The L Word: Generation Q (2019) s02e05 Episode Script

Previously on The L
Word: Generation Q
- 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.
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.
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.