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♪ Level up,
I know you see me comin' ♪
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It's return of the mack!
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Back from winter break,
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which for me,
was more like a winter grind.
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This semester,
I'll be laying the foundation
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for a brand-new,
exciting venture.
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Negotiating Annika's deal
for "Social Submarine"
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may have lit the fuse
on our breakup,
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but it gave me the confidence
I needed as a manager.
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So now,
I'm starting my own company.
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I've been investing in myself.
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I got bespoke business cards
Patrick Bateman would kill for.
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And because I'm
my father's son, boom.
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[bell rings]
Look good, feel good.
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But not so much physically.
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I been crashing
on the Gamma couch
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because I'm still on the outs
with Aaron.
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As for the girls...
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- ♪ So level up ♪
- ♪ So level up ♪
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- ♪ There's no time to waste ♪
- ♪ There's no time to waste ♪
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[music slows down and stops]
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[tense hip-hop beat]
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As for Zaara, Lauryn,
and Kiela,
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they're figuring life out
as children of our divorce.
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There's a reason most titans
of industry are lone wolves.
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Do you think
we'd have Tesla today
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if Elon Musk wasn't
the world's loneliest man?
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Now I've got a hot, new client
on the line,
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and I've just gotta do
is reel that marlin in.
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♪ ♪
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Andre Johnson.
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Are you ready to take it
to the next level?
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both: ♪ Watch out, world ♪
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♪ I'm grown now ♪
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♪ I'm grown ♪
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♪ Learn something new
every day ♪
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♪ I don't know
so I'ma feel my way ♪
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♪ Got the weight of the world
on me ♪
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♪ But no regrets ♪
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♪ This is what I say ♪
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both: ♪ Watch out, world ♪
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♪ I'm grown now ♪
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♪ I'm grown ♪
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♪ You can't tell me
nothin' ♪
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both:
♪ My heartbeat is so loud ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ Mama, look, I'm grown now ♪
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♪ I'm grown ♪
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♪ ♪
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So if I was your manager,
I'd take all that TikTok hype
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and I would use it to get you
a college tour, okay?
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And then we would leverage
all the buzz from that
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to get you a record deal, right?
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And when your album comes out,
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you've already got
an army of fans waiting.
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Uh-huh?
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I mean, look at Chance.
2013, "Acid Rap."
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Then he uses that
to book a great college tour
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and then in 2016,
"Coloring Book" is a hit.
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That's three Grammys
right there, boom!
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Then 2019, boom.
All-time wife guy.
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Okay, well, that--that part
is definitely optional,
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but I can get you started
right away, okay?
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I'm a Gamma and this year,
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we are co-hosting
the Greek Freakend,
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which is sort of like
a homecoming
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for all of the Black frats
and sororities in SoCal.
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It's gonna be insane.
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Has the college tour grind
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paid off for you
and your other clients?
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So trust is key, so I'm just
gonna level with you.
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You would actually be
my first client
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that I don't have a
pre-existing relationship with.
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Oh.
What do you mean?
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Well, I--
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I represent my ex-girlfriend
and my best friend.
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I just--I'm not a big shot yet,
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but I would always
treat you like one.
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♪ ♪
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Honesty does go a long way
with me.
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You know what?
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If you in, so am I.
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Freakend, baby. Let's get it.
- Yes, sir.
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Word!
So we got ourselves a deal?
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Got ourselves a deal, man.
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Did you ever do
this hairstyle?
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Hi, girlies!
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Did you have a good Christmas
in New York?
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Did you, like,
ice skate at Rockefeller Center
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and have tea at the Plaza?
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Bitch,
do I look like Elouise?
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Luca threw the Christmas ham
out the window
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because apparently,
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he's a raw vegan now
and my mom cried.
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It was amazing.
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When it's not
your toxic family,
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it's just like
immersive reality TV.
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[moody pop music playing]
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♪ ♪
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Oh, no. Is that a
post-breakup wallow playlist?
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[softly]
Yeah.
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How's Annika been?
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Well, one minute,
it's "Andrew who?"
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And the next minute, it's,
"Can you please read
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this six-page letter
that I wrote him?"
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She's barely left the suite
since we got back.
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I think she's, like,
afraid of seeing Andre.
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Well, I mean,
even with no chance
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of running into Zeke
after our breakup,
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all I wanted to do was
hide out and cry.
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Then maybe we should
take her out? Yeah?
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Because this really
cannot go on.
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[upbeat funky music]
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♪ ♪
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Is that a
Douglas Frederick Edwards
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victory dance I see?
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My good brother,
you are looking
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at the soon-to-be
5% stakeholder
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and hospitality director
of the Bar None.
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What? No way.
You talked to Ray?
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Oh, yes, I talked to Ray
and I laid out
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how the DougOut has already
boosted revenue 26%,
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and things went exactly
as planned.
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- Wow, man. Congratulations.
- Thank you, buddy.
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The power of manifestation
is real, man.
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- Oh, yo, and--
- It's real.
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Yo, make sure
you free up this Saturday.
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Sloane is gonna throw a little
celebratory outing for me.
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Okay.
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Maybe you could invite Edie,
double-date.
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Unless that's too serious
for your casual situation?
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- No, it's--it's cool.
- [chuckles]
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It's cool, you know?
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And plus,
it'll give me a chance
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to box out any other clowns
on her roster
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and show her I'm a good hang
in the streets,
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not just in the sheets, so...
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[dramatic hip-hop beat]
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I'm glad you're recovered,
but that's nasty.
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Yo, Pop.
What's the A/V situation?
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We need subwoofers so loud
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the neighborhood think
it's The Big One.
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All right,
so the audio guy said
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he could offer
a hearing damage guarantee.
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- Okay.
- But not on paper.
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Okay.
Sounds scary, but promising.
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Get after that.
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Cole, how we doing
on the posters?
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Look at those!
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Yeah, well,
I did a Greek theme.
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TK is Zeus and all the little
people are the Cal U students
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electrified by his
music-slash-lightning bolt.
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It is evocative.
Let's get those up everywhere.
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Oh, also I've already
handled the press
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and TK's car service,
so we're good on those fronts.
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Hey, real quick, real quick.
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You want me to put your friends
on the comp list?
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You know,
that hot lesbian chick,
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the hot activist,
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and the hot girl who
dated Zeke?
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They can come if they want.
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- Word.
- Gotcha.
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In the before times,
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I probably would've dropped
the invite in the group chat,
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but things have been
pretty much tumbleweeds
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since the breakup,
so I'll send some solo texts.
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Would you guys want
to share some apps?
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Andre liked to start
with the chili cheese tots.
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And then he wonders
why he has hemorrhoids.
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I mean, [bleep]!
It's the chili cheese!
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Spinach dip it is.
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Okay.
[two notifications chime]
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[smooth upbeat music]
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Are you--are you guys
not gonna answer those texts?
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Wow. You know,
happy hour's almost ending.
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Lauryn and Annika, you want
to go grab another round?
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Come, come, come, come, come.
Let's go.
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Wait, did Andre invite you
to this Freakend show
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that his new client's
performing at?
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Yep.
We should go, right?
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Just--I feel bad.
I've barely seen him.
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It's like the judge
is making us choose
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between Mommy and Daddy.
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Well, Mommy has
just been crying all the time,
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and Daddy's throwing a party.
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If Annika finds out,
she will freak
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or, worse, insist on coming.
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Oh, my God. None of us
can handle that right now.
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Okay.
So we just won't tell her.
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[approaching footsteps]
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Are you guys going
to the Greek Freakend?
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- What's Greekend?
- I can't go to Greece.
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I have class.
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The event Andre's helping
to produce this weekend
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that he just texted Lauryn
about.
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[quirky tense music]
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Um, no.
I don't think so.
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Yeah, no.
It sounds sweaty.
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So sweaty.
I--[sighs]
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I don't even want to go.
- Okay.
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Maybe we can do
something together.
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♪ ♪
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- For sure, yeah.
- Sounds cool.
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I thought divorce was
supposed to be fun.
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Like, two Christmases
and a super-hot, young stepdad.
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♪ ♪
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[Missy Elliot's
"WTF (Where They From)"]
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Shorty what?
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♪ The dance that you doing
is dumb ♪
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♪ How they do it where
you from? ♪
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♪ Ayy!
Triflin'! ♪
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♪ Stickin' out your tongue ♪
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♪ Girl, but you know
you're too young ♪
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♪ A bunch of girls do it ♪
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[cheers and applause]
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♪ ♪
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Freakend, baby!
Whoo!
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It has been a grind,
but luckily,
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I am the world's
most attentive manager,
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so it has been smooth sailing
with TK.
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All that's left to do
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is to check in on my guy
and enjoy the show.
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- This is so nice, Sloane.
- Thank you!
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I got a really good work
relationship with the winery,
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so they always hook me up.
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Work relationships.
Hookups.
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Yeah, that's a story I know
all too well.
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You know what
I'm talking about.
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I really wish Edie could've
been here today, guys,
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but I guess I'll just have
to toast
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to your success
twice as hard solo.
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It's all good, man.
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I mean, did Edie say
why she had to bail?
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Oh, yeah.
She did.
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She said last minute that she
had too many papers to grade.
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Timeless cover story.
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Did she decide that hanging
with her boy toy's best friend
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felt too serious?
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Have I breached the fragile
boundaries of our relationship?
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Oh, excuse me.
Arrangement?
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I don't know.
Who's to say?
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[laid-back jazz music]
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Kinda just sitting in the dark
on this one.
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You can--you can just drown
your situationship anxiety
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with this orange wine.
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- Please. Take it. Yeah.
- Mm-hmm.
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Good year.
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It's a bad bitch
breakup recovery kit.
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Like first aid for your heart.
250
00:08:36,975 --> 00:08:38,810
Aren't we supposed to be
doing something together?
251
00:08:38,810 --> 00:08:40,186
We will tonight.
252
00:08:40,186 --> 00:08:41,396
We will greet you
on the other side with pizza
253
00:08:41,396 --> 00:08:43,314
and the rom-com of your choice.
254
00:08:43,314 --> 00:08:45,608
But first, you know,
it's time to heal.
255
00:08:45,608 --> 00:08:48,653
We've got sage to cleanse
your room from his energy,
256
00:08:48,653 --> 00:08:50,572
a guide to hip-opening
stretches to release,
257
00:08:50,572 --> 00:08:51,990
you know, pent-up feelings,
258
00:08:51,990 --> 00:08:54,951
a tarot deck, and
a guided journal for healing.
259
00:08:54,951 --> 00:08:57,370
Mm-hmm.
Let the heart mending begin.
260
00:08:57,370 --> 00:08:58,705
Go.
Go in there and do all that.
261
00:08:58,705 --> 00:09:01,416
Have fun.
[door closes]
262
00:09:01,416 --> 00:09:04,210
[Joy Crookes'
"Feet Don't Fail Me Now"]
263
00:09:04,210 --> 00:09:09,924
♪ ♪
264
00:09:09,924 --> 00:09:12,761
♪ I been posing
with red skies ♪
265
00:09:12,761 --> 00:09:15,013
♪ Retweeting picket signs ♪
266
00:09:15,013 --> 00:09:18,600
♪ Put my name on petitions,
but I won't change my mind ♪
267
00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:23,396
♪ I'm keeping up appearances ♪
268
00:09:23,396 --> 00:09:26,649
Guys, you were right, okay?
269
00:09:26,649 --> 00:09:29,736
How long have I
even been in here?
270
00:09:29,736 --> 00:09:32,614
Wow.
28 minutes?
271
00:09:32,614 --> 00:09:34,491
Time really does heal.
272
00:09:34,491 --> 00:09:35,992
♪ ♪
273
00:09:36,868 --> 00:09:38,745
Where the hell are you bitches?
274
00:09:38,745 --> 00:09:41,706
♪ Tell me who fresher
than me, I'll wait ♪
275
00:09:41,706 --> 00:09:43,708
♪ Got a couple hundreds
that I keep in the safe ♪
276
00:09:43,708 --> 00:09:45,710
♪ This is not a game,
so you know I don't play ♪
277
00:09:45,710 --> 00:09:47,670
I love Dad weekend!
This is amazing.
278
00:09:47,670 --> 00:09:48,755
Not now.
279
00:09:48,755 --> 00:09:50,048
Andre, hey.
280
00:09:50,048 --> 00:09:51,591
I'm sorry that
we have been busy with,
281
00:09:51,591 --> 00:09:55,845
um, other stuff, but we are
100% here for you today.
282
00:09:55,845 --> 00:09:58,556
Oh, I'm all good.
I haven't even noticed.
283
00:09:58,556 --> 00:09:59,724
You know,
I've just been so focused
284
00:09:59,724 --> 00:10:01,768
on handling all this stuff
for TK
285
00:10:01,768 --> 00:10:03,311
and planning for my business.
286
00:10:03,311 --> 00:10:05,188
Probably won't even be able
to hang out that much today.
287
00:10:05,188 --> 00:10:06,898
Just grind, grind, grind.
288
00:10:06,898 --> 00:10:08,900
Well,
you haven't missed much.
289
00:10:08,900 --> 00:10:11,110
Honestly, Annika's been a lot.
290
00:10:11,110 --> 00:10:14,030
I'm just--I'm solid.
I'm like a rock.
291
00:10:14,030 --> 00:10:15,490
I been grinding so hard,
292
00:10:15,490 --> 00:10:17,951
I'm like a seventh grader
at his first school dance.
293
00:10:17,951 --> 00:10:19,285
[chuckles]
294
00:10:19,285 --> 00:10:21,704
By the way, does she know
that you're here?
295
00:10:21,704 --> 00:10:23,623
Oh, well, uh, we actually
told her we weren't coming,
296
00:10:23,623 --> 00:10:25,333
so we left her
with a few distractions.
297
00:10:25,333 --> 00:10:26,292
- Yeah.
- Mm.
298
00:10:26,292 --> 00:10:27,794
If she knew we were coming,
299
00:10:27,794 --> 00:10:29,170
then she'd insist she's okay
to go, but she's not.
300
00:10:29,170 --> 00:10:31,756
One thing I don't need are
my friends lying to me.
301
00:10:31,756 --> 00:10:33,633
I can decide for myself
what I can handle.
302
00:10:33,633 --> 00:10:36,678
[tense music]
303
00:10:36,678 --> 00:10:42,851
♪ ♪
304
00:10:42,851 --> 00:10:44,811
Um, we'll find you later.
305
00:10:44,811 --> 00:10:45,770
♪ ♪
306
00:10:47,397 --> 00:10:48,690
- Aaron, you okay?
- Hmm?
307
00:10:48,690 --> 00:10:50,150
Yeah, no. I'm fine.
308
00:10:50,150 --> 00:10:51,401
I'm fine.
309
00:10:51,401 --> 00:10:52,652
I just still can't believe
310
00:10:52,652 --> 00:10:54,737
Edie hit me
with that flimsy-ass excuse.
311
00:10:54,737 --> 00:10:56,030
Right, we're still on that?
Okay.
312
00:10:56,030 --> 00:10:57,615
You know I know
what's going on here, right?
313
00:10:57,615 --> 00:10:59,284
She wanted
to keep things casual,
314
00:10:59,284 --> 00:11:01,995
and obviously,
she caught feelings,
315
00:11:01,995 --> 00:11:03,538
so now she's tryna play
mind games,
316
00:11:03,538 --> 00:11:05,707
act like she doesn't care,
but I see right through that.
317
00:11:05,707 --> 00:11:08,793
Or she's just a grown woman
who knows what she wants,
318
00:11:08,793 --> 00:11:10,211
and isn't looking for more.
319
00:11:10,211 --> 00:11:11,421
Nah, that can't be right.
I don't think so.
320
00:11:11,421 --> 00:11:13,131
No, I do agree.
321
00:11:13,131 --> 00:11:15,675
I think you're so used to Zoey
playing mind games with you,
322
00:11:15,675 --> 00:11:17,176
you don't know that
323
00:11:17,176 --> 00:11:18,219
you don't have to read
between the lines with Edie.
324
00:11:18,219 --> 00:11:19,304
I had to learn this
with Sloane.
325
00:11:19,304 --> 00:11:20,555
- You did.
- Yes.
326
00:11:20,555 --> 00:11:23,099
Look, bro, the key
to a mature relationship
327
00:11:23,099 --> 00:11:24,976
is just
honest communication.
328
00:11:24,976 --> 00:11:27,353
Oh, I guess
I just feel kinda bad.
329
00:11:27,353 --> 00:11:28,897
Because she keeps coming back
for the free trial
330
00:11:28,897 --> 00:11:30,315
instead of subscribing.
331
00:11:30,315 --> 00:11:31,524
I know that
you have a lot to sort out,
332
00:11:31,524 --> 00:11:34,569
but in the meantime,
between-time,
333
00:11:34,569 --> 00:11:35,862
maybe your answer
is at the bottom
334
00:11:35,862 --> 00:11:36,863
of this next bottle of wine.
335
00:11:36,863 --> 00:11:38,406
Mm.
336
00:11:38,406 --> 00:11:40,158
♪ Yeah, I'm gon' surf ♪
337
00:11:40,158 --> 00:11:41,576
♪ We gon' surf ♪
338
00:11:41,576 --> 00:11:43,202
♪ It was like homework ♪
339
00:11:43,202 --> 00:11:45,455
♪ My wrist got work ♪
340
00:11:45,455 --> 00:11:47,957
♪ I'm gon' surf,
we gon' surf ♪
341
00:11:47,957 --> 00:11:50,585
[cheers and applause]
♪ Surf, yo ♪
342
00:11:50,585 --> 00:11:52,587
TK brought the house down!
343
00:11:52,587 --> 00:11:54,339
Now it's time for me
to go celebrate
344
00:11:54,339 --> 00:11:56,174
with my number-one client!
345
00:11:56,174 --> 00:11:59,093
[upbeat hip-hop music]
346
00:11:59,093 --> 00:12:01,137
♪ ♪
347
00:12:01,137 --> 00:12:04,224
Uh, you good?
348
00:12:04,224 --> 00:12:06,059
Sure your friends don't wanna
stick around?
349
00:12:06,059 --> 00:12:07,685
- Oh, uh...
- What's up, bro?
350
00:12:07,685 --> 00:12:09,145
I'm sorry, man.
351
00:12:09,145 --> 00:12:11,356
Um, really big management
company approached me
352
00:12:11,356 --> 00:12:13,524
after you did,
and I invited them to the show.
353
00:12:13,524 --> 00:12:15,860
And they really liked it,
so I think I might end up,
354
00:12:15,860 --> 00:12:19,238
you know, signing with them.
355
00:12:19,238 --> 00:12:20,615
I-I don't understand.
356
00:12:20,615 --> 00:12:22,700
What do they have
that I don't have?
357
00:12:22,700 --> 00:12:25,578
Oh.
Uh...
358
00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:26,621
experience?
359
00:12:26,621 --> 00:12:28,081
Oh, come on.
360
00:12:28,081 --> 00:12:30,250
That's overrated.
They're stuck in their ways.
361
00:12:30,250 --> 00:12:31,334
I don't know, bro.
362
00:12:31,334 --> 00:12:32,877
Bro, I delivered a paid gig
363
00:12:32,877 --> 00:12:35,046
within the first week
of you being signed to me.
364
00:12:35,046 --> 00:12:36,464
Just let me show you
what else I can do.
365
00:12:36,464 --> 00:12:37,799
Look, I'm sorry.
366
00:12:37,799 --> 00:12:39,550
You seem like a great guy,
a'ight?
367
00:12:39,550 --> 00:12:42,303
But these guys, they have
a office in the Arts District.
368
00:12:42,303 --> 00:12:44,681
You don't even have an office.
369
00:12:44,681 --> 00:12:47,392
I-I don't know, man.
You just don't seem too legit.
370
00:12:47,392 --> 00:12:50,979
♪ ♪
371
00:12:50,979 --> 00:12:52,397
All right.
Bet.
372
00:12:52,397 --> 00:12:54,023
I guess
if I'm not your manager,
373
00:12:54,023 --> 00:12:55,233
then I'm the promoter,
374
00:12:55,233 --> 00:12:57,485
and the promoter
doesn't take 10%, okay?
375
00:12:57,485 --> 00:13:00,446
They take half of the door.
So take care, TK.
376
00:13:00,446 --> 00:13:04,867
♪ ♪
377
00:13:04,867 --> 00:13:06,577
[phone line trilling]
378
00:13:06,577 --> 00:13:08,913
- [clears throat] Hey.
- Why'd you guys bail?
379
00:13:08,913 --> 00:13:10,456
I told you.
380
00:13:10,456 --> 00:13:12,792
But this was supposed to be
our day to hang out.
381
00:13:12,792 --> 00:13:14,836
What happened to giving me
100% support?
382
00:13:14,836 --> 00:13:17,088
This felt like 12%, tops.
383
00:13:17,088 --> 00:13:20,383
- We had to deal with Annika.
- Annika this, Annika that.
384
00:13:20,383 --> 00:13:22,010
I am tired of being
the bigger person.
385
00:13:22,010 --> 00:13:23,428
It's time to get small.
386
00:13:23,428 --> 00:13:25,513
When are you guys gonna
put me before her?
387
00:13:25,513 --> 00:13:28,725
Okay, what happened to being
the grinding lone wolf?
388
00:13:28,725 --> 00:13:31,811
I was overcompensating!
Damn!
389
00:13:31,811 --> 00:13:35,606
I-I'm sorry that I have to beg
my friends to care about me.
390
00:13:35,606 --> 00:13:38,318
I-I feel like because
I'm the nice guy,
391
00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:40,361
I get screwed over.
What is it gonna take?
392
00:13:40,361 --> 00:13:41,362
You guys want me to have
a meltdown?
393
00:13:41,362 --> 00:13:42,989
Because here you go.
- Andre.
394
00:13:42,989 --> 00:13:45,950
[tense music]
395
00:13:45,950 --> 00:13:51,456
♪ ♪
396
00:13:54,542 --> 00:13:56,210
Everything okay?
397
00:13:56,210 --> 00:13:59,505
Dad is mad that we bailed.
398
00:13:59,505 --> 00:14:01,507
We can talk about it later.
399
00:14:01,507 --> 00:14:04,177
♪ ♪
400
00:14:08,264 --> 00:14:10,433
TK doesn't think I'm legit.
401
00:14:10,433 --> 00:14:13,519
But I am legit.
I'm too legit to quit.
402
00:14:13,519 --> 00:14:15,354
You get it.
403
00:14:15,354 --> 00:14:18,941
But I found an office that is
sensible and stylish for lease.
404
00:14:18,941 --> 00:14:21,736
Now that it's all that's left
to do is get a co-signer,
405
00:14:21,736 --> 00:14:24,739
someone who has resources,
someone who's believed in me,
406
00:14:24,739 --> 00:14:27,658
and somebody
I know will say yes.
407
00:14:27,658 --> 00:14:30,369
No.
Absolutely not.
408
00:14:30,369 --> 00:14:33,498
Dad, listen. I can do this.
I know I can.
409
00:14:33,498 --> 00:14:35,708
You can't tell someone,
"I can do this"
410
00:14:35,708 --> 00:14:40,296
and in the same breath say,
"I lost my first real client."
411
00:14:40,296 --> 00:14:42,298
It doesn't inspire confidence.
412
00:14:42,298 --> 00:14:43,591
But it should.
413
00:14:43,591 --> 00:14:45,093
The only reason that I lost TK
414
00:14:45,093 --> 00:14:47,553
is because my eye for talent
is so good
415
00:14:47,553 --> 00:14:49,430
that another manager
thought he was worth poaching.
416
00:14:49,430 --> 00:14:51,474
I'm just trying to follow
in your path.
417
00:14:51,474 --> 00:14:52,975
You started your own company.
418
00:14:52,975 --> 00:14:55,019
Aren't you happy that
I'm trying to build something
419
00:14:55,019 --> 00:14:56,270
with my own hands, too?
420
00:14:56,270 --> 00:14:58,356
No, I'm embarrassed
that I've raised
421
00:14:58,356 --> 00:15:00,024
at least two kids who think
422
00:15:00,024 --> 00:15:03,611
the only way to be successful
is to skip steps.
423
00:15:03,611 --> 00:15:04,862
Did you look
at my business plan?
424
00:15:04,862 --> 00:15:06,572
But the only plan
your ass needs
425
00:15:06,572 --> 00:15:08,991
is to get to and from
a promising internship,
426
00:15:08,991 --> 00:15:11,994
not someone to co-sign
for some office.
427
00:15:11,994 --> 00:15:13,371
But if I don't get
the co-sign,
428
00:15:13,371 --> 00:15:15,790
then I have to pay six months
of rent up front.
429
00:15:15,790 --> 00:15:17,625
I--
- Okay. Which you don't have.
430
00:15:17,625 --> 00:15:20,253
Which means when
your binder plan doesn't work,
431
00:15:20,253 --> 00:15:23,464
my ass is stuck on the line
for your lease.
432
00:15:23,464 --> 00:15:25,967
Man, I'm trying to buy a boat.
433
00:15:25,967 --> 00:15:28,427
[soft dramatic music]
434
00:15:28,427 --> 00:15:32,431
Dad, all I'm asking is
for you to believe in me.
435
00:15:32,431 --> 00:15:36,102
♪ ♪
436
00:15:36,102 --> 00:15:39,605
Look, I believe you're
gonna do great things, Junior.
437
00:15:39,605 --> 00:15:41,524
One day.
438
00:15:41,524 --> 00:15:46,571
But as your father, I can't
help you get in over your head.
439
00:15:46,571 --> 00:15:49,031
[somber music]
440
00:15:49,031 --> 00:15:50,992
[laughing] What?
[door opens]
441
00:15:50,992 --> 00:15:53,286
You guys got a sec?
442
00:15:56,122 --> 00:15:58,499
[sighs]
Look...
443
00:15:58,499 --> 00:16:01,961
I'm sorry for how things
have been since we got back
444
00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:03,963
and then I made you feel like
445
00:16:03,963 --> 00:16:06,507
you had to put me
ahead of Andre.
446
00:16:06,507 --> 00:16:08,259
I don't know,
I got stressed that maybe
447
00:16:08,259 --> 00:16:11,095
you guys would kind of side
with Andre by default
448
00:16:11,095 --> 00:16:12,221
and I'd get left behind.
449
00:16:12,221 --> 00:16:13,848
Okay, listen.
450
00:16:13,848 --> 00:16:15,141
We definitely
should not have lied
451
00:16:15,141 --> 00:16:16,642
about going to Andre's thing,
452
00:16:16,642 --> 00:16:19,145
but we only did it because
we care about you a lot
453
00:16:19,145 --> 00:16:21,772
and we knew you were
going through it, so...
454
00:16:21,772 --> 00:16:23,524
We were just trying
to protect you.
455
00:16:23,524 --> 00:16:24,817
I know.
456
00:16:24,817 --> 00:16:26,152
But that doesn't mean that
457
00:16:26,152 --> 00:16:27,987
you guys should feel like
you can't show up for him
458
00:16:27,987 --> 00:16:31,032
or that you have to sneak
around or whatever, okay?
459
00:16:31,032 --> 00:16:32,992
Okay.
And thanks.
460
00:16:32,992 --> 00:16:34,243
Of course.
461
00:16:34,243 --> 00:16:35,870
And thank you
for the tarot cards.
462
00:16:35,870 --> 00:16:37,121
I know that it was a part
463
00:16:37,121 --> 00:16:39,790
of your little
underhanded plot,
464
00:16:39,790 --> 00:16:42,251
but I'm really loving
my new witch era.
465
00:16:42,251 --> 00:16:45,087
[laughter]
466
00:16:45,087 --> 00:16:46,297
I don't know,
I was thinking about
467
00:16:46,297 --> 00:16:48,466
swapping the Malbec out
for the Pinot.
468
00:16:48,466 --> 00:16:51,093
It's just been selling better.
What do you think?
469
00:16:51,093 --> 00:16:52,845
[laid-back hip-hop music]
470
00:16:52,845 --> 00:16:55,723
You okay?
471
00:16:55,723 --> 00:16:57,725
Actually, there's something
472
00:16:57,725 --> 00:16:59,810
I've been wanting
to talk to you about.
473
00:16:59,810 --> 00:17:01,437
Mm.
Something serious?
474
00:17:01,437 --> 00:17:04,523
Should we get out
the red table?
475
00:17:04,523 --> 00:17:05,608
All right, come on.
476
00:17:05,608 --> 00:17:07,318
♪ ♪
477
00:17:07,318 --> 00:17:11,072
So I didn't want
to tell you about this sooner
478
00:17:11,072 --> 00:17:12,281
because I wasn't sure
479
00:17:12,281 --> 00:17:14,325
how serious this was
even gonna get.
480
00:17:14,325 --> 00:17:15,409
Mm.
481
00:17:15,409 --> 00:17:16,619
But I really like you,
482
00:17:16,619 --> 00:17:19,080
and the longer
I kept it to myself,
483
00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,249
the harder it got to tell you.
484
00:17:21,249 --> 00:17:22,458
And then you were talking about
485
00:17:22,458 --> 00:17:24,085
how important
open communication is.
486
00:17:24,085 --> 00:17:26,128
Okay, okay.
What is it?
487
00:17:26,128 --> 00:17:31,550
[sighs] So when Avery's dad
and I first separated,
488
00:17:31,550 --> 00:17:33,094
money was tight.
489
00:17:33,094 --> 00:17:35,513
We couldn't even afford lawyers
490
00:17:35,513 --> 00:17:39,558
or for either one of us
to move out.
491
00:17:39,558 --> 00:17:41,394
So we didn't.
492
00:17:41,394 --> 00:17:43,354
It sounds like it was rough.
493
00:17:43,354 --> 00:17:48,150
You'd think so, but for us,
it actually is a lot easier.
494
00:17:48,150 --> 00:17:49,819
♪ ♪
495
00:17:49,819 --> 00:17:53,114
You said is easier,
like present tense.
496
00:17:53,114 --> 00:17:55,283
You mean you're still
living with your ex
497
00:17:55,283 --> 00:17:58,286
who's actually your husband?
498
00:17:58,286 --> 00:17:59,787
Mm...
499
00:17:59,787 --> 00:18:01,872
technically?
500
00:18:01,872 --> 00:18:03,874
Do you technically
still sleep together?
501
00:18:03,874 --> 00:18:06,502
No, no, no.
502
00:18:06,502 --> 00:18:08,588
He sleeps in the guest room.
I sleep in the bedroom.
503
00:18:08,588 --> 00:18:10,131
Completely separate.
504
00:18:10,131 --> 00:18:12,633
We live completely separate
lives outside of our son.
505
00:18:12,633 --> 00:18:15,052
I'm asking you,
do you cook for each other,
506
00:18:15,052 --> 00:18:16,554
do you change
in front of each other?
507
00:18:16,554 --> 00:18:20,391
Hey, does--does any of that
even matter?
508
00:18:20,391 --> 00:18:23,185
You got me out here
looking crazy.
509
00:18:23,185 --> 00:18:27,189
What, you--you--you--you here
with me and then you go to him?
510
00:18:27,189 --> 00:18:31,694
Respectfully, how I handle
my life and raise my kid,
511
00:18:31,694 --> 00:18:33,487
that's my decision.
512
00:18:33,487 --> 00:18:35,031
Mm.
513
00:18:35,031 --> 00:18:36,741
And respectfully,
514
00:18:36,741 --> 00:18:38,951
that's a decision I don't
gotta be a part of, so...
515
00:18:38,951 --> 00:18:39,952
[somber music]
516
00:18:39,952 --> 00:18:41,537
We done here.
517
00:18:41,537 --> 00:18:43,205
[somber music]
518
00:18:43,205 --> 00:18:46,292
- But--but Doug...
- Yeah, I said we're done.
519
00:18:46,292 --> 00:18:51,297
♪ ♪
520
00:18:51,297 --> 00:18:54,133
Are these seats taken?
521
00:18:54,133 --> 00:18:55,551
[indistinct chatter]
522
00:18:55,551 --> 00:18:59,513
So I just wanna say
I'm sorry
523
00:18:59,513 --> 00:19:02,683
about how everything went down.
524
00:19:02,683 --> 00:19:05,978
And I shouldn't have snapped
at you.
525
00:19:05,978 --> 00:19:08,397
It's just been--[scoffs]
526
00:19:08,397 --> 00:19:10,274
It's been a rough couple
of days.
527
00:19:10,274 --> 00:19:12,943
Well, I usually enforce
a zero-tolerance policy
528
00:19:12,943 --> 00:19:15,071
on men raising their voice
at me.
529
00:19:15,071 --> 00:19:17,031
- Yeah.
- I get it.
530
00:19:17,031 --> 00:19:18,407
And I also get that
531
00:19:18,407 --> 00:19:20,743
by rule of proximity
and ancient girl code,
532
00:19:20,743 --> 00:19:24,497
you guys ended up
in Annika's corner.
533
00:19:24,497 --> 00:19:27,833
But I also haven't
gotten over everything.
534
00:19:27,833 --> 00:19:29,126
And just because I'm a guy
535
00:19:29,126 --> 00:19:33,089
doesn't mean
I'm automatically the asshole.
536
00:19:33,089 --> 00:19:34,632
Of course not,
537
00:19:34,632 --> 00:19:36,634
and we weren't trying
to choose sides or anything,
538
00:19:36,634 --> 00:19:39,470
but clearly, we did,
and we let you down.
539
00:19:39,470 --> 00:19:41,097
We're sorry.
540
00:19:41,097 --> 00:19:43,057
Even Annika feels bad
about it, just so you know.
541
00:19:43,057 --> 00:19:44,475
And we're also really sorry
we missed
542
00:19:44,475 --> 00:19:46,936
your new star client's
performance, by the way.
543
00:19:46,936 --> 00:19:48,521
♪ ♪
544
00:19:48,521 --> 00:19:50,773
He's no longer my client.
545
00:19:50,773 --> 00:19:52,358
Oh.
546
00:19:52,358 --> 00:19:55,778
All right. Well,
what about another round on us?
547
00:19:55,778 --> 00:19:58,239
Yeah.
Bring us up to speed.
548
00:19:58,239 --> 00:19:59,698
Okay, so I'm trying to get
549
00:19:59,698 --> 00:20:01,742
a small, curated list
of clients...
550
00:20:01,742 --> 00:20:02,910
[smooth upbeat music]
551
00:20:02,910 --> 00:20:04,370
You know what they say.
552
00:20:04,370 --> 00:20:06,997
If you want to go fast,
go alone.
553
00:20:06,997 --> 00:20:09,583
If you want to go far,
go together.
554
00:20:09,583 --> 00:20:12,128
[soft music]
555
00:20:13,671 --> 00:20:15,673
Sorry, Edie.
[phone keyboard typing]
556
00:20:15,673 --> 00:20:17,508
You are a special woman,
557
00:20:17,508 --> 00:20:18,634
and I have enjoyed
what we've had,
558
00:20:18,634 --> 00:20:20,010
but I think maybe
559
00:20:20,010 --> 00:20:21,178
our free-love
cheek-clapping days
560
00:20:21,178 --> 00:20:22,513
have come to an end,
561
00:20:22,513 --> 00:20:25,057
though we can continue
to clap the cheeks...
562
00:20:25,057 --> 00:20:27,226
of our minds?
563
00:20:27,226 --> 00:20:29,687
Of our minds?
That's weird. No.
564
00:20:29,687 --> 00:20:33,023
Uh, continue to clap the cheeks
as work colleagues.
565
00:20:33,023 --> 00:20:34,275
I like that.
Work colleagues.
566
00:20:34,275 --> 00:20:36,360
Okay, maybe...
work colleagues?
567
00:20:36,360 --> 00:20:37,486
Academic peers?
Work colleagues?
568
00:20:37,486 --> 00:20:39,989
No, let's just keep it simple.
569
00:20:39,989 --> 00:20:41,907
Nice.
Well said, Aaron, well said.
570
00:20:41,907 --> 00:20:44,160
Oh, hold on.
571
00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:46,287
"Wanna come over?"
All right.
572
00:20:46,287 --> 00:20:48,706
Yes, I am on my way.
Okay.
573
00:20:48,706 --> 00:20:50,499
[inhales deeply
and clears throat]