All American: Homecoming (2022) s03e11 Episode Script

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SIMONE: When I was diagnosed,
the one thing I didn't want
to let go of was tennis.
[GRUNTING]
- [APPLAUSE]
- Game, set, match Hicks.
MVP: What do you know? ♪
FEMALE UMPIRE: Game, set, match Hicks.
MVP: I'm the star of the show ♪
SIMONE VOICE-OVER: And
my hard work paid off.
Unh!
CAM: Happy pre-Valentine's Day!
- Yay!
- Chill. Don't be like that.
You should slide through the
Valentine's Day event Wednesday.
- No.
- Come on.
I'm performing with Gabby and the ATLs.
Cam, look. I love y'all,
but I'm just not in the roses
and chocolates kind
of mood at the moment.
Well, that's perfect
because it's actually
a anti-love event for singles.
OK. That sounds depressing.
Well, that's the
Valentine vibe this year.
Don't trip. I'm not
gonna trash your bestie.
- I know you're neutral.
- I get it.
I mean, you're both my friends,
and it's complicated, but,
Cam, you have every right to
feel how you feel about Keisha
and everything that went down.
You can bring her if you want.
- I'm not gonna be petty.
- Nah.
Her and Nate are in New
York out of town anyway.
I couldn't go because
of tennis, unfortunately.
What, you mean unfortunately?
You've been in your bag, Miss Serena.
Well, I hope I stay in my bag.
I got an important match in a few days,
and I got to keep my foot on the gas
if I want to make
conference championships.
I love to see it,
even though you're
clearly hiding something.
- What?
- Hmm.
What am I clearly hiding, Cam?
I don't know passion,
excitement, you know, actual interest.
Sounds like you're talking about
a research paper on sports medicine
instead of the sport you
live and breathe and love.
For real,
why is that?
CAM ON RECORDING: I
ain't try to play no games ♪
Can't play no games ♪
It's a beautiful song, Cam.
Appreciate it.
I feel really good about this one.
It's bittersweet, though, because
I poured all my emotions
about Keisha into this song.
Crazy as it sounds,
maybe there really is a
silver lining in everything.
I guess that's the irony of art, right?
One man's heartache is
another man's entertainment
- because J-Marx loved
it. - I bet he did.
He's never put out anything
remotely as good as this.
You probably putting
your man out of business.
All right. Chill.
- It's just one song.
- For now.
Hey, I'm not looking to
put J-Marx out of business.
I don't want what he has.
There's enough room
for all of us to shine,
and I just want my piece of the pie.
If I can pull off this J-Marx EP,
that'll boost my career to
the next level overnight.
You'll pull it off, and
I'm so, so proud of you
and how far you've come.
I appreciate you, Gabby.
You've been a real one
since the first day we met.
You should come by the
studio tomorrow to celebrate.
I mean, I can show you around,
and we can discuss
whatever unfinished business
we got for the ATL performance
in the Valentine's Day event.
Cam! It's about damn time.
[LAUGHS] I thought you'd never ask me.
Of course I'm down.
- Oh. Hey.
- [LAUGHS]
- MAN: Hey.
- J.R.: What's good?
Y'all still ain't talked since
you sent the breakup text?
You know, you ain't
got to leave every time
J.R. walks in the room.
Well, I have homework to do,
and now I got to find
a outfit for the studio.
I'm representing you,
so I want to be on point.
Just come as you are. That's perfect.
Appreciate you.
LANDO: Wait a minute.
My eyes must be deceiving me.
Well, maybe you should
go get them checked.
Very funny.
I'm talking about your PKZ nalia,
or lack thereof.
OK.
No PKZ pin, bracelet, necklace, nothing.
Oh, I forgot. It's the
second Monday of the month.
I've never known you to miss
a day to wear PKZ anything.
OK, well, how about we not
make a big deal about it?
Didn't really cross my mind, honestly.
- I'm just
- Feeling a type of weight
because of the whole
Eva spreading rumors
around the Exquisite Eight about us.
I am not worried about that little girl
and her jealousy over our friendship.
There's nothing I can do about that.
I have more important things to
be stressing about, namely tennis.
- What?
- What's really going on, Simone?
Nothing. I just want to get through
this athletic council meeting
so I can get back to training.
So we initiated the first steps
in getting our club
baseball team off the ground.
[ECHOING] We already have
our roster and our head coach,
so right now, we're just
scoping out baseball fields
and working on the funding,
and I know we have a few items
on the tennis team agenda,
so I'll just pass that off to Simone.
LANDO, WHISPERING: Simone.
Uh, I'm sorry, J.R.
What was the question?
Oh, no question. I was just saying
I'm gonna pass it off to you
for the tennis team agenda.
Do you have the proposal
to secure private time
- allotment for the tennis team?
- Uh
I haven't finished it yet, but
I'll have it by the next meeting.
That's what you told
us at the last meeting.
I know. I just
it's not ready.
Well, we've been receiving some
complaints from the tennis team.
The court's been pretty heavily booked,
considering it's springtime,
and a lot of the campus orgs
want to reserve the court.
How would you like to address
those concerns in the meantime?
I'm sorry. I don't
I just don't have anything
at the moment. Excuse me.
SIMONE: I know I have a problem.
Tennis just
it doesn't feel as good as it used to
and it just feels like
I'm just going through the motions
like I'm waiting to hit a wall
and to be honest, I don't really know
how much longer I can live like this.
Something that no one ever tells you
is how hard life is post-treatment
and recovery.
There's this emphasis on survival,
and then once you get past
that part of the journey,
then there's this
lingering feeling of "OK."
"Now what?"
WOMAN: The harsh reality is
the only person who has the
power to change your life is you,
and it's not gonna magically
change by continuing
to move forward carrying
a bag of broken pieces.
It's up to you to figure out
what those broken pieces are
and put them back together,
and if one of those
broken pieces is tennis
Maybe you need to figure out
if it still fits in the puzzle.
So wait. What do you mean?
Consider a life without tennis?
WOMAN, VOICE-OVER: And if one
of those broken pieces is tennis,
maybe you need to figure out
if it still fits in the puzzle.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
I'm sorry. Is the world ending?
We came to check on you.
- SIMONE: Together?
- J.R.: It's how a village work.
Even when there's beef,
we're still here for one another
so we figured we'd
let you rest yesterday.
but today we'd roll up our sleeves.
Guys I'm good.
Y'all text me to check up
on me, Lando called me twice.
- I told y'all I'm I'm fine.
- Fine my ass.
You sitting here by
yourself eating a bowl
of high fructose corn syrup,
food coloring, and death. Nope.
Cam, what are you doing?
Making you a proper breakfast
worthy of the gifted
athlete that you are.
Cam, it's not necessary.
I'm just trying to figure
out this whole tennis thing.
I thought you figured
tennis out already.
You've been killing it.
That's kind of the problem.
I don't know exactly
what the problem is.
- Maybe just exhaustion.
- It's understandable.
What can we do to help?
To be honest, I really don't even know
how to help myself right now.
There's a lot of thoughts
going through my head,
and it probably
wouldn't even make sense.
Well, try us
because Dr. J.R. is in the building.
And Chef Cam.
Well, this might sound crazy, but
I think I've fallen
out of love with tennis.
Don't sound crazy at all.
Yeah.
You just overcame a major diagnosis,
and you trained all through
treatment and recovery.
You jumped back into the
season without taking a breath.
Yeah, but that's the whole
reason why I'm here at Bringston.
Y'all made sacrifices
to support me through
my treatment and training
and everything else,
just to get me back to
the spot that I'm in now,
and then all of a sudden, I
fall out of love with tennis?
Y'all's support would be in vain.
The only way our
support would be in vain
is if you sacrifice your well-being
because you think you owe us.
To me, it sounds like you
need a break from tennis,
well-deserved, long overdue.
No, I don't have time for a break.
Look, Simone, relationships
have to constantly be reevaluated
as lovers, friends.
Your relationship with
tennis is no different.
Well, I have matches.
I can't just walk away.
Walking away can be the
hardest thing you ever do.
It doesn't mean it's not
the right thing for you.
Sometimes you don't
realize how important
something is until it's no longer there.
48 hours.
Purge your life of tennis for 48 hours.
No practice, no gear.
Don't talk about te matter of fact,
don't even think about
tennis, all right?
For 48 hours.
Let's see how you feel.
And eat,
because making decisions
hangry just ain't a good look.
Can't wait to get to college.
Every time I come
here, I realize how much
I miss the times when I'm not on campus.
We love having you,
and I appreciate all the
time we've been spending, son.
- It means a lot.
- Same.
Sorry I'm late. What up, boy?
Right on cue. Here comes J.R.
ready to take you away
from me like he always does
when you come to Bringston.
Well, you know, he's
like my little brother.
Especially since Damon moved to the D.R.
Got to direct that big
brother energy somewhere.
You should direct it towards my dad
and convince him to let me
use his tablet while I'm here.
He got his phone taken away.
His mom told me about this
girl he's interested in,
and apparently Noah's been
spending a lot of time texting
and talking on the phone
past his phone curfew
and neglecting his responsibilities.
So what's this young lady's name?
- Sierra.
- Sierra?
OK.
Well, you know, Sierra might
want her an engineer one day,
so you got to stay focused on
them books, not get too distracted.
I ain't gonna lie.
With the right shorty,
sometimes, you know,
it's worth the risk.
- Yeah.
- Yeah?
Well, not if his grades
are suffering, though.
It's only one class.
I mean, despite what you
think of me, I'm not dumb.
Hold on, son. I didn't say all that.
OK. All I'm saying is
priorities. That's all.
Can we head to the seminar now, J.R.?
You take him.
We're gonna head out,
get there a little early,
- get a good seat, all right, Coach?
- Right.
CAM: There's no way
you can say it ♪
You see what I'm saying, right? Right?
Y'all ain't here vibing to our track?
- What's good?
- You're almost late, man. Sit down.
I thought you wanted me to
jump right into the booth
to get the final vocals
on the other track.
The EP presentation for the
label is tomorrow, right?
Yeah, yeah, but
I've been going over the breakup
track again, and I got some thoughts.
Thought you said it was perfect.
It's almost there but not quite right.
Just a few small changes.
So what, you trying
to switch up the hook?
Nah, the hook is fine.
I think we need new verses.
Well, we can easily punch
it up with some ad-libs,
- maybe do a vocal pass.
- Nah, I think we need new verses.
Like, brand-new?
I don't know. That just sounds
like a whole lot of reworking.
We don't want to lose
the essence of the song.
Yo, let me ask you a question.
You work for me or the other way around?
So does that mean we're gonna move
the label presentation another day?
No. You tripping. All
that ain't necessary.
It ain't nothing you can't turn
around within the next 24 hours.
Let's go.
J.R. Yo. You know your pops
ain't mean no harm, right?
He's just looking out for you.
Want his son to succeed
in life, and sometimes,
that come with making the hard
decisions and the hard choices
that might disappoint you.
- Well, you sound just like him.
- [CHUCKLES]
You mind if I borrow
your phone for a sec?
My mom said she was gonna
send over some homework
from school but never did.
Thanks.
Hey, Noah.
How are you? Are you coming
to the engineering seminar?
Yeah, I'm just hanging
out with J.R. today.
Are you gonna come join us later?
That won't be happening, unfortunately.
Why not?
I think J.R. will be a
better person to answer that,
but it was really good
to see you, sweetie.
Yeah.
- Did I do something, or
- Nah. It was me.
We're not together anymore because
of a dumb mistake that I made.
What kind of mistake?
Now you dipping into
grown folks' business.
So you cheated.
Let it go, all right, man?
That's what adults say
every time they mess up
and don't want to take accountability.
Hey, man, you need to
cool off, little homie,
'cause now you lowkey
stepping out of line,
so let's just get in here before
it gets started, all right?
No. I'm good.
I'm just gonna go find my dad.
I don't really feel
like doing this anymore.
[CELL PHONE CHIMES]
SIMONE, VOICE-OVER:
Normally, if I'm in a funk
and can't figure something out,
tennis is the fix.
This court has been my
sanctuary for so long
TRENTON: With every
single choice we make ♪
SIMONE, VOICE-OVER: but
that didn't work this time.
TRENTON: We're sleeping
in the bed we make ♪
SIMONE, VOICE-OVER: No peace,
no joy, no anger, no nothing.
TRENTON: Finding it hard these days ♪
'Cause I don't ever
want to stay the same ♪
SIMONE VOICE-OVER: That's
when I knew J.R. was right.
TRENTON: Is it written in the stars ♪
That this is who we are? ♪
Is it written in the stars ♪
SIMONE, VOICE-OVER: Just
because you love something once
doesn't mean you always will.
Time to find out if this
was one of those times.
TRENTON: Is it written in the stars ♪
That this is who we are? ♪
Is it written in the stars ♪
That this is who we are? ♪
Could you or I ever change? ♪
Tell me is it really
written in the stars? ♪
That this is who we are? ♪
We are? ♪
Hey, yo. I ain't really big on groupies
- chilling in the lab when we about
- Uh-uh.
I'm not a groupie.
I'm Cam's people. He invited me here.
I'm just messing with you.
You got a little heat on
you, though. I like that.
[CHUCKLES]
There ain't nothing on that phone
better than what's standing
in front of you right now.
You know what?
- I'm gonna go wait in the lobby.
- Ooh.
- Why you being all high saditty?
- I just want to go.
Last girl told me no regretted it
after she realized playing hard to get
had her missing out on flying
private with me to Turks.
CAM: What's going on?
Everything good?
Of course.
Why wouldn't it be?
- CAM: Gabby?
- GABBY: Yeah.
I'm just gonna go to the restroom,
and then I'll be back to
listen to some dope music.
Come on, Cam. Let's get to work.
Hey, uh, can I see a menu, please?
Thank you.
Aren't you supposed to
be at practice right now?
You know, I never saw you
as the hall monitor type.
I'm purging tennis per
advice from Cam and J.R.
Hey, Simone.
Uh, would you mind giving us a minute?
No. He's good. What's up?
Look. I just wanted to apologize
for blaming you about
the whole breakup thing.
I wasn't trying to make
you look like a homewrecker
or spread rumors around campus.
I was just upset
and I never want to be that
girl that's fighting over a guy,
especially not with my soror.
OK.
OK. Is that
is that it? Is that all you have to say?
I just have other things to do, Eva.
Have a good one, though.
LANDO: Simone, hold up.
Let me holler at you for a second.
- What was that?
- What was what?
You told me you weren't
tripping off the whole Eva thing,
- which you clearly are.
- Well, it's not about Eva.
Then what is it about? Because
this whole apathetic attitude
you got going on ain't sitting right.
I'm worried about you.
I'm feeling numb, Lando,
about everything.
I thought it was a tennis thing,
especially since I'm
not feeling the loss
since giving it up, but
it seems to be a me thing
because nothing is
making me feel anything.
PKZ, the catty drama,
the Athletic Council.
Even with Eva, I wanted to say more,
I imagined myself saying more, but I
I genuinely just didn't
have anything to say to her.
How long have you
been feeling like this?
I guess it's been gradually
increasing since recovery,
and I feel guilty saying that
because there's other cancer patients
who are not in remission like me.
I'm playing the best tennis of my life.
- I have a great support system.
- But at the same time,
you can't help how you feel.
I feel nothing.
See?
You're not numb.
You feel.
It's in there somewhere.
We just got to unlock it.
Will you give me a
chance to prove it to you?
Yeah.
You got to meet me where
I say to meet tomorrow,
no questions asked.
- Deal?
- Mm-hmm.
Bae, you know, you're the
type of chick who slays ♪
Always got that drip,
and your hair stay laid ♪
Can't even deny you,
girl, you are my fate ♪
- Wait.
- Take me out the streets ♪
Wait a minute, wait.
I know it's not any of my business,
but what the hell was that?
Where are the lyrics
you showed me yesterday?
These are the changes J-Marx wanted.
- Is he gaslighting you?
- No.
- Are you being for real?
- I'm just saying,
he heard how great your song was.
Y'all was vibing to it and everything,
and now all of a sudden,
it doesn't work anymore?
He knows how talented you are, Cam,
and he knows that there's absolutely
nothing wrong with that track.
Why are you tripping?
Why can't you see he's trolling you?
- On his own project?
- I don't think he gives a damn
long as you don't get the credit.
- I don't know.
- Why are you acting
like people don't run around
here with ulterior motives,
especially in this industry?
Whether you want to
believe it's true or not,
even the people that you love and admire
the most can do some of the
shadiest stuff behind your back.
Everybody ain't manipulative
or carrying on some
hidden agenda, Gabby.
And everybody's not what they seem to be
- on the surface, Cameron.
- Look, if this is about J.R.,
- we can talk about this later.
- J-Marx hit on me.
And if you hadn't come in when you did,
I don't think he would
have took no for an answer.
No, don't, please.
I wasn't even gonna say anything.
No. J-Marx about to find
out exactly what happens
when you mess with my people.
I love that you would do that for me,
but I'm not gonna let you ruin
an amazing opportunity over something
- I've dealt with my whole life.
- Gabby.
You want to make it up to me,
then sit back down, do what you do best,
and turn these lame-ass
lyrics that J-Marx gave you
into a masterpiece.
[KNOCKS ON DOOR]
- What's up, J?
- What's up, Coach?
I just came to check on Noah,
seeing if he was feeling
better after yesterday.
I'm good.
Yeah. Noah told me everything was great.
He had a good time.
Hey, Coach, you mind if I
holler at you for a second?
Yeah, sure.
I'll be right back, son, OK?
Hey. Everything all right?
Noah didn't like what
I told him yesterday
in response to me and
Gabby. He stormed off.
He never made it into
the seminar, Coach.
He didn't tell me that.
I see he got your tablet.
I told him he can do his
homework on it, but that's it.
I gave him my phone yesterday
to supposedly text his mom, but
he was texting Sierra.
He tried to delete the conversation
before he gave the phone back,
but she ended up replying.
I'm gonna be honest, Coach,
he's not being
straightforward with me or you.
So he pulled an okey-doke.
Yeah, but it ain't just that.
Have you noticed that, um,
his emotions are maybe
going a little up and down,
not just normal teenage stuff, but
unreasonable mood swings?
Look, J.R. If you're trying to insinuate
that he might have inherited
bipolar disorder from me,
I can assure you, my son is fine.
Oh, no. I may be overstepping.
I apologize. I just, um,
wouldn't have felt right if I
didn't bring it to your attention.
OK, and I appreciate your concern,
but I think he's too young
for that kind of diagnosis.
- Yes, sir. Understood.
- OK.
OK.
How and why is the
tennis court so empty?
Don't worry about my secret
talents of persuasion and bribery.
Point is we have this
place for an hour, just us.
That's the how. Now why?
I want you to teach me how to play.
- What?
- Humor me. Here.
[CHUCKLES]
Boy, I'm a tennis
player, not a magician.
- This is stupid.
- [LAUGHS]
My serve!
You don't even know how.
Oh. Come on.
I've watched you enough times
to know a little something.
Go to your side.
You're not even gonna
hit it over the net.
Wow. Is that a challenge?
If you can serve over the
net, I'll go to my side.
Bet.
[SIGH]
Oh! All right. Ahem.
- That was just the warmup.
- Is that what we're calling it?
- Mm. Mm-hmm.
- OK,
first of all when you are serving,
- your footing is very important.
- Excuse me, miss.
We're looking for a
doubles team to play,
and we're wondering
if y'all are any good.
I'm sorry. We've got this whole place
reserved for the next hour.
My dad's provost of Bringston,
and he said I can play whenever I want.
[CHUCKLES] All right.
You want to play? Let's play.
We can definitely hold our own.
Y'all serve.
Heh.
What the hell are you doing?
No offense, but you're not good enough
to hold your own in a doubles match.
What does it matter?
I thought you didn't care about tennis.
Y'all gonna talk or play?
Oh, hell no. I'm not about to let
no mouthy 11-year-old play me.
Let's whup their little asses.
There we go. That's the
spirit I was looking for.
Lando
- box. Go to your side.
- What?
Go just in that little yes.
SIMONE: Hustle, hustle. Let's go.
Yo, I been trying to reach
you. You got the track?
Been on calls and stuff all
morning, but, yeah, I got it.
So what you think?
- MAN: Good afternoon, gentlemen.
- Good afternoon, Mr. Ward.
Great to see you all again.
Excited for you guys
to see what J-Marx and I
have been working on.
We had a chance to listen to the song
and discuss J-Marx's
concerns amongst the team.
Concerns?
It sucks because, you
know, I really wanted
to give an up-and-coming
songwriter an opportunity,
but unfortunately, the issue is
a lot of them lack
the depth and technique
of a more seasoned songwriter.
WARD: We could hear the rest of the EP,
- or we can reschedule.
- Let's reschedule.
Already hit up an amazing songwriter,
says she'll be here later this
evening, help clean all of this up.
That's great.
You let me know what you need. We
are excited to get this project out.
You got it, my guy.
Thought those fools would never leave.
Hey, yo, what the hell was that?
I was wondering the same
thing when I heard that song.
You were the one who told
me to make those changes.
Why would you throw me
under the bus like that?
You know, I started to
think I was falling off,
and then I realized I
never had this many issues
with any other songwriter.
Problem wasn't me.
It was you.
This was your plan all along.
It's a damn shame.
I really looked up to you, man.
I ain't want to believe my friend
Gabby was right, but she was.
- She don't even know me.
- That's the funny part.
It takes no time for
real to recognize phony.
Boy, this is business.
If you can't keep up,
you get replaced, period.
If you wasn't such a trash human,
you wouldn't have to throw
your little temporary power
- around to get what you want.
- Temporary?
I'm that guy, and I'm
a legend in the making.
- What you got?
- Real friends, real talent, and real respect,
something you won't
ever know crap about.
And if you ever come at my
homegirl like that again,
I'm gonna knock your ass out
like your homie did you
in the club last year.
GOATED: I don't know
what y'all think this is ♪
But I know that I do it big ♪
In my soul I know who I is ♪
LANDO: [LAUGHS]
- I'm the ♪
- GOAT ♪
- SIMONE: Oh! Yeah!
- LANDO: Yes!
- GOAT ♪
- The throne is all mine ♪
- GOAT ♪
- You know I'm gonna shine ♪
- GOAT ♪
- Greatest of all time ♪
- GOAT ♪
- The throne is all mine ♪
- GOAT ♪
- You know I'm gonna shine ♪
- [LAUGHS]
- I'm the greatest of all time ♪
Lando.
Look. If You play more to
the middle of the court,
it'll help you catch the returns.
- Yes, ma'am.
- All right.
All right, y'all.
That was a match point.
Y'all got to come harder than that
because we ain't letting
the next one by that easy.
Terrible.
I cannot believe we just had our asses
handed to us by some
mouthy middle schoolers.
And still, you're laughing.
This is the most fun I've
ever had on a tennis court.
What?!
I made Simone's tennis
hall of fame list.
What, like like a top 10, 5?
Hmm. I'll give you top 5.
Solid. I'll take that. [CHUCKLES]
Thank you.
I mean, I know you weren't
counting on the kids being here, but
that's what you were hoping would
happen if I taught you how to play.
I'd find the joy in it again.
You've been taking tennis too seriously,
which is understandable.
after overcoming something
as traumatic as cancer.
You're fighting to get
your old life back
but now
Maybe now I can take
my foot off the gas.
Just enjoy the moment. Laugh.
And that goes for every
aspect of your life.
You fought for your life, Simone.
Now just find the joy
in the moments again.
That's not bad advice.
So you couldn't even make it,
what, 48 hours without tennis, right?
So now tell me honestly,
can you really imagine
your life without it?
The food is almost ready.
I'm gonna go pick it up,
and I'll be back in a minute.
You got the rest handled, son?
Yeah.
Noah, I promise you, I'm not
trying to pick on you, son.
Still wasn't necessary to
take the tablet from me.
Well, you can't go doing
stuff behind my back
and putting J.R. in the middle.
- He's too grown to be snitching.
- He's not snitching.
He's being responsible for your
well-being when you're with him,
and, I mean, I hope he would tell me
if you were doing something
you weren't supposed to.
Son, look at me.
Is something going on with
you we need to talk about?
No.
Would you tell me if there was?
Yes.
OK.
All right.
You got to pick out the movie.
Mm-hmm.
I'll be back soon.
SINGER: Hey, hey, hey ♪
Mic check. One, two, one, two.
Hey, superstar. How'd it go?
I got fired.
Boy, please, you ain't get fired.
[LAUGHS]
Wait. Are you serious?
J-Marx threw me under the bus.
Turns out you were absolutely
right, and I feel like a fool.
Cam
I'm so sorry for you.
It's all good. It ain't your fault.
You tried to warn me.
I ain't go down without a fight, though.
Please tell me you did not hit J-Marx.
Actually, please tell me that you did.
- [LAUGHS]
- I should have, but nah.
I just gave him a piece of my mind
- and had your back, too.
- Me?
- Cam, why would you
- It was necessary,
and if I was going down in flames,
I was gonna get everything off my chest,
but it's safe to say
I might not be nowhere
near Basswood Records anytime soon.
Probably ever.
It's all good. I'll be all right.
They ain't the only label in town.
I just got to find my own way.
Which I know you will.
Baby, your talent will
shine through a brick wall.
Appreciate it.
MAN: What up, J.R.?
CAM: All right.
I cleared my mind.
I think you owe it to
yourself to do the same.
No more avoiding, Gabby.
Just say what you have to say.
Can I be honest?
It's the theme of the day.
The hardest part about all this
was realizing how much
of my future included J.R.
I mean, all the plans that we had
and how excited I was to finally
continue our journey together.
That's the whole reason why I've
been avoiding him this whole time.
I was afraid that he'd
say the right thing,
and I wouldn't be able to help myself
and I'd let the fake future
that I imagined for us
just take over and I'd take him back.
Cam, I love him, but I
don't want to be that girl.
Then don't be.
You got this.
I
I know I said it a million times,
but honestly, I'm sorry.
There's nothing that I can say to change
the fact that I messed up,
and you told me not to
make you that girl, and
Gabby, I
I was stupid.
I let a moment get too far,
and I failed you in our relationship,
so if you never want to speak
to me again, I understand.
The fact that you're even
standing right here right now,
I never thought that
I'd get that moment,
and that's just the
reason why I keep talking,
but I'm gonna shut up
because this whole time,
I've just been worried
about what you have to say.
I deserve that.
I'm sorry, too.
I don't believe in
putting my hands on people,
but that felt like the
only appropriate response.
I trusted you, J.R.
I'm sorry.
But I'm glad I took the
time to realize my worth.
You did what was best for J.R.
Now I'm gonna do what's best for Gabby.
I really do wish you the best, J.R.
LANDO, VOICE-OVER:
Can you really imagine
your life without tennis?
SINGER: And the quiet ♪
And the stir of every breath ♪
Don't know what's coming ♪
But with every step ♪
Moving closer over to the edge ♪
Ahh ahh ahh ♪
So we keep on looking forward ♪
Pushing past the borders ♪
Never holding back ♪
Ahh ahh ♪
When we see the path before us ♪
Like an arrow on a map ♪
Always looking up ♪
Ready for what's still ahead of us ♪
Ooh ahh ahh ♪
Ahh ahh ♪
What's still ahead of us ♪
SIMONE: "Just because
you love something once
doesn't mean you always will.
Sometimes, the love fades
and you're left with just
the ghost of what was.
I had to find out if this
was one of those times.
Thankfully it wasn't.
It was one of those times
you learned to fight
for the thing you loved
through the tough times
when you're tired, unhappy,
resentful,
because if you can make
it out of those moments
then you know it's true love.
When you have such an
overwhelming disease like cancer,
there's this fear it's gonna eat
away at every part of your life.
And for me, it did, silently.
I just kept going and going.
My only focus was to
get through treatment,
get through recovery,
don't think too much.
Just survive.
And when I finally did come up for air
and was able to catch my breath,
all of my emotions started
piling up to the surface.
What used to be
important parts of my life
felt trivial,
I guess, because compared
to cancer, they are trivial,
but thanks to a close friend,
I've realized those
things are still important.
Cancer just took up so much space,
it made it difficult to feel connected
to other parts of my life,
so I had to find the joy again.
Now I'm more grateful
for my life than ever,
and I wouldn't have gotten through
this journey without my village
and this support group
but it's time for me to move on
and leave cancer in my rear view
and fully embrace
the fight for the joy of living."
"The fight for the
things I've been missing."
Oh!
Surprised to see you here.
Well, I won't be here long.
I just came to see Cam
and the ATLs perform.
So what did you decide?
What I already knew deep down.
I'm still in love with tennis,
probably more than ever before.
It brings me joy
in my darkest moments
when I allow it to, and
it saved me.
If it wasn't for me
being a tennis player,
I probably wouldn't have caught
my diagnosis as early as I did,
and it's responsible for the
beautiful aspects of my life,
- my village here at Bringston, my team.
- Me.
Boy, do not flatter yourself.
So you're telling me you wouldn't be sad
if we never crossed paths?
It wouldn't matter because
if we never crossed paths,
then we wouldn't have
known the difference.
We would have known. I would have known.
Everything would have felt less
Simoney.
OK. Whatever that means.
[LAUGHS]
It means
I'm glad you didn't risk it.
Me, too.
Your seat's getting cold.
EMCEE: Welcome the ATLs!
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Happy Valentine's Day, y'all.
This one is for the lovers.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
[CAM AND THE ATLS
VOCALIZING, SNAPPING FINGERS]
Noah!
Noah!
It took you forever.
- Is everything all right, son?
- I was looking for the tablet.
I never got to tell
Sierra what happened.
Can I borrow your phone?
She's gonna be mad if
I don't say anything.
No, I don't think that
would be a good idea.
- It's just a text!
- Can we stop this?
Look. Let's just sit down and relax, OK?
- Let's talk.
- I don't want to talk!
MAN: Greg, move your head.