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Previously on Girlfriend... Look, I'm not trying to find the magic key that

unlocks the door to my soul.

I just want to know where I'm from.

Sandy, just tell her.

What? Tell me what?

We paid your father to go away.

Tony.

You and Todd in trouble?

The only trouble we are having is deciding where to go to dinner tonight,

Bye, boo.

They want to offer you a big book deal.

They want to fly you to New York first class. Put you up in the Royale.

I made it. I made it.

I'm in Manhattan.

They'd be a fool to let you go.

I'd be a fool to let you go.

Everyone, this is Maya Wilk. Hi. Maya, this is Albert from the art department.

Julie from marketing.

Naisa, publicity.

Hi. Hello.

Hi. I just want to say thank you.

Really, this is like a dream come true for me. I mean, I don't even know what

say. I don't even have the words, which is funny since I'm a writer.

Great. Let's dig in.

Maya. Loved the book. Very real, very funny, very winning. An obvious niche in

the urban market.

Thank you, because that's what I was going for.

But we want to go in a different direction, which brings us to the title.

Oh, hell yes. It's a little too around the way.

Oh, okay. I'm sorry. What does that mean?

Uh, ghetto.

Okay, well, I like...

The title. You know, it expresses the message of the book. It's where I'm

It's who I am. You know, people are buying it out, so use Bibles at the

swap meet.

Self -publishing is all well and good.

I applaud your pluck, but I think I know how to sell books.

Okay, but I think I know... Maya, Julie knows what she's doing. You're very

lucky to have her.

So, onward and upward report, Albert.

Well, here's the mock -up of the cover we've been working on.

Voila. When I read the book, I thought of flowers.

Women love flowers.

Women buy flowers.

Research shows, put a flower on a book, women will buy it.

But, Maya, Albert knows what he's doing. You're lucky to have him.

Now, Issa, quick overview.

Publicity is all about positioning and angle, so we thought that your angle

could be the struggling single mother.

Harry Potter wouldn't be Harry Potter unless they milked the fact that J .K.

Rowling was a welfare mother.

Excuse me? I'm not saying that you're a welfare mother, but could we?

Oh, honey, this is kind of crazy. Maya.

I know, I'm lucky to have her.

You know what?

Maya, we're jumping ahead.

We've got to get the book ready first. Let Susan give you her notes on the book

so you can start your rewrite.

You didn't say anything about a rewrite. I know.

But you're lucky to have me.

All right, what was so important you had to interrupt my daily slog through

Barney?

Tony, I know.

What do you know?

That I bought a sweater for my husband who adores me.

Todd called me from New York.

I know you're separated.

Okay, you did not fall for that.

Girl, ain't nobody separated.

You know Todd and his crazy Jewish sense of humor always stressing the irony.

Tony, that doesn't even make any sense. Hey, I didn't say he was any good at it.

Okay, Todd said you were in denial, and obviously he was right.

Sweetie, it's me.

Talk to me.

Todd left me.

Hold that thought.

I'm not here, and you're not here.

But he can see me.

Okay, I'm not here.

No, wait.

Tell him I'm in a coma. That's crazy. No, wait a minute.

Okay, tell him I'm dead.

Okay, but he can also see me talking to someone.

Right. What's wrong with the coma? Oh, for the love of God.

Come on in, William. Sit on the floor.

Joan, we've got to talk.

now. I'm not ready.

Is what I said so crazy?

I just need some more time.

I'll call you when I'm ready.

Okay? You'll call?

When I'm ready.

Just want to get back from Egypt. Thank you.

We gotta go get packed.

Are you going to Egypt?

Of course not.

William's going to Egypt.

And while he's there, looking for me all... up and through the pyramids of

I'm going to be with you in New York helping you get your husband back.

Hey, you're pretty crappy for a bitch in a coma.

Okay, so I'm going to check the front desk for messages.

Sweetie, you just checked your messages from the room.

Girl, that was 25 floors and a very long hallway ago. See, that's why your ass

is still single.

Okay, I'm going outside to hail a cab and your ass better be out there. Oh,

it'll be out there. I'm hungry.

Okay. God.

William. Oh, my God.

Joan. William, I told you I would call you when I was ready. I can't believe

followed me all the way to New York, and you know damn well I'm in Egypt.

Woman, please.

Nobody followed you to New York. Maya called me about her book deal. She

a lawyer, so I flew here.

Tony needed a friend, so I flew here.

Look, maybe it's fate that we're both here.

Now we can talk.

We can take a carriage ride in the park.

I can propose to you. All right.

I'm joking.

I'm joking.

I didn't want it to be this heavy.

But face it, if you didn't feel anything for me, you wouldn't be running from

me. That's ridiculous.

Gotta run.

Excuse me.

I'm looking for Dr. Todd. Oh, never mind. I see him.

Tony, calm down. You're going to get me fired.

Now the adulterer's worried about getting fired. I am not having an

Tony, honestly, we're just working together. You better be glad you worked

makeover show because you're about to get cut.

Excuse me.

I am working, which is why we cannot talk right now. But we will talk later,

please just go. No, we're going to talk about it now, little man. No, we are

not.

Joan, can you just please take your friend?

Tony, sweetie, let's go. Are you trying to leave me?

I don't care what you did. I don't care. I don't care. I don't care if you

cheated. Just come back, please. I know that we can... It's okay, sweetie.

Come on, let's go. Okay.

But I love you.

I know, sweetie.

Everyone here knows.

Oh, hell no.

What's wrong with the title of Chapter 9?

I don't think people will understand... Grease ain't just for your head.

Not until they read it, they won't. We're trying to appeal to the broadest

possible audience. No, you're trying to take the black out of it. That's absurd.

We value our urban readers. Okay, you know what, Susan, please, honestly,

really got to stop throwing the word urban at me, okay? It doesn't even make

sense. Hell, a lot of black folk, a country.

Look, if white women, Asian women, Latina women want to read it, fine.

But I wrote it for the sisters. And if you take that away from them... I don't

need you. You came to me, remember?

I was doing fine by my damn self. On the street? It was a boulevard, get it

right.

Okay, you know what? I can see we need a break.

Let's go out, grab a bite, and cool down before the big meeting this afternoon.

Okay, fine.

So, lunch?

Yeah.

Soho? I said yeah, bitch.

Okay, you know what? I'm just trying to do my job.

I'm trying to meet your needs and the needs of this damn company.

I love your book.

And I don't know why you feel the need to come in and attack me. What did I do

to you?

You called me a bitch. You called me a hoe.

Okay, Soho is a neighborhood.

Oh, my bad.

So you really love my book?

Yes. I am the one who convinced them to buy it. If it were up to me, I wouldn't

change a thing.

Then don't. There's a system here. My hands are tied.

You read Oh, Hell Yes.

You loved it, right? Of course. I... No, no. Oh, hell yes.

Oh, hell yes. Yes, yes. Did you believe in it?

Oh, hell yes. Are you the editor around here?

Oh, hell yes. Do you believe it's worth taking a risk for a vision you believe

in? Oh, hell yes. Susan, are you going to march right down there and fight for

the integrity of this book?

Maybe. Susan?

$300?

For a knockoff Louis Vuitton?

Come on now.

Look, look. Real leather. I see the leather, but it's supposed to say LV,

VV. What is this?

It's Louis Vuitton's brother, Victor.

Okay, $250. Look, I have rent to pay. Okay, what about $200?

Lady, you'll pay $25.

Okay. Okay, sold.

William, I asked you to please stop following me. I'm not following you.

All right, let's follow him.

Don't you tell me how you feel. I can handle it.

All right, fine.

If you want to talk, let's talk. But go over there. Go over there.

Liam.

I have really deep feelings for you.

I love you. I know, I know. As a brother.

But I thought maybe after the kiss you might feel a little different, you know.

But obviously you don't.

And that's fine.

See, that's why I didn't want to talk to you, because I was afraid I'd hurt your

feelings. No, no, look, I'm not hurt. I'm not hurt.

Things are never going to be the same between us.

Sure are.

Look, I'm going to start dating some hot woman.

If you're going to start dating some guy, you have to realize what a handful

are.

I'll get tired of my woman. Not unlike your man will get tired of you.

We'll bump into each other at the annual Juneteenth picnic.

As we're waiting for the Emancipation Burgers and Freedom Chips, we're going

fall back into that easy rapport, and everything's going to be the way it was.

See you back in Los Angeles.

Oh, hell yes. Oh, hell yes. Woo -hoo!

Oh, wait, wait, wait. And one more toast to my editor, Susan.

My girl told him it was my -ass way or the high -ass way. See how we off this,

too? We're playing easy.

Clearly. Oh,

Joan.

Would you look at this?

Look at this. Look at this.

$25 ,000.

A mini suite at the Royale and a fully stocked mini bar.

Girl, hand me a $20 Kit Kat.

Wow. Well, now that my life is perfect, let's fix shows.

So what's up?

With you and William.

We're just going to be friends.

Oh. William and I are friends.

And why would I want to complicate that with a relationship?

If I learned anything today, it's to stay single. You should have seen Tony.

God, she was groveling. She was screaming and crying and...

She went all Howard Dean in front of a room full of strangers.

Hello?

I'm under a blanket, not a cone of silence.

Yeah, well, I had to get you out of there somehow.

I was afraid you were going to suffocate under there, Tony.

Have you not read my soon -to -be best -selling book, Chapter 10?

When your man cheats, move your feet.

You know what, Maya?

Everybody doesn't get a divorce just because their husband's having sex with

another woman.

Oh, hell, that cheat on me, too.

I'm a mess.

I deserved it.

Honey, nobody deserves to be cheated on.

Oh, Joan, Joan, Joan, could you get that? It's probably room service with my

celebratory cheese tray.

Uh, yeah, uh -huh, yeah.

I can get that. Thank you.

Hey.

Hey.

Hi, then. What are you doing here?

Hey, guys.

Damn, girl.

You're like a mooch hound. I ain't had this chick a good hour and here you

William?

Monica.

What are you doing here?

I'm in town on business. What are you doing here?

Playing and shopping on my way back from Europe.

You look good.

So do you.

Miles. That's his name.

For a second, I thought it was Metal Lark Lemon.

But it's Kenneth Miles.

You know, the thing that I can't get past is that they paid him off.

Oh, honey.

How much?

Honey. What?

If they paid him a million, she'd feel a lot better about herself.

I'm trying to help with this. Are y 'all rubbing it back? What's that gonna do?

You know what?

Enough about this.

Give me some bubbly. I want to celebrate Maya's book.

Woo -hoo!

Remember, Lynn, what I said in my book?

Just because your papa's a rolling stone doesn't mean you're alone.

What? How does that pertain to whether or not she should go and meet him?

I don't know.

I'm a little buzzed.

Lynn, sweetie, you've come this far. Just go see him.

It's what's in your heart anyway.

And Joan, it's okay for you to love William if that's what's in your heart.

What? I'm just saying, life is too short.

It's time we all get on with it.

That girl done put on 25 pounds.

Hi, can I help you?

Hello?

Hi. Hi,

can I help you?

Yes. Are you a Mr.

Kenneth Miles?

Yes. May I help you?

I'm Joan Clayton from the United States Census Bureau, and we are doing a follow

-up on the 2000 census.

Four years later?

Hey, that's your tax dollars not working for you.

I'm kind of busy. Just have a couple of follow -up questions.

Hey, hon, turn off my gravy.

How many children do you have?

Two boys.

My wife filled out the form, and I'm pretty sure she put that down there.

Yes, she did.

And we are just verifying that.

So, are we all done?

Just one more question. We just needed to know if you have any other children

living outside of the household.

No.

Well, I guess I'm done here.

Thank you.

There is one more.

I don't know where she is.

Okay, you and Natalie had an affair.

It's over.

Tony, it's over. Damn straight, and you need to get her fired.

I may let you get away with cheating, but that has got to go down. Tony, you

I are over.

What kind of marriage do we have where it's okay that I have an affair, which I

didn't have, by the way?

The fact that you say it's okay, it's not okay.

The man that you married wouldn't cheat on you. And the fact that you think I

would says I married the wrong woman. Damn it, Todd. I'm just trying to make

this work. That's my point. It's not working. You know what?

I'll be damned if you divorce me just when I'm getting the hang of this

thing. Why are you fighting this?

Why does our marriage suddenly matter to you? Why are you trying to hold on to

me when you never really loved me at all?

Damn it, Todd.

I'm pregnant.

Hi. I need to check out my world.

Ma 'am, I need you to sign this bill.

No, no, no, no. I don't need to sign anything. My publisher, Intervision

has got this covered, boo.

No, ma 'am.

They cover the room. You're responsible for the incidentals.

$600.

$300 for champagne.

That's a $100 cheese tray.

Oh, hell no. See, I know this is wrong because ain't nobody had and ain't

paying for a $20 Kit Kat.