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I'm not saying it'll happen overnight, but...

...we could be like that someday.

Sisters who don't hate each other to start.

Sisters who- I don't know- share things...

Tomas?

Someone catch me up.

I'll start.

There is a logical explanation.

I was helping Eva move.

A-And that required you to take a shower?

No one invited you, and no one owes you any answers.

You know...

Let's just go someplace where we can talk.

Oh, so you can stitch up a believable cover story?

No, tell the truth. You had sex with Eva.

You all are both garbage.

-You and Dani got what? -ANDRE: Married.

Yeah.

A cigar band?

Yeah, keeping it classy.

Definitely keeping it casual.

How'd you end up in Vegas with a "till death do us part"?

Well, it made sense at the time.

You hear Ashley's getting married?

Because I did.

Oh, so you did the rational thing, huh?

Nothing like rebounding with a friend.

Yeah, well, people do crazy things on the rebound.

Change themselves so much,

you don't even recognize who they are.

Yeah.

-Wait, isn't that...? -Yep.

It's my ex-wife with my business partner

and so-called best friend since med school.

Again.

Yo, that was downright frosty.

What'd you do to her now?

Ah, it's what I did with somebody else.

-Uh, I'll call you back. -If you're busy...

No, no. I'm never too busy for you.

Y-You should be at home.

This is one of Doug's favorite places.

Part of me expected to see him there playing poker.

If-if it weren't so wildly inappropriate,

I'd have his memorial here.

-How are the twins? -Devastated.

Those kids were his world, and he gave them his best.

And that's how they saw him. Finding out it was a DUI was...

Well, you know, drinking clouds our judgment.

It makes us do things that we can never really explain.

-You should be with them. -There's one more thing.

I need to talk to the police.

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You didn't have to come all the way over here,

-but I'm really glad you did. -Me, too.

A video chat is no substitute

for seeing you face-to-face, especially tonight.

Plus I wanted to be in the same room when I showed you...

I had Samantha draw up a diagram

to show what the numbers are saying.

Your purse sales?

The people have spoken.

ChelseaKat purses might be here to stay.

Chelsea, that's fantastic.

And these are just the preliminary numbers,

but phenomenal, right?

I mean, so much more than we expected.

My girlfriend the mogul.

[both laugh]

-How's it feel? -Like I earned it.

Like it's my own, and nobody is taking it from me.

Especially after what went down with Allison.

But when she called, what-what was that like?

Terrifying for a second.

But I reminded myself where I am and that I'm safe.

and she's where she belongs.

But you know what? I'm glad it happened.

Why?

I didn't realize it at first, but,

ever since that night, I've had this knot in my back,

in between my shoulders.

Oh. That's where the fear, hurt, and trauma landed.

And that call helped me realize

that I'm still here.

And if I'm here, I can fight.

And if I can live through that, there's nothing I can't do.

All that tension and anger

that I've been holding on to, it's...

it's gone.

Because you know you're a survivor.

Well, I think I'm ready to conquer the world again.

So, if you plan on sticking around...

Hmm. I could.

[both laugh]

The police? Why?

I need answers.

I-I keep hoping they found some new information,

someone to blame.

So you can stop blaming yourself.

This isn't your fault.

I-I knew he was drinking.

-He was an adult. -And my husband.

I-I should have paid attention, gotten him help.

He'd still be alive.

You can't help an addict who doesn't want to help himself.

Even I tried to do what I could. Tried cutting him off.

And we work with 12-step programs around here.

And I don't have to tell you how stubborn he was.

When he knew what he wanted, nothing could stop him.

Or me.

You're not saying this had anything to do with us?

My God, you were all I wanted.

I couldn't get you off my mind.

-Puerto Rico? -What Doug did wasn't about us.

I'll just say it.

He made bad choices.

He would never put anyone's life at risk.

Then maybe he just ran out of luck.

He took some dangerous chances, and it got him killed.

Nothing else.

There's my favorite customer. What can I get for you?

I am not here for me. I'm here for you.

What'd I do now?

No, I, I told your manager that you returned my wedding ring

that you found in the ladies' room.

And Eric ought to know he's got a conscientious waitress

who goes above and beyond.

I don't think I've ever held anything as precious.

Means the world. Jacob designed it.

If I had a man that loved me the way Jacob loves you...

-Wait, have you ever... -No. Nothing like that.

Well, it's important to have people in your life, June.

Maybe even one special person someday, maybe.

Who knows? It could happen.

[both laugh]

Okay, so the other day, at that table over there,

he was Morris Chestnut gorgeous.

-Oh. -Pretty smile,

put a little giggle in your wiggle.

Well, you know, I wouldn't know anyone like that,

being married and all.

-Mm-hmm. Hmm. -[laughs]

I didn't know what to say. Help.

Hold on.

I think I might have an idea.

-Have I lost my touch? -Mmm.

No, this pesto risotto, it tasted like...

that one night in October,

the fall before we got the kids.

Who did we think we were?

The audacity. Fathers?

Well, if you wait till you're ready,

you never take the leap, right?

I didn't want to let them out of my sight.

Yeah, and that's all in the past.

You got to admit, I'm not as ham-fisted as I used to be.

No, you're not.

You've evolved.

It looks good.

Glad you noticed.

I've noticed a lot of things lately.

Like...

how much better our lives are with you in it.

It's funny to hear you say that.

And I think we need to talk about it.

Which one of you is gonna tell me I'm wrong?

-That I'm imagining things? -Kat, I am so sorry.

Sorry you screwed her or sorry you got caught?

-Kat, there's no need... -Did you take a page

out of my father's playbook?

Uncle Bill's?

Have the perfect woman and then hook up with someone else?

-You ghosted me. -We had a fight.

That was way more than a disagreement.

I thought we were done.

Oh, so the second you thought you were free...

-It wasn't planned. It was... -Her. She did this.

She plots every strategy

step-by-step.

I bet she knew exactly which box she wanted you to unpack.

-Sweet. So classy. -There's no need to be crass.

No. I'm communicating with her on her level.

Deep down in the dirt.

You have wanted him since the second you laid eyes on him.

You've been orchestrating this whole thing from the start.

You're right. I have wanted him.

And I've loved every second of it.

This day has taken everything out of me.

And it's not just Ted's nonsense, but poor Vanessa.

I didn't know Doug well, but I liked him.

It's awful to lose somebody so suddenly.

And then the twins...

As a parent, I'm sure this pushes

all kinds of buttons for you.

You never stop worrying about your kids.

And after watching Vanessa grieve for Doug,

I couldn't help but imagine how I would feel if it were Ted.

Well, my guess is devastated.

Even if, at this moment, I could happily strangle him.

What'd he do now?

-Leslie! -Lower the volume.

Ted, what the hell were you thinking?

I wasn't.

And she made sure Nicole found out we slept together.

Wow. That would explain the cold shoulder.

Well, if it's meaning anything to you,

Nicole's not exactly a member of my fan club right now either.

She grudgingly accepted me dating Dani, but...

us getting married put Auntie on tilt.

Yeah, well, blame me.

Now she hates marriage and she hates you on top of hating me.

She's a doctor.

She'll do the whole self-healing thing eventually.

Yeah, unless we can find a way

to nudge her out, you know.

All we have to do is find her soft spot.

Unless she finds ours first. Maybe we should rethink this.

Ready when you are.

First off, thank you all so much

for the encouragement and the love.

I've seen all your posts and read all your comments,

and I'm just as hype as you are.

And for all my new ChelseaKat purse owners out there,

when your bag lands, please show me

where you're taking her and how you're styling her.

I need to know she's in good hands.

Most of you know I recently survived a violent attack.

It was awful.

My instinct was to just shut everything down

and disappear, but that's not who I want to be.

With my family behind me and a new love beside me...

I'm a stronger, wiser Chelsea.

And who knew that was possible?

So, if you're going through stuff

and you're trying to find solid ground to stand on again,

it's scary.

I'm learning to lean on your people,

embrace who you are now,

set boundaries, and love your lessons.

The path forward... is real

and full of possibilities.

We've got this. I love y'all.

How'd I do?

I have no regrets.

Of course not.

You are Leslie's child.

And how does a former side chick celebrate

when a fresh piece of trash joins her on the mess express?

Don't talk about her that way.

Pour a little malt liquor out for the homegirls

who ain't made it out of ho town.

-Oh, that's real cute. -Truth hurts.

Girl, please, you don't want any of this.

Do you have anything intellectual to add

-to the discourse? -Yeah, plenty.

-Oh. -But you don't want to hear how you've been a first-class,

top-tier bitch to him since forever.

Or how you put your little inexperienced ass

up in that ivory tower, making him jump through hoops,

and he still doesn't measure up to your expectations.

Let's not...

EVA: I showed him what it feels like

when a real woman knows how to appreciate him.

And it seems like he's been needing that

for a long, long time.

Okay? Criminal to deprive a man like that.

Because when he gets what he wants...

...he holds on tight.

And let me tell you, homegirl, he held on.

The way he looked at me

like he didn't need to ask me what I liked.

-He remembered. And then he... -That's enough.

Ooh. First time those words were spoken tonight.

So it seems like those little bedroom issues

were all on... you.

Y... You told her about something so private?

How could you?

Nothing's adding up, so-so my brain

keeps sending me places, putting bizarre pieces

of this puzzle together.

Let the police do their job, Vanessa.

I should, but I can't stop thinking

about that last phone call.

What did he say?

It almost sounded like he wanted to apologize,

start again, but when he realized

I was with you and nothing had changed,

not really...

It was an awful shock for him.

No wonder he got behind the wheel of that car.

I just wish I knew what had happened

between that-that phone call and the accident.

It's-it's going to be difficult learning

-to live without knowing... -No, I can't.

Even if it's just for my own sanity, I need to know.

For closure.

Well, how do you intend to do that?

I'll start where Doug's life ended.

I need to visit the crash site.

-How do you start? -Okay, so ask questions.

-Curious but mysterious. -Yeah, we like mystery.

"Can I get you something special?"

Extra smile. Tilt your head.

Think of something that tastes good and...

Ooh, okay, now, that was good. I need to write that down.

Hold on, let me get this right now. So, then you smile.

-Mm-hmm. -[laughs] Mm.

-And then you tilt. -Mm-hmm.

[exclaims] And then you hungry...

-Mm-hmm. -[exclaims]

Period. Okay, got it. Go on.

Okay, so you'll take his order. Go ahead.

I'll have a milkshake.

-Oh, you know... -No. Low-hanging fruit.

Don't even touch that.

You're gonna say something about how

your milkshake brings all the boys to your yard.

-Yeah, don't say that. -NAOMI: No.

-No? -Mm-mm. No.

You pivot. You smile because you learn something about him.

You know, information is valuable, right?

And pretend to take note.

"Oh, so you like a little something sweet after work?

"I'll have to remember that.

A-And what did you say you do for work again?"

With me?

-Got it. -You'll do great.

By the time God's wonder shows up again,

I'll have flirting down to an art.

Mm.

[both laugh]

-Wait, who is this man? -Yeah, does he even have a name?

[laughs slyly]

I saw it on his credit card.

Theodore Richardson.

You look exceptionally lovely.

You are the last person... I refuse to do this.

I was just telling Nicole how beautiful and relaxed she seems.

Must be the company.

You have every right to be furious with me, but I...

As if I needed your permission.

I just hope you're not taking your anger out on our nephew.

Grown enough to get married. He can take the heat.

Yeah, I can.

We should be supporting him.

If you need healing after the annulment...

There won't be one.

Yeah, Dani and I decided to give it a go.

So, you both have lost your minds.

I will send names of colleagues

and a friend in the space program

who might be able to bring you back down to Earth.

Look, it's one thing for you to turn your back on me

because you disapprove of my decision,

since you don't think of me as family anymore.

-Andre. -But Dani needs you.

This is not the time.

I had no idea you were dealing with so many complications.

Said the complication.

I am easy like Sunday morning.

Dumb as a box of rocks or you'd know your place.

-Okay, now listen... -TED: 'Cause it is not here.

I would really appreciate it if Carlton and I

could enjoy our meal in peace.

This is just a meal?

You have no right to question me about my life.

Especially after you had sex with that disturbing individual.

Of all of the women...

Why would you talk to her about anything we've done?

-Girl, he tells me everything. -It shouldn't have happened.

Should I go to my former Uncle Bill's law office

-and discuss our sex life? -I wasn't thinking.

Oh, that's what made it so much fun.

-No thought involved. -Can you shut up?

You thought I said that you weren't enough,

so you got revenge by sleeping with my half-sister?

What?

You heard that, right?

She finally claims me as family

just so she can look like the ultimate victim.

Classic. Iconic, really.

You are nothing to me.

I never liked you.

From the moment you slithered into our lives,

I knew you were a manipulative,

heartless hood rat.

Everybody said, oh, I'm wrong.

Everyone said I should get to know you.

Well, now, I know you.

You got a full dose of degenerate, disloyal DNA

from our prodigal father.

I'm the one you're angry with.

Oh, well, there is more than enough to go around.

Thank you for making today

so memorable.

Of all the single, attractive men in the world,

and you found Ted?

Tell me about him.

Okay, well, here's your "need to know."

Attractive, sure. Unavailable and straight-up trouble.

Save yourself for someone better.

It looks like somebody needs a refill.

E-Excuse me a minute.

You didn't tell her?

"Oh, June. The man you have your eyes on, by the way,

he's Samantha and Tyrell's grandfather."

Yeah, no thanks.

Some things are better left alone.

And after what he did to Aunt Nicole...

And he was a part of that Martin and Marcel mess.

Babe, I thought we weren't gonna discuss that anymore.

Yeah, but it's been on my mind.

Well, did something happen to put it there?

Another death with Joey Armstrong on the periphery.

Oh, my God. Is there something in the water?

Everyone's sexed up, even in my own house?

-I think I'll go. -Wait. Tell me what happened.

This was supposed to be the most incredible night of my life.

-I should be with Tomas. -And where is he?

-With Eva. -Well, they're friends, aren't they?

At her house, wearing a towel.

-Oh. I'll let you two talk. -Okay.

-I'll talk to you later. -Okay.

Come on. Tell Chelsea everything.

Chelsea. How could he? How could they?

Do you know for sure that they...

They admitted it.

Is it a Dupree curse?

Are all of us destined to fall for men who cheat on us?

And you waited all this time for the perfect guy to come.

And Eva, she went on and on about

how I'm a miserable girlfriend

and how Tomas should be treated better.

I went over there so that I could show her I had a heart

and say that maybe we started off on the wrong foot

since she came to town to ruin my family.

And Tomas.

How can a guy who filled the hotel room with roses

turn around and have sex with someone else?

-I mean, what is wrong with me? -Come here.

When her claws come out, that bitch gets feral.

Are you okay?

No. Are you?

Just wish that didn't happen.

It doesn't get any messier than this.

Yeah. This was impulsive, and we shouldn't have done it.

W-Wait, why did you say that?

We've been hanging out for months, and tonight,

we knew that was gonna happen all along.

We were just respecting Kat by not doing anything about it.

Kat brought this upon herself.

Eva, I care about you,

but I also care about Kat.

I care about all of this. I don't want any hurt feelings.

Kat will survive. Cats do.

And you need to know, I-I never meant to use you.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold up. You used me?

So this is who we are now? We can't even kiss?

The last time we had sex...

Was great.

You broke my heart.

We had finally gotten back together again.

It was all making sense, and I felt like I was at home.

But you looked at me and you told me it was just sex.

-Don't read into it. -I shouldn't have said that.

And I thought I had gotten it all back.

Everything that I lost, every part of me.

And it turns out, you were just looking to...

Martin, that's not what I meant.

I know you didn't mean to make me feel like

I was being used.

And... I don't wish that feeling on anybody.

I'm sorry.

I wish an apology could fix it.

But we got to stop hurting each other.

And I can't live on the couch like a nice uncle

who comes to visit and doesn't know when to go.

What are you saying?

I'm leaving.

From what I heard from Ashley,

Doug's life and luck were circling the drain for months.

Now, why would you suspect

his drunk driving accident was foul play?

Because of a conversation Doug and I had.

He said he can help convict Joey Armstrong.

Okay, see, that's what I'm talking about.

He wasn't living right.

What does he know about a man like Armstrong?

He said Joey got a man murdered.

Okay, well, that's not the first time someone's

made that accusation. Is there proof?

Did Joey find out that Doug knew some of his secrets?

But that's a ridiculous leap, right?

I mean, show me the Venn diagram where their lives intersect.

The casino. Doug was gambling. Maybe he had debts.

Jacob.

You know, maybe it's...

it could just be idle thoughts.

Oh, yeah? Tell that to someone who doesn't know you.

You're digging.

Vanessa, he's gone.

-Nothing you can do... -I need some peace.

Jacob gave me the coordinates when he gave me Doug's ring.

I need to honor his memory. Maybe I'll get answers.

Did the police give you any indication

that there might've been another cause?

No sign of another vehicle.

Well, then you have your answer.

Everything just feels so unsettled.

Vanessa, you're avoiding

the most important and difficult part.

The final arrangements. Those have to get done.

Maybe you're right.

Give Doug the celebration of life,

the send-off that he deserves.

Something beautiful that will make his children proud.

If you need anything, you come to me.

You're my priority now.

I'll take care of everything.

You and Tomas were dangling by a thread.

Oh, my God.

And you said that Eva was trying

to get in between you two from the jump.

She would have never been able to edge her way in

if you two were solid.

Betrayed twice in one night?

-You encouraged me... -To go to Eva.

In hindsight, aren't you glad that you did?

That now you know the truth?

I want my love affair back, and I want it now.

Kat, someone better will come along, okay?

Forget him.

As tough as it is, at least now you know it's truly over.

Who says it's over?

Why would I feel used?

It's not like we had a trashy "hit it and quit it" situation.

It wasn't trashy at all.

Yeah, no, because it meant something.

Because we're such good friends,

and I don't want anything to change that.

-Friends? -I really care about you.

Things that you said to me while we were clinging

on to each other are not things you say to a friend.

We made love, Tomas, and it was intense, and it mattered.

So, don't try to lie now that you feel guilty.

I never meant to lead you on.

So you're just gonna pretend it didn't matter?

It did, and you do.

But it can't mean anything more than this.

Tonight was a beautiful escape.

[scoffs] Escape.

And I will always be grateful to you.

I don't want your gratitude.

But when the real world came knocking at the door, I...

I realized the mistake I'd made.

Are you seriously telling me,

after everything, you still want Kat?

-Hey, don't just go. -Look, let's just face it.

I think it's time I take a step back and figure out

who we are to each other.

You are my husband.

Yeah, we fight sometimes, but we're still partners in this.

And if I'm living here, I want to live here.

Okay?

And not just tiptoe around all of the sensitive areas,

-like the bedroom. -Martin...

Look, I can't occupy only a tiny corner

in your world.

If I'm yours, I'm everywhere.

Free to roam throughout every room in this house.

From every part of you, from your head to your heart.

And I can't live in distance.

And if I'm not the man for you anymore...

No, Martin...

I just need to be somewhere else.

But you'll be back, right?

To see the kids, sure.

But when you're ready...

...ready to do this right...

...ready for all of me,

with all of my flaws and all of my scars.

I never, ever said...

We were never perfect, Smitty.

But our love for each other was.

And I'll be back, if we find that again.

But I got to go, baby.

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Mm.

Ah. You know what?

What do you say we, uh, cut out of here?

Uh, yeah. After you. Whew.

I'm glad you trust me enough

to share this part of your life with me.

-Can't be easy. -Ah. Well, you make it easy.

Oh, then don't hate me when I say this.

-I sympathize with Ted. -Oh, this I have to hear.

If I was foolish enough to ruin things with you?

There isn't a mountain I wouldn't climb

to try and make things right.

Because you are definitely worth fighting for.

Let me tell you, me and Nicole used to...

The man slept with someone else.

Well, I still love him.

Okay, hold on.

Did you just use the L word about a man

who slept with your sister?

Maybe that's the problem.

If I had told him how I felt, he wouldn't have turned to Eva.

He didn't screw her because he wanted extra feelings, Kat.

Look, I am not giving up on him.

He made one mistake.

I cannot believe this.

My mom forgave my dad over and over again,

and her forgiveness only emboldened his bad behavior.

Love has to come with limits.

You can't let him do damage to your heart like that.

Tomas and I just hit a rough patch.

-That's all. -Girl,

you didn't even like the sex with him.

And please don't pretend that this was some epic love story

that got derailed.

We're not ending, we're elevating.

-Oh, what the... -Okay.

Relationships are not all about sex.

All right, so is he there for you emotionally?

Do you get along?

Have you shared experiences

that were more fun with him than anyone else?

We'll get there.

Katherine.

You can have any other straight man in the DMV.

-Why do you want Tomas so bad? -Because...

I am not letting Eva win, ever.

Kat and I didn't technically break up.

Not in the traditional sense.

Okay, well, walk me through it because I'm a little confused.

Yes, I was furious at Kat when I thought she ghosted me,

but I shouldn't have let that cloud my judgment.

The point is, I still care about Kat very much, and...

and I'm sorry I hurt you both.

Wow. I don't even get my own apology?

I'm sorry I hurt you.

All the time we spend together.

The-the books, the drinks, the conversations.

Man, I was there for you.

I shared real things with you, Tomas.

And it would be a shame to lose that.

So, what, we supposed to just be bros now?

We just need to find a way to make this...

Simple, lose her. Okay? I'm the one you belong with.

I thought you were finally catching on.

We fit so smooth. You don't have to force it.

Hand in glove, in sync every time we're together

because I'm the one you should be with.

But I'm with Kat.

So I was just...

what, a sexual experience?

To-to prove that Kat is the problem and not you?

That you have the power to move Earth

whenever the right woman's into it?

And she likes you and she knows you

and she can make you feel good, too?

But that's too much for you, right?

Because you want a little know-nothing

who doesn't even know what she wants or how to do it?

I know you're upset, but that's no reason to...

Oh, I get it.

You want someone you can mold,

but also someone who can take you places

and make you look more presentable, huh?

-And that ain't me. -Whoa. Hey. Come on, now.

-That's... -Oh, my God.

I did it.

I did the one thing that I said I'd never do.

-What? -Make the same idiotic choices

as my mother.

She let a married man turn her head,

and I fell for a man who-who acted like he was free,

like he really wanted me.

I was everything you needed, whatever you needed.

Someone to understand and to care,

and still, you choose Kat.

It's the same pattern.

This wasn't supposed to happen. Why is this happening?

I wish there was something I could do

to make this less painful.

-There is. -Anything. Name it.

Get the hell out, and don't you ever come back.

[crying]

Oh, my God.

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