The morning after NASCAR,
we were one big, happy Republic family.
Shake 'N Bake! Shake 'N Bake! Run, run, run!
Until Grace Lilly had a meltdown.
Everyone hates me. It's fine.
I'm excluded from the group
all because I called a bitch a slut.
-Grace, listen to me. -None of you guys like me.
It's embarrassing.
Meanwhile, Mikel took a leap of faith
and invited a plus-one to our party.
-What's going on? -Y'all wanna do some shots?
-I'll do it. -I can't tell if he's
straight, gay, bi.
So, do you like hot dogs or cheeseburgers?
Cheeseburgers.
Where unfortunately,
some of us lacked a little Southern Hospitality.
-Oh, my-- -What are you spitting out?
And Grace Lilly lost her mind, again.
-Let's get it together, okay? -We're all sluts!
We like to [bleep]. What's wrong with that?
Back in Charleston, Leva kept a close eye on us.
Oh, my-- I can't even-- I don't want to see that.
And saw some posts on social media
that she wished she hadn't.
Maybe they need to be working somewhere else.
And threatened to make heads roll.
I was beyond furious.
How stupid are you
to let somebody post some sh-- like that?
I'm gonna fire people.
* I know a place where we can go *
* Oh, are you coming out tonight *
[rousing music]
So here's tip number one.
If y'all wanna party with people,
Trevor can party with you.
He doesn't work for me.
He's not held to my standard, you guys are, okay?
So if Trevor takes a video of you...
[hip-hop music playing]
...that you don't think should be on Instagram,
you should be telling him not to post that video.
They're stunning, beautiful, smart girls,
and I don't know if I'm just from a different generation,
but I felt that it was demeaning.
Your faces and your Instagrams are your business cards.
Yeah. And it says Republic, like, on our Instagram bios.
My business is in your profile, you know what I mean?
You're 30 years old.
Not quite, but close.
Whatever. Like, that answer makes me more angry.
Wait, but I think like we were all having fun
and we were just-- we all post things.
I'm not saying it's right.
If it looks ----ing wrong, don't post it!
I did not. I totally get that, but I'm saying that, like...
But to me they ----ing look like two beautiful girls...
-There's a contradiction. -...comfortable in their bodies,
-having the time of their life. -I feel like--
I don't give a sh--
what your answers are to it,
end of the discussions. I don't even wanna
----ing hear a word about it,
so grow the [bleep] up.
Yeah.
***
* Today, ba-bling *
* Kneel down to me and kiss the ring... *
-[treats rattling] -Penelope, where are you?
* Who says a lady can't be king *
* La, la, la, la, la *
* Aha, ha, ha *
* La, la, la, la, la *
* Who says a lady can't be king *
* Says a lady can't be king *
-[hip-hop music playing] -Thank you for being here.
Thank you for supporting me. I really appreciate your help.
This means so much.
Yeah. I just wanted to let you know that you are supported
and it's okay to make mistakes.
And you know I will always tell you the truth
-when you're ----ing wrong. -I know! I know!
-I'll still support you, and-- -I-- I need people to put me
-in my place sometimes... -Yeah.
-'Cause sometimes I don't know what I'm doing.
I've known Grace since she was 19 years old.
Grace was first hired at Republic as a hostess
and she was always, like, barefoot
and looking up at the moon.
We have a strong connection.
We're very grounding. We love being
into our divine feminine energy.
I don't believe Grace means to be hurtful
-when she does act out. -I'm excluded
from the group all because I called a bitch a slut.
She's just expressing herself the way that she knows how.
I really respect you and I look up to you and Leva,
like role models and I'm just so thankful
that you're here helping me on this because I need this.
-Good vibes only. -Yes.
-Wavy baby. Let's ----ing go. -[Lucia laughs]
Leva has given me the keys to the castle.
Cloud 9 is my first event I ever put on.
Thursdays, I wanna create an event for ladies.
Like something like rosé. Like something pink and fun.
I wanna see an email.
Neon pink lights.
Cotton candy and macaroons.
How do you spell macaroons?
Prosecco, [indistinct] champagne, rosé, flowers.
Hi. This is so pretty
So cute.
Sexy, fun pink.
It's a Hubba Bubba pink. Hey, I love Hubba Bubba!
Do you have any that we could use tonight?
Like an assortment
-of, like, roses. -Okay. Yeah.
And like purple flowers and white flowers?
-Okay. -I like this.
Yeah, those are cool too. Because it looks like a vagina.
Yeah. You know, they're called snapdragons.
I could-- I can see that. [laughs]
And that's the most beautiful thing about a woman.
-Is we procreate... -Amen.
-We create life... -Amen.
And, yeah, power to the pussy.
I know Leva didn't like that post.
I know! [laughs]
But I do feel like my pussy is sacred.
Okay. Well...
What I love about Grace Lily is she does not care, honestly.
It's Grace's world and we are all
----ing living in it, actually. [laughs]
I feel like some people that we work with
maybe might not know who they are exactly,
-or what they want out of life. -Mm-hmm.
And I went through a few spiritual awakenings in my life.
Like I've been through four that I know of.
So I've been on this path since I was 15, 16
when I had some really traumatic things happen to me
where I had to be sent away.
I did a lot of bad things in my teens.
I was like, "Oh I wanna be bad.
Like I wanna be with the bad boys."
And I just wanted to chase that thrill and that lifestyle.
I was caught joy riding in a stolen vehicle.
I needed that judge to send me away.
I'll never forget when he told me,
"You could have been dead in a ditch."
I feel like I know who I am
and I know what I want out of this life
because I feel like an old soul.
I feel like this is not my first life.
Like I feel like I was an Egyptian princess god
in my past life, and then I was, like, a warrior
fighting for my land.
I was definitely on a pirate ship
and I sailed the seven seas,
gettin ----ed on the pirate ship.
You know, like I just felt this like energy.
I was like, "This just feels like the pirate's life for me!"
-So I hear you. -Thank you.
Do you trust that the team is gonna show up to support?
GRACE: I'm not quite sure.
Not one of them has posted my event flyer.
Not one of them has done anything.
***
I'm hosting an event every Thursday for ladies night.
-Here? -Yeah, it's on at nine.
***
There's no way in hell I'm going to Grace's event tonight.
She smeared my best friend's name, calling her a slut.
I'm sure she'll be with another guy in the next week.
She'll probably find a new guy next week.
She'll find a new guy next week. [laughs]
Why would I even go support Grace?
She has ----ing candles and crystals for that,
she can save herself.
***
I kinda want them to put the cotton candy in it.
Yeah. Yes.
-It's so pretty. -Changes the whole color.
I'm on cloud nine. I'm feeling myself.
Okay. I gotta get to work.
So for Cloud 9, I'm the host
and when you give me a job to do, I'm gonna do my best.
My job is to bring people in, G-Lilly style.
We're doing this every Thursday.
We're calling it On Cloud 9.
Yes. Thank you so much for being here. I really appreciate it.
It's Prosecco and we dropped cotton candy in it.
So good to see you.
I'm a little bit late to work,
but I thought I had to come in.
Thank you so much for coming in and supporting.
I really appreciate it.
I invited-- invited a bunch of people here for like,
girl's night.
She gonna come out hot--
-Yes. I'm so excited. -Make a statement.
I see Grace making a comeback from her demise at Lake Norman,
and I like a good comeback story.
It's all about work. Like, that's where my main focus is.
All the drama, it doesn't matter.
-It doesn't faze me. -Don't take it to work.
-I'm over it. Thank you. -All right.
-Love you, Joe. -We'll talk later.
-Good luck tonight. -Good to see you. Thank you.
Welcome.
If y'all need anything, let me know.
-You look so cute in pink. -Thank you.
I'm glad we got the-- the memo, the sparkle memo.
The sparkle. We should got the sparkle memo in advance.
-Hello. -Thank you so much
-for coming. -Yes.
You look amazing.
I need an espresso martini immediately.
Repo, please.
-Thank you. -No problem.
-Hello. Good evening. -How are you?
-Good to see you. -I'm good. Good to see you.
-Hi. -So good to see you.
You look so good. I'm so proud of you.
Thank you. Thank you for coming.
I really appreciate it. You look beautiful, as always.
Per usual.
Reagan used to work at Republic
until she met her rich boyfriend
who stole her from Republic to go travel with her.
And that's why you work at a place like Republic:
ballers with money. I mean, hop on it. Why not?
Thank you for being here for me.
Congrats on tonight.
[hip-hop music playing]
Yes, my beautiful people.
Cheers. Cheers. I love you guys.
I've got cotton candy.
Cheers to cotton candy.
[screams]
On Cloud 9.
Hi. How are you? You look beautiful.
-Thank you. -Let's go, ladies. On Cloud 9.
This is so cool. I love this color combo.
-Thank you. -Yes.
It's feeling super Gracified.
The whole space is pink and the energy is up
and, you know, I feel like everyone's living
their best Grace life. [chuckles]
-I'm really proud of you. -Thank you.
It was a really good turn out. We're thriving tonight.
My numbers are up, patrons are happy.
In the words of Grace Lilly,
"Wavy baby."
[hip-hop music playing]
Can I have a Casamigos and soda please?
Thank you.
I know, but we were, like corny we were like, mmm. [laughs]
I mean it was a really, really good day.
Liquor was flowing. He looked great. I looked great.
Well played, Joe Bradley.
I mean, everybody found out the next day.
I don't know how, but, like, they found out the next day.
You know, people talk.
We weren't like going that hard all night.
We were just having fun. And then we got on the bed--
Was I sleeping in the bed?
I don't-- I don't remember if you were in the bed or not.
-But like-- -Wait, then, what happened?
We just made-- we made out for like three seconds.
She kissed me, I think. Or I kissed her.
So I was laying next to Mia in bed.
All I remember is that we made out,
and it was pretty awesome.
And then we wanted to do a little bit more,
and I was like, that's gross. Like TJ's in the bed.
I'm like, I'm a freak. But, like not that freaky. [laughs]
I'm glad I slept on the doggy bed.
I know. Same. I was like, poor TJ. Poor TJ.
Joe's chasing after Maddi and kissing Mia
and totally getting away with it.
There's no way that Joe isn't trying to use Mia
to make Maddi jealous. Is he a good kisser?
He is a great kisser. Yeah, absolutely.
- Okay. I would hope so. - He's a good kisser.
All right.
No. Exactly, right?
- Coming up... - I've heard a ton of sh--
about Maddi's relationship.
[upbeat music playing]
Line up right here, y'all, in front of the mirror.
We're up ready? You ready?
I'm something.
No party. No party.
You got a super [indistinct].
-Yes! -Oh, my God!
Thank you.
- Hello. - How are you?
Good. Good.
Hello, lady in black. It's good to see you.
Hi. Okay. So busy, busy weekend, right?
Welcome back, Reagan.
- Welcome, Reagan. - Thank you.
I wanna remind you guys we're in hiring season.
I know we've been running this on a shoelace amount of staff,
but we need more staff.
Reagan is back. She's been traveling a lot.
So let's just reacclimate her,
make sure she knows where everything is.
Reagan's a part of our extended friend group.
You now, she used to work at Republic.
Reagan is one of the most beautiful girls in Charleston.
- I love her! - Yeah. I like Reagan.
Tall, blonde, hourglass figure.
I think she shines on her own.
I love the bitch so much, but not everyone else does.
Let's be nice. Let's all get along.
And you don't have to be best friends.
If you don't like each other, you can beef tomorrow
when you're not on shift.
Reagan is a bullsh--er and a liar and a cheater.
We hooked up for, like, four weeks, maybe.
She lied to me the whole time that we were together.
She led me on. She led a lot of people on.
Sometimes the hottest girls get the most sh--.
The bitch is back. Oh, you're throwing the lions in,
They'll to come out and fight you.
So we'll see what happens. [laughs]
We'll see what happens.
Like, you guys are reacclimating me.
I was on that Zoom call when you guys were doing the new system,
but then after that, like...
[upbeat music playing]
For good luck. We're gonna make money.
- I want money! - All right.
So I'm just gonna have you make sure that Reagan
feels comfortable and reacclimated.
And I know you don't want to do it, but you're--
- you're gonna have to do that. - No. Yeah. Yeah.
Ugh.
Okay. This is the thing.
Sierra, who works at Republic, I love her.
She's my roommate. She was dating Brad.
Reagan knew that and slept with Brad anyways.
Also, Reagan has a boyfriend while she was doing this, Reece.
Reagan and Brad were coming to work every day
looking at Sierra in the eye, looking us all in the eye.
And my friend was really ----ing hurt.
At the end of the day, your job is to make sure that
that person feels good about working here.
- That's it. - Okay. I got you.
Reagan and Brad were having sex for a period of time.
And one time, Joe Bradley heard them.
They all went to Atlanta and Joe and TJ were there
when things happened between Reagan and Brad.
When they came home from Atlanta,
they told me all about it in graphic detail.
Reagan and Brad continued to lie about it
because Brad is scared of her boyfriend, Reece.
It's ----ed up.
- Hi, guys. - Hi.
- How are you? - You look beautiful.
- You just coming in to party? - Yes, ma'am.
- Good. I like it. - This is the training packet.
I don't know if you remember it from last time.
- Yep. - Basically just who works here,
timeliness, showing up on time, where everything is.
But yeah, you know all this stuff.
- Good to see you. - Good to see you.
You guys go have fun in there.
We'll go in there have fun time.
I'm a little-- a little less like you came from the gym?
Yes. Out dress code. Out of the dress code. Understood.
- I saw him. - I'm pushing it.
I just wanna let you know that I'm not, like,
as the manager, like, I'm-- I stay out of everything.
- I hope you know that. - Yeah.
That I'm-- I mean, there might be people
that are upset about you coming back.
And the thing is, this is Leva's club.
Like, I don't really want the drama
being brought to work.
You know where everything is.
***
Hi. How are you?
- I'm staying out of it. - Me too.
The door was shut down multiple times.
Reagan's happy. Her boyfriend's happy. I'm happy.
We've moved on.
Yeah, we've talked about it three jillion times.
Reece is a really powerful guy. You do not wanna mess with him.
Yeah, he's definitely a little protective
and sensitive about it.
His 22-year-old girlfriend,
possibly hooked up with a 25-year-old personal trainer
and he's 33 years old. Very successful guy.
I feel like he would find that extremely embarrassing.
I don't know why.
Okay, we have another one if two of you wanna stay back.
Okay.
Come back here. Come on. Holy sh--.
Come on. I can't. Holy sh--. Oh, my God.
Is there a goddamn seat in here?
Where did all the ----ing seating in here go?
Oh, thank God I work out and do squats.
God, I have to, like, I-- I mean,
I'm happy I work here so I can like chill back here
and just take a ----ing break and breathe.
God. There are a lot of people here
that despise you serving somebody,
him falling in love with you, and then him be like,
"Ah, you don't have to do that anymore."
The VIP servers, which is my theory,
do not like Reagan Hack
because Reagan Hack did everything
that they wish they could do.
She meets her new boyfriend, Reece.
Reece is wealthy, and when he sees her, he's like,
"I'm taking you out of this club."
Which every girl in there does that job
so they can meet the guy that'll do that for them.
Yes. Yes. Of-- Including Maddi Reese.
You literally hit the jackpot.
He takes you on trips, he pays for all your sh--
and now you're just doing this for fun.
Yeah. I wanna see my ----ing food and [indistinct] friends.
Exactly. Exactly.
I'm having fun right now.
I'm glad you're having--
You need to wrap it up, Reagan. We're on the clock.
I'm staying out of it. I love my job. I love my job.
Whatever.
Listen, if cheating and infidelity is the reason
for her not to like someone, if I was her,
I would be the last ----ing person.
I've heard a ton of sh-- about Maddi's relationship,
and I have never spread or said anything
when I know Maddi has talked sh-- about me in the past,
and I know Emmy has too.
She and Emmy need to watch their ----ing relationships
'cause karma is a bitch.
Coming up...
[cheering]
I've never been on the Kiss Cam.
***
Oh! Time to play some baseball.
Follow me, follow me. I know where we're going.
I'm trying to like, keep it tucked in.
[laughs]
This job comes with a lot of perks.
I'm friends with the River Dogs baseball players.
They come into Republic.
I give them VIP and they gave me VIP.
How we doing? I got you. You want a drink? Yeah.
Do you have a Chardonnay?
Thank you, Joe. Wow. That's sweet of you.
- It's our date. - Oh, is it?
The first kiss I had with Mia didn't go as well as I thought.
I see this as kind of like our redemption date.
Maybe part of me is doing this to get over Maddi,
but me and Mia are having fun.
What's a better date than watching baseball in Charleston?
Anyone wants a piece of burger?
All right. I have an announcement.
I'm bringing a boy.
He's super cute.
So, I just wanna establish my territory.
Mia, please. Thank you.
- Uh-huh. - Please and thank you.
You inspire me to do that because I know,
like, you enjoy meeting new guys
from different walks of life
that probably aren't really your type,
but you are open to that, and, like, that inspires me.
But don't step on my toes 'cause I'll stomp you.
That's my man.
- Period. - Well, best of luck to you.
Can't wait to meet him.
I wouldn't take her man.
If I wanted to, I probably could,
but the delusional is, like, showing.
Thank you for coming.
Seriously. I really appreciate it.
I definitely haven't been to one of these before.
This is your first River Dog's game?
- Mm-hmm. - Amazing.
Do you know him? Do you know him?
I'll flirt with him. I gave you permission.
[bleep] Yes.
Our relationship's solid.
I want to see, like, if she can piss Grace Lilly off.
And if that's the goal, I'm always game.
So, how did you meet Grace?
Um, I was driving by Birmingham Bubbles.
You do bike taxi?
Yeah, he works with Trevor.
I met you last year.
- Probably. - Oh, my God.
- Charleston's small. - Especially when you're riding
- a bicycle around town. - Where are you from?
I'm from Germany, originally.
Did you go to college in the U.S. or did you--
I've lived here for like, 24, 25 years.
Grace is no angel, but this is bullsh--.
I don't believe you should use your sexuality
to hurt other women. It's too powerful of a weapon.
- Did you play video games? - Oh, yeah.
I was more of like, Nintendo DS, like Nintendo Cube.
This is strange. I mean, like, talk to Will.
I'm on a date. Like, let me get my time in.
- Gamecube, DS. - I love Gamecube and DS.
I marked my territory. Come on, girl. Like, girl code.
Here's to crossing paths.
You know, I love you, right? Like, I love you.
- But-- - I love you.
- I think that-- - Couldn't sense that, huh?
Joe's really handsome.
He's ambitious, he's caring, he's kind.
He has a lot of great qualities.
Of course, they're going to be some sparks flying.
You better make me throw-up.
Shut-- shut up, dude. You know what a third wheel is?
I'm gonna ----ing strangle you.
- What's your best pickup move? - Oh, my God.
You have to make out with me. You have to make out with me.
[cheering]
I've never been on the Kiss Cam. I'm going to do it once.
I'm going big. Okay. I'm getting sloppy.
I want Kiss Cam. I want Kiss Cam.
Let's all make out.
Let's go!
Are you coming to Reagan's birthday dinner?
- Yeah. - Okay.
Hey, Will, are you coming to Reagan's birthday dinner?
I-- I wasn't invited.
I didn't know. That's why I was asking.
- I didn't know. - Have fun, though.
Yeah. Are you going to Reagan's dinner?
I wasn't invited either.
So, she is kind of my on my sh-- list.
I heard she was talking about Maddi and Trevor.
Grace told Maddi, “Watch out.
"Reagan's coming for you and Trevor.”
Okay. We're believing what Grace says?
Wait, what? What did you hear from Grace?
She said something that Bradley has said,
but she didn't tell me what it was.
She was like, "Bradley knows something
"about Trevor and Maddi.
"Something happened between them."
- Between Trevor and Maddi? - I don't know.
Like, you think the sh-- we hear about
you and Trevor, like, isn't enough to spread it all
- throughout Republic and town? - Maddi and Trevor?
Yeah. That's not my bomb to drop, but yeah, it's a bomb.
- It's not my tea to spill. - Okay.
I'm not going to disclose this information right now.
Just know it has to deal with peanut butter.
I had no idea. I don't know what's happening.
I have no idea.
I wish they did Kiss Cam every inning.
Really?
[cheering]
Let's go, Dogs! Let's go, Dogs!
[woofing]
We can, like, paint these.
I can paint, like, groovy little designs on them
and we can put them around the wall.
'Cause this is gonna be your-- This is your music room.
Okay. So, here's my plan.
- No way. You drew something up. - It's just like a quick sketch.
I think it's going to be purple,
which is your favorite color.
- Yeah. - And that's going to be red.
And then here, we're just going to keep it that cream color.
Before Trevor and I were in a relationship,
Joe was painting and designing my closet.
So basically, I want this to be a studio, though.
I want-- I want this to be a second place
where people can hang out, like a girl cave.
- A girl cave. I love that. - What am I going to do,
have an empty closet?
Like, he's going to come over and finish it.
Wait, so are you-- Does Mia work tonight?
- Is she working? - I'm off tonight.
Have you seen or talked to Mia since Charlotte?
Yeah. So, last night we went to the River Dogs game.
So, we had kissed for a second.
Again?
Yeah. It was on a Jumbotron.
Oh, sh--.
I was like, "Whoa, I've never done it before."
And I almost feel like I was,
like making out in the hallway at school, you know?
Like, "Wow, that was sick."
Like, do you think that it's something serious?
Like you, like, would take her on, like, a proper date
or is it just like, oh, you're having fun?
I don't know yet.
You know, at this point,
thinking about my crush on Maddi.
I think part of me wants Maddi to be a little bit jealous.
I don't know. What do you think? What do you think I should do?
I don't know. I don't know. That's up to you.
I just don't know Where her heads at.
I think she's the type of girl that wants to be like,
picked up in a car with flowers and cook for me and clean for me
and do all these things for me.
- Da, da, da, da. - I don't--
But I don't think she's clingy though.
- We can go out together. - I know Mia with men.
I know Mia with men.
Mia is definitely, like, needy and high maintenance
and is very picky when it comes to men.
I mean, Mia genuinely is dating a new guy every day.
We're adults. It's summer, having fun.
At the end of the day, in my mind, I'm like,
“Yeah. Joe and Mia are just, like, not made for each other.”
- Thank you so much. - Oh, yeah.
- Can I start painting? - Yes.
Coming up...
That girl brings in so much drama.
I don't have time to deal with it with the other girls.
Well, yeah, it's not a good team building activity,
* La dee da, la da dee *
* Do you like what you see? *
* Just came out as usual *
* Darling, we are beautiful *
* La da, da da da dee, da da da-da da *
Uh, 15.
Thank you, sir.
Yeah, the lighting's better with this one.
I can't find the ice scoopers. Sorry--
I couldn't either--
But what? But you guys cleaned up last night.
- Where is it? Where are they? - You're welcome.
Woo.
Let's do portrait mode.
There are some people that don't really work, like super hard.
So, I've heard.
- ----ing Reagan. - Oh, yeah.
You know, she's here working?
Yeah, but I haven't really been working with her
for that many times because she's like,
takes months off at a time.
And like, you know, Leva wants her to work here.
- I respect that. - Oh, same.
I don't know like, how is having her on staff
like, going to help us hit these goals
that Leva's talking about and stuff, you know?
It doesn't. That girl brings in so much drama.
I don't have time to deal with it with the other girls.
Well, yeah, it's not good team building activity, I would say.
- Hey. How are you? - Good. How are you?
- Good. I'm tired. - Are you okay?
You seem, like, nervous.
Yeah, I mean, if I seem nervous right now,
it's uh-- 'Cause I am going to talk to Leva
about me taking more responsibility--
Bringing up more responsibility,
that's what I'm going to ask for, so.
"Dear Leva Bonaparte Republic DMG,
"I would like to ask more responsibilities
"and roles in the company,
"so that I am well versed in all areas.
"Management, bartending, et cetera."
She knows how hard you work.
I think this is going to be cake for you. I'm so serious.
My dad's like, "Why the [bleep] are you doing?
"You can have a great job right now.
Why are you scrubbing toilets at a night club."
He doesn't get it. He doesn't understand
that I have like a genuine passion for this industry.
I love my dad and I respect the hell out of him,
but, you know, sometimes it's really hard
to see eye to eye with him
and it's just like that walk on eggshells thing.
I think that he was very successful at a young age
and for a long time, I was very lost in what I wanted to do.
I got to go, though. Love you. I mean, it's going to be cake.
- Love you. - Thank you.
I think I just have a lot to prove to my dad
because at the end of the day,
sons want to make their father proud, so.
Hi.
Listen, I'll call you back.
Um, yeah, I'll call you back in a little bit.
Okay, bye.
- How are you? - It's good to see you.
- Good to see you. - I'm great.
- I got your email. - Yeah.
The main thing I was trying to like portray in the email,
It's been a year and a half
and I feel like I've done the most growth
as I possibly I could've-- I've done my whole life.
I just feel like I've been kind of like,
plateauing here and I think--
Like, where do you see yourself like, with me
in, let's say, in five years.
A year ago from today, I never would have thought
I would be here right now.
- Right. - My goal would be to learn
- every facet of the company. - Right.
Obviously, like, I do care about your growth.
I'm like personally invested in you too.
I already innately see you as a leader,
so, I do want to give you more responsibility
in a managerial capacity,
if you're willing to do what it takes
then we can look at kind of making you
a director of VIP sales for Republic DMG.
You are essentially managing VIP experience
and front of the house and the sales.
You have to be fair.
It's never easy to tell TJ he was late
or tell Willie he has to go home because he was late.
Are you willing to have some of your friends be like,
Joe, [whisper sounds]?
Are you going to be able to just sit there
and be like, “Whatever. I'm managing. I'm doing my job.”
You might lose a friend or two.
You also realize that as a manager,
you're not going to be able to date anyone here.
And that's going to be like, tricky, right?
There's 101 cuties in here and you're single,
so you're just going to have to like--
I know, but just know that I'm ready
and I'm really humble and grateful to be moving up
and take on more responsibility. That's awesome.
- You ready, Joe? - I want to give you a hug
right now, but I feel like we got to shake.
Yeah, you got to shake.
Listen, you got it, kid.
Joe is sort of like the reigning king right now.
He's a nice guy. He makes everyone feel comfortable.
He's supporting the business in ways and taking initiatives
in ways that aren't on the clock
and really commits
and really puts like, the grunt work in.
He's definitely earned this promotion.
It's going to be a great week. Thanks so much.
See you.
Coming up...
Joe, you were the first person to come to me and say
and say, “I heard it. I ----ing heard it."
That's not true.
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[dog barking]
Oh, my god. Hi. Hey.
Kinda hard to see it.
It's kinda see through, but it's okay.
Here, you can sit in the center
so you can be the center of attention.
Oh, my favorite.
- Happy birthday, queen. - Hello.
Hello, guys.
Hello. Or should we make out? I'm just kidding.
Happy birthday. We have a party pitcher for our margaritas
if you guys want to get started with that?
Yeah, whatever the birthday girl wants. Yeah.
Yes. And I think tomorrow is National Sex Day.
- Yes. That's my birthday. - I love that.
I was born on National Sex Day.
Yes, ma'am.
So, I better be getting absolutely ----ing railed.
Yes. I'm jealous.
[laughing]
- Lucia. - Hello.
- Oh, my God. - I didn't dress up.
Happy birthday to you.
Are we expecting anyone else or am I the last one?
You're the last one.
Good call. What is everyone else doing?
I think they're meeting up with us at Griffon.
Oh, Griffon.
But I don't think they want to celebrate me.
Where was my invite to this little birthday party?
We're all a team.
Bitch, I wouldn't show up to her birthday party.
- I know, but wait, wait, wait. - Who is Reagan?
That bitch didn't invite me to her birthday party.
Like, we were friends.
- Well, Mikel could have come. - Yeah, Mikel could have come.
Mikel could come.
- You guys are cool. - Yeah.
I wasn't going to go, but I was like, "Where's my invitation?"
- But where's the invite? - If we're a team,
why would you not invite the entire team?
I don't wanna be on a team with her.
She's the devil incarnate.
I love the cinnamon on the chips.
I don't think it's cinnamon. I think it's just like spices.
Like girl, we're in a Mexican restaurant.
I don't know why they would make it cinnamon.
I think it is cinnamon. I think it is cinnamon.
It's tajin. It's like a Mexican spice
that they put on the rim of a spicy margarita.
Or, like, tortilla chips.
I don't think there's any cinnamon on these chips.
Cinnamon is for churro.
- I think it's cinnamon. - Okay.
Let's bring the energy back to a birthday vibe.
Yes.
Happy birthday, baby.
- This food looks beautiful. - Yes.
I'm getting turned on.
- Relax. - Sorry.
Bon appetit,bitch.
That's what Reagan posted. It's her birthday.
Your boyfriend's not at your birthday dinner.
- Aw. Where is he? - Aw.
Aw.
But this makes so much sense that Bradley Carter is here.
- Oh, my God. - Okay, listen, listen, listen.
'Cause he's going home with you.
- Wait. - All right.
Everyone put their cards in, obviously besides Reagan.
You're not paying for sh--.
Can you put Daddy Reese's card in?
Or Reese can get the whole thing. I don't know.
- No. We got it. - Everybody put their card in.
- Where's Reese tonight? - He has a soccer game.
- Oh, yeah. - What an athlete that guy is.
You got to learn how to keep up with me. I mean--
- You got to stay healthy. - Play some sports.
-"Gotta stay healthy." -Healthy. Healthy and fit.
- Good cardio. - Yeah.
We should all go meet up with everyone else and go to Griffon.
All right, let's head to Griffon then.
Ladies first. Guess I spoke too-- Ladies first.
I just did that to myself.
Sh--, bro.
Uh-oh.
Hello, hello.
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
I'm going to sit right here.
Actually. I'm going to sit right here.
How are you guys doing?
Is this place cool?
Are we not being weird?
This is very awkward to be here.
It's like-- it's like the-- What is it?
Um, last meal with Jesus vibes.
I think it's weird that like,
that half of us are invited to a birthday dinner,
the other half aren't.
And then now, we all hang out afterwards.
It's her birthday dinner, right.
I really wanted to spend my 23rd
with people who I really connect with and love.
So you connect and love all these people?
- Absolutely, yes. - Not your boyfriend? Not like--
These people? Grace Lilly?
- Like what? - Yeah.
These are the people you love and connect with?
- Absolutely. - Yeah.
If you have an issue with her, talk to her about it.
Don't project onto all of us.
Who said I have a problem with Reagan?
Who said I have a problem with--
- You! You! - You!
You said that.
[indistinct]
Wait, wait, I couldn't hear what people were saying. What?
You're the one wanting to call people out. We're here now.
Mia, I'm not here to fight with you.
I don't want to fight with you.
My problem-- I don't have a problem with you, Mia.
You brought up whatever you think ever happened.
You and Reagan ----ing!
You brought up whatever you think that happened.
What we wanna bring up is you and Reagan ----ing.
You and Reagan ----ing!
I'm not ----ing nobody's girlfriend.
You're banking on lies. It's just a ----ing rumor.
Bro, I'll bring it to you in three parts.
Bring it to me in three parts. Please start.
Suspicious.
You are known around town for what?
For hitting on girls that have boyfriends?
I'm known around town for hitting on girls--
- Second, you're known around - Where your proof?
for cheating on your boyfriend.
Okay, so around town.
Second, let's move on to evidence.
Let's move on to evidence.
His daddy is a lawyer. Look at him go.
Joe Bradley has heard you guys ----ing
in Atlanta, in the treehouse.
That's not true.
Third, third, third point of evidence, confession.
You told Emmy to her face. Emmy?
She said, "If I [bleep] Bradley, if he runs his mouth,
"I'm going to ruin him." Didn't she say that?
"If I," so it never happened, right?
Suspicion, evidence and confession.
Bullsh--.
Will is over here trying to play lawyer,
but he's kind of missing that little piece
of an actual law degree.
This is stupid.
There is no evidence and there was no confession.
What are you talking about?
Joe, Joe, you were the first person to come--
you were the first person to come to me
and say-- and say I heard it. I ----ing heard it in Atlanta.
You were the first person to come to me.
Like, why does it bother Maddi so much
about someone else's life?
Like your cheating ex boyfriend.
Like, no one's digging down your throat about that.
You said, "Guess what? When we were in Atlanta
"this is what happened."
I thought I heard something.
Who knows if it actually happened?
But I should've never open my fat mouth.
Be a ----ing man.
Be a ----ing bro. Be a man, Joe.
[imitating a bed creaking]
See, we did not sleep together.
[imitating a bed creaking]
I never-- I never saw anything.
[imitating a bed creaking]
You know, I didn't hear moaning or anything,
but what does that sound like to you?
Who are you protecting? Yourself?
Are you protecting Reese? Are you protecting Reagan?
- There's nothing to protect. - Are you protecting Brad?
- Nothing happened! - Y'all are ----ing liars.
Maddi, you're more upset
and focused on someone else's relationship
when your best friend was sleeping with your boyfriend.
What the [bleep]?
Everyone loves to talk about this rumor about me,
throw stones at me and tell me what I did,
but if I were them, I would be a little bit more careful.
I slept with Trevor when I was a sophomore in high school.
- That was not high school. - That doesn't matter!
Oh, it doesn't matter. So you're confirming
it wasn't high school? Great. I'm glad we're on the same page.
- It was in college. - Thank you.
It was in college, all right. And he was in college last year.
What happened in the past happened in the past.
When you were licking peanut butter off his dick,
and that's cool with Maddi. That's fine?
- That's their own thing. - What?
That's their own thing.
Licking peanut butter off his dick?
[laughing]
I'm so confused.
Me and Trevor and the past
is none of anyone's ----ing business,
so shut the [bleep] up.
The peanut butter.
Yeah. That's a true story.
I hooked up with Trevor,
and it's true that I licked peanut butter
off of Trevor's deck, which isn't my proudest moment.
I think I just kind of put it on the tip, if I'm being honest.
I didn't make like a whole like, corn dog out of it on him.
Emmy told me a while ago that her and Trevor hooked up.
Brad thinks that this is some big bomb.
It's not news to any of us.
The peanut butter is news to me at this point,
but like, what does the condiment have to do
with the situation?
I don't know. You shouldn't be changing subject right now.
- Honestly. - Says the cheater.
- So. - Yeah. Exactly.
You know how it works. You know how it works.
No, stop, stop. Sit down, sit down.
You expect me to be attacked?
You expect me to be attacked and not say anything?
One thing actually happened
and one thing is just a ----ing rumor.
Fight fire with fire, everyone gets burned,
and look at us. We're all ----ing burned, right?
Next time on Southern Hospitality...
Joe Bradley. He's not a man.
I've always been there for Joe,
and I don't want to not be there for Joe
just because I'm in a relationship with you.
Emmy, the peanut butter? Peanut butter.
Of all the condiments.
Leaving the church made me break this cycle of comfortability.
I feel like they would not accept someone
with my lifestyle.
Honestly, Brad is ----ing shady as [bleep].
we ----ing caught him in the alley
----ing getting his dick sucked by a girl
that's not his girlfriend.
Why are you telling Kayla, "Hey, you need to watch out for Brad?"
I just said, "Protect your heart."
That's ----ed up, Maddi.