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It's return of the Mac, back from winter break, which for me, was more like a

winter grind.

This semester, I'll be laying the foundation for a brand new, exciting

venture.

Negotiating Anika's deal for Social Submarine may have lit the fuse on our

breakup, but it gave me the confidence I needed as a manager.

So now I'm starting my own company.

I've been investing in myself. I got bespoke business cards Patrick Bateman

would kill for. And because I'm my father's son, boom.

Look good, feel good. But not so much physically.

I've been crashing on the gamma couch because I'm still on the outs with

Aaron. That's for the girls.

That's for Dara, Lauren, and Kiela?

They're figuring life out as children of our divorce.

There's a reason most titans of industry are lone wolves.

Do you think we'd have Tesla today if Elon Musk wasn't the world's loneliest

man?

Now I've got a hot new client on the line, and all I've got to do is reel

that Marlin in.

Andre Johnson, are you ready to take it to the next level?

I'm also on the feel my way. Got the weight of the world on me.

But no regrets, this is what I say.

Watch out world, I'm growing out.

You can't tell me not to. Mama, being cut out.

Mama, I'm growing out.

I'm growing out.

So if I was your manager, I'd take all that TikTok hype, and I would use it to

get you a college tour, okay? And then we would leverage all the buzz from that

to then get you a record deal, right? And when your album comes out, you've

already got an army of fans waiting.

Uh-huh.

I mean, look at Chance.

2013, Acid Rap. Then he uses that to book a great college tour. And then in

2016, Coloring Book is a hit.

That's three Grammys right there. Boom!

Then 2019.

Boom.

All-time wet guy.

Okay, well, that part is definitely optional, but I could get you started

right away, okay? I'm a Gamma, and this year we are co-hosting the Greek Free

Game, which is sort of like a homecoming for all the black frats and sororities

in SoCal. It's gonna be insane.

Has the college tour grind paid off for you and your other clients?

So, trust is key.

So I'm just gonna level with you. You would actually be my first client that I

don't have a pre-existing relationship with.

Um, what do you mean?

Well, I represent my ex-girlfriend and my best friend.

I'm not a big shot yet, but I would always treat you like one.

Honesty does go a long way with me.

You know what?

If you win, so am I.

Freak in, baby.

Let's get it.

We got ourselves a deal.

We got ourselves a deal, man. Did you ever do this hairstyle?

Did you have a good Christmas in New York? Did you, like, ice skate at

Rockefeller Center and have tea at the plaza?

Bitch, do I look like Eloise?

Lucas threw the Christmas ham out the window because apparently he's a raw

vegan now, and my mom cried. It was amazing.

When it's not your toxic family, it's just, like, immersive reality TV.

Oh, no, I've got a post-breakup wallop playlist.

How's Annika been? Well, one minute it's, Andre who? And the next minute

it's, can you please read the six-page letter that I wrote him? She's barely

left the suite since we got back. I think she's, like, afraid of seeing

Andre. Well, I mean, even with no chance of running into Zeke after our breakup,

all I wanted to do was hide out and cry.

Then maybe we should take her out? Yeah? Because this really cannot go on.

Is that a Douglas Frederick Edwards victory dance I see? My good brother,

you are looking at the soon-to-be 5% stakeholder and hospitality director of

the Bar None. What? No way. You talked to Ray? Oh, yes, I talked to Ray, and I

laid out how the dugout has already boosted revenue 26%, and things went

exactly as planned. Wow, man. Congratulations.

The power of manifestation is real, man. Oh, yo, and make sure you free up this

Saturday. Sloan is going to throw a little celebratory outing for me. Okay.

Maybe you can invite Edie, double date, unless that's too serious for your

casual situation.

Oh, it's cool.

It's cool. You know, that plus will give me a chance to box out to the clowns on

her roster and show her that I'm a good hang in the streets, not just in the

streets, so.

Glad you recovered, but it's nasty.

Yo, Pop.

That's the AV situation.

We need subwoofers so loud the neighbors think it's a big one.

All right, so the audio guy said he could offer a hearing damage guarantee.

Okay. Not on paper. Okay, sounds scary but promising. Get after that. Cole, how

we doing on the posters? Look at those.

Yeah, well, I did a Greek theme.

TK Zeus, not a little people, are the Caillou students.

Electrified by its music slash lightning bolt. It is evocative. Let's get those

up everywhere. Oh, also, I've already handled the press and TK's car service,

so we're good on those fronts.

Hey, real quick, real quick. You want me to put your friends on the cop list? You

know, the hot lesbian chicks, the hot activists, and the hot girl, Data Z.

They can come if they want. Where?

Yes. In the before times, I probably would have dropped the invite in the

group chat, but things have been pretty much tumbleweeds since the breakup.

So I'll send some solo texts.

Would you guys want to share some apps?

Andre likes to start with the chili cheese talk.

And then he wonders why he has hemorrhoids.

I mean...

It's the chili cheese.

Spinach, if it is.

Are you guys not going to answer the test?

Wow, you know, happy hour is almost ending.

Lauren and Annika, you want to go grab another round?

Come, come, come, come, come.

Let's go.

Wait, did Andre invite you to this weekend show that his new client's

performing at?

Yep. We should go, right?

I feel bad. I've barely seen him. It's like the judge is making his choose

between mommy and daddy.

Well, Mommy's just been crying all the time, and Daddy's throwing a party. If

Annika finds out, she will freak or worse insist on coming.

Oh, my God, none of us can handle that right now.

Okay, so we just won't tell her.

Are you guys going to the Greek Freak End?

I can't go to Greek Freak End.

The event Andre's helping to produce this weekend that he just texted Lauren

about.

Um, no, I don't think so. Yeah, it sounds sweaty.

So sweaty.

I don't even want to go. Okay.

Maybe we can do something together.

For sure.

I thought divorce was supposed to be fun. Like two Christmases and a super

hot young stepdad.

Freaking baby!

It has been a grind, but luckily I am the world's most attentive manager, so

it has been smooth sailing with TK.

All that's left to do is to check in on my guy and enjoy the show.

This is so nice, son.

Thank you. I got a really good work relationship with the winery, so they

always took me in.

Broke relationships.

Hookups. Yeah.

That's a story I know all too well. You know what I'm talking about.

I really wish Edie could have been here today, guys. But I guess I'll just have

to toast your success twice as hard.

Solo. It's all good, man. I mean, did Edie say why she had to bail? Oh, yeah,

she did. She said last minute that she had too many papers to grade.

Time has covered her story.

Did she decide that hanging with her boy toy's best friend felt too serious?

Have I breached the fragile boundaries of our relationship?

Excuse me?

Arrangement? I don't know.

Who's to say?

Kind of just sitting in the dark on this one, okay? You can just drown your

situationship anxiety with this one. Yeah.

Good year.

It's the Bad Bitch Breakup Recovery Kit. Like, first aid for your heart.

Aren't we supposed to be doing something together?

We will tonight. We will greet you on the other side with pizza and the rom

-com of your choice.

But first, you know, it's time to heal. We've got sage to cleanse your room from

his energy, a guide to hip opening stretches to release, you know, pent-up

feelings, a tarot deck, and a guided journal for healing.

Mm-hmm. Let the heart-rending begin. Go in there and do all that. Have fun.

Guys, you're right, okay?

How long have they even been in here?

Wow. Wait a minute.

Time really does feel... Where the hell are you bitches?

Tell me who's fresher than me, I'll wait. Got a couple hundreds that I keep

in the safe. This is not a game, so you know I don't play.

I love Dad Weekend. It's amazing.

Andre,

hey, I'm sorry that we have been busy with other stuff, but we are 100% here

for you today.

Oh, I'm all good. I haven't even noticed.

I've just been so focused on handling all the stuff with TK and planning for

my business. Probably won't even be able to hang out that much today. Just grind,

grind, grind.

Well, you haven't missed much.

Honestly, Annika's been a lot.

I'm just, I'm solid.

I'm like a rock.

I've been grinding so hard, I'm like a seventh grader for a school dance.

By the way, did she know that you're here?

Oh, well, we actually told her we weren't coming, so we left her with a

few distractions.

Yeah, if she knew we were coming, then she'd say she's okay to go, but she's

not. One thing I don't need are my friends lying to me. I can decide for

myself what I can handle.

You okay?

Yeah, no, I'm fine.

I'm fine.

I just still can't believe Edie hit me with that flimsy-ass excuse.

Right, we're still on that. Okay. You know I know what's going on here, right?

She wanted to keep things casual.

And obviously, she caught Philly.

So now she's trying to play mind games, act like she doesn't care. But I see

right through that. Or she's just a grown woman who knows what she wants and

isn't looking for more. No, that can't be right. I don't think so. No, I do

agree. I think you're so used to Zoe playing mind games with you.

You don't know that you don't have to read between the lines with Edie. I had

to learn this with Sloane. You did?

Yes. Look, bro, the key to a mature relationship is just honest

communication. Oh, I guess I just feel kind of bad.

Because she keeps coming back for the free trial instead of subscribing.

I know that you have a lot to sort out, but in the meantime, between time, maybe

your answer is at the bottom of this next bottle of wine.

Yeah, I'm going to surf.

We going to surf. I got my homework.

TK brought the house down.

Now it's time for me to go celebrate with my number one client.

Uh, you good?

Sure your friends don't want to stick around?

Oh, uh, I'm sorry, man. A really big management company approached me after

you did, and I invited them to the show.

And they really liked it, so I think I might end up, you know, signing with

them.

I don't understand.

What do they have that I don't have?

Oh, uh, experience?

Oh, come on. That's overrated. They're stuck in their ways. I don't know, bro.

Bro, I delivered a paid gig within the first week of you being signed to me.

Just let me show you what else I can do. Look, I'm sorry.

You seem like a great guy, all right? But these guys, they have an office in

the arts district.

You don't even have an office.

I don't know, man. You just don't seem too legit.

All right, bet.

Well, I guess if I'm not your manager, then I'm the promoter. And the promoter

doesn't take 10%, okay? They take half at the door. So, take care, TK.

Hey, why'd you guys bail?

I told you.

But this was supposed to be our day to hang out. What happened to giving me 100

% support? This felt like 12% tough.

We had to deal with Annika.

Annika this, Annika that. I'm tired of being the bigger person. It's time to

get small. When are you guys going to put me before her? Okay, what happened

to being the grinding lone wolf?

I was overcompensating, damn!

I'm sorry that I have to beg my friends to care about me.

I feel like because... I'm the nice guy. I get screwed over. What is it going to

take? You guys want me to have a meltdown? Because here you go. Andre.

Everything okay?

Dad is mad that we bailed.

We can talk about it later.

TK doesn't think I'm legit, but I am legit. I'm too legit to quit.

You get it.

But I found an office that's sensible and stylish relief.

Now that's all that's left to do is get a cosigner, someone who has resources,

someone who's believed in me, and somebody I know will say yes.

No, absolutely not.

Dad, listen, I can do this. I know I can. You can't tell someone I can do

this and in the same breath.

Say, I lost my first real client.

It doesn't inspire confidence.

But it should. The only reason that I lost TK is because my eye for talent is

so good that another manager thought he was worth poaching. I'm just trying to

follow in your path.

You started your own company. Aren't you happy that I'm trying to build something

with my own hands, too? No. I'm embarrassed that I've raised at least

two kids who think the only way to be successful is to skip steps.

Did you look at my business plan? The only plan your ass needs is to get to

and from a promising internship, not someone to co-sign for some office.

But if I don't get to co-sign, then I have to pay six months of rent up front.

Yeah, okay. Which you don't have. Which means when your binder plan doesn't

work, my ass is stuck on the line for your lease.

Man, I'm trying to buy a boat.

Dad, all I'm asking is for you to believe in me.

I believe you're going to do great things, Junior.

One day.

But as your father, I can't help you get in over your head.

What?

You guys got a sec?

Look, I'm sorry for how things have been since we got back.

And that I made you feel like you had to put me ahead of Andre.

I don't know. I got stressed that maybe you guys would kind of side with Andre

by default and I'd get left behind.

Okay, listen.

We definitely should not have lied about going to Andre's thing, but we only did

because we care about you a lot, and we knew you were going through it, so... We

were just trying to protect you. I know, but that doesn't mean that you guys

should feel like you can't show up for him or that you have to sneak around or

whatever, okay?

Okay? Thanks.

Of course.

And thank you for the tarot cards.

I know that it was a part of your little underhanded plot, but I'm really loving

my new witch era.

I was thinking about swapping the mall back out for the pinot. It's been

selling better. What do you think?

You okay?

Actually, there's something I've been wanting to talk to you about.

I'm serious.

Should we get out the red table?

Okay.

So I didn't want to tell you about this sooner because I wasn't sure how serious

this was even going to get.

But I really like you, and the longer I kept it to myself, the harder it got to

tell you.

And then you were talking about how important open communication is. Okay,

okay. What is it?

When every dad and I first separated, money was tight.

We couldn't even afford lawyers or for either one of us to move out.

So we didn't. It sounds like it was rough.

You think so, but for us it actually is a lot easier.

You said is easier, like present tense.

You mean you're still living with your ex who's actually your husband?

Technically.

Do you technically still sleep together?

No, no, no.

He sleeps in the guest room, I sleep in the bedroom. Completely separate. We

live completely separate lives outside of our son.

I'm asking you, do you cook for each other? Do you change in front of each

other? Babe, does any of that even matter?

You got me out here looking crazy.

But you here with me and then you go to him?

Respectfully, how I handle my life and raise my kid.

That's my decision.

And respectfully, that's a decision I don't got to be a part of, so we done

here.

We're done.

Yeah, so we're done.

Just a second.

It's all right. I just want to say I'm sorry.

About how everything went down.

And I shouldn't have snapped at you.

It's just been... It's been a rough couple of days.

While I usually enforce the zero-tolerance policy on men raising

their voice at me, I get it.

And I also get that by rule of proximity and ancient girl code, you guys ended up

in Monica's corner.

But I also haven't gotten over everything.

And just because I'm a guy doesn't mean I'm automatically the asshole.

Of course not. And we weren't trying to choose sides or anything, but clearly we

did and we let you down.

We're sorry.

Even on a cup feels bad about it, just so you know. We're also really sorry we

missed your new star client's performance, by the way.

He is no longer my client.

Oh.

All right, well, and what about another round on that?

Yeah, bring us up to speed.

Hey, don't. I'm trying to get a small curated list of clients.

You know what they say.

If you want to go fast, go alone.

If you want to go far, go together.

Sorry, Edie.

You are a special woman, and I've enjoyed what we've had. But I think

maybe our free love cheek clapping days have come to an end.

So we can continue to clap the cheeks.

of our minds our minds that's weird no i'm gonna continue to clap the cheeks i

have work colleague i like that work colleagues okay maybe work colleagues

academic peers work colleagues no let's just keep it simple nice well said aaron

well said hold on i want to come over oh yes i am on my way okay