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The thought of losing you wasn't something

I thought I'd ever have to face.

You don't have to. Just come home with me.

I will never be able to trust you.

- You hurt me so bad. - You weren't happy.

- Yes, I was! - It's weird

that I'm gonna meet Carrie's family before I know

- about my donor. - We had an agreement

- that he would remain anonymous. - He was...

I did one of those DNA tests,

and they tell you all about your ancestry.

What's happening right now?

We just got to figure out who we want to invite.

- To what? - Our poker game.

- I'm Tom Maultsby. - The editor

- to the book. - Yeah.

I just want to rework some things,

get you to dig a little deeper.

T and I don't think it's a good idea

for you to do that genealogy test.

- You want this? - Yes.

The game is Texas hold'em.

This is such a great idea.

- You should do this often. - That's the plan.

I think I'm polyamorous.

You told me you loved me.

- Only me. - If I could be any other way,

I would be.

If you need anything, I am here for you, always.

I'm gonna be out of here first thing in the morning.

Don't go. I want you to stay.

Okay. Okay.

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Okay.

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Holy shit.

Oh, my God.

Dude, so, you're telling me you never shit your pants?

Oh, my God.

Oh, dude, I shit my pants in a CVS.

No, you didn't.

I've shit my pants in my own bed.

Yeah, I have problems.

Why do you think I'm coming in here

in such a fucking hurry all the time?

Don't ever let me do your laundry. Oh.

You'll like this one. When I was home, my cousins

pranked my very old grandparents.

You know, they're, like, on their fucking deathbed, right?

- Poor Grandpa. What? - They...

They took a block of mozzarella cheese

- Oh. - and swapped it

for the bar of soap in my grandpa's shower.

Oh, my God.

He came out... the whole family's over...

he came out ass-naked just, like, running around,

threw the block of cheese at my cousin's head.

Oh, my God. It was fucking hilarious.

Oh, that's crazy.

Those are my people, though,

- you know? - Yep.

Is there, uh, more coffee?

Yeah. I made a whole pot.

Thank you.

Oh, God.

Hey, uh, can we talk?

It's too soon.

Oh, okay.

- Yeah. - Copy that. Um, I...

I got to go to work.

Hi.

Hi.

- Hi. - Hi.

You know, they finally got rid

of that, uh, dead tree near the road.

- Oh, yeah? - Yeah. Yeah.

I mean, they must have chopped it up into smaller pieces

and used a truck.

Might-Might've needed multiple trucks.

That was such a huge tree. Like, how many pieces...

Why are we talking about a tree?

Because I slept with somebody else last night

- and it feels weird. - Well, yeah, but the whole

tree rant is just making it weirder

and it, you know, doesn't have to be.

Thanks.

Great.

So... how was it?

Uh, good.

- Oh. That's great. - Yeah,

it was actually better than I thought it would be.

Oh. Well, that's great, right?

Yeah.

A-And, you know, it's-it's all thanks to you, you know?

Thank you for

seeing me and allowing me to be who I am.

Well, you know,

it makes me happy to see you happy.

And, uh, that's all I really want for you.

Okay, see? Yes. This is why we work.

You know, that's all I want for you, too.

And I missed you.

I should have led with that. I missed you so much.

- Oh, yeah? - Yeah.

- Did you exercise? - Yeah.

Well, no. But I was going to. I just got distracted.

Well, you look really hot.

- Well, did you-did you... - Oh.

Sorry. Did you, um, shower after?

Mm-hmm. All clean.

- I think mayb... Mm. - Clean.

Could you take another one?

- Sure. - Just to, like...

Sure.

Yeah. Anything else?

No, I can't tonight.

Going to the Frogtown Art Walk.

- Hi. - All right,

you know what? Tell Isaac

that I can come in for an hour before lunch,

but then I have two studio visits in the afternoon.

Oh, that's a great idea. Yeah, that works.

- Here you go. - Thanks. Bye.

Have to show my face at the gallery today.

Go. I'll be fine.

I'm sure you will.

Just don't let her father run roughshod over you.

Okay.

- Hello. - Hi.

Bette Porter.

Nice to see you again.

Nice to see you, Rodolfo Nùñez.

This is my girlfriend, Gigi Ghorbani.

- Ah. Nice to meet you. - Likewise.

Thank you so much for arranging this.

- Of course. - I have heard so much

- about you from Bette. - Oh. Ah.

I promised her I'd take good care of you.

Gigi is an amazing realtor.

You're in very, very good hands.

Unfortunately, I have to run,

- but I will call you later. - Yes, please.

Shall we go upstairs?

Does my shirt

- look okay? - You asked me

when we left the house and then when we parked the car,

- and now you're asking me again. - Right. Sorry.

- What'd you say, though? - Mm.

- I'm sorry. I'm-I'm nervous. - Yeah, no shit.

I've been teaching therapeutic modalities

since grad school,

and now I actually get to apply them. I...

I don't know what you just said,

- but... - It's a dream job.

there's a coffee shop in the lobby.

This could put me on the path to having

- my own practice. - And it's free.

- Micah? - Yeah. Thanks.

Look, um, I'm really grateful

that you were able to come today.

It's really weird at home.

Yeah, totally fine.

I, honestly, will take any excuse

not to show up to work on time, so...

Of course. Um...

Okay, I have to go meet Nat in her office.

Pray for me.

- Have fun. - I'll call you after.

- Micah. - Yeah?

The shirt's great. Everyone's talking about it.

They're definitely talking about it.

- Okay. All right. - That guy's talking about it.

- Bye. Just go. - This guy's

- definitely talking about it. - Thanks.

Hey. Um, Tess said something about these promo bottles.

I can't remember what it is. Do you know?

I have no idea. But just leave them there.

Maybe she can make a cocktail out of them.

- Okay. Copy that. - Thanks.

Then I'll do garbage duty.

Say hello to my little rat friends back there.

That better be a joke.

- Shane. - Yeah.

Uh, question for you.

I might have an answer for you.

Why is my paycheck from last week for $5,000 dollars?

I don't know what the hell you were thinking,

but I am not a charity case.

Well, that's not for you. It's for your mom.

Okay, but I wanted to earn that.

- You are gonna earn it. - Shit. Okay,

I'm sorry. I, like, was upset,

and I had this whole speech planned.

And I drank, like, four espressos

so that I could get it all out, and...

I actually feel like my bones are shaking a little bit.

I can tell.

Okay, thank you.

- Welcome. - Ew. Wait, no, what are those?

I told Finley to stop accepting

those promo bottles. They're no good.

Where is she?

You know, I'm not gonna disclose that information.

You know, 'cause you might kill her, and if you do,

I just can't have that on my conscience.

Tell me where she is.

Oh, God. Jordi!

Jordi. Um...

Uh...

I, uh, I have a sister. I have a half sister.

- Oh, my God. What? - I got... Yes, I got... I know.

I got my results back today,

and they match you with family members,

- and I got a DM from this girl. - Shit.

- Holy shit! - And she's my half sister.

- Oh, my God. How old is she? - I know.

Um, she's 15.

Where does she live?

- Here. - Shut up.

- Yes. She wants to meet. - Oh, my God.

This is so dope. What did your mom say?

Um... Um...

Well, she doesn't know.

'Kay.

Well, we still have to meet her.

- We? - Of course.

I mean, it could be really dangerous if it's...

if she's not who she says she is.

You could end up in the trunk of a car.

- Hello. Taken? - No, you'd really come with me?

Of course.

If you want me there, I'm there.

I do.

- I'm there. - Thank you, Jordi.

The building has a rooftop pool,

hot tub and a 3,000-square-foot fitness center,

but fuck all that. Pardon my French.

This is why we're really here.

Oh, wow.

I see what Bette meant.

- You are amazing. - Well, thank you.

The master is straight down to the right.

Yeah, I don't...

I don't know about this place.

It's really big for one person and...

I mean,

do I even want to buy something right now?

Por favor, it's perfect.

You need a place that's yours, okay?

My parents are the same way.

My dad always used to say, "Four walls make a man free,

but only if he owns them".

Where are your parents from?

- Iran. - Uh...

I'm pretty sure you'll make this a lovely place, Dani.

Take your time. There's no rush.

No. No, she'll take it.

You can start drawing up the contract, Gigi.

Hey.

I'll do whatever you say.

You can start the paperwork.

- Okay. - Hey, you busy?

- My team's in the championship! - So you're swamped.

Yes!

This is not over.

I had a question about the Carpool Karaoke segment.

Okay, I have to stop you there. We have to stop calling it that,

because somehow it got back to James Corden

and now we're in a huge Twitter fight.

- Really? - I mean, as much as you can be

in a fight with a British person.

He called me "cheeky".

Ooh, should I get him back with, like, a British teeth dig?

- Oh, yeah. - Okay.

Yeah. So you know how all late night talk shows

have their version of man on the street, right?

- Uh-huh. - I keep wondering.

Maybe that's what our segment needs to be.

Like, man on the street, but-but gay.

Isn't that just Billy Eichner?

Yep.

That's exactly what that is. Okay.

So I'm gonna keep thinking about it,

and I'll get back to you.

Uh, you good otherwise?

Yeah, I'm just dreading my next work sesh with Tom.

Okay. And-and things with Nat are okay?

Yeah, they're good.

I mean, she had her first sleepover with Marissa.

And you're just fine with that?

Yeah, I'm great.

Hmm.

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Everything okay?

Yeah. So good. So good.

I'll, uh... Oh, I'll keep thinking of more bad ideas, too.

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Mostly I taught family systems theory,

with a focus on how grief impacts the family unit.

Wow. Good for you.

Yeah, my dad died when I was pretty young,

so I've just always been drawn

to how families deal with grief.

Ah, that's great. I mean, not about your dad...

- that's awful... the other part. - Right.

God, when Sophie said you might be interested in the gig,

I just jumped at the chance, because we have been

desperately looking for someone like you.

- Really? - Yeah.

- Wow. That's... - We have about a dozen

trans youth receiving therapy,

so having you on staff will just make such a big difference.

Now, here is the snack room.

We celebrate everybody's birthday,

so there's usually a sheet cake in there.

However... hot tip... based on experience,

make sure the birthday person, aka Linda,

has at least seen the cake before you cut into it.

- Noted. - Okay.

And here's the gender-neutral bathrooms,

should you need them, and up here is your office.

Now, it's not much, but it's all yours.

This-this is great.

- No, uh, thank you. - Yeah, of course.

Okay, well, let me know if you need anything.

- Okay. Yeah. - All right.

- Have a great first day. - Thanks.

Yeah.

Just sign here. And here.

I bought my first apartment

for $30,000 dollars.

I remember telling your mother

- it was too far from the office. - All right.

And she looked at me and said,

"Do you want us to live close to your office,

or close to the school where our daughter will go?"

And this is how she told me she was pregnant with you.

Here.

To new possibilities, thanks to your friend.

Uh, what's her name?

- Gigi. - Yeah. I liked her.

And I always imagined you'd end up with someone like her.

Someone, uh, Persian?

No.

Someone adventurous, gutsy.

Someone like Mom?

And just a couple more signatures here.

And then this last page here.

So, this is it. Hmm?

New zip code, new life, just like that.

Mm.

- Shit. - What's wrong, Dani?

I have to get my stuff from the old apartment.

You need anything here? I mean, this couch. You love this couch.

You can have it. You can have anything you want here.

Okay, so that is about it.

Um, Ari, just one more thing, since you're here.

There's another set of documents here.

I mean, just some minor changes.

I need these signed.

Your will?

Power of attorney?

This is a DNR.

What's going on?

♪ Saw you across the way ♪

♪ My jaw dropped below my face ♪

♪ You have me feeling some ♪

♪ Tidal wave ♪

♪ You started to look my way... ♪

Okay, I'm probably gonna sound really ignorant, but...

how do you know if it's any good?

Oh, that's not ignorant at all.

Well, I might ask,

um, does it move you?

Does it change you

in any kind of, you know, existential way?

'Cause good art asks questions.

And-and it connects you to worlds

and ideas that you didn't even know existed,

at least not consciously.

I mean, certainly, you know, over time,

you can develop a critical framework,

but that's basically what it boils down to.

And I come here

to see emerging artists

and their work.

And if someone catches my eye, then...

then I might show them.

Well, you catch my eye.

Would you like some wine?

I'm good. Thank you.

But have at it.

- Okay. - Okay.

You okay?

Yes. Yes. Yes.

This is the work of Pippa Pascal.

I know it is.

Hey. What's up?

- Za! - Thank God.

- Ooh. - How did your day go?

- Oh, yeah. Big first day! - I...

Does anybody want olives on theirs, by the way? No?

- I really, really fucking hate people. - Who doesn't?

Well, I'm not in a place,

personally, to judge others, so...

I was really

excited to finally work somewhere that understood me

and accepted me implicitly,

but I'm just still checking these trans boxes,

and I'm sick of it.

Oh. Did the world treat you bad?

Oh, don't fuck with me.

One time, I asked my mom for this pony I saw.

It was light brown with a dark braided mane.

I begged her for it. You know what? She didn't get it for me.

- Oh, it's a sad story. - Yeah, sometimes life sucks.

This isn't a pony situation.

My-my supervisor doesn't think I can help anyone

except trans clients, and it's fucking demoralizing.

- That's not demoralizing. - Yeah, it is.

No. A white lady tried to lift me up from my chair today.

- Wait. What? - She thought it would be okay

- to hold me like a baby. - Oh, we're the worst.

- Goddamn it. - Please.

Shit like that happens to me all the time.

I'm just really tired

of teaching everyone how to be decent fucking humans.

- You know, it's... - Look, people are dumb.

They can't read your mind.

So use your damn voice if you want something different.

And seriously,

I am sorry you have to help trans kids.

It must be a real burden.

All right. Fuck off.

- You're a saint and a martyr. - You're a pain in the ass.

All right? Eat the pizza I brought.

I do just want to say, on behalf of all white women,

I apologize... to both of you.

- Thanks. - Thanks.

So the first time that I saw her work was

her senior thesis show at Bard.

And it was fucking unbelievable.

And you have to remember, back then,

nobody in the mainstream was making art about race

and oppression and sexual violence.

It was incredibly powerful.

So did you ever work with her?

Oh, my God, no. When I...

when I the opened my first gallery back in the '90s,

- she was already a superstar. - Mm.

She was way out of my league.

And then, of course, she was given this reputation

as being a difficult artist.

Difficult being a euphemism for female.

- And Black. - Of course.

Oh, and then, in 2000,

she published an op-ed in The New York Times

calling the art world

"openly racist and systematically anti-Black".

- Wow. - Yeah.

What-what happened?

She disappeared.

She stopped working

and stopped showing.

- Until now. - Until now.

Until now. Until now.

- You want to go back? - Let's fucking go back.

- Yes! Come on. - Go, go, go.

So you and Nat met at

the LGBT Center two and a half years ago?

Yes, and, you know, we talked all night.

I mean, mostly, she was just laughing at my stories, but

her laugh, though... it just...

I don't know. It melted me.

Wow. That's very endearing, 'cause my ex told me she loved

that I was the only guy at the party with a dad body.

And you dated her anyway?

I had really low self-esteem.

Yeah, anyway, I don't know.

She said no one ever made her laugh like that,

and I really liked that,

so I asked her out the next day, and...

- Mm. - We've been together ever since.

Wow. So, uh, why'd you guys open a relationship up with Gigi?

Oh. I think it was... tequila.

- Ha! - Yeah. No. No, no, no.

It was vodka.

- Alice. Come on. - What?

You got to give me more than that.

What? Oh, you want some big, deep answer. I don't... It...

That's what it was.

She has a hot ex-wife, we had chemistry, and...

- vodka. - Wow.

See, I don't know if I could do that.

You know, maybe it's because

you guys are way more evolved than I am,

but when I'm with a woman, I only see her, you know?

- Yeah. Yeah. - Yeah.

Okay, so, uh... Gigi.

Why did you guys end that relationship?

Uh, phew.

Well, they're ex-wives.

So that was complicated.

But you know what?

Nat and I... we are back into the open thing.

- Yeah. Well, Nat is. - You...

It's more her thing, but I'm along for the ride.

Wait. So she's... she's dating?

Yeah. Well, one person.

- And you've met her? - Mm-hmm.

Like, briefly. Yeah.

Yeah, that's gonna be a no from me, dawg.

You know what I mean? There's no way.

After seeing the person, all I would do

is picture them having sex,

going on coffee dates,

eating breakfast together.

Fucking after breakfast together.

- Or... - Pumpkin-patching.

I've... said way too much. I'm sorry.

It's... I-I just... Uh, let's... today.

- Yeah? - Yeah. I'm...

With the writing and the brainstorming. Is that okay?

It's totally fine.

- I'm s-I'm sorry. - Okay. Yeah.

- I got a big mouth. I'm sorry. - No, it's fine.

- Can I ask you a question? - Yeah.

Would you be up for doing this maybe... later?

Perhaps dinner?

Tonight?

- Yes. - Oh. Um...

Yeah. Yeah.

- Really? For real? - Uh-huh.

- Yeah. - Okay.

I'm gonna have my assistant, you know, email.

Yeah, yeah. I'll-I'll be looking for the email.

Okay.

- Hi. Hey. - Hey.

What are you doing here?

I came home to change.

Wait, aren't you supposed to be in drama club?

It let out early.

Oh.

Hmm.

Um...

What have you got here?

Uh...

Okay. I did that DNA website thing.

And I...

Mama T and I specifically told you not to do

- the DNA website. - I know.

But I have a half sister.

- Okay, you don't have a sister. - And...

- You don't have a sister. - I do.

- No, you don't. - And I'm supposed to meet her.

- You made plans to meet her? - Yes, I did.

Oh, behind my back.

Angelica,

my number-one concern is for your safety.

- Uh... - Okay, we don't know

who this young girl is.

- That's not what I'm saying. - Or even if it is a young girl.

I mean, it's the fucking Internet,

- for fuck's sake. - Okay.

Fine.

- Like, dear-dear God! - Angie.

Shit. Um...

Nice to see you, too.

- Yeah. Hi. - They didn't have raspberry,

- so I subbed for strawberry. - Okay.

Um, I'm sorry. I'm just in the middle of something.

- Uh, i-it's Angie. - What-what happened?

- Is she okay? - She went behind my back

and she went on some fucking DNA website to find the identity

- of her donor. - Oh, wow. Okay.

Is that a huge problem for you?

Nat and I... we're open with the kids about their donor.

Okay, well, this is different. All right?

We didn't find Angie's donor at a sperm bank.

He was an artist that we knew,

and we promised him that he would be able to stay anonymous.

- Mm-hmm. - Okay. Um...

I really... I don't know what to do right now.

Maybe I can help.

Nat carried our kids. I didn't.

Just like you didn't.

So I can understand if you feel threatened.

Like... like, maybe...

I got it.

'Kay. Maybe you feel like, I don't know, it diminishes

- your role as a mom. - Oh, God, no.

That's not it. That's not it. I...

Okay. Maybe I'm projecting.

- Yeah, maybe you are. - But that was my experience.

Okay.

I just get scared sometimes that my kids aren't really mine.

But of course they're mine. It's just... threatening.

No. Well, that's not it. I don't feel threatened.

Mom, who's here?

No one!

Wow, so, yesterday,

I was your girlfriend, and today I'm no one?

Oh, Jesus. That's not what I meant.

All I meant was it-it is...

it's really not a good time to meet her.

Really? That's all you meant?

'Cause that felt like a lot more.

Okay, I can't deconstruct your feelings right now.

I've never asked you to deconstruct anything of mine,

- let alone my feelings. - Okay.

You have a great day.

Hey, it's me. Can you call me?

Can you call me as soon as you get this?

Angie?

Yeah.

I'll take you to meet her.

What?

I'll take you to meet your half sister.

Really?

- I'm sorry. - I'm sorry.

All right, I'll see you next Thursday.

- It was nice to meet you. - Yeah.

Oh, hi.

Have a good day.

Hi.

How'd it go with, uh, Joaquin?

It went well. We had a really productive session, actually.

Oh, that's so great. Wow. God bless you.

You know, I just actually asked him

if he'd ever flat-out talked to his parents

about making a chemical transition,

and I watched this light go on in his eyes

when he realized that he asked us for what he wants.

Oh, I live for those realizations.

It was an incredible feeling.

It's going to be life-changing for these kids

to have a trans therapist like you

to know their experiences.

Yeah, um, about that.

Like, I'm-I'm really happy to be working here,

and-and to be working with clients like Joaquin.

Oh, I knew it would be a great match.

Yeah, it's just, um, my client list

seems to be exclusively trans clients.

Oh.

Wow. Right.

I... Oh.

I am... I'm so sorry.

God, I feel... old.

And dumb. I feel old and dumb.

- And so sorry. - I get it.

I know your intention.

It's tricky. You know, I'm-I'm capable of

dealing with all sorts of clients.

You know, I just...

- I don't want to be pigeonholed. - Right.

That was not my intention at all.

I-I just thought...

It doesn't even matter what I thought.

Um, just give me the weekend,

and I will diversify your roster.

That would be great.

- Thank you. - No, thank you

for telling me that.

Oh. Hi, Linda.

- I take it that's... - March 19. Yeah.

Let her see her own cake or face the wrath.

That damn cake.

- Hey. - Hey, lady.

Your dad's not with you?

No. But he'll be thrilled you asked for him.

Nice office.

Thank you. And...

congratulations.

I mean...

it's definitely not the life I was planning, you know.

Yeah. Bette told me what happened.

Why don't you let me show you around your new neighborhood.

Oh... no,

you really don't have to do that.

Just gonna finish this email...

and I'm all yours.

Don't take this the wrong way,

but you look like you could use a night out.

That obvious, huh?

Yeah.

- You got old ones? - Hmm?

Keys.

Oh. Yeah. Yeah.

Well, you're more than welcome

to... throw them out.

What the fuck?

Well, movers came for Dani's stuff.

Wow, she took everything.

Yeah, I tried to move some stuff around,

maintain the feng shui in here.

Didn't have a ton to work with, so...

I don't even have a place to put my keys.

Right, I-I can fix that, though. That's an easy one.

And the goddamn sofa is missing!

Right, yeah, the sofa. Obvious void.

But we can get a new sofa.

I... This is...

You want some day-old pizza?

Yeah.

- Yeah. It's gonna be fine. - Okay.

So, maybe don't look directly in front of you...

Oh, my God.

- Yeah. - Really? The table?

The table, though... everybody hated that table.

And the tiny plants? I liked that table.

Okay.

We got pizza, though.

- All right. - There's an upside.

Okay, can you pass me the red pepper, please?

She took the red pepper.

- You're fucking kidding. - No.

- Really? - Yeah.

Jesus Christ.

This is my life. This is my fucking life.

Empty, except for you.

You know, you don't have to talk to me like that.

Like what?

Like I'm an asshole.

You kind of are.

- I made a mistake. - All right.

Okay, now you're just underselling it.

Really? You made a mistake?

I thought I was saving you, dude.

You did.

Excuse me?

Uh, nothing.

- What? - What did you just say?

- Nothing. What? - No, no, no, no, no.

- No. Nothing. - You said something.

- I didn't say anything. - No, I heard it.

- I didn't say anything at all. - What did you say?

- What did you say? Tell me. - Okay, fine! You saved me, okay?

You fucking saved me.

Okay, so you're saying something nice, but in a mean way.

Yeah.

It's confusing.

Well, I'm confused.

Okay, wha...

Will you just forgive me? Please.

Please.

I don't know how.

Okay, yeah, the hand was too much, the touching

was too far.

I-I admit it. I can admit when I'm wrong here.

Where are we?

- You'll see. - You're not gonna try to,

- like, murder me out here? - No.

Because really, I ain't trying to go out like that.

No, God, I'm just trying to thank you. Okay?

For what?

I stood up to Nat today, and, uh, she really heard me.

Did I tell you to do that?

Yeah. Yeah, you actually kind of yelled at me

for being a baby.

Yeah, that sounds more like me.

Yeah, so, um, I just...

I wanted to get you something that no one else has.

What?

- What the fuck is that? - That's Toni.

She's a pony. I mean, she's a horse,

but we can call her a pony tonight.

You know, I know your mom never came through, so...

Oh, my God, I was just trying to make a point

that sometimes life is hard, fuck!

Oh, man, I'm sorry.

Look, I-I just thought, you know, pony, horse...

No, it's okay. Thank you.

I mean, honestly, I really should have

told you the story about wanting a Rolex.

- Right. Yeah. - But thank you.

And thanks for assuming I could ride it.

Yeah. So, you gonna... you gonna do it?

Well, Toni, I mean, let's do this, girl.

All right, do you have your phone?

Yes, I have my phone.

- And it's charged? - And it's charged.

- Um, well, please don't come in. - Oh.

I'll be fine.

It's... I just... I'll just die.

I mean, I need to see that you're not meeting a pedophile.

I hear that, but can you just check from outside?

Um, I think you're gonna want me in there.

I look pretty cute today.

- Pattern on pattern is in. - Says the church lady.

Okay.

Hey, Angela, blink twice or scream at the top of your lungs,

whatever, in case you need anything.

Thank you.

We'll be, we'll be right here.

- Okay. I love you. - I love you.

Okay. Okay.

- You got this. Go. - We're right here.

- We're right here. - Yeah.

Hi.

Um, you're Kayla, right?

- Yeah. - I'm Angie.

Wow.

- Is this weird? - This is weird.

- Can I... Can I sit? - Yeah, sit, sit.

Sorry, um...

- No, it's okay. - Thanks for meeting...

- me. - Yeah.

Hi. That's my family.

They're kind of nervous.

- You okay? - Yeah.

I should have just concealed a listening device

- in her bag or something. - We could have.

She's a smart kid. She's gonna be fine.

Angie knows who her family is.

- You know that. - Thank you.

I really appreciate you both being here.

- Where else would we be? - Of course.

- I wish Tina were here. - Yeah.

Of course, she's handling this whole thing

with total grace while I'm biting Gigi's head off,

you know, for offering very reasonable advice.

Well, Nat wants to keep fucking Marissa, so, I mean,

it could be worse.

You can shut all of that down, Al.

Actually, I can't.

It's not like it's something that's just gonna

go away for her.

I mean, if it's not Marissa, it's gonna be someone.

You know?

Do you think they look alike?

- Yeah, I kinda do. - Definitely.

Wow, this is so beautiful.

You okay back there?

Yeah. Yeah, no, I'm-I'm good.

Are you... you glad you came?

I am so glad I came.

We should do this again sometime.

Yeah, let's do this again sometime.

We're closed tonight for a private event.

Let's do this.

All right, here's my end.

Come in.

She's at the end of the bar.

Her name is Tess. Give her your money.

Thank you so much. Hi.

- Oh, Tess, thank you. Cheers. - Cheers.

I'm gonna go take these into the back.

You punched her?

I did.

Oh, my, good for you.

I would have paid money to see that.

Mm. Yeah, except now things are pretty awkward

with me and my friends.

Well, at least you have your dad on your side.

He wasn't always.

But things have gotten better recently.

Which, um... which makes me think

that something's gotten worse.

Okay, why? Say more.

Um, I think...

I think my-my dad might be sick.

- What? Why would you think that? - I don't know.

I know this sounds crazy, but

he's been, like, too nice to me.

Maybe he loves you, and he knows you're hurting.

Yeah, well, he wasn't the biggest fan of my ex.

I would have expected him to gloat, but...

Are you close with your family?

It's funny, my dad was my best friend growing up,

but when I came out, he just stopped understanding me.

But my mom was terrific. She's a hard-ass.

She would definitely have punched someone, too.

And we're closer than we've ever been.

And my brothers and I,

we've had our ups and downs, but...

we've always loved the shit out of each other.

But yeah, my dad...

I used to be so angry,

but now I just feel sorry for him.

I mean, he's missing out on all of this.

- Oh. - What can I say?

How many brothers do you have?

Seven. All boys and me.

Seven brothers.

- That must have been so smelly. - Fucking smelly.

And hectic.

I was right in the middle, so my childhood was

just one long chore wheel.

- Geez. - But...

they taught me how to fight,

and they always stood up for me.

And there was always someone around,

especially when things were hard.

But it sounds like you had to shoulder a lot on your own.

Yeah. Yeah, I have.

Especially since my mom died.

It was just so quiet.

I would actually go over to friends' houses

and sleep over there just to wake up

and eat breakfast with their parents.

You know, just to be around people.

- Maybe more wine? - A little more.

Thank you.

Jesus Christ.

Okay. Okay. Can I...

Can I join you?

Sorry. I know this isn't a date,

but it's the fastest way to get rid of them.

Yeah. Yeah, that-that was fast.

You know, I'm really...

I'm really happy for you and Bette.

She is an amazing woman, and I am glad

that she found someone who is kind and funny

and just...

Sorry, did I say something wrong?

No, not at all, it's just...

I'm just not sure it's gonna work out with us.

Shit.

Sorry, I shouldn't have said anything.

No, forget it.

I want to know more about you.

I'm out.

- Hey. - Yeah.

- You okay? - Yeah.

Are you lying to me?

No. I'm good.

I'll take another martini.

- You got it. - Thanks.

This place is Hollywood, y'all.

Straight up, which is crazy.

I mean, a work dinner at a Mexican place

when you're an English Lit major.

- You don't picture this. - What do you picture?

Debt.

So, uh, something I find very interesting

about you, um...

We can talk about or not talk about.

You are a bisexual person.

- Right? Okay. Yeah. - Yeah.

- What about you? - Me?

- Mm-hmm. - No.

You know, I-I did play soccer

when I was younger, and there were a lot

- of thoughtful men. - Hmm.

But no, I am, believe it or not, a hundred percent hetero.

Actually, one of my old soccer mates

is engaged to marry my ex-girlfriend.

I'm gonna be the best man at their wedding.

I'll be at the altar with my buddy watching her

walk down the aisle to him, and not me.

I'm ten percent happy for them, 90 percent jealous,

which I'm sure you can understand,

given your circumstance and arrangement.

Oh, I'm not jealous.

Nat loves me.

Nat doesn't love Marissa.

She just, you know, wants to fuck her.

Well, that would be difficult for me.

I-I have a hard time disconnecting sex and emotion.

- Mm-hmm. - I mean, I can do it,

but it's hard; I mean, it's way harder

than guys let on, you know?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

I think it's a confidence thing, though.

My ex-girlfriend... her name is Meera.

- That's her name. Yeah. - Meera?

Piece of work...

... yeah, that'd be fucked up...

like, I'd be just so jealous.

'Cause if it were me, and I had to see it...

... matter of fact, matter of fact,

I don't know how I would be able to handle that shit.

You gonna to laugh at her jokes and not my jokes?

I might, I might need to, um...

I might, I feel a little...

Yeah.

I got to...

Oh, I can't go that way...

Alice, wait, whoa!

Alice. Alice! Alice!

No, no, no, no, no, no! This is the kitchen!

You're not supposed to be in here, girl!

- Tom! Tom! - I'm coming!

Uh, I'm gonna get that mole to go, I think.

- Tom. - Yeah, I'm-I'm here.

- I'm with you! - Shit.

Oh, shit.

- Oh, fuck. - You okay?

Alice. Alice?

Was it the queso fundido, huh?

'Cause sometimes ain't nothing fun about that dido.

Nat's here with her date.

What a horrible coincidence.

- Tom. - Oh.

- You totally set this up. - I...

Holy cow. You totally set this up!

That's why we were sitting by the kitchen.

I had to see it.

I had to see them, okay? In order to feel it.

In order to feel what?

Well, well, it wasn't...

- It's not jealousy, okay? - Okay.

- So don't try to... it's not... - I'm not gonna say

it's jealousy, but I hope you're pissed.

'Cause I'd be pissed the fuck off.

You want to know what it feels like?

- Yeah. - It feels like someone took a,

like, a rusty knife, and they just jabbed it

- in my heart and they just, - Oh, shit.

- like, slicing it down, okay? - Oh, God!

And then they're just taking my insides out.

- And they're just, like... - Oh, shit!

Stop, stop, stop. And that's not you.

It's the smell of the trash,

and that image was way more

- visceral than I expected. No! - I'm sorry, I just...

Don't, don't, don't, don't worry about it.

Let's put it in the book, though.

I didn't, I didn't think seeing them

was gonna hurt this bad.

And, um, it's, uh...

Oh, God.

It's over.

It's over, isn't it?

I'm sorry.

Fuck. I left my purse. I left my...

I can't go in there. I can't see them.

Don't worry, I'll go get it. I'll be right back. Stay here.

Okay.

- It's locked. It's locked. - Oh...

- Fuck me! - No. Um...

Fuck.

Couldn't believe it. I was down, and then I came back

with that jack-high straight and it was over.

Oh, it is a trip how this game

gets in your head, don't you think?

Sure.

- What's wrong? - Nothing.

Tess, what happened?

Come on, talk to me.

That guy, from earlier.

He followed me to the office and he put his hands on me.

And I laughed, because that's what we're taught to do.

And I just waited for him to get

tired, and...

sick of me not saying yes,

and he did, eventually, and he left and that's it.

Nothing happened.

What are you doing?

Well, I'm gonna figure out where he lives.

- No. Hey, look, that's why - So I can go and fucking

- kill him. - I didn't tell you. I don't want

you to do anything like that, okay?

How do you work this fucking thing?

Will you just listen to me, please?

- Okay. How? - I took care of it.

I took a rake.

All right, great. What's a rake?

A portion of the winning pot, like, a small percentage.

It's illegal, but it's actually customary.

If a player's winning too much or if they're a prick,

and, in this case, both those things are true.

How much?

Four grand... two for you, two for me.

Look, I'm sorry, okay?

It was a one-time thing. It will never happen again.

I didn't mean to jeopardize the game.

Please don't be mad at me.

Okay, I'm sorry.

I kind of wish you took more.

I'm... I'm just glad you're okay.

You are okay, right?

Yeah.

Good.

Thanks.

- Hi. - Hi.

I thought for sure you'd be asleep.

No. Not asleep.

Is everything okay?

- Did the kids go down okay? - Yeah.

They were asleep when I got here.

- So was the babysitter. - Oh, hi.

Hi. She had your sweater on again.

Well, yeah, I told her she could wear it if she got cold.

She had your jeans on, too, but I'll let you two work that out.

Oh.

Nat, um...

What?

I can't do it.

Okay, we don't have to.

We don't have to.

Look, I don't want to change you, I don't.

And I...

I can't.

I love you, Alice.

I know.

I mean, it's me and you.

You deserve someone who can do this with you.

No.

No, Alice, believe me, that's not what I want.

- I w-want you. - I'm gonna go.

Wait. Wait, go? A... Wait.

- Alice. What do you mean? - It's gonna be okay.

- We can figure this out. - It's gonna be okay.

We can figure this... Alice.

Alice, please don't go.

Alice.

Seven, eight, nine, ten.

That's right.

- Hi! - Hi, bud!

_

_

_

Okay.

Okay, this is my auntie.

"Golnar...

a fight in the beginning

is better than peace at the end".

Wh... What does that even mean?

I have no idea.

Wait.

"Golnar"?

- That's me, baby. - Ah.

Gigi's just a nickname my mom invented

for "stupid Americans" in grade school.

It's my initials... Golnar Ghorbani.

G.G.

They couldn't just say Golnar?

No, too hard.

Wow. There were three Golnars in my grade.

- Th-ree? - Th-ree.

They all drove Mercedes and wore Prada.

See, that's the part of "Tehrangeles" that I'm very...

... that we were too poor to experience.

I had the best time tonight.

And it really came out of nowhere.

Thank you, again, for everything.

Pleasure was all mine.

The fuck is going on?

- Oh, my God. - Is this your dad's place?

Yeah.

Excuse me. Could you tell us what's going on?

Dad! Dad!

My donor's dying.

- Should I meet him? - Do you want to meet him?

Nat and I broke up.

Is that why you look so terrible?

That feels unnecessary.

The world wasn't ready for you, when you got your first break.

I don't know that anyone's still listening.

Don't blow this off.

I want you to find Dani.

I'm so sorry. But, I can't make it tonight.

No problem. What's going on?

Uh, you working late?

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