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- Dad. What the hell's going on? - Everything's gonna be okay.

- No. What? - Call my lawyer.

Do you want to go out for dinner tonight?

- Yeah. - Can I get a rain check?

Carrie is the fucking worst.

It's like, everything is a fucking joke to her.

I think, you know, you guys should start, so it'd be easier

for Angie.

Yeah, easier for Angie or easier for you?

My donor's dying.

Ange, that's a lot.

You think Mama B would let me see a therapist?

She'd be more than willing to give that to you.

What'd you do, you sleep at a hotel or something?

No, I stayed with my friend Bette.

She still dating your ex's ex-wife?

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

I can't deconstruct

- your feelings right now. - I've never asked you

- to deconstruct anything. - Oh, my God, I'm sorry.

- I'm-I'm seeing someone. - Yeah. Don't need to explain.

- I'm sorry. - Okay.

Thank you for dinner.

Please.

Don't touch me like this

unless you're coming home with me.

The fuck are you doing here?

I drove 70 miles to make sure that you were alive.

Well, I am.

- How was dinner with Sophie? - Uh, she's in Ojai.

I'm really relieved that she told you.

I mean, when Dani told me that she just showed up,

I wondered if she'd come clean.

Yeah, no, for sure.

Hey.

Uh, hey.

Um... We're out of O.J.

Oh, I'll just... I'll grab some later.

Are you all right? You're looking paler than usual.

No, I'm, uh, I'm good.

Yeah. Thanks.

You been hiding out? Feel like I haven't...

haven't seen you in a couple days.

Yeah. Something like that.

Okay. Well, um...

All right. I-I wasn't fully honest with you about Ojai.

I know.

How was Dani? Is she... She's good?

She was in the middle of a crisis.

- I know. - And her dad is in jail,

- and I just, I just thought... - I know. So crazy.

I just didn't want her thinking that she was alone. That's all.

Cool.

Well, thank you.

Thanks for understanding.

You're just... You're always such a good friend.

Sure. Uh...

We're not back together, uh, if-if that's what you think.

Uh, I don't think anything.

- Okay. - Okay.

Good morning.

Mm.

So I'm guessing Tina's back from Toronto?

- Sorry? - I figured Angie's with Tina,

which is why you could stay over.

Ah. Right.

Yes, she's back.

Bette?

Do you want to talk about what happened the other day?

Not unless you need to.

You're more than welcome to stay as long as you want,

but I have plans to meet someone, so...

That was fast.

No, not like that. I'm seeing Dani.

Oh.

I didn't know you two were friends.

Is that a problem for you?

No, not at all.

'Cause you can tell me how you really feel.

I just did.

I found her, by the way.

Found who?

- Pippa Pascal. - The artist?

She's beyond anything I ever imagined.

I would fucking cut out my heart to work with that woman.

- Sup. - Hey, how you doing?

Oh, my God, that is an impossible question. See...

It's just rhetorical.

Oh. Copy that. Yeah.

- Hey. - Hey.

- Hey. - Hi.

So, I told you I met someone.

Yeah.

We met this past weekend

at this, like, bougie Hollywood Hills party...

Did you see any celebs?

Was there, like, a sick pool? Do you have any, um...

No. Um, so...

She wanted to go out with me tonight,

but I told her that I couldn't because we have our poker game,

so she's coming here to take me out for coffee instead.

Like, right now.

Is-is that cool?

Well, yeah.

Why wouldn't it be?

Just... because the...

- Yeah, never mind. - What? No.

Yeah, okay. Yeah. Great.

Yeah. I'd like to meet her, actually.

G-Good. Great. Okay.

- Is that okay? - Yes.

- Is she on her way now? - Yes. Yeah. Now.

Oh. That's quick.

Hi.

Hi.

So, Cherie, this is Shane.

Shane, this is Cherie.

Cherie.

We've actually met before.

Of course you have.

Finley.

I kept trying to tell you on the phone

that ghosts aren't real.

First of all, I was joking about that.

But, on the off chance that they are real,

you should speak kinder of them.

No, I was up last night rereading the last chapter

- you gave me. - Yeah?

I got to tell you, it's really, really good.

- Really? - Yeah. I came down here

to congratulate you in person.

- I really hope they like it. - They will.

Congratulations on your first book.

Come on.

Did you get me a diamond tennis bracel... Oh.

- It's a pen. - Yeah. 'Cause you're a writer.

Right.

I love it. Thank you.

I actually have something for you, too.

Come here.

Okay.

This is what I'm gonna say

in the "Thank you to my editor" part of my book.

Okay.

"Dear Tom, this book may be your best trick yet.

With love, Alice".

I love it.

- You do? - I do. I do.

Thank you. It means a lot to me.

Okay, good. Well, I meant it.

- So this is it? - Yeah.

As far as the book goes, it's done, so...

Does it always feel this weird?

'Cause I'm so used to spending so much time with you,

and now I'm not gonna see you tomorrow,

and it's... I don't know.

I can't put words to it.

Mm. We're done professionally,

but we're... definitely friends, right?

- Like, we feel like friends. - You think?

I mean, I wept in front of you, so y-yeah.

Right. And I pretty much had, like, a full mental breakdown.

But who's keeping score?

Yeah, okay. I'd say we're friends.

Me, too.

In the bin, please. In here.

Thanks.

Right this way.

Follow me.

It's good to see you.

I'm sorry you have to see me like this.

I-I never imagined I'd be in this position.

A high-priced legal team can give anyone

a false sense of security.

You have every right to be upset.

Who says I'm upset?

I need you.

I need you now more than ever.

So it's all about you, huh?

You're the only person I trust.

Am I here as your daughter or your spin doctor?

- Okay, you're angry. I-I... - Answer the question.

Daniela, you are my daughter first, always.

But we cannot separate family from our company.

I don't work for the company.

Actually, you are the interim CEO of your family's company.

You slipped these in while I was signing

on the house the other day?

- Yeah. - Have you ever been honest with me?

I'm sorry.

No, you're not.

I refuse to be your puppet.

All of your family's assets

are tied into this company.

You walk away from this job, you walk away from everything.

Then I need to know the truth.

- Dani... - As your daughter,

I need to know what you knew and when you knew it.

Unfortunately, due to liability, he won't...

Don't give me that bullshit.

You tell me the truth, and I'll run your company.

But if I find out you lied to me,

I'll light that place on fire and watch it burn.

Am I clear?

What do you want to know?

Thanks for waiting.

Anytime. What happened?

I, um, I somehow just became

the CEO of my family's company.

Oh, shit.

Well, boss lady, where to?

I just want to go home.

Home it is.

You're, uh,

- you're all here early. - Bette's gonna be here

- any minute. - Okay.

Yeah. Yeah. I can, I can check back in.

Yeah.

- My stomach hurts. - Oh, honey,

you know what? I have Tums in your mom's purse.

It's okay. I'm just gonna grab water, I think.

Okay.

- Okay. - Okay.

Should we make a break for it?

I mean, come on, honey. We could be in Mexico in a couple hours.

- Right? - Stop it.

I got that blue light from my friend, the cop.

I can throw that on the top.

- Right. - We could be Thelma and Louise

all the way to Mexico.

Now, she's gonna behave, right?

You promise me she's gonna behave?

Yes, I promise. She's gonna be fine.

- Okay? - Okay.

Look, I-I know that you think that she can be difficult.

Yes, and I'd be very surprised to find out

that's an unpopular opinion.

Look, she and Angie have a very special relationship.

I know that. I do.

Right? Good.

Maybe I shouldn't have come.

What do you mean? You're the one that wants to get married.

Well, what do you mean by that?

I... This is the family that you're marrying into.

- All of us. - Right. No, you're right.

That's totally true.

I mean, what I have to do is I just have to start

feeling sorry for her and not get as pissed off, you know?

- Okay. All right. - That's-that's the trick.

- Whatever it takes. - It's gonna work,

because I already feel sorry for her.

- Why is that? - Because she doesn't have you.

She doesn't want me.

- I think she does. - You say this about everybody.

- I do not. - She doesn't. I promise you.

- Yes, she does. - No, she doesn't...

Honey, yes, she does.

Look, it doesn't matter, honey.

- Why not? - Because I love you.

I want you here and Angie does, too.

You belong here. Okay?

You're the sweetest, you know that?

And when we get home, you got to

get that blue light out of the garage,

because I just thought about when we order takeout,

why should we have cold food?

- I don't know. - I could put that thing on

and get the food home in time.

Okay. I'll remind you.

Thank you, very much.

You nervous?

Well, I told Mama T that I had to tell her something really big

and that I just, like, really needed her support in therapy.

That's good. So real.

- Yeah. - Ms. Porter definitely scares me.

Jordi, you don't need to call her Ms. Porter

- when you're around me. - Mm, can't risk it.

She could pull up at any time.

I just hope this isn't horrible.

Ask the universe to be on our side here.

Pretty, pretty, please.

Yes.

But no matter what happens,

at least I get to see you get nominated onto prom court later.

Bitch, are they gonna call my name?

Jordi, there's no better prom queen.

- You think? - Duh.

Ready when you are.

Got to go. I'll talk to you later.

Okay. Love the blazer, Ms. Porter.

Thank you, Jordi.

As you know, growing up, we had no role models.

No one who loved like us on TV.

Except for Jo from Facts of Life, but go on.

But the longer I work here, the more I realize

that we're standing on the shoulders

of some incredible people.

For sure.

And you, oh, my God.

You have done an amazing job

of highlighting queer celebrities.

- Really. - Thank you. Thank you.

I mean, that's the whole reason I wanted to do this show.

Right. But there are just so many other stories

that haven't been told.

What if we used this segment

to bring to light everyday queer stories?

I want to highlight people that are part of the quiet rebellion.

The quiet rebellion.

People who fought for our rights,

but in their own way.

Teachers, nurses, doctors.

It's a documentary-style segment on everyday

unsung queer heroes.

I love it.

- R-Really? - You know what it reminds me of?

My ninth grade English teacher, Ms. McCauley.

Big ole lesbo, and completely the person who changed my life.

- Right? You see? - Yeah.

It's always someone like that. Not just a famous person.

Right. This is really smart.

- I'm totally in. - Great.

I mean, I-I have a couple coming in later today for an interview.

Really? Like, a real-life couple?

- Yep. - Are they, like, disgustingly happy?

Yes, and old.

That's so depressing.

Oh, wait. 'Cause they're old?

No. 'Cause of Nat.

- Oh. - I know. She keeps texting me,

saying she wants to get back together, and I'm trying

to pretend to not get, like, a dopamine high

every time my phone dings.

That sounds healthy.

Yeah. I'm, like, the beacon of health.

Okay, folks.

So really, you know, the hope for today

is that we can move closer to having an open dialogue.

Angie and I thought that a family session

would be the best thing for everyone.

That being said, I do want Angie to feel like she has the space

to talk about what's important to her.

- Okay. - That's great.

We're here for you.

Okay.

So...

first of all, I love you all.

- That's so sweet. - We love you, too, sweetheart.

We love you, too, honey.

So...

you know I've been seeing Kayla, which I'm really grateful for,

so thank you.

- Of course. - Whatever you need.

But, um...

yesterday she told me that, um, her dad,

Marcus, my, um, donor,

he's... sick.

Sick how?

He's, um...

He's dying.

- Oh, no. - Oh, baby. I'm so sorry.

That's a lot. I mean, that's a lot.

You're doing a great job.

He's in kidney failure and he-he needs a kidney.

I want to see if I can help.

Help how? What are you thinking, sweetie?

I think that, um...

I think you're saying you want to find out if you're a match.

Is that what you're saying, honey?

- Oh, oh... - Yeah.

- No. God. No. - Ms. Porter,

before we shut her down, why don't we just...

Look, she can't donate a kidney. Is that clear?

I mean, but shouldn't we hear her out?

Look, you don't have a say in this.

- Ms. Porter... - No, I'm not trying to have a say.

- Well, good. Because you don't. - I can relate to Angie

- because I'm adopted, too... - She's not adopted.

- No, I... - She is our child.

Mine and Tina's. We're her parents.

No one's questioning that,

- Bette. - She did. She just did.

- No, that's not what... - Maybe-maybe

- if we could just refocus? - Tina, how are we

even having this fucking conversation?

This is our daughter's body

that we're talking about.

- These are her organs. - I know, but we're

- here to listen. - Oh, you want me to be

- the bad guy. Okay, fine. - No.

- The answer is no. - I just want to listen.

Absolutely not. No.

- Angie. Angie. - No, why don't... Ms. Porter,

why don't you let Tina go?

Okay? You just...

You don't want to crowd her.

Could I just explain what I was trying to say earlier?

I'd rather you didn't.

Of course you can.

Bette, I realize that Angie is not adopted.

I do. We had very different circumstances,

different lives.

But... I grew up without my biological mother,

and... it always made me feel a little different

and... kind of lost.

Then, when we connected, you know,

it answered so many questions for me.

And... if she asked for anything right now, I'd be there for her.

Well, that's you. That's not Angie.

That's true. You know, every family

has its own dynamic, and we should never presume

that what worked for us will work for someone else.

Thank you.

Right, I understand that. I'm just...

I was just meaning that my connecting with my mother

was very healing for me.

Again, that is not the case in every family.

If you don't mind me asking,

um, what's your relationship like

with your family, Ms. Porter?

Um...

Uh, my father died years ago and, um...

I haven't seen my mother in 30 years.

She barely raised me.

I am who I am despite her, not because of her.

Is she still alive?

I wouldn't know. She left me.

Well, wouldn't it be amazing if you could reconnect with her?

No, it wouldn't be amazing.

How do you know?

The same way you know you don't like fucking scallops, Carrie.

I tried it once and it wasn't for me.

Hey, Ange.

No one wants you to feel hopeless

or alone in all this, okay?

We're here to listen,

and help you... try to make the best decision.

Well, B seemed pretty sure about how she felt.

Yeah. Isn't she always like that?

I mean, at first?

What about you?

- Do you support me? - I will always support you.

That doesn't mean I'm always gonna agree with you.

I do understand why you'd want to help

save the life of the man that helped create you.

And I love that this is who you are.

Okay? That doesn't make it any less terrifying for me

and your mom to watch you do something

that might compromise your health and your well-being.

Come on. Give us a second chance.

Can you do that?

Okay.

All right.

- Okay. - All right.

Let me know if you need anything else.

- Thank you. - All right. I'm gonna get back to work.

Enjoy yourself.

Oh, no, no, no. Sit. Have-have fun with your friends.

No. We have that shipment of booze. I got to go through...

Oh, already taken care of. I'll be behind the bar.

I got it. Come on, sit down. You're fine.

Yeah, you know what? Come, sit down.

Come on.

I'm impressed.

Shane, you're all grown up.

What can I say, Cherie? That's what happens.

So... when did you two... h-how did you meet?

She used to do my hair.

Come on.

We had an affair.

An intense, destructive affair.

She was married. It... did not end well, did it?

She was a notorious, irresistible home-wrecker.

"Was".

Operative word.

That's a shame.

I don't think so.

Anyway, I-I'm divorced now, and, uh,

gloriously, aggressively out of the closet.

And I have you to thank for that.

Well, I'm happy for you, Cherie. You deserve it.

Now I don't have to sneak around

when I see a hot woman.

Like-like Tess.

Did you...

- Did you tell her? - What?

We have a game tonight. There's an open spot.

- Yeah. - Tess runs the show.

- You're welcome to join if you like. - I love games.

Okay.

I'm gonna go check on our food.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

Fuck. Fuck.

Uh, is that some sort of

meditation mantra, or... ?

What do you need?

Okay, uh, well...

Sophie said she's not together with Dani anymore, right?

But then she used the word "friends"

to describe us, but I do think that could just mean

friends for right now, and then eventually

lead to something more, right?

Look, you're gonna drive yourself crazy

trying to figure out what's going on in her head.

Okay? I think if she says she wants to be just friends,

you should take her at her word.

- I know, but it's... - Find someone who knows your worth.

People can change, though. Right?

They can. But they rarely do.

Okay.

Angie, um, I think I speak for everyone

when I say that I'm sorry you felt like

you weren't being heard before.

You, you have our full attention now.

So, after everything that's happened

with Black Lives Matter, the murders

and the protests,

I started to think about Marcus.

You know? Like, what has he had to deal with as a Black man?

I mean, I share his DNA, and...

I don't know.

Kayla's my half sister, so...

I just started talking to her more and more about race stuff.

And we talk about racial issues all the time.

I know. And I love that we do.

You got me to read Ta-Nehisi Coates, and...

But also, you know

that the two of us walk through this world differently, Mom.

I know.

I mean, just because some white people mistake me

for... Italian or whatever, that doesn't mean

that I don't know who I am.

- And you know who I am. - I do.

But it doesn't change the fact... that you experience

more privilege because of the way you look.

I know that.

Kit looked more like me.

But I can't talk to her anymore.

So...

I guess it's just really nice to talk to Kayla, because...

there's a kind of shorthand with us.

And, um...

I guess I don't want that to go away.

That's-that's why, if I'm a match,

I am willing to give up a-a part of me.

Because I don't want to lose

something bigger that I am a part of.

Thank you, for sharing your truth, Angie.

Um, you know, we-we don't need to come to any decisions,

right now; we can all just process

what Angie's told us and-and discuss next steps.

Oh, my God. I have a headache, I'm starving,

I need a hot tub, I need a massage.

I need that tea that you give me to calm me down.

- Yeah. It was an intense day. - Totally intense.

I mean, I should've worn my night guard.

You know, my jaw is killing me from grinding the whole time.

I mean, your daughter is amazing, but that Bette,

God, she's a tough one.

Look, she'll come around. She always does.

- It'll be okay. - I don't know how you ever married her.

- What? - What?

Don't talk about her like that.

- Like what? - She's the mother

of my daughter, and we have to try to make this work.

- Okay. - Don't do that.

- What am I doing now? - Y-Your tone.

- It's... - My tone?

Are you fucking kidding me, Tina?

I just got verbally beat up by your ex-wife

and you want to talk to me about my tone?

Look, it was my fault, okay?

I brought you in too soon. It was a mistake.

- It was way too soon. - Again with the "too soon".

When is it gonna be a good time for me?

- You think we should ask Bette? - Carrie.

No, I'm serious. When do you want to do it?

I mean, before the wedding? During the wedding?

- After the wedding? - Oh, God.

- Stop it. - Give me a ballpark.

- Is it ten years? - What do you want me to say?

Am I always gonna be third?

I have to put Angie first.

I know that. You know I know that.

I love Angie. And I'm fine with second.

But third?

Is this the way it's always gonna be?

Because, Tina, I don't know if you realize it,

but you're always my number one.

Listen, I'm gonna get a Lyft.

I'm gonna stop by the office.

You know, I put a lot of things off in order to be here today.

I'll see you later.

Look, I love you. You belong here, okay?

Yeah, you keep saying that.

What was that?

Okay, you guys.

Let's just go back a little bit, all right?

I know that you've been together for 43 years,

but I don't know how it all started.

I was a mail carrier.

And I had an apartment on Gardner.

6534.

I would deliver mail to her house and she would wait for me.

On the porch.

And I'd say, "You're looking lovely".

She was always complimenting me.

Well, back in those days, you just didn't walk up

to someone and ask them out.

Especially another girl. So you had to be slick.

- And she was slick. - I wrote her a letter.

Well, she worked at the post office.

Well, it made sense to me to do it that way.

And then I wrote her back.

And we went on a date.

Mm, but people talk, you know?

- Mm-hmm. - And word got out

we were seeing each other.

Somebody left a pile of shit in my mail truck.

- Right on the driver's seat. - Dog shit, we think.

Mm-hmm. But who knows?

I was working as a teacher at the time,

and... my principal called me into his office

and he said he wanted to talk to me

and transfer me out to a school in the Valley.

He told her

they didn't want a lesbian working around the kids.

So what did you do?

I quit.

I worked as a tutor.

I taught night classes.

I lost my pension, though.

I couldn't put her under my insurance.

She had to pay for it out of her own pocket.

It was worth it, though.

- 'Cause we made it through. - Yes, we did.

'Cause the real deal,

it doesn't come around that often.

Mm, but when it does.

You hold on to it.

You fight for it.

You do whatever you have to do to protect it.

Wow.

Thank you. That was just... amazing.

I-I think that we're good for today.

We'll pick the rest up on location, but thank you.

- That was really special. - We're clear.

Thank you so much.

- Aw. - Thank you.

- That was beautiful. - Thank you so much.

Thank you.

- They're adorable. - I know.

Oh...

Do you think it's true?

What? The whole dog shit thing?

Oh, my God. I hope it was dog shit.

Mm, no. About the real deal

not coming around that often?

Oh. Um...

Kind of, yeah.

I mean, look, I can count on one hand

the people I've loved.

- Huh. - You like orange, right?

Yeah. Thank you.

He says he's innocent.

But?

My dad never dealt with the everyday stuff.

He says his only crime was that he trusted

the board of directors too much.

They're the ones who told him to delegate to the COO and CFO.

Claims the next thing he knew, walls were closing in.

Do you believe him?

I have reasons to believe him, yes.

What?

You can't turn off that PR spin, can you?

You should have run

for office, not Bette.

I'm sorry. I don't mean to, but I...

Don't apologize to me.

I'm fine with it.

Uh, really. I... It's fascinating.

I mean, I think it'd be exhausting

to have to filter my opinions like you do.

It is.

It's mentally taxing, but if I don't...

You can't protect yourself.

I was gonna say, if I don't, then I hurt people.

Hmm.

And I don't want to be like that.

You mean like him? Your dad?

Yeah.

Exactly.

On one hand, I feel like if I don't believe him,

then my whole life might be a lie.

And I can't lose him after I just lost Sophie.

Losing my mom was hard enough.

This would just be...

Did I tell you that Sophie came to Ojai?

What was that like, seeing her?

It was strange.

And then fine. Like nothing had happened.

And when it was over,

I was relieved.

Hmm. Wow.

It's hard to admit, but I feel like part of me

always knew that we weren't right for one another.

I just don't know how I ignored that whole part of me.

Yeah.

I don't know why we lie to ourselves like that.

Self-preservation, I guess.

Yeah. Maybe.

I used to love like that.

- Not anymore? - Eh,

now I'm... more interested in learning

from whoever I'm with.

I'm trying to give her enough space to work her shit out

and... taking enough space to work on mine.

Letting things run their course and just...

being along for the ride.

Sounds nice.

It is. For a while.

And then I usually get bored and end up alone again.

You will love like that again.

When?

Soon.

You're so easy to talk to.

Well, not everyone agrees with you.

Fuck 'em.

- Ah. Sorry. - I just need to...

- No, no, no. Go. - Okay.

Look, Cherie was a lifetime ago.

I'm not trying to stand in the way of anything.

I just...

You know what? It's fine.

Is this about the other night?

No. You know, I just, I have a lot of stuff

in my head right now. We're good, okay?

Hey. Check her out, I'm moving on.

- Good. I'm happy for you. - Right?

Um, so, you mind if I skip out on my shift?

I just want to see where this goes.

Finley, come on.

- Yeah. Go. - Get the hell out of here. Go.

Oh, you're the best. Thank you.

Did you tell her to move on?

Yeah.

She can't keep pretending to not see

- what's right in front of her. - That is true.

You think I'm wrong?

I didn't say that. I just, I think...

I think people are complicated. I think timing is complicated.

I think life can be complicated. What do I know?

True. But she can't expect Sophie to change,

and she's made herself pretty clear, so...

I-I'm sorry. What-what the hell are we talking about?

Finley.

Right.

I'm gonna go get gin.

_

Yeah. Oh, that's cute.

It's cute.

Pretty. That's pretty.

That's... Oh, water.

Oh.

Yeah!

Hey!

Yeah.

You... Oh.

Okay. Yeah.

No problem. Mm-hmm.

It's... No, it totally happens. Totally happens.

I was, I was just gonna ask you a question.

Um... that vase, my grandma's vase?

The crystal one?

So, if-if you had seen it?

I might have left it at the house?

Uh-huh. Yeah. No.

Oh, if you see it, or if it's, you know, shows up,

just let me know.

Okay. You got it. Yeah.

Damn it.

Stupid flowers.

Flowers are stupid. Flowers are stupid.

No!

Oh, really?! Fuck.

_

That's really great.

- What's wrong? What happened? - No. No, I'm...

- Why do you look so nice? - I was supposed to have a date.

- You canceled your date? - I thought something was wrong.

Okay, but go. Now. It's not...

It's fine. I'm here.

Look, I'm sorry, but this-this is bad. All right?

- This isn't right. I just... - Just tell me what happened.

I had a shitty day at work, all right?

Everyone in a session sort of lost their minds,

and it-it made me feel like I'm not any good at my job.

And then I got home, and it was empty,

and I just, I needed...

I needed you.

Uh, I needed you to talk about nothing with

or eat spicy fruit or vegan pizza or something.

I don't know. But just, I needed you.

- Micah. - Just you, and I just,

I wanted...

Don't act like you're gonna break me, 'cause you can't.

Okay.

Well, maybe we can make some type

of cool mosaic with it.

Mm, I'm not crafty.

Oh, well, you look like you know how to handle a glue gun.

Really?

- What?! - They're lobsters.

Yeah. I know what they are, but what are they doing

- in your sink? - 'Cause I was gonna surprise Nat

- with a fancy dinner! - Oh.

She called and canceled on me.

She was leaving Brenda's house. Who's Brenda, by the way?

Oh, my God, it really is over.

Anyway, I called you

because I thought maybe you and I could eat them.

Alice, I'm deathly allergic to shellfish.

There's no way I'm gonna eat these.

- Come on! - There's no way. I'm sorry.

Especially after all they've been through today with you.

I feel like they're emotional support animals.

I'd feel weird eating them.

Well, if we're not gonna eat 'em, what are we gonna do with 'em?

Tell me everything. I want to know it all.

All right. All right.

So I was sitting there

in the middle of the bleachers, just full sweating,

and they start calling names.

"Your 2021 prom court is Alexa Faggiano,

Bethany Thompson, Jessie Yang".

Oh, my God. Were you just dying?

Dying. There were so many names.

And then, when they said the last one, no joke,

like, I didn't even hear them,

and everyone was yelling, "Jordi,

they called you! They called your name!"

I'm... Jordi, I'm so happy for you.

Yeah, and I'm so sorry I couldn't be there.

It's all right. It's not a big deal.

I-I wanted to be there so badly, but, um...

I don't know. I just couldn't do it.

Sorry. I didn't want to cry at your big...

People would've just thought that you were so happy for me

that you couldn't contain yourself.

Yeah. You know, I'm just so pissed.

Like, they always make everything about them.

They're just so fucking selfish, you know?

I bet they're still downstairs bitching about it right now.

- Um... - I'm sorry.

But, like, at least now it's kind of

out there and out of the way, right?

Well, Carrie's the only one who was actually on my side.

'Cause she's the only one that sees me

like a person and not just some kid.

And I think Mama B just hates her so much

that she doesn't care about anything else.

You know, and she wouldn't even listen to me.

It's kind of great, though, because Mama...

Sorry. Our English teacher just liked my post.

Oh. Um... never mind. Um...

Cool. Hey, you got through it.

Now we can focus on more fun stuff.

Hey, what kind of lobsters are these?

What does it matter?

Well, if they're Australian,

they're not gonna know anybody out there.

And if they're the Pacific spiny kind, well,

all the other lobsters can stop looking for their lost friends.

Why are you such a dork?

- This looks good. - Okay.

All right!

- All right, guys. - Okay.

Come on. You are free!

Oh, God.

Did they die?

No, no, no. No. They're shy.

Maybe they just need to come out of their shells.

How about we bring 'em down there and let the water take 'em?

- Okay. - Okay. Come on.

I feel kind of attached

- to this little guy, you know? - Huh.

We've been through a lot together... today.

Hi.

Have a great adventure. Don't ever change.

- Be free! - Feels good!

You want to, uh...

- Yeah. - Okay.

Hey, bup, bup. Yeah.

- Whoo. - Yeah.

You okay?

I'm fine.

I'm not a lesbian,

and I've never tried a poly relationship,

but I wish I would've experienced one of the two

- so I could be more helpful. - Mm.

I can offer an ear.

It's really good for listening if you want to talk.

I just don't know when it went off the rails.

Like, we're so good.

Nat and I... we're so good.

- I'm sorry. - Me, too.

For what it's worth,

I think she's nuts

for not trying to work things out with you.

You're not so bad yourself.

Thank you.

And I never told you, but the Dana chapter?

It ended up being my favorite.

Yeah, I went from dreading it to loving it.

It's like you cracked me open.

- Sorry about that. - No, in a good way.

It's like you took her chapter,

and you took it somewhere I couldn't, so, thank you.

It's part of my job.

Did you take the rubber band thingies off their, um... ?

No. Did you?

They're gonna die. They're gonna die.

Oh, my God, we have to find them!

They're gonna die!

Okay. Are they gonna be, like, in this area,

or...

Whoa! It's too cold!

Can you imagine having your life dependent on the strength

- of some piece of rubber? - Isn't that,

like, the whole idea with condoms?

Oh, yeah. I-I guess so.

I think it's the one on the right.

Let me know if you have trouble finding it.

You and Micah been friends a long time?

Since undergrad, yeah. But...

- What? - I don't know.

Things are, um, different lately.

They all still live together.

I'm pretty much the odd man out.

I didn't want him to have to pick sides, but I miss him.

Mm. Have you told him that?

Oh, my God, you're starting to sound like Sophie.

No, I'm not.

You just don't have anything else to compare me to.

There's more than just Sophie or not.

You'll see.

I promise.

Are you hitting on me?

Uh, no.

I mean, I don't think... so.

Okay, but you're not sure.

I like your energy.

- I don't know what that means. - Sure you do.

It's what you're feeling right now.

Oh.

But...

if my feelings change,

I will let you know.

I'm good at that.

That makes one of us.

_

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Everything okay?

Better than okay.

You happy with that flop?

Got something to smile about?

- Maybe. - You're full of shit.

Where you off to?

I was just gonna head home early.

Can I come?

No need to ditch the party for me.

Hmm. It'd be my pleasure.

I don't think you should.

Why not?

Because I think you should be exactly where you want to be.

- You're so pretty. - Don't make it weird.

Can I?

You sure you remember how?

I think so.

How's Jordi?

Uh, fine.

I was just gonna head upstairs.

Good night.

Um, why don't you come sit with us?

I'm tired, and I don't want to get into a whole thing.

I-I just wanted to say that... I behaved so poorly.

I mean, I just acted so much

out of my own fears that I wasn't even able to hear you.

And I feel really ashamed.

I'm so sorry.

And we... we love you.

And-and we're open to you reaching out to Marcus.

You can meet him if you want to.

We know how important this is to you.

Oh, my God.

I forgive you.

I forgive you, and...

thank you so much.

Oh, my God.

I love you, sweetheart.

Thank you.

- I love you. - Thanks.

Oh! God!

Ugh!

Where's Tess?

I-I dropped her off.

You all right?

You gonna let me in?

Is that a good idea?

Don't make me beg.

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