I already innately see you as a leader.
It was a great week for Joe
when Leva finally gave him a promotion.
We can make you the director of VIP.
And it got even better when Mia gave him
a little something extra.
[screaming]
Oh, my God!
Hello, lady in black.
Meanwhile, my week went downhill
with the return of a former employee.
I need an espresso martini.
Who Brad cheated with
while he was dating my roommate. Ugh!
I'm having fun right now.
Let's wrap it up, Reagan. We're on the clock.
- Whatever. - But to my credit,
I tried to put the past behind us.
Who said I have a problem with Reagan?
- You! - You!
Too bad no one else got the memo.
And Reagan's birthday celebration
turned into a courtroom drama.
Suspicion, evidence, confession.
His daddy is a lawyer! Look at him go.
You were licking peanut butter off his dick
and that's cool with Maddi.
[dramatic music intensifies]
You know what's funny? I hate peanut butter.
♪ I know a place where we can go ♪
♪ Oh, are you coming out tonight? ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ Yeah
♪ So you think you wanna fight with me, huh ♪
- [phone ringing] - Please stop.
♪ So you think you wanna fight with me, huh ♪
♪ So you think you wanna fight
Sh--.
That was a lot.
- Ugh. - That was a lot.
It was a lot. I just didn't expect Brad to do that.
That was, like, really----ing sh--ty.
And he just wanted to be an asshole.
♪ So you think you wanna fight me, yeah ♪
But everyone has their past, but...
their past isn't covered in peanut butter.
Touché.
[upbeat music]
Of course. Of course. Okay, I'll see you soon. Bye.
I'm gonna plug in.
I always call Republic a well-oiled machine
because, I mean, everyone goes in
and there's a job to do and it's like wheels in motion.
But if the team's not getting along at Republic,
the guests can read this energy.
So it's really important to walk in
every day, like, super positive
and ready to work and to be a part of the team.
And when you're not, everyone in the----ing room can feel that.
[upbeat music]
- Hey. - Hey.
You're-- you're crushing it tonight.
You keep sneaking in there.
Yeah. So I mean, last night was a----ing rollercoaster
and I like, honestly it's been--
it's been----ing with my head today.
I've never yelled at you like that.
You've never yelled at me like that.
Be a----ing man. Be a----ing bro.
Be a man, Joe.
It-- it was the----tiest feeling.
I think we both got rattled.
Yeah.
And how we should be de-escalating--
[bleep] yes!
- Great night. - Yeah, table seven. I saw that.
My thing is, I-I feel like that was
- your chance to tell the truth. - No, it was a horrible,
horrible time and place for that.
At a bar, not at work?
At work is a horrible time for it.
On her birthday? I don't care if you don't like Reagan.
She's so, like-- I'm still friends with Reagan.
No matter what or who's yelling back
or who said what first or whatever,
we are in the business of deescalating as leaders.
That means when we're going out there, you can't be--
- I wasn't-- - Yelling at--
- Are you----ing kidding me? - Yeah, Joe, you yell at me.
You guys-- you guys were yelling first and it's like,
it's so, it blows my----ing mind.
Like, when Reagan came back it was Leva's decision.
You're just not being a team player right now.
And I'm just saying common denominator is
kind of just Trevor.
Then don't like him. Then don't like him.
But the thing is, the more you dig at Trevor,
the more it pushes me away.
See what I'm saying?
Yeah.
I think I'm more sad than angry in this point.
I feel like I'm watching me and Maddi's relationship
disintegrate right in front of me
and I feel like it's because of Trevor
and it's actually heartbreaking.
Do you see what I'm saying?
- Is your name Joe? - Yes.
Okay. So is there any tables inside?
We're the bridal party. They just got married tonight.
So I was trying to do something for them.
- How many of you are there? - There's 10.
- Perfect. - There's not many.
Are they here right now? I wanna go and meet 'em.
- Yes. - Let's go inside.
- I got the door. - Hey, we'll do the chat later.
No, I got you. Work comes first.
[upbeat music]
Can we get one bottle of champagne?
Your best friend was sleeping with your boyfriend.
Brad's the kind of guy that would [bleep] your girlfriend
and then hide. And he would show up
and smile in your face the next day.
That's what he does. That's what he did.
They wanna come for our past.
Bitch, I'll talk about your present.
I'll talk about your present.
All right. I got to work.
All right. Bye.
Being a gay man, dating in Charleston
is literally impossible.
I mean, a lot of men here
are not accepting of their sexuality
and they still live in, you know, secrecy.
Hi.
How are you?
I'm too old and ready to have a life with someone
to be a secret.
You smell like saltwater.
Little gym-ey, a little sweaty.
I did meet someone new on Hinge.
Have you seen this-- me in glasses before?
Yeah. I like it.
I think I really like him.
There is one red flag.
He just got out of an eight-year relationship with a woman.
- Can we go back to my house? - Yeah.
Okay. Let's go home.
What's going on tonight?
Thursday night on King Street, you know.
- Maddi's DJing. - Yeah.
So how are you feeling this week?
I'm feeling great.
You know, especially like I wasn't expecting,
you know, my promotion to come that soon.
- Right. - And that was, like,
the first like real promotion I've ever gotten.
So that felt really good.
But, you know, you can't do this stuff, right,
when you're a manager?
It's you, like, fully eating face with Mia.
You are-- you're having a good time. I get it.
You're young, you're whatever. But like what did I talk about?
Do you also realize as a manager you're not gonna
be able to, like, date anyone here?
Well, I have gone this far without doing it.
Yeah.
Tell me that's not gonna happen again.
- It won't happen again. - Who I hold most responsible
are people who are in managerial positions.
And then secondary, like, act like you have some sense,
act like you have this much sense. This much sense.
Manager Joe.
Now that I have new responsibilities,
can't be doing that. I'm sorry.
Coming up.
I don't worry about you, not as much as I used to.
I am terrified to tell my dad that I like men.
Ugh! I need a margarita immediately.
- Me too. - That's the only way
to beat my hangover. You wanna do Triple Dipper?
- Let's do it. - You like jalapenos?
- Oh yeah. - Hey.
My name is Ella. I'll be your server.
Can I get y'all started off with something to drink?
- Pineapple habanero margarita. - Yeah.
And I'm gonna do the same.
- That'll be right out. - Thank you. Biggest you have.
Biggest you have. I need that immediately.
I met Kala at Republic a long time ago.
I thought she was cute.
Gave her my number. Nothing much came of it.
Then I started doing Body by Brad.
Up. Good.
Down. One more. Nice one.
- If the legs aren't shaking. - The booty ain't baking.
She reached out trying to work out with me
and next thing you know, we're making out.
So how's your training going? Your clientele?
It's going good. I mean, I'm glad that
I'm not training you anymore.
It was good while it lasted, I guess.
- It was good while it lasted. - Yep.
Kala was a great client.
It was kind of a costly loss,
but I think she's definitely worth it.
Now, me and Kala work out on the side together
and instead of paying me with money,
we came to a different agreement. Still profiting.
I'm sorry I had to stop training you.
Yeah, it's okay. [laughs]
But I don't sleep with my clients, so.
Kala is genuine, kind, beautiful, of course.
Less drama. No headaches, just good times.
Joe's gonna come meet up with us.
He's been shopping.
We went out for Reagan's birthday
and then we met up with Maddi.
Yeah. I kinda, like, lost my cool.
You're more upset and focused on someone else's relationship
when your best friend was sleeping with your boyfriend.
What the [bleep]?
Maddi thinks that me and Reagan slept together
while she had a boyfriend.
Yeah. So.
- That story? - You heard that story?
- Yeah. - Yeah. So--
There was a lot going on that night.
It was another-- it's not even a rumor, it's a fact.
Emmy and Trevor had hooked up in college.
Emmy was licking peanut butter off Trevor's dick.
And why was she using peanut butter? [laughs]
Like, whipped cream.
- Yeah. - Like, you know,
- chocolate syrup. - She must--
she must love-- [laughs]
I wonder if there's, like, Jiffy.
- Bradley. - Hey. What up?
- What's up, dude? - You look good.
Good to see you. Sorry, I didn't wanna--
- You look this nice shopping? - I'm going straight to work.
What's up? This looks amazing.
Sorry, I didn't mean to crash your date but
- I was like so close to here. - It's okay.
Do you want any chips with it?
Yes.
I'm kinda nervous about this week
just considering what just transpired.
It's just a----ing rumor.
Joe, you were the first-- you were the first person
to come to me and said-- and I heard it.
I----ing heard it in Atlanta.
Maddi was basically asking me to like, turn on Bradley.
Like, don't trust Bradley.
He would [bleep] your girlfriend
in a heartbeat. I'm like, what?
I don't like how she's disrespecting my name like that.
All I know is that I have seen Maddi at her best
and recently I just, I don't-- I don't see that.
Like whether I'm jealous or not, I like,
I just don't know if Trevor's good her.
- Yeah. - Now she's telling me
not to be friends with you 'cause you're--
'cause you-- you're a cheater.
She's dating the ultimate cheater. King cheater.
When it starts hurting your friendships and your work,
is it worth it? Is that a healthy relationship?
This is not the Maddi Reese that I used to work with.
Can I take this one out of your way?
- Thank you. - Wanna share it?
Don't look at me while you do this.
I'm third wheeling. [laughs]
Can you leave? [laughs]
[upbeat music]
Hell, miss boss lady. Hello. Hello.
- Hi. How are you? - Good.
- Good to see you. - Hello.
- Hi. How are you? - Good.
Look at you two hanging out.
You don't want a drink? Water? Anything?
- No, I got a water. - Okay.
Just Coca-Cola. I promise. [laughs]
You're not working. You're fine.
- Just Coca-Cola. - Yeah.
About to head to Martini Monday after this.
- Nice. - So I'm gonna go support
- the boys and stuff like that. - Good.
- How are you? - I'm good. It's just
a busy week so I'm just trying to push everyone.
I'm glad you guys are going to Martini Monday.
I really wanna, like, hit marks, like, this week.
I just wanna kill it. I really, really wanna kill it.
So what's going on, kiddos?
We were, like, talking a little bit
and I think that we wanna do this, like,
thing on Martini Monday.
Like, the first annual Pride event.
- I think that'd be a good idea. - On Monday.
Kinda like a celebratory aftermath.
That's a Pride-- that's a Pride weekend, baby.
You're-- Yeah.
Mikel and I have decided to come together and host an event.
We're gonna do very
multicolor lights. Rainbow lights.
Will you make colorful martinis?
Blue Hein's blue.
The lemon drop will be yellow.
We're gonna sugarcoat the rim in pink.
We have a drink menu getting made.
Cocktail napkins, little umbrellas
for, like, the garnishes on the drinks.
Because here we're gonna try to do a balloon arch and,
like, do really extra but I feel like Bourbon N' Bubbles is
like a little bit more-- More, like, classy and chill.
It's just nice to see you guys, like,
working together and connecting.
I mean, that's cute. Full circle.
What in the world is happening?
- But it's like-- - [laughs]
TJ and I have come a very, very long way.
No, you're missing the----ing point.
- The point is that you're-- - [overlapping argument]
- I don't care. - How about you go back there
- and serve me-- - Shut the [bleep] up.
Keep my name out your goddamn mouth.
- Trash. - You're a thirsty bitch.
You keep running your mouth about me.
So shut up before I fix your damn thirst.
We're friends now. So honestly,
it's time to - ing celebrate this sh--.
I took off this date in the calendar I think, like,
a long time ago and I forgot I did.
So when we got the schedule and it said "request off,"
I was like, perfect, I forgot I did this.
I knew there's a few of you going over to the parade.
But then listen, I can't, like, give all my strong staff,
like, the day off, especially on such a busy day.
I think you're giving me a day off.
I don't know how long this thing goes.
- I mean, I-- - I was hoping you guys
would end up coming here at like three--
like, four o'clock or something.
So yeah. So Pride Saturday, Joe and Brad
are going to wear drag for Pride.
Oh, they are?
I told Joe, "Dress up in drag and we'll be friends again."
Yeah. What if you guys did a drag show?
Y'all should do the drag show!
If you want be my friend again,
lemme me dress you up as a woman for a day.
- Will you do it, Brad? - I'll do it.
I'll do whatever you want. I think we--
We got black one and a white one.
I feel like Pride is when everyone is, like,
coming together to celebrate the same exact cause.
And it's like you can be straight, be free. It's like--
- I think it's like no fear. - Yeah.
And so, like, seeing how much our friends and peers
really support us, it made me go, "Damn."
I haven't accepted this for myself yet.
I've never really processed how I'm actually
feeling about being gay in America.
Being a Christian who loves men.
I think it's just like this entire week--
it being Pride weekend.
Like, I just wanna live my truth.
I love men. I'm gay.
Oh, okay. I said the word. I said it again.
- I said it again. - Yes!
You have to, like, live for you.
When I first, like, accepted it myself
is like, I was at beach week.
When we graduate high school,
there's a bunch of schools that go down to, like,
the same street on the water, and, like, everyone gets houses.
- Right. - And...
there was this guy that went to a different school
but we're all, like, hanging out one night
and he was, like, the first person
I, like, ever hooked up with.
And then the next morning my mom called,
she's like, "How's beach week?
Like, how's everything? Like, any cute girls?"
And, like, right when I got off the phone
I just, like, like, lost it.
- That was, like, me like-- - Like crying.
- Like having a breakdown. - Yeah.
Really hit me that like what-- what was happening?
- Yeah. - And then, like,
over the years it, like, you know, the questions of
where's your girlfriend, like, slowly stop coming. Like...
So there was no formal conversation?
No, there was no formal. Which honestly might have put
a strain on my relationship with my family a little bit because,
like, I was hiding part of my life
and I feel like that's maybe why
you're not so close with your family.
- Right. - Holy sh--.
This makes so much sense.
Why am I not close with my family?
'Cause I'm not sharing my entire life with them.
My mom doesn't even know that you guys call me Mikel.
- No way. - Yeah.
Wipe all the things in my head.
I think that's why, like, I'm so into, like,
having so many friends and being social because
I think that's why you are too 'cause you're--
And you take friendships very seriously
- and the support-- - [laughs]
It's like a therapy session. Like a----ing therapy session.
Yeah.
Coming out is hard in general,
but imagine coming out in the South
to two Christian pastors.
I wanna believe that everything will still be the same.
But in reality, and this being truthful,
things won't be the same because I'm a different person now.
And what if they don't like this new person?
So.
Jesus!
Coming up.
Happy Pride. I love you guys so much.
[cheering]
Hi. Good morning. How are you?
Just checking to see if you sent that wire out.
You haven't sent it yet?
No, never mad.
Beer's catching up to me.
[motorcycle roar]
- Going over the bridge. - Oh my God. Oh my God.
You'll be fine. I got you.
Oh, my goodness.
We should do this more often.
[laughs] Listen, the motorcycle got me
feeling some type way.
Okay. We're definitely riding more then.
Okay. Every day.
[motorcycle roars]
[music continues]
Let's meditate right here.
- Yes? - In the shade? Yeah.
What's coming up for you?
[chuckles]
I guess, you know, certainty,
you know, respect, communication.
Those are like foundations for any progression moving forward.
- Mm-hmm. - I mean,
I just wanna make sure,
you know, if we're getting back together as a unit that this is
the right thing to do, you know.
Davon and I are together,
but we're going through a rough patch.
A few months ago I had a relationship
with someone I used to date.
I didn't tell Davon but he went through my phone
and he found it all.
I don't wanna make sure both of us are not just like,
you know, we want this so bad that
we're just forcing us to be back together.
- Yeah, I agree. - I just want this to be--
I definitely don't want that toxicity.
'Cause that's-- that's a whole 'nother problem
that's negative for Lucas.
[upbeat music]
Oh yeah. We need to get down our pet list.
Wait, did you ever have a--
like a pet fish when you were little?
I had fish tanks all growing up.
I had a beta fish named SpongeBob
but he only lasted a month.
Then I got a turtle.
Turtle was hard.
- You like snakes? - Yes.
[both laugh]
What a beautiful sunny day.
The sun. Oh, my gosh. The sun is my best friend.
I'm sunbathing. I like to be nude.
Naked all the way.
My whole life I've felt misunderstood and judged.
I think it's because people just want any reason not to like me.
We don't like her 'cause she's-- she's pretty or whatever.
She travels the world.
It's almost like car engine fluid.
Keeps your motor running.
Like I have had some moms in the neighborhood
get a little upset so I tend not to go to
the neighborhood pool anymore. [laughs]
I don't wanna get up.
I'll open up the blackout curtains.
- Please. - I'm so hungover.
Ugh! That's so painful.
- Ugh! - That's so painful.
Normal people are supposed to see the sunlight
- this time of day. - Who said I was normal?
Nobody did.
I love my blackout curtains.
I get to sleep until noon. Wake up.
I only waste half my day
and then I have the other half of my day to enjoy.
I just definitely, like--
like, law school will never be an option
if I am sleeping until noon every day. Like that--
the where I-- where I want life to go
doesn't seem like a life where blackout curtains are involved.
Okay.
I grew up in a law firm that my dad and mom run.
And I've an ambition to do something more professional
in my life than serve vodka sodas and Bud Lights.
I see Will on my 40th, you know,
with him having his own law firm, two kids,
a nice, pretty house in Charleston.
This fantasy is I think less about me and more about you.
If you go to law school.
Apply to law school. Get into law school.
Go there for three years. Take the bar, become a lawyer...
- Yeah? - I'll get an eye mask.
I mean, it's-- it's like a-- it's like a--
Blackout curtain for your eyes.
Like that. [laughs] It'll be perfect.
[upbeat music]
- Hey, daddy-O. - What's going on, big boy?
- How are you? - Ai-yai-yai. Good to see you.
Have you been here before?
Ugh. No, I haven't been here before.
- Thank you so much. - Thank you.
Would you guys like some water?
I'm gonna do water and I'm gonna do a--
- a glass of your rosé as well. - Okay.
Let's do the mozzarella sticks.
Yeah, that's-- that's me. That's good.
- I'm good right there. - That's all you're eating?
- Yeah. - All right. Let me order
- my food then. I'm gonna do-- - I knew he ain't
- gonna pass the food. - [laughs]
I was seven years old when my parents divorced.
I'm gonna do the tagliatelle alfredo. Thank you so much.
- Thank you. - Yep.
It was something I was supposed to do with my dad,
but that's when I knew that my parents were not together.
[laughs] Why am I laughing?
[laughs] I'm sorry.
How's the career thing going?
It's-- it's going.
I think, like, after I left
working for the church kinda went through
a little spell of, like, figuring out what's next
and I kinda dived into the nightlife scene.
I've had so many opportunities to do things
I never thought I'll be able to do just from taking a chance.
I've never came out to my dad because...
I just don't wanna lose my dad.
[chuckles]
My dad's my biggest supporter.
My dad has taught me
so many things about being a man and being
just an adult in life. And so...
I would rather hide who I am
than to be myself and to be alone.
Yeah.
Oh, you're the best. You're the best.
Thank you, ma'am.
Thank you.
Honestly, I think leaving the church
made me break this cycle of comfortability
I feel like they would not accept
someone with my lifestyle choices.
When I'm looking at where-- where you are now...
I'll be honest with you, I mean, like, I'm not surprised.
I see you finding your way.
I don't worry about you, not as much as I used to.
[Mikel laughs] Life is gonna teach you some things
that you probably ain't gonna tell me about.
That's cool.
But if you hear something
that you don't wanna see, hear about.
That's your story.
You don't even have to tell me.
I just--
Yep. That was God.
I am pretty sure my Dad's telling me,
"No, I know who you are.
So you don't have to feel obligated.
You don't have to tell me."
- Thank you so much. - It doesn't matter
where you go, Mikey. You know Daddy's always with you.
So, you know, you keep pressing.
You do what you gotta do.
You know everybody, I mean,
everybody's proud of what you're doing.
- I know we are. - For real?
Yeah. You are good.
As we old people say, you good-- you a good boy.
- [laughs] I'm a good boy. - You a good boy.
I'm the good kid.
He doesn't really want to talk about it
'cause he knows and he still loves me, you know?
This is a very big deal. And so for me,
this moment isn't about me, it's about us.
When-- when everything is done, you know,
you will come back and sing for us?
♪ Whatever my lot
♪ Thou hast taught me to say
♪ It is well
♪ With my soul
♪ Well
♪ With my soul
- Wow. - It's always those hymns.
Yeah, you do well, son. You do well.
- Oh, Lord. - Yeah.
- Coming up. - Maddi texted Joe Bradley,
you know, if you had a girlfriend,
like, Brad would try and [bleep] her.
I'm like Maddi, can we go do something else with our time?
I'm gonna do the gold on you, if that's okay.
Yeah. I mean, doesn't matter to me.
- Okay. - Just make me look good.
Yeah. Face me. Yeah.
I'm so excited.
Today is Pride in Charleston and we are ready to transform.
Okay, look at that. Rub them lips together.
What do we think?
It's pretty much a similar look.
- The same-- [laughs] - Oh, my God. [laughs]
My drag name is going to be Rose.
So I'm a beautiful rose, a beautiful flower,
but I have a thorn. I love your outfit though.
That rainbow dress is dope.
You have the pasties on the nipples.
- Like, that's a vibe. - Hello, Will.
All right. Bradley. This is it?
- This is it. - Looking good.
- You look good. - All right.
So it's us three now. That gives us
about an hour and a half to set up.
- Let's go. - Yes.
I wanna get this place decorated.
All right. You hold this.
I got some koozies that say, "You're beautiful."
I feel like that's appropriate.
Yeah, that's appropriate.
I love working at Republic. It's awesome.
Time melts away. You don't even realize you're working anymore.
- All right. - Need help?
I'm really good at this.
Do flags around the edge here.
You can weave 'em through the front.
No, Grace. I'm saying 'like in the railings,
weave 'em in and out through all these.
Law school is not a 100% yes for me.
Like, I've spent years cultivating
knowledge and experience in hospitality.
- [pop] - Oh, Grace.
[laughs]
The idea that I could use all that
to create a career is enticing.
I would just need Leva to give me
a lot more responsibility and I know I could handle it.
I have to go get in character.
Happy Pride! Come hang out with us.
- Hi, y'all. - How are you?
Looks amazing in here.
You look amazing. Grace, let's go.
- Yeah. To the makeup.
- We're gonna finish. - See you soon, Bradlina.
No, it's Rose today.
[upbeat music]
Introducing Josephina!
[cheering]
Yes!
We have some VIP tables coming in.
It's a Pride-- What time are they coming in?
I'm figuring out right now. I think they're come--
they're all gonna come in like 30 minutes. I think so.
I literally saw Bradley.
Who's Bradley? Yeah, this is-- I'm Rose.
- Rose? - Rose.
Hi. Oh, my gosh. You look gorgeous.
Happy Pride. I hope it's okay.
- Your nipples are covered. - Yeah. Okay.
Not everyone is scheduled to work today
but these are the big efforts that, like, these, like,
leaps on days like this, like make a big jump.
That's why I always say, you guys took the initiative.
Kudos to you guys and hopefully everybody else will show up.
I can't even take them seriously.
He keeps batting his eyelashes.
Let's rock.
- [upbeat music] - Hey y'all, welcome.
Traffic control. Right here.
What's up!
Thank you for doing this.
My idea to have Joe and Brad dress up in drag
came from being a little shady for sure,
but it's pretty damn cool to see straight manly men
wearing dresses and supporting the community
- that I'm coming into. - Y'all look hot.
I would date y'all. This is what Pride is.
Us coming together and supporting this group of people.
And so, I love them for that. I do.
We're gonna do like a little fashion show
and you guys are gonna walk down from, like, that
"You are beautiful." And then just like do a strut.
- [upbeat music] - [cheering]
They are bad bitches.
They are complete bombshells.
They might just be the baddest bitches on King Street.
[cheering]
You guys, thank you so much for coming out.
Happy Pride! I love you guys so much!
[cheering]
[music continues]
What up, sexy lady?
Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
It's busy in here.
- Hey! - Hi guys, my name is Chris.
Hey, Chris. Happy to see ya.
So yes, I met this guy and we kinda hit it off.
It's gonna be a great Pride. [laughs]
After the Griffin,
I just feel like the vibe has been off at Republic.
You were licking peanut butter off his dick
- and that's cool with Maddi. - Me and Trevor in the past
is none of anyone's----ing business, so shut the [bleep up.
And I feel like this is that team bonding that we need.
We're great, great friends. Really proud of you guys.
Sprinkles, sparkles, sunshine, rainbows.
- Hi, buddy. - I love you.
I think that I finally found a good guy
and it's just refreshing and I'm gonna hold onto it.
Will has a potential to be a great manager and leader.
It's nice to see him supporting the business
in ways and taking initiatives.
That's what I wanna see.
It feels like it's a huge weight came off me.
This feels so great to live my truth.
This feels so amazing to be who I am...
and to, like get, a little tongue action
while I'm doing it. [laughs]
- Coming up. - What's going on with Brad?
ing caught him in the alley getting his dick sucked
by a girl that's not his girlfriend.
What a rainy ass day.
Hopefully we could get our workout in today.
Well, we'll see by the time we go to the park
if this rains dry-- dies down.
Lucía is one of my best friends.
And whenever possible, we like to work out together.
A lot of our friends that work at Republic
live that vampire lifestyle. They can sleep till 2:00 p.m.
but we never miss a session.
What's up?
We haven't had time to talk.
With Davon and I, you know, we're just taking some--
some space apart right now.
Like, he staying over his friend's house, so.
Does that-- does the unknown variables like not bother you?
Yeah, of course, it----ing bothers me,
especially having a child involved
and I had feelings as a girlfriend
and I have to control those feelings as a mother.
Davon is hurt.
- I understand. - Mm-hmm.
I love Davon
but we're treading through some rocky ass waters.
This is just not my fault that you're late.
I would be mad at you for not being ready yet
but, you know, I should be used to it at this point.
And then who has to deal with the anxiety
and stress that goes along with that? Me.
I didn't sign up for that.
Yeah.
Just saying.
Earlier this week Davon moved his stuff out
and I'm not sure where we go next.
I mean, what do you want? Do you know?
- With Davon-- - Mm-hmm.
I'm sure we'll get over this in due time.
But how was your morning?
So essentially I've been seeing this girl, Kala, right?
- Kala. - This is the first time
in a long time that I've ever, like,
truly been interested in a girl.
She used to work at Republic years ago as a hostess, right?
- Mm-hmm. - So she, like,
somewhat knows Maddi, to an extent.
And then Maddi reached out to Kala then was like,
"Hey, like, just so you know,
you need to watch out for Bradley."
And-- and it sucks because I'm finally, like,
taking a girl and it's, like, serious
and, like, talking to my mom about her.
Like, they haven't met. But, like,
this is someone that's like on the radar type thing.
And then you have someone that's supposed to be your friend
go and do that, like, behind my back blows my mind.
Oh! People get on my----ing nerves.
[chuckles] Yeah. Maddi is basically implying
that I'm a cheater. That's bullsh--.
I've had two girlfriends in my life
and I've never cheated on either of them.
This weather is not letting up at all.
[upbeat music]
I like these, these, or these.
I'm thinking pink.
Or actually, hold on. These are really cool.
I don't have something like that.
Yeah. No, I gotta take a nap for sure.
But do we think Joe Bradley will be there?
Sometimes he's been showing up for sh--
sometimes he hasn't been, so.
Speaking of the team, though,
what's going on with Brad?
Like, are you guys kinda better, good, not good?
Like, he's a nice guy, but he's a----ing skank
and----ing shady as [bleep].
We literally-- we----ing caught him
in the alley----ing getting his dick sucked
by a girl that's not his girlfriend last week, so.
I wouldn't say the girl is his girlfriend.
Right. But we keep our mouth shut.
I went up to Kala and I was like, "Hey,
like girl, like, you know, being friends with Sierra
and like this whole Reagan situation, like,
I just wanna let you know, like, just protect your heart."
- Yeah. - I've been friends
with Kala for a while.
She worked at Republic before Brad.
And, you know, she came into Republic to talk to me
about how they were dating and you know,
I told her protect your heart.
I feel like that's broad. "Hey, just protect your heart.
Be safe." It's a pretty broad statement.
I'm not saying, "Hey, I watched Brad
get his dick sucked in the back alley."
'Cause that did happen. I think I like these.
Those are cool. I think you should get those.
The day before, I opened the door
in the back of Republic and he is getting his dick sucked
by some girl. You know, I'm not gonna go run to Kala and say,
"Hey, you know, he's seeing other people."
I'm not gonna do that. But me saying protect your heart...
was a broad, nice way to say it.
So you're welcome, Brad.
No, but guys love to know the girl that they're sleeping with
is the only one that they're sleeping with.
So they like to----ing manipulate because they want--
And then just go off and do their own thing. But yeah.
Maddie texted Joe Bradley,
"Hey, you know if you had a girlfriend,
like, Brad would try and [bleep] her."
I'm like, "Maddi, what-- where is that coming from?
Because you feel like I treated your friend a certain way
one time seven months ago, damn, can we now move on?
Can we go do something else with our time?"
Invest that energy. Literally.
Invest that into your relationship.
So it actually works out this time
and he doesn't go [bleep] someone else.
Coming from a girl's perspective, why do you,
do you feel like Maddi would, you know,
- kinda be-- - I have no----ing idea.
- I'm trying to figure out-- - What she got going on.
- What I got going on. - [both laugh]
- Coming up. - That's some mean girls sh--.
Like, I would never do that to you.
- What do you mean? - Any of my friends.
What do you mean what I mean?
That's----ed up, Maddi.
Happy Pride, bitches.
This looks very gay. Very Prideful.
Oh, that looks good.
Like, do we bring all these
kind of down a little bit?
Like the lights, make the colorful rainbows
really pop out, you know?
- That's better. - That's good.
That's good.
- Thank you. - Thank you so much.
TJ and I both felt like
we need to do something differently
than what the guys did at Republic.
How many Pride events have you ever seen
that doesn't involve people dressing up in rainbows
and just people half-ass naked?
We wanted a more upscale version of Pride
and what's a better way other than
at Bourbon N' Bubbles with a martini?
Everybody's coming, which I'm pretty excited about.
Yeah, no, I have like 40 people coming.
Yeah. Cam's coming with Wilson.
I think Chris has to work but he's coming.
[upbeat music]
No, I really didn't.
I mean, I may have called a few times.
It's okay. It happens to the best of us.
How are y'all doing?
Oh, my God. Double doors just for Grace Lilly. Mwah!
Hello!
Hello. Hello.
Oh, my God!
Wait a minute. Wait. Wait, wait a damn minute!
Are they cute or what?
What the [bleep]?
- Are they cute or what? - How are you, baby?
I like these, like, a lot. I'll get 'em.
- No, I got it. - No, you don't have to.
No, Mom's got it. Let's go.
- Where's Trevor? - He's coming.
- This is, like, really good. - Yeah, it is really good.
All the people love all the gays. I love that.
I'm actually really impressed with nice this is.
It's kinda weird to see-- see us like not working.
- I know. - It's so nice.
I don't know any of those people right there.
That's my friend Nicky, girl in the black dress.
She met her husband and they just had a kid together.
- And-- - Do you want a kid?
I don't know. Do you?
I think so. I'm a Christian.
So I believe that anything is possible.
Okay.
Hey! What's up?
- What's up? - What's up!
How are you?
What's up?
What's up!
- Hi. What's up? - I want a hug!
- How're we doing? - Mother----er!
- Oh, my God. - Hi, guys.
- A queen. - I made it!
- A queen. - Hello.
Come on.
By the way, love Cameron.
He's so down to earth. So chill.
Kinda reminds of myself.
Kinda like what you were saying.
Oh yeah. He slept over last night.
He brought me breakfast in bed this morning. I know.
He went to the whole-ass grocery store to buy
dinner and breakfast?
- Yeah. - That's a commitment.
I'm not getting my-- my breakfast
- brought to me. - [laughs]
All right. So many people to say hi to.
I didn't get the black polo memo. Like, yeah. Hi.
Look at this guy, all black.
We're having the best conversation ever.
Talking all about you two guys.
Can you grab Maddi for me? Can grab Maddi for me?
- Maddi Reese. - Yeah.
Maddi, come talk to me.
Bradley is, of course, upset.
There was no need for Maddi to add her two cents.
Your provoke a bear, it's gonna bite.
- So, what's up? - No.
You know why I wanna talk to you.
I mean, I'm confused.
Why are you telling Kala, "Hey, you need to watch out for Brad?"
I just said protect your heart.
You're implying that I'm gonna do something bad.
We literally that day had a conversation--
No, but the thing is, is I don't know.
That's not being a good friend, Maddi.
I didn't say watch out. I said protect your heart.
That's what I said.
But you're giving her a reason
to worry when you pull her aside and do that.
That's some mean girl sh--. I would never do that to you.
- What do you mean? - Any of my friends.
What do you mean what I mean? That's not cool.
Why would you do that in the first place?
Because I saw you in the alleyway
with another girl like last week.
I was telling her protect her heart.
But listen, I didn't know what terms you guys were on.
I didn't know if you were dating.
That's----ed up, Maddi.
- I mean, I-I don't-- I-- - That's----ed up!
Next time, on the season finale of Southern Hospitality.
Like, Mia Alario, you're beautiful.
You're funny. You've got your sh-- together.
I like that.
[both laugh]
It was also hard for me to be nine months
without you by my side while you were
still involved with someone else.
Yeah.
Focus on applying to law school.
Make law school a priority. I'm not comfortable.
I can't live off of what my rent cost me
just by working at Republic.
I have a big surprise for you guys.
- I've chartered a yacht. - [cheering]
I love a yacht!
Oh, they got champagne baths.
The lobsters. Bring out the dancing lobsters.
Bougie, baby!
[cheering]
Obviously, I've had feelings for you for a long time.
- It hurts me. - I was single
for the past nine----ing months.
Why didn't you tell me how you feel then?
- Ugh! - You need to have a boundary.
If you cross it again,
we're gonna have an actual problem.
If I were her boyfriend, I would be so pissed.
Keep your----ing cool.
- Keep your cool.
- You're so----ing stupid! - So what?