All American: Homecoming (2022) s03e10 Episode Script

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MAN: This is my turn,
whatcha wanna do? ♪
Hope you got to aspire
when I come for you ♪
When you're running,
does that mean I'd rather ♪
Be on the advantage, becoming ♪
All right. Last one. Make it count.
MAN: We won't leave here emptyhanded ♪
Show-off. Ha ha!
- Are you OK? Are you good?
- Oh
I'm OK.
Just, I rocked it a little too hard.
What are my serve speeds today?
Well, let me first start off
by saying that your accuracy is,
- like, the best I've seen
- Thea, Thea, serve speeds.
I win or lose at the baseline.
I was hitting 90 miles
per hour before cancer.
I mean, you you didn't crack 80,
but you're, like, a month
removed from treatment,
and you've come a long way,
- and these speeds are still good.
- They're not good enough.
I'm nowhere near the player that I was,
and if that is the case, how
am I ever supposed to compete?
Well, there's always
tomorrow to improve.
What if tomorrow's like today?
Well, then you'll take as
many tomorrows as you need,
even if it takes the rest of the season.
You're a junior. You have time.
[KNOCKS ON DOOR]
Hey, we need to talk.
- [CLOSES DOOR]
- I agree.
You ran off on me.
I was freaking out. Weren't you?
I mean, I'm still trying to
wrap my mind around it, you know?
How did I become that guy?
For a couple of stupid seconds,
we got caught up in an emotional moment.
It meant nothing,
and it will never happen again.
That's what we tell Cam and Gabby.
- Today.
- OK. Um,
Gabby's up in Birmingham
doing interviews, so
I can head out right
after family breakfast.
I'll tell Cam after his class.
How do you think they'll take it?
I don't know
but our friend family
will never be the same.
- [CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICK]
- MAN: It's J-Marx!
WOMAN: Excuse me, J.
Can I have a picture?
Uh, let her through. Let her through.
Last one. Come on. Come on, come on.
I got to take it, though.
- Boom.
- Thank you.
You're welcome. Go have a good one.
Ah, just the dude I came here to see.
What's good, Cam?
J-Marx.
How how'd you know where to find me?
Man, when I sign to a
label, I like to know
everything about everyone involved,
so I asked around, got your schedule.
Big Hank said you a
genius with them hooks,
showed the kind of passion
the seasoned guys lost.
I need a love song for my upcoming EP,
and I want you to make me a demo for it.
I won't let you down.
Oh, and I need that
demo in a couple days.
Get it crackin', genius.
A'ight, y'all. All right.
- [CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING]
- All right, all right.
All right, y'all be
safe. Stay in school!
THEA: Y'all started without us? Rude.
NATE: Oh, well,
that's what happens when
you're late to family breakfast,
lunch, or dinner, for that matter.
Our bad.
We ran long on the court.
So the tennis workout went well?
Yeah. It was fine,
but how are y'all holding up now
that baseball's gone for good?
Yeah. It's tough,
but, um,
Coach Marcus is getting
the team together today.
He's got some special guest
to help us process it, so
Hmm, and I need it,
'cause after everything I went
through to get healthy, I
I just can't believe I won't be
able to play the sport that I love.
[CELL PHONE CHIMES]
Oh, it's it's from
Bringston Law School.
[GASPS]
"We appreciate your "
Um,
I've been waitlisted.
- What?
- Yeah.
SIMONE: I don't understand.
How can Bringston Law waitlist you?
Your grades are impeccable.
LANDO: You had so many recommendations,
you ran out of space on the application.
Yeah, and your social justice work alone
- should've made you a lock.
- You know, if they can't see
how great you are,
that's on them, not you.
NATE: Well, thank y'all for
the kind words of concern, but
I'm good.
Baby, how you good?
Bringston is your top choice.
It was, but it's not my only choice.
I have, what, half a dozen
out-of-state law schools
vying for my legal genius.
Your girl's got options.
THEA: Girl, that's right on the nose.
- SIMONE: Period.
- NATE: Period.
Excuse me. Sorry.
Oh!
You're never gonna believe
what happened today.
Um,
can we go somewhere
and talk really quick?
Hold on to that 'cause you gonna flip
- when you hear what I got to say.
- Can I please go first?
Your boy just got his big break, babe.
J-Marx just asked me
to write lyrics for him.
Cam, that's
that's amazing. Oh, my
God, I'm so proud of you.
Can we please go
somewhere really quickly?
And check this out.
It's gonna be on his EP.
Do you know how huge
this is? I swear, I'm
Cam, JR and I kissed.
I'm so sorry. It didn't mean any
Don't touch me.
Please, just let me explain to you.
- Move.
- Ca Cam! Cam!
- Hey, baby.
- Hey, how you doing?
Hey, Eva, would you like to
join us for family breakfast?
We have plenty of room.
Oh, that's that's sweet, thanks,
but I actually got Lando and me a spot.
Uh, but there's a spot right here.
We should stay. It'll be fun.
I'm sure it would.
[EVA CLEARS THROAT]
Hey, I'm gonna get going, all right?
Stop. Please. Cam. Please don't. Cam!
- Oh, my gosh!
- Get off him, Cam! What?
CAM: Get off of me! Get off me!
Cam, what the hell is going on?
Which one of y'all want to tell 'em?
Keisha and I, um
Keisha and I kissed.
- Hey.
- Hey, OK.
Everybody take a deep
breath, and let's talk.
- Y'all, we're a family.
- To hell with that.
You know, you did so much for me.
You brought me into KEK
and changed my whole damn life.
I looked up to you like a brother.
We're done.
You don't mean nothing to me.
Cam
I can't even look at you right now.
NATE: OK, well, this is not the
time for y'all to remain silent.
I can't. I can't do this.
What do you have to say?
I'm sorry y'all got dragged into this,
but this between me, Cam, and Keisha.
And Gabby, right?
You forgot to say "and Gabby."
NATE: All of that was so ridiculous.
Like, after Friendsgiving,
I should've known something was up.
Like, how did I not see this coming?
Maybe it was all the
out-of-state schools
- you were applying to.
- [DOOR CLOSES]
OK, from one relationship
drama to another.
Sweetie, there was
always the possibility
I wouldn't get into Bringston Law.
But there are other local schools.
They're still on the table,
but I'll need to take the best offer.
Even if that means moving away?
I have a job offer at
the "Atlanta Journal."
We have friends here,
connections. Doesn't that matter?
Well, sure, but so does my future.
Look, none of this stuff goes away
if I spread my wings
and fly to another city.
It might be good for me
make new connections, meet new people.
And so we do long-distance?
I turn down my job
offer to move with you?
What makes the most sense is
for you to adjust your plans now.
Where are you going?
Um, I need a minute.
Several, actually.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[EXHALES]
[EXHALES]
Oh!
Uhh
Um, can you give me a minute?
Just one second. I'll be right back.
Uh
Didn't you just do a
massive tennis workout?
It's called pushing
yourself to be the best.
Which can have an opposite effect,
especially if you're feeling pain.
Clearly something happened with tennis.
Tell me now or later.
We both know I'm gonna find
out what's up eventually.
Babe, what's going on?
I hope not what I think it is.
Lacrosse team got news that
this will be their last season.
Part of the ongoing Bringston rebrand.
Lacrosse coach is having
me sit in with the kids
to let them know that
the Wellness Center is here to help
them process losing their sport.
Well, I think the rest
of the athletic community
needs the support, too.
Any of us could be next.
You know what? You're right.
Lando, get on the Yard Yack.
You tell everybody
that the wellness event
for the baseball team
is open to all athletes.
- All right. I'm on it.
- OK.
You should come.
If I say no, I know you'll hound me.
He's so frustrating sometimes.
Yeah. He is.
LANDO: Since you're here,
not with Gabby, I assume
Cam told her everything.
She don't want anything to do with me.
Damn.
I'm surprised you're
still talking to me.
- Ain't Cam your prophyte?
- True,
but baseball or not, you're my teammate.
You came clean about what you did
and took the smoke that came your way.
I respect that.
I appreciate you.
WOMAN: What's up, girl?
MARCUS: OK, everybody.
Everybody, gather up now. Come on.
It's crazy how much has changed.
Now, around this time last year,
many of you were starting volleyball,
track, or gearing up to
make championship runs.
The pain that comes with losing
your sport you love, that's
that's a hard hole to fall into.
But today, I've invited a special guest
that I hope will
encourage and inspire you
to keep pressing on. Please welcome
Negro League baseball pioneer
Mr. Bucky Belle!
Come on now! Give it up!
- Hey!
- Whoo!
BUCKY: When folks talk
"greatest of all time,"
ain't no one on this God's earth
swing a bat finer than Josh Gibson.
Satchel Paige was another one.
He could throw harder
and meaner than anyone,
Don't mean I didn't take him deep.
[LAUGHTER]
Going back to sports and losses,
like, how did you handle missing
out on playing in the majors?
I mean, I know you had dreams
and aspirations of going pro,
and that being taken away from you?
[SIGHS] It was heartbreaking.
I was young, too.
I'd play with my friends,
and we'd pretend we
was in Yankee Stadium.
[CHUCKLES]
We all had our dreams.
To have that taken away from us
before we could build our legacies,
we wondered if anyone
was gonna remember us.
They say we athletes live two lives
a first life while we're playing
and a second life after it's all over,
and that ain't just athletes.
[KNOCKS ON DOOR]
BUCKY: At some point in time,
everybody has something happen to 'em
that split they life in two.
The before and the after.
And let me tell ya, it
don't come without loss.
[CHIME]
BUCKY: If you decide to
fight for what you lost,
know that there's
only so much you can do
and that it has costs.
BUCKY: But don't let
heartbreak weigh you down.
Build something new out of the pain.
For us Black ball players,
we created our own safe space
the Negro Leagues.
MARCUS: And since retiring,
Mr. Belle has dedicated his life
to supporting the Negro League
Baseball Museum in Kansas City.
BUCKY: We weren't gonna let what we done
fade into history.
That's how I'm spending my second life.
Decide
how you're gonna spend yours.
[DISTANT MUSIC PLAYING]
All right.
Let me have it.
You said it yourself.
This isn't family business.
Besides, I've had my fair share of drama
and mess over the years, so,
stone or glass houses or whatever.
I'll give you today.
If you ain't here to rip
me a new one, then, um
what's on your mind?
Thinking about Bucky,
what he's done,
- his impact, his legacy
- Hmm.
that's what I wanted for my life.
"Wanted"?
What you mean, "wanted"? You
fought your way back on the court.
Look, you still got time
to build your legacy.
I don't know about that anymore, JR.
I get these
sudden ghost pains.
My body is different,
my times are off,
and with Bringston still
making athletic cuts,
I don't know if I'll have time to
get back to the athlete that I was.
So you feel your dreams of winning
the conference title are slipping away?
Cancer has its hand on my back,
pushing me into my second life.
If our first lives are truly over,
then we deserve a better ending.
SIMONE: It's not just us.
Every athlete whose sport is gone
and will get cut deserves better.
I mean, in 10 years from now,
who's gonna remember we
even played sports here?
Exactly.
Where's our museum?
Hold up.
What if Bringston had a museum here?
I mean, Bucky said build
something from our pain, right?
And what if it wasn't a sports museum
just focused on Bringston?
What if it was a museum
for all HBCU sports
- Hmm.
- where every legacy,
big or small, was preserved?
All right, missy,
we're having that
conversation, so take a seat.
Keisha, what the hell?
NATE: We love you know that
but this is all the messy boots.
And how long till Cam and JR
can be in the same room
before he lays hands on him?
Family dinner. What do we do about that?
Do we have meals with
one without the other?
- Do they switch off?
- KEISHA: I'm so sorry
that I ruined your family dinner.
It's not like I just upended
my entire life or anything.
My bad, Keisha.
We are here for you, OK?
Listening, not judging.
We made a mistake.
I made a mistake.
The kiss never should've happened.
Then why did it?
JR is one of my best friends,
and we just got closer
and closer this year, and
he's just always been there for me.
And that night, JR
reached out to Luam, and
she had the connect, so
I was feeling really grateful to him,
and I just got caught up in the moment.
Keisha, do you want to be with JR?
No, no, he's literally just a friend.
Girl, you have to get off that,
especially when you talk to Cam.
OK, well, I don't even know
whenever that's gonna happen
because he's not responding
to my texts or my calls,
- and I've been looking
- SIMONE: Keisha, deep breaths.
I've been talking to Cam.
He's working at the studio.
How is he?
He just needs some time and
space to figure things out.
Real talk, so do you.
[BOOP]
I just got a text from Coach Marcus.
"With some help from Auntie, got
the board to agree to the museum.
They even offered up space."
The Board of Trustees being helpful.
That's really not on brand for them.
Auntie implied that with the
students' morale being so low,
if they didn't help, then they
would have a riot on their hands.
They'll hire an exhibit-design firm
to create and install the
exhibits, but we have to pay.
We have to pay for it.
Now, that is on brand.
Well, I guess it's time to rally
the troops and raise some money.
JR: Thank you, everyone, for coming.
We know this is short notice.
Our goal is to raise enough
donations to pay for the museum.
We'll start with the notable alum.
SGA has all their contact info.
And because of her
time on the pro circuit,
Thea has some connects with
corporations that's willing to help.
THEA: Yes, but what really gets
people opening their wallets
is seeing what they're donating toward.
But the museum doesn't exist yet.
That's why we need their support.
What if we did a proof of concept?
LANDO: Like a handful of exhibits
on HBCU athletes and teams.
We could put it up
in the Hall of Alumni.
And create an event introducing
the concept of the museum,
livestream it, a digital telethon.
KEK could research athletes to use.
PKZ can help with that, too.
NATE: SGA can come up with
the look of the exhibits.
JR: And the Sports Council can
get the word out on social media.
SIMONE: OK. Period. It sounds
like we got a plan, y'all.
WOMAN: Whoo! Whoo!
[PLAYING IN MINOR KEY]
[SLAMS KEYS]
Hey, it's repercussions and consequences
for abusing them keys, man.
J-Marx, I I didn't
expect to see you, man.
- My bad.
- J-MARX: It's all good.
I used to sleep at the
studio my damn self.
Let me catch a whiff of
what you been cooking up.
It ain't finished.
Maybe catch a whiff when it's done?
You got to be on one.
I tapped you for a love
song. This ain't that.
No disrespect, but every song
ain't got to be about love.
They don't, but this one does
'cause that's why I brought you in here.
Hey, Cam,
when people hear this joint,
I need 'em to feel something.
I need lyrics about that bae
you just can't live without;
about the passion, fire
when y'all together,
the heartbreak when they betray you.
So get me the love song I asked for,
or I'll get someone
who can. You feel me?
I feel you.
I won't let you down.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[EXHALES]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Um, hello? Since when has a look
from Ryan not had you blushing?
OK, look, after Ryan found out I applied
to out-of-state
schools, he was giving
he was giving Nico.
- Oh, controlling
- Mm-hmm.
- dismissive
- Mm-hmm.
unwilling to support you.
Copy that.
And I think deep down,
I was scared he wouldn't support me,
so I didn't tell him
about the other schools.
Uh, come on, Nate, you
need to trust the guy
you've been dating. He's not Nico.
I hear you I do but
I can't ignore how he acted
and how that made me feel.
You thought about the exhibit on you?
What?
I don't deserve an exhibit.
Two years ago,
the tennis team was
racially profiled by cops.
Because of you,
those cops were charged and dismissed,
and local laws were
implemented to protect students.
You get an exhibit.
In fact, I'm gonna go talk
to Nate about it right now.
Be right back.
[CLEARS THROAT]
Eva, hey, I've been
meaning to talk to you.
I just wanted to say
thank you for being so cool
about Lando helping me during treatment
and, you know, keeping
my cancer a secret, too.
Yeah, of course.
Um, but I wanted to ask you,
you're you're good now, right?
Oh, yeah, yeah, I'm all in the clear,
- but I
- OK, so there's
no reason that you can't
I don't know spend
less time together?
Lando and I are just friends, Eva.
Yeah, and yet
I'm always feeling like the third wheel.
Look, as my big sister, I'm just
I'm just asking you to pull back,
please.
Why you posted up all the way out here?
Just needed some space.
You sure it's not because of Eva
or whatever she said to you?
She basically accused me of
trying to steal Lando from her.
Heh heh! Oh, that's bold.
Why you ain't snatched
them letters off her jacket?
- You her big sister, right?
- I wasn't trying to make a scene.
Or maybe
is it because you know
deep down she has a point?
Or maybe you're projecting
your mess with Keisha onto me.
I underestimated how close
Keisha and I were getting
when she was helping
me through my sickness.
Now, given y'all history,
you don't think that
that can happen here?
My relationship with Lando is
that one bright spot that makes me feel
like I still have part of my first life.
He makes me believe I can do anything
like get back to being
the player I used to be.
You remember what Bucky said, right?
If you decide to fight
for what you lost,
well, it's gonna come at a cost,
and people could get hurt.
I'm here if you need me, all right?
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
- [KEYS JINGLE]
- NATE: Mm.
[GASPS]
Good Lord, child.
What have you done,
fused into the couch?
[SNIFFLES]
If I don't move, I
can't screw anything up.
Oh.
[SOBBING]
I really hate not talking to Cam,
but I'm scared because
I know the next time
I hear his voice,
- we're gonna be over.
- You don't know that.
You two have so much love and history.
That doesn't just go away.
I wish I'd have trusted that more.
I should have trusted him more
with my fears for dance, with
[SCOFFS] everything,
but I made myself believe
that he wasn't supporting me.
What do you feel like
you should have done?
I shouldn't have shut him out.
I should've just had
the hard conversation.
Are you gonna be OK for a bit?
There's just something I have to go do.
Yeah, girl, you do you. [SNIFFLES]
- OK.
- I'll be right here.
Mm-hmm. [FOOTSTEPS RETREAT]
Yeah. All right. All right.
There. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Yeah.
Mm.
No.
No. No.
Oh. Oh, my God.
Oh, my.
OK.
All right. Oh
Hey, how'd your research go
over here all alone?
Like I looked up and you were gone.
Yeah, just wanted some me time.
I got to say, working together
as a group today was dope.
Yeah, agreed.
It was a nice distraction from tennis.
Since when do you need a
distraction from tennis?
We never really talked about what's
going on with you on the court.
It's not a thing.
- I'm I'm good.
- That is cap.
I can tell something's bothering you.
Lando, seriously, I'm fine.
Come on, Simone. Whatever it is,
let me see if I can help.
That's the problem, Lando.
I rely on you too much.
I mean, you were there for me
throughout treatment, and
that was dope, but I'm better now.
You've got your own life,
and I'm taking up too much space in it.
What does that mean? What, you're,
like, breaking up with me as a friend?
I got to go.
[SIERRA LYNNETTE FLOWERS &
CHARLES STEPHENS III'S "MOVIN'"]
[INDISTINCT]
All right.
FLOWERS: Movin' ♪
Whole crew going up, know we ♪
- coming all through there ♪
- EVA: Hi.
- Good.
- Can't ever get enough ♪
- Hey.
- Hey, how you doing?
- We right on time?
- Oh, yeah.
Where'd you want it angled at?
Uh, well, I kind of want it to be, like,
- centered into the stairs.
- JR: OK.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Good evening, everyone.
Thanks for showing support
to this first-of-a-kind museum
dedicated to HBCU athletics.
Now, we all know the
importance of legacy.
The HBCU Sports Museum
will be where legends are remembered.
Information on how to make a donation
to this worthy cause
will be on your screen
and on social media.
This is Wilma Rudolph.
She's the Tennessee State
University star sprinter
who overcame polio as a child,
then went on to win 3
Olympic gold medals in 1960.
She will be remembered here.
Before Lou Brock was a
two-time World Series champion
and a Hall of Fame outfielder,
he led Southern University
to a college title in 1959.
He will be remembered here.
[APPLAUSE]
[ICE CUBS CLATTER]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
Enjoy.
[SIGHS] Oh, hey.
I was getting ready to
put a APB out on you.
- [SCOFFS]
- Where you been?
I been sleeping at the studio
while I figure out J-Marx's song,
but I had to come support y'all.
Well, Keisha's not here, but JR is.
Is that gonna be a problem?
As long as the dude don't
come up in my face, I'm good.
LANDO: You wanna talk about it?
No.
OK.
Well, how's the demo going?
J-Marx got me writing a love song.
- Oh. Damn.
- Yeah.
Cam, listen.
If you're not gonna talk about
how you feel to another person,
put it on paper, use it in your music.
That'll just be a verse of me cursing.
No, it won't. You know it.
The best art comes
from embracing the pain.
You may be surprised where it takes you.
Maybe I don't want to
see where it takes me.
Maybe I ain't ready to face it.
Can't live in fear, bro.
You got to be honest with yourself
about what you want, how you feel.
You and your music
will be better for it.
[SCOFFS]
You know you ain't always gotta help.
How do you know I want to help Simone?
I live with you. I know you.
And she told me in very clear language
she does not want my help.
I just can't watch her in pain.
Then switch it up.
Your help doesn't only
have to come from you.
FEMALE SINGER: I just
want to sing my song ♪
[SIGHS]
[SIGHS]
OK, Little Miss Passive Aggressive.
- Girl
- You've been avoiding Ryan all night.
What gives?
You still haven't spoken to him?
No, but not for lack of trying.
I went to his room and
I found a wedding ring.
- Oh, my God.
- Yeah.
Oh, my God.
- [SIGHS]
- Wait.
We're angry about this because
Because he's trying to bend me
into his future plans
like slapping some diamond
- on my finger will fix our problem.
- Uh,
I mean, how big of a diamond?
- Eh.
- OK. Oh.
But it was gorgeous,
and he's gorgeous,
but that's not how you
start a future together.
[SIGHS] Yeah.
So I got to let him down.
I just don't know how.
Well, you better think fast
- 'cause here comes the groom.
- Hmm?
[EXHALES]
You're avoiding me. I get it.
I have no right to tell
you where to go to school.
I'm sorry.
You are?
I responded that way because
I'm scared if you
left, it wouldn't last,
or if I did come, you'd meet all
these new people and leave me.
You're an amazing person, Nate,
and I don't want to lose you.
Ryan.
[KISS]
Thought you texted you
were coming over last night.
Uh, something came up.
Well, stop by after the event.
I have a surprise.
That was sweet.
Well, sounds like you
got some thinking to do.
- JR.
- Hey, Coach.
I wanted you to hear it from me first.
We blew past our donation goal.
The HBCU Sports Museum
is coming to Bringston.
Ha ha! That's amazing, Coach.
Something on your mind, son?
You don't seem too thrilled.
I am, Coach. It's just that, um
That wasn't your real goal.
I started this year with one mission
wanted to play baseball again.
Bringston is making damn
sure we can't do that here, so
I started thinking
about what Bucky said
"Don't let the
heartbreak weigh you down.
Build something new out the pain."
- What you got in mind?
- Well,
if Bringston won't let
us play baseball here,
then it's time we create our own,
you know, build a club
team ran by the players.
Even got a name for it,
Bringston Pride. Heh!
Down to be a part of
Bringston Pride, Coach?
It would be an honor.
- That's what I'm talking about.
- Come here.
[DISTANT PIANO PLAYING]
Mm.
You know, you were sort of
the inspiration for all this.
Mm.
Well, you look like you're well on
your way to inspiring people, too.
Yeah, I thought I was.
Let's just say I had an injury that
took who I was as a player.
Hmm.
It's sad when life takes the things
we love away from us too soon.
I loved playing outfield,
but a few years into my career,
I tore cartilage in both my knees.
- Oh, damn.
- Mm-hmm.
That seems pretty important
to playing outfield.
Yeah, I bought a bus ticket
home when I got the news.
I thought I was done for,
but Coach taught me
how to play first base.
Now, don't get me wrong, I
missed running in the outfield.
- SIMONE: But at least you got to keep playing.
- BUCKY: Mm-hmm.
Legacies can change, young lady.
Now, I don't know if you'll ever
be the same woman in that photo,
but maybe you'll become
something far better.
Everything looks so beautiful.
- Oh ♪
- Black king, Black queen ♪
We on the road to equality ♪
[SNAP SNAP]
Why are you looking at
Simone and some old guy?
Heh! No, I I sent
Bucky over to talk to her.
She's been going through some stuff,
and I just think he can help her.
OK, we seriously need to
talk about how much space
Simone is taking up in your life.
Heh! She's not taking up space in my
Wait. Did you talk to Simone?
Yeah, I I might have mentioned
that it just it felt
like you guys were spending
a lot of time together.
LANDO: You did what?
- You should've talked to me. Not her.
- Fine.
Tell me that there's
nothing to worry about.
There isn't.
But let's get one thing straight.
You don't get to decide
who my friends are
or when or how I spend time with them.
[PIANO PLAYING]
Oh, my God.
You haven't even seen the best part yet.
I want to be with you
and only you, Nathaniel Hardin.
Is this really happening?
As far as our future,
I'd follow you anywhere.
I love you.
I can't marry you.
I can't.
Can't what?
The
the [SIGHS].
This.
I love you, too, Ryan,
but we can't make drastic decisions
because we're scared
of losing each other.
You're right.
That's why this ring isn't for you.
I was getting it cleaned
for my grandmother's
50th wedding anniversary.
- Ha ha ha! Oh.
- Nate.
- Are you serious?
- Yes.
You're never gonna let me
live this down, are you?
- Never ever.
- [CHUCKLES]
Well, then, what was the surprise?
I thought we'd [SIGHS]
play a game
and have some wine and, if you want,
maybe plan out some
possible futures together.
Yeah.
I love that.
I love you.
So, what's up? You up
for a late-night session?
Is my name Thea Mays?
Do you want me to bring the radar gun?
I'm thinking of a new approach.
I've been forcing my body to
be something that it wasn't,
and I'm not this aggressive
baseliner anymore,
so, with my pinpoint accuracy
You could be the conference's
top defensive baseliner.
Exactly, so that new legacy starts now.
OK.
I'm done. You win.
Now, what was that all about?
[THUNDER]
[KNOCKS ON DOOR]
Cam.
Uh, I'm really glad you're here.
I was gonna come to you,
but I figured you needed some space.
I bet you have a bunch
of questions for me.
Only got the one
Why, Keish?
I swear to you,
the kiss meant nothing.
It meant something to me.
I got I got carried away.
You cancelled on me again and I
I'd just met up with Luam,
and JR showed her my video, and I was
just so moved, and I was excited
to get back into a dance
Stop with the excuses and tell me why
the damn kiss happened.
The kiss happened because
we wanted it to happen.
[SOBBING] I'm sorry.
Between school and dance and music,
you and I haven't been making
time for each other. We've
we've drifted, Cam.
JR's been there for
me, and I've been able
- to count on him
- How am I supposed to be there for you
if you don't tell me anything?
You can count on me
- if we talk, Keish.
- But we don't talk, though, Cam.
Not lately.
Yeah, JR and I got way
too close, and for one
stupid moment, I thought I felt
the connection that [SNIFFLES]
you and I were missing, but
it wasn't love.
I only feel that connection with you
You say we're drifting,
but I'm holding on with
every ounce of strength I got.
You keep lying to me, Keish,
and, yeah, it's always little things,
but it adds up
and I've been going
crazy trying to figure out
why you won't let me all the way in.
I've kept thinking I'm the problem
because you didn't trust
me with your street dancing
or your fashion show routine
- or anything else in your life.
- KEISHA: Oh, it's not you.
I know that
because it's never been
about why you don't trust me.
It's about why I can't trust you.
Well, you you can trust me.
Cam, Cam, you can trust me. I love you.
I love you. [KEISHA
SOBBING AND WHIMPERING]
CAM, VOICE-OVER:
Then he went and played you ♪
So now you want your take two ♪
But now you gotta wait ♪
'Cause I ain't tryna play ♪
My heart can't entertain you ♪
Can't nobody save you ♪
Now you gotta ♪
You know you gotta ♪
Now you gotta wait ♪
Good-bye, Keisha.
- For me ♪
- KEISHA: Cam.
- 'Cause I ain't tryna ♪
- Wait.
- Play no games ♪
- [DOOR OPENS]
Cam I'm sorry, Cam.
- [SOBS] Sorry.
- [DOOR CLOSES]
Greg, move your head.