLOSES]

Does it make you feel better
knowing they're doing it

on my Egyptian cotton sheets?

- Too soon?
- I know I deserve that.

But this is making my head spin.

What happened to all that
sex positivity you were talking about?

Well, that was before I
knew it was my daughter.

Maybe this is God's way of
getting me back to church,

because I am seriously thinking about

how to get her in a convent.

[LAUGHS] Could be worse.

Tyrell is kind and smart.

Not a hemp necklace or
a hacky sack in sight.

[CHUCKLES]

I mean, he's going to Yale in the fall.

But she's only .

Well, he's only .

I know, but she's...

I mean... [SIGHS]

It's just, that's how old I was

when I met her dad and got pregnant.

I didn't even know who I was yet.

Yeah, that must have been hard.

It was.

And the best thing to
come out of it was Vali,

and, of course, I wouldn't change that.

But it also meant that...

I wasn't allowed to have
needs or goals or dreams.

Why don't you tell her that?

And say what?

"Hey, having you derailed
everything for me,

and I don't want that
to happen to you, too"?

[SIGHS]

I-I just got her back in my life.

I-I can't lose her again.

All right. I'll talk to him.

[SIGHS]

Oh, my God. Did you
see Ms. Lazlo's hair?

Every day, she wears it all stringy,

and then today, for Picture Day,

she comes with a full up-do,

like she's the Queen
of England or something?

At least I can blackmail her

if she tries to give me a C again.

[LAUGHS] Talk about trying too hard.

♪♪

_

All right, Connie.

Well, good luck with your boss.

And if your goal was to surprise him,

let's hope he doesn't
listen to this show.

CONNIE: Thanks, Dr. Bloom.

Okay. Let's go to our next caller.

Hello. You are in the room.

Dr. Bloom, first time
caller, long-time listener.

In fact, you could say I've
been following your career

since you moved to Boston.

_

I appreciate the loyalty.

I didn't catch your name.

It's... It's Tom Bra... Brady.

A different Tom Brady.

[LAUGHS]

How can I help you today, Tom?

Um, i-it's this new job that I started.

This student that I'm teaching, he...

He just told me he's trans.

That's very courageous of him.

I think I'm the first person he's told,

and I may have
inadvertently encouraged him

to come out to everyone now.

Like, right now, which is why
I'm calling you on the air.

I mean, n-not that I have any
other way of contacting you.

Uh, what are you afraid might happen

if he does come out right now?

[BREATHES DEEPLY]

The other kids at this
school, they can be...

brutal.

And I-I don't want him to get hurt.

So there's a scary
patch of ice up ahead,

and you want to keep him from slipping?

Exactly.

Hmm.

Listen, I obviously
don't know you at all.

But, um, is there any chance

you have a history at this institution?

Wow.

That's very perceptive.

Well, when you've been hurt so much,

it can be hard to trust again.

But the challenge is to not let the past

get in the way of the present.

♪♪

You still there?

Yeah.

It sounds like you went back

to make some positive
changes in these kids' lives.

So maybe you should
give yourself some credit

for a job well done.

But no matter what
happens, it is not your job

to keep them from slipping on that ice.

It is to let them know that life goes on

after they fall.

You are so right.

Hey, thanks, Mag... I mean, Dr. Bloom.

[CHUCKLES]

You know, I wouldn't be surprised

if the real Tom Brady
called you one day.

You're not the real Tom Brady?

[LAUGHS]

♪♪

[BRACELET RATTLES]

♪♪

[DOOR OPENS]

Are you Sophie?

Yeah.

I'm Amanda.

I was a student of Peter's.

I can't believe how much
free stuff they give you.

And it's all going to
charity in the morning.

I got something special just for you.

Uh, what?

Shanice, this is too much.

I can't take this.

Don't be silly! I want you to have it.

You don't know how
grateful I was for an excuse

to skip that after party
and get out of those heels.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

Let me help you.

You know, I was voicing the character

for this movie when
we first met in Boston.

I couldn't help but remember

how much you were
going through back then.

But you seem like you're
in a better place now.

Are you happy?

I am.

And, you know, in a
way, I have you to thank.

You, um...

You forced me to face

some really intense things.

And... I feel like
I'm... I'm finally myself.


Got to admit, I'm a little jealous.

[CHUCKLES]

I'm still living up to
everyone else's expectations

of who Shanice Williamson
is supposed to be.

But I am open to...

whatever comes my way.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACH]

Mom, Kiana just asked
if we can sleep over.

Not a bad idea.

This suite has a whole other wing

we haven't even laid eyes on yet.

Oh, I don't know.

Please, Mom? Kiana says the sunrise

from the balcony will rock my world.

[CHUCKLES]

What do you say, Katherine?

You ready to have your world rocked?

Are you sure it's okay if we stay?

Oh, gee, let me see.

Should you hop a train
all the way back home

for some canned soup and grilled cheese,

or should you stay in Shanice
Williamson's hotel suite

and really enjoy that
five-star room service?

All right.

I'll, uh... I'll check in with
you after I put Theo to bed.

Enjoy!

I'll be eating grilled cheese.

[CELLPHONE BEEPS]

[DISHES CLANK]

Are we really having pizza when
there's a Nobu in this hotel?

Well, pizza's our tradition
when we're all together, right?

I'm excited for you to try pineapple.

It's so good. It's Greta's favorite.

Who's Greta?

Mom's girlfriend.

♪♪

Then he had me put on my bathing suit.

He said, "Make an entrance."

And the whole time, his wife,
who he was always gushing about,

was right downstairs.

It's just so crazy how
similar all of our stories are.

He was so calculated.

Yeah, like, he wasn't even
creative in his perversion.

I mean, it's embarrassing.
At least be original.

[CHUCKLES]

♪♪

It was Kai, wasn't it?

Is there anything you wanna share?

Um...

if... if it's okay,
I'd just like to listen.

Yeah.

Does it make anyone else's blood boil

thinking about how much money we spent

for this guy to just use us?

I mean, I-I knew that
things were tense between us,

but I just can't believe
that really she thinks

that she's an afterthought for me.

[SCOFFS]

Yeah.

Look, I don't want to
make you feel any worse,

but... Maggie's really tried with you.

I think she just got to a place

where she's done seeking
out the disappointment.

[GROANS]

That is just so... hard to hear.

But you know the crazy thing?

Listening to her... Her show

and hearing how smart
and how funny she is,

I-I just kept thinking,

"I want to be more like her."

Somehow, in spite of me, she
became this amazing woman.

Or maybe she always was.

I just was...

too distracted with, you know... to...

To appreciate it.

And now I'm just, you know,

worried that it might be too late.

I'm not a parent yet, but I think

the most important thing
a parent can do is...

Is show up, you know?

My mom didn't, my dad did,

and today... you did.

I'm really proud of her

for waiting to have a baby
with the right person.

I don't know if I'm the right person.

Turns out my swimmers, uh...

aren't qualifying for the Olympics.

Oh.

So... that's why you
have the IVF appointment.

I mean, you don't even know

everything she's gonna have
to go through because of me.

What she has to go through?

Wait till you see what
happens when she gives birth.

[CHUCKLES]

Guessing you want to be in
the room with Dr. Bloom for that?

All of it is Dr. Bloom's room.

I-I just live in it.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, I didn't have
to listen to her show

to know the most important
thing about Maggie,

and that is that she
can handle anything.

So if she says that she can do the IVF,

she can do the IVF.

And...

you don't want to make
the same mistake that I made.

So you just... be there.

Just show up.

Even if your sperm can't.

[CHUCKLES]

♪♪

You know, you're, uh...

you're a lot more like
Maggie than you think you are.

♪♪

Oh. How so?

You just gave me some, uh...

Some pretty good advice.

Hmm.

[BOTTLES CLINK]

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

Excuse me. Um...

Looking for the meeting?

Yes.

Last door on your right.

Thank you.

[BREATHES DEEPLY]

WOMAN: I started drinking
more after it happened,

just to, you know, try and forget,

but the hardest part is,
I don't feel like I can

trust my instincts anymore.

How did I not...

♪♪

Oh, my God.

What's Peter's wife doing here?

I-I don't mean to interrupt,
and I'm still not sure

that... coming here was
the right thing to do.

Yeah, I don't think it was.

I think you should leave, Anna.

Oh, hey, uh... This...

Look, this meeting is for
anyone that was hurt by Peter.

And trust me, she was.

Thank you, Sophie.

[SIGHS]

I swear, I had no idea
what Peter was doing.

And in no way am I
equating what he did to me

to what he did to all of you.

I'm not.

But I want you to know
that he fooled me, too.

I mean, we were married for... [SCOFFS]

a long time.

I didn't know him.

So I... left the house this morning

with the intention of... [CLEARS THROAT]

going to an A.A. meeting,

where, apparently, I
am supposed to admit

how powerless I am.

[SNIFFLES]

Well, I've just lived my
whole life feeling that way.

And I still feel that way...

knowing that I didn't
do enough to protect...

all of you.

[SIGHS]

But you know what?

I just couldn't check
my power at the door.

Not again. So instead...

[BREATHES DEEPLY]

I decided to come here and...

to say I am sorry.

And I should have known
what was going on.

And I still don't
understand how I didn't.

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

[SIGHS]

[SNIFFLES] Thank you.

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

Uh, Rome Howard.

I'm the new electives teacher.

Hey, Mr. Howard.

Hey! You look great.

You do, too.

I can barely see that pimple.

[LAUGHS]

You got this.

Thank you.

Who are you supposed to be?

Um... Maddox.

Cool.

- [DOOR CLOSES]
- [SIGHS]

Doctor.

Hey.

I did it. I cleaned out the fridge.

I know you're part raccoon,

but you're gonna want
to steer clear of this,

especially if you're
allergic to penicillin.

[CHUCKLES]

Mm. Thank you for
babysitting my mom all day.

I figured I should
probably get used to it.

Especially if we're gonna be doing IVF.

Which we should.

You should.

Really?

I am fully on board, me
and my sad little sacks.

Mm!

[SMOOCHES]

What changed your mind?

This slightly, uh, older
woman, looks like you a little.

Talks about my sperm... A lot.

Ultimately set me straight.

Um, things got kind of
ugly at the station earlier.

Did she tell you about that?

She did, but don't worry.

I took your side.

Um, but don't tell her
I said that, but I did.

But don't phrase it that way.

[CHUCKLES]

♪♪

[BREATHES DEEPLY]

The kids are still trying to figure out

who played the unicorn wizard.

You sure it wasn't The Rock?

I've been sworn to secrecy.

[CHUCKLES]

I'm sorry I didn't tell you.

Oh, you mean the minor detail

that you have a live-in girlfriend?

I was going to... I really was.

I, um...

I got caught up in the moment.

Seeing you again.

The fantasy, you mean?

All this?

[SIGHS] I always thought you were

the one person who saw me as
more than just a movie star.

Please don't diminish what went on

between us in Boston.

I wouldn't be this happy
if it wasn't for you

encouraging me to go
after what I wanted.

You know, the whole time I
was off sh**ting my movie...

[SIGHS]

I couldn't help but think
there was a very lucky woman

out there who was gonna sweep
you off your feet one day.

It's funny, as an actress, you'd think

I'd have better timing. [CHUCKLES]

Let me ask you something.

Even if the circumstances were different

and I had been ready, are you?

At the premiere tonight,
you wouldn't come within

feet of me any time
the press was around.

♪♪

I guess that's the price I have to pay.

♪♪

D-Do you know how hard
it was for me to get here?

The opportunity that I have now...

w-what that means for young black girls

to see someone like me
playing a romantic lead

in a big movie?

I have a responsibility to that.

What about your life?

Don't you have a responsibility to that?

You deserve to be happy.

♪♪

Guess you got it all figured out now.

[SIGHS]

♪♪

I think Theo and I should go.

[SIGHS]

Probably a good idea.

Here. Um...

N-No. Please.

It... It's a gift.

I want you to have it.

Uh, excuse me?

I just... I just wanted
to see how you were doing

and if you needed anything.

I mean, I know you didn't
feel comfortable sharing today,

but... I hope you found some healing.

♪♪

I'm sorry. I have to go.

[KEYS RATTLE, CAR DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

[ENGINE STARTS]

♪♪

[DOOR CLOSES]

Oh, hey, there, Romeo.

Oh, hey.

Come talk to me.

What's up?

The girl that was here
this morning, was it Vali?

Yeah.

I'm sorry. I should have told you.

We've been hanging out a lot.

But I promise, we're being safe.

I believe you.

And I'm glad you're being
careful with your bodies.

But I want to make sure you're
being careful with her heart.

She's younger and
less experienced and...

Oh, I'm way ahead of you, Gina.

I know this might be weird for you

since you and Val are friends, but...

I would never do
anything to hurt Vali...

Or your friendship.

♪♪

Thank you.

That's all I needed to hear.

Actually...

so you know how serious I am about her,

she just said I could post a picture

of us together on Instagram.

So we're official now.

Wow!

I-Isn't that a little fast?

- [CELLPHONE VIBRATES]
- Uh, hold on.

And that's her.

One sec. Let me just see what she wants.

Hey, baby. I was just
thinking about you.

[CHUCKLES]

Uh, one second.

No, not busy at all.

You left your hair tie here?

That smells good.

Oh, I hope so.

Where's Gary?

Oh, he just went to
pick up some dessert.

Thanks for talking to him today.

I think he really needed a mom.

Well, he's easy to talk to.

You got a good egg there.

Yeah.

Speaking of eggs, um, we have

a follow-up appointment
with Dr. Anderson tomorrow.

- You do?
- Yeah.

Would you maybe want to come?

It might be kind of boring...

I would love that!

♪♪

Um, and maybe we should bring Gary, too.

[BOTH LAUGH]

Hey, Greta, we saved you
some of last night's pizza.

Ohh. [CHUCKLES]

Oh, my God.

Tell me Shanice touched
this or at least smelled it.

I-I'm sorry. I'll stop.

I just love that
you're friends with her.

Okay, go get your shoes. We'll head out.

- Okay.
- Where are you guys going?

We're gonna go to the pet store.

We want to try a new
cat food on Patti Lafur.

And don't forget, tonight, you and me,

we got a date with that bachelor show

you've been hate-watching.

Ooh, I can't wait.

Me neither. I've never
seen a single episode,

but I have a feeling

I'm gonna be very glad I'm a lesbian.

I really do think that's true.

Like, I just felt it now.

I feel it right now, too.

Okay. Very happy to be a lesbian!

[LAUGHING] Drive safe!

- Thank you!
- [COMPUTER BEEPS]

[KEYBOARD CLACKS]

_

Morning, Kev.

Morning, Kev.

Good morning, Mr. H.

Hey, Maddox.

What happened?

I... [CHUCKLES SADLY]

I went home.

[GRUNTS]

Ah, there they are.

Careful. Precious cargo.

Let's at least try to get in the house

before we eat the whole dozen.

I'm happy to admit I can't resist these.

[CHUCKLES]

Especially the peanut butter caramel.

You know, you have one of
those right out of the oven.

You eat the outside,
I could eat the inside.

It's a match made in heaven.

What? Wait! No, no,
no, I don't like that.

[DOOR CLOSES]
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