- Previously, on The Real Housewives of Potomac...
- You think Karen's gonna like my bounce back basket?
- Okay. - So, water bottle,
her Uber cards... - Yes.
- You know, I don't know what her mind state is.
- She doesn't want to get into the weeds
of what happened that night.
- Okay.
- She does have to do some court time.
- Now, wait a minute. How's your man?
- We are workin' our way to cohabitating.
So, currently, I moved into Greg's home.
- Oh, you have more things.
We're not gonna have any space for all of this.
- Yes, we are.
- Mia, we look forward to meeting the DJ.
- Inc is a radio personality.
Inc wants to get a paternity test.
- You've been separated for a year.
- Yes. - Are you dating now?
Are you... ?
- I love someone. - Okay.
- But we are not intimate at all.
[sighs] - Stacey...
[cheers and applause] - Thanks you, guys.
- Happy birthday! - Thank you.
- We're inviting you all to an event, everyone here.
We'll introduce the health and wellness to GnA.
- I told you I was being given an award, right? Remember?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. When is that?
- Mine is earlier on Friday, but I'll be at your event.
- Okay. - I'll be at both.
- Why am I waking up to a text from Karen to me
and to all the other ladies?
"There are two events scheduled at the same time."
- With everything that I'm going through,
I want my friends to be there for me, too.
- They basically said they'll be here by 8:30.
- They need to not come. That's so rude, Ashley.
- Hi!
- Ladies, no, no. No, no, no.
Mia. Please leave. - How are you?
- William!
♪
- When the girls are away,
it's time for Gizelle to play.
- I've quit grading,
but I'm still passing judgements.
- Marriage can be temporary,
but Inc is permanent.
- From kiddie pools to the dating pool,
I'm ready to dive in!
- I know how to host a show,
and steal one, too.
- I own a business, I mind my business,
and I stand on business.
- Darling, I am the fence,
and the gatekeeper.
- Please get them out of here.
- Did you not tell us to be here?
- Out. This is not even a conversation.
- One second, Gizelle. - Out!
- Ashley, did you not tell us to be here by 8 o'clock?
- Yes. - It's 8 o'clock.
Are we not here? - It's 8:04, so no.
- Tell them to get out of here.
- This way, ladies. - Thank you.
Thank you, William. Thank you.
- My father passed away months ago.
Karen gettin' an award-- who gives a sh--?
This is the same woman that just hit a tree.
This is a real event,
in which, we're raising real money.
Don't play with me.
Not tonight.
Hoes don't be listenin'.
- Such a bitch.
- I have never been so offended in my life.
- Can you just wait a sec? Just wait a sec.
- Stacey! - I'm leaving.
Quite frankly, I'm embarrassed,
and I am offended. I'm leaving.
- It's very tasteless, and I don't do tasteless.
I don't do classless, either.
- We came in at 20:03, military time.
That is 8:03, three minutes behind your ask time.
And putting me out?
Sending your security? Are you crazy?
I would've rather not been invited.
- Chile. - Okay.
- In my opinion, it's between Gizelle and Karen.
Karen was born at night, I'm sure.
A very dark night
'cause there were no streetlights back then
but definitely not last night.
So, I know damn well Karen knew what she was doing
when she sent that invitation.
- Fahmi, we're ready.
- I shouldn't even have invited 'em.
- Thank you. That's support.
- You want to support? There you go.
- Give it to Ashley. Go ahead.
- No, but you didn't do wrong.
- Like, I'm not wrong at all.
- This is crazy. Hey, sweetie, how are you?
- How are you?
- I was gonna say hello to you guys.
- Hi. Muah. - This is crazy.
- I'm so sorry. I'm literally shaking.
- What? This is-- - I'm shaking.
- Yes.
Everybody, just in case you would like to RSVP
for the event on June 1st... - No, no, no.
Fahmi, can we get her outta here?
- This is our QR code for the Brain Tumor Society.
- Bye-bye. Bye-bye! - Girl.
- What the [BLEEP] you tryin' to do?
- Jassi. - That's harassment.
Why are you trying to have this----ing door close on me?
- I'm not trying to harass you, Ashley. Good night.
- This is the QR code. - Good night, Ashley.
- You want me to leave it with you? - Go to bed.
You got bags. Bye-bye. - You want me to leave it now?
Here you go-- Oh. - There you go. - No, thanks.
- What kind of businesswoman walks in...
- Not one that I wanna do business with.
- ...at her event like this...
"You guys get outta here!"
- Thank you. Thank you.
- Health, wellness, and fundraising.
[cheering]
- Old and single. [laughing]
- This is Washington, D.C. Have some class.
- [BLEEP] her. I don't wanna do coffee, tea.
I don't wanna decorate her tacky-ass house.
- Yes, yes.
- I don't wanna do sh-- with her, okay?
Damn Willy Wonka ass furniture.
- Nasty-ass woman.
♪
- I see your drip, Kruz. Drip check.
- So... - Okay, come on.
All right. - I got these shoes.
- Okay. - Shoes, like, $250,
you know. [laughing]
I got this shirt-- - Okay.
- Like, $80. - $80, big business.
- Got this haircut. - Okay.
- Like, it's probably, like, 500.
Yeah, yeah. - Ooh.
[laughing]
- How was work today?
- Oh, work was tiresome,
but, you know, I made it through.
Had a lotta clients to see for therapy.
- I feel like, today, I haven't talked to you a lot.
Well, I miss you. - I miss you, too.
♪
- Hello, my sweet boy.
Hello. Oh, oh. Okay, that's a lot.
Okay, okay.
Oh, I love you.
Ooh, that was a wet kiss.
[doorbell ringing]
Come here, my love.
Jassi. Hey, gorgeous. - Hello, my dear.
Thank you for welcoming me into your home.
- Lookin' like a superhero,
like you're about to save the world.
[laughing] - Hi, cutie.
- How are you? This is Arlo. - Hi, Arlo.
Oh, beautiful, look at that.
A little charcuterie board. - Oh, my gosh.
How are you feeling?
- Honestly, it really did bother me.
- Why on earth
is Gizelle walking around with security?
Are we supposed to have security with these girls?
- Uh, apparently.
- I'm gonna have to get some referrals.
[laughing]
[Arlo barking]
Somebody's here. Please, God, let it be Karen.
[doorbell ringing]
Hi, Ashley. - Hello.
- Nice to see you. - Nice to see you, too.
Should I take my shoes off 'cause it's wet?
- No, you're fine.
- Hello. - Hi, Ashley.
- Jassi's here. We're waiting on Karen.
- Oh, there's my little buddy Hi.
Dogs and babies, they're my favorites. Yes.
How are you ladies? - Um, would you--
We are good. - Great. How are you, Ashley?
- What can I get you to drink?
- Oh, just water, please. Thank you.
- Uh, so, Thiemo and Arabella,
they're at a birthday party,
and that's why I invited you guys over
because I had the house to myself.
- Thank you. Yeah, very nice. Thank you.
- And I thought we could talk.
- Mm-hmm.
[sighs] - What a night, Ashley.
- Yeah. Well, GnA had a great night.
- Well, we did not have a great night.
- You, GnA, gangstas and alcohol, said,
"I'm gonna come-- y'all are gonna come up,
and we're gonna kick them-- move on out
like the gangsters that y'all are."
- Did you know that you've been renamed?
- Gangstas and alcohol?
- Yeah, well, that's how you act.
[doorbell ringing]
Karen's here.
- Well, Ashley, I do wanna genuinely say
that, although you were not welcome in my Sprinter,
I am sorry that the door closed on you.
- I'm a little sore today, actually, Jassi.
- You're not because I reenacted it,
and I was glad to know that it actually closes
quite softly, which you notice--
- But you didn't know that initially
when you pushed the button.
Girl! - Bye-bye.
- Hi. How are you?
- Oh, my gosh, are you not a ray of sunshine?
- I hope so. - How are you?
- You-- you look so-- ooh, Lord, ooh, oh.
- This is Arlo.
- Arlo's tonguing me as we enter. Oh.
- Arlo is a-a lover.
- You tried to close the door,
but it opened, thankfully,
not that you knew it would.
- Ashley, I did know it would.
- That type of stuff is really----ing rude.
- What the [BLEEP] is going on?
- Comin' up next...
- I knew when you gave me those four Uber receipts,
that you were being shady as [BLEEP].
I should have given 'em back to you,
so you could get that human being of a----in' acorn
[thunder rumbling]
- What the [BLEEP] is goin' on?
- Just having some chit-chat and tea.
- Y'all are so loud. - What's this energy?
- So, are y'all working it out?
- Well, I don't know about that.
- Well, I have a question for you.
Gizelle told me she talked to you on Wednesday.
You told Gizelle, "I'm not inviting the other ladies
because I don't want it to be a conflict with the--
with the group." - Right.
- But then, at 6:30 on Thursday morning,
you sent out that group text. - Right.
I certainly did.
This was a very prestigious moment in my life,
and I wanted to share.
- When I asked you what the award was last week,
you couldn't even tell me what the award was.
- That's not true.
I was at an inquisition birthday party last week.
Let's be clear. - No.
- Ashley, yeah, no.
- She literally has answered every question.
- Oh, yes. - It was a nice little--
It was a nice little deflection,
and that's fine.
- I know that you are not sitting here
trying to tell me that I was deflecting.
I'm sorry.
When Michael was pinching asses one, two, and three,
"Oh, I can't answer that."
- Are you okay with butt squeezing?
'Cause if you are... - So, the implication
is that you think he did do it.
Get the [BLEEP] out of my face.
- You all-all of a sudden now, you can't talk.
And everybody's supposed to bow down.
"Oh, I can't talk about it." Karma is a bitch, honey.
I am in a case where I could have died.
I need to--
- Or-or taken the life of someone else, yes.
- Ashley. - That's true.
- And I'm grateful that no one else had--
no one else got hurt. - I know.
- And let me be very clear.
I knew when you gave me those four Uber receipts,
that you were bein' shady as [BLEEP].
Oh. - These, obviously,
I know they're gonna come in handy. - Yes.
- $200 worth of some Uber cars.
- I should've given back to you.
- I would've used them. - So you could get consultation
to get that human being of a----in' acorn
off your foot, okay?
- Comin' for my bunions? - Stop.
- You comin' for my bunions? - Yes.
- Wanna see 'em? I got two of 'em.
- Igor is a human being on your foot.
- I have two of them!
- And here comes Ashley's bunions.
Where did they come from?
Ashley is a beautiful woman from top to ankle.
- How about you worry about whether or not
you're getting the jail time, okay?
Worry about that. - Oh, Ashley.
- I didn't wanna go there, but you took me there.
- Ashley. - Ashley, that is too much.
- You took me there. - Ashley, I--
- You think you can come for my [indistinct] knee,
but I'm not gonna come for yours?
- I said your feet, your feet, your feet.
- Okay, stop. It's making me laugh.
- How on earth are we supposed to move forward?
- Easily-- forgive each other. - Is Gizelle gonna apologize?
- Because Gizelle is wrong. Gizelle is wrong.
- Clearly, yes, yes. - She is wrong,
and she will apologize.
- I mean, I don't know what it's gonna take,
but Gizelle does not say, "I'm sorry."
I mean, she is like--
they used to call her the ice queen, right?
- So, we're able to move forward, um,
if Gizelle is able to apologize.
- Okay. Well, she's-- okay, that's fine.
- All right. - So, we'll be waiting on that.
♪
- This one is my pot. - It really baffles me
that you don't know how to make yam porridge.
- Mom, I don't.
- And this yam has been sitting here
since I brought it.
This is African yam.
Wendy, you love it, and you don't know how to make it.
Guess what. - What?
- There's something I left in your freezer
that we must use for that yam porridge.
- What is that, mom? - If you don't like--
- Mom, what is-- mom? - This is dogfish.
It's very expensive.
- That has a really strong smell.
- Wait, it was-- that's why I brought this pot.
- Ahh!
- It's called [indistinct].
- My mom cooks for my family often.
She feels like, if she doesn't cook,
we don't eat, which is not true.
I can cook, but I don't do, like, the deep stuff.
Like, she does the unh.
[laughing]
So, guys, I have an announcement to make.
- What? You're pregnant?
- Mom, please.
I'm going to North Carolina.
I'm only going for two days with the ladies
because Mia is taking us there.
- So, I would like to invite you to come to Lake Norman.
I wanna take the queens to the Queen City.
- All right.
- I absolutely have a special place
for Lake Norman in my heart.
This is where I have grown up.
This is where I have found my own success.
We have a catered dinner.
We have butlers.
All we have to do, is eat, drink, and be merry
and messy, okay?
Let's have some fun.
- While we are there, in North Carolina,
it will be my birthday.
This trip is going to be the best trip
because it's my birthday!
Do you want something to drink?
- Here you go, mom. - Thank you.
Oh, Lord, bless us, in Jesus' name. Amen.
- You-you're praying over your alcohol?
- Of course. Jesus made water to become wine.
- It looks good. - It looks good already.
Kamrynn, can you come run this please?
- This one? - Yeah.
[food processor running]
- Did I tell you that Eddie's dad called me
to wish me a happy Mother's Day?
- Oh, wow, the tide is turning.
- My mom and Eddie's mom were friends.
It wasn't until Eddie and I decided
we were going to get engaged that the friendship went left.
His mama don't like me. - Yeah.
- But did your mom go-- come to the wedding?
- Hell no.
It's one of those things where you end up being friends
with someone in the beginning, and then you guys grow apart,
but then the person you grow apart from,
your children end up wanting to marry each other,
and then you're like, uh-uh, no.
And so, in the spirit of the tide turning,
I was thinking about inviting his parents
to my 40th birthday party.
♪
- Please do.
I'm for peace. You know me.
They'll always be your kids' grandparents.
You can't change that.
- We have been on this journey for almost 14 years
because it all started once we got engaged,
but I believe that part of my mission for 40,
is to be positive and knowing that everyone makes mistakes,
and I'm willing to move forward.
The last time you saw Eddie's mom
was at Kruz's baptism. - Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
So, I took it upon myself and went to her
to give her a hug. - Uh-huh. Okay.
- She didn't even let me come close,
and she pushed me away.
But I told her, I said, "God will judge you."
Yeah, invite them. Let them come.
I'm gonna mind my business.
I have learned not to go give her a hug anymore.
- Oh, okay. - But if she comes to me,
we're gonna have a showdown. - Uh-huh.
[laughing] - I'm-I'm-I'm telling you.
God, Jesus, forgive me before I commit this sin.
- Coming up...
- When-when you going back for church, pastor?
- Don't worry about that. - No.
Are you really going-- are you going back to Atlanta?
- I'm gonna make it for church.
- Okay.
- Oh, hey, chica, chica.
- Hi. - Hi. You look good.
- So do you.
I brought Greg some soup.
- Oh, you gonna help me take care of my babes.
- How is Greg doing?
- Yeah, he got, like, a deep root canal.
He's in a lot of pain this morning.
- Okay.
- They said it's best that he put, um, somethin'
in his stomach before he takes his medication.
All right. Let's test these panny-cakes.
- I'm not sure about those pancakes.
I just took a look at 'em. - Girl, don't play.
It's the best pancakes you ever had.
- You need help? - So, he can--
no, I'm just gonna put this on a plate
and let him go right upstairs.
Did I tell you Greg hates my eggs?
- Let me see those eggs.
- Ooh, no, you're not gonna roast me.
So, I think it's great that Greg and I are gonna share
some space together before the new home is ready,
and I'm gonna be honest.
I've never been a thirsty ring girl.
So, for me, it was just very important
that I got into the home with Greg,
that we could be happy together as a family unit,
and then the ring should come.
Greg!
- Hey, Greggie.
Hey, baby, how you feelin'?
- I'm good.
There you go. - Hi, baby.
- What's good with you? - I come to check on you.
- I appreciate it. - All right. Here you go.
You wanna take it upstairs? - Yeah, I'm gonna take it up.
- All right. - So, Greg,
how-how has it been with K living here?
Has she been helpful? - Oh, you know,
it's transitions on both ends.
You know, takes-takes some gettin' used to,
but she's doing amazing. All right.
I'll see y'all later. - Okay, baby.
- All right, my sugar.
- So, how are you doing?
- I feel like I got a lotta hats on, right now,
but the spa is going well.
We got the house almost ready.
So, it got pushed back a few weeks,
adding a little stress on us.
I feel, like, consumed but in a good way, you know.
- Okay.
So, what does the road to marriage look like now?
- Oh, my God, ma, seriously?
You're back at this, again? - Hey, hey.
I came here for pancakes and--
- I feel like every time I talk to you,
you are heavy on the-the M-word.
- Listen, listen, I'm doing my job.
- Listen, I am not the thirsty ring girl.
I don't want to be the thirsty ring girl.
- What is that? - I don't wanna be the--
you know the girls who will be like,
"Oh, I want to get married."
It's like... - First and foremost,
you're definitely not the thirsty ring girl.
- Yeah, I don't want to be that girl.
- You are the confident woman.
Right? - Eh-ow.
- That waited for the right guy to come along.
- I am the first woman that Greg's kids has met
after he got divorced.
So, that was a lot of pressure on me,
and I love the girls, great kids,
and so I'm just there to be a good influence.
- Just remember family first. - Family is first, and you--
- Well, God, family. - God, family.
- Then money. - Eeh-aah.
[laughing]
♪
- Can I have an itinerary for tonight?
- Yeah. So, we're gonna go take pictures.
- Okay.
- If it's still raining-- - Where?
- I know. I'm telling you now.
- What time do you have to get to prom by?
- Eight.
- Oh, so, just two hours. - Yeah.
- Okay.
It is prom season,
and we did this last year with Grace,
and now it's the twins.
It's hitting me a little different
because my dad always would come
when they had homecomings or prom,
so I am missing my dad a little bit, right now.
I got home, and I thought about the GnA cocktail event,
and I realized I'm not mad at these ladies.
I'm mad at Karen.
They were total collateral damage,
and I just need to apologize.
So, what's, like, the new move?
- There's, like, dances people do.
- What do you mean?
- Like, not that.
- Pound town. - No, Kal, no.
- Pound town is a thing or a person?
- It's a song. - Yeah, she's awesome.
- So, what we're not doing tonight is pound town.
[doorbell ringing]
- Mom, it's dad.
- You're Gucci down to the socks, sir.
You're Gucci down to the socks.
- Oh, no.
- How are you? - Hi, dad.
- You're dressed for the occasion.
- So are you. - Hey, how are you?
- Hi. Good.
- How are you? - No, it's like this.
- Come on. Come on.
[laughing]
- You know, Kal, that is my guy.
A hundred years ago when I met Kal,
I met him through Jamal.
So, when we got divorced, I actually won the lottery here.
Who needs to be married?
Just get the kids and a gay best friend.
- Shoot, he's gonna spray my hair.
- Okay. Ang?
- Yes? - You're up.
Okay, so, y'all are helping.
Grace, you're helping Adore?
- Yeah.
- Thank you. - All right.
We-we-we're pressed for time.
- Have we given a curfew?
- So, we're getting to that.
We're gettin' to that.
What do you think the curfew should be?
- 12:02.
- What do you think it should be?
- I don't know. That's great.
[laughing]
- Adore said 2. - No, no, no.
- No, we'll-we'll--
- My-my social battery will be out by 11:35.
- Okay. - So, 12:30.
- Adore like to party like a rockstar.
You like to come home. - Mm-hmm.
- So, how y'all gonna meet in the middle?
- Make one trip home, 12:30.
- Great. See ya then.
- Okay. All right. - Perfect.
- Everybody has gotta be rested for church tomorrow.
- When-when are you going back for church, pastor?
- Don't worry about that.
- No, are you really going?
Are you going back to Atlanta?
- I'm gonna make it for church.
- Okay.
- Word on the street-- Jamal has a girlfriend.
- Yes.
I mean, we had suspected.
However, I don't care how many girlfriends he has.
He is the father to all three of my children,
and that is what will remain the same.
- Someone is coming up! - Okay.
- Beautiful! Oh, you look so pretty.
- You look so good, Adore.
- Right?
- Wowie. - Hey.
- Aww. - Look at you. Aww.
- Oh, bad-bad to the bone. - Wow, wow, wow.
- Aww.
- So, let's take a picture.
The girls, they're freaking beautiful,
but this is tough.
Hi, Lucas. - Hi.
- Like, I think I'm just gonna have to take a Xanax
when I take them to college.
It's like an end of all that you know
as it relates to your day-to-day with your children.
- You're, like, ten inches taller than me.
- Yeah. - I'm just not really prepared.
Everyone be good-- no funny business.
Okay, be careful and stuff.
- You said, "And stuff?" - Yeah.
[laughing]
- Coming up...
- Man, you know what?
Your princesses look just like you, bro.
- Hi, baby.
- The charger is not working.
♪
- We got you these roses. - Thank you.
They're so pretty.
- You know, your favorite, white.
You know, white has a meaning, right?
White roses have a meaning-- transition.
- Okay, purity, love, protection.
- Uh, there is a-- yep, there's a spiritual meaning
behind 'em, as well. - Peace, yeah.
Inc and I are high school sweethearts.
We dated into our young adolescent adulthood.
- So, why did you break up?
- He went back to Atlanta because he wanted to pursue
his career in radio. - Okay.
- He's my best friend.
Thank you so much for this staycation
because, you know, Gordon is always in our space.
- For sure.
- You know, like, this is so much fun.
Gordon lives in my building, and when Inc is in town,
just to keep the peace, sometimes we like to rent
an Airbnb with some privacy
and no random pop-ups for coffee.
It's a little strange. I think I see the girls.
- Yeah? Oh. - Yeah, let me go let them in.
Hi, Ava! Hi, Blakely!
Hi, baby. How are you?
- Hi. - Hi, Blakely boo.
You look so pretty-- so pretty.
- Hi, Jeremiah. - Can you say, "Hi?"
- Hi. - Hi.
- Ju, look, say hi to Blakely. - Yes. Hi, Juju.
- Hey, girl, how are you? - Hi, cutie pie.
- Come on in.
We are gonna celebrate Pat's birthday,
Jacqueline's on again and off again--
wait, are they considered a boyfriend?
They've been together for, like, 14 years.
Is this for Patrick? - Yes.
- Okay. Do you want us to put it in the fridge?
- Yes, please, 'cause it'll melt.
- Okay, great. - What's up?
- Hi, Inc, oh, pleasant surprise.
- Oh, you didn't know he was here?
- What's up? - I didn't.
Oh, thank you, love. - We have tequila.
We have-- - What's up? How are you?
- How are you? - I'm good to go.
- What is this? Cognac? - Thank you for inviting us.
- Yeah. What's up with the cake?
- Patrick's birthday is Monday. - Oh, wow.
- But we decided, since- since we're all together
and really want you to meet him--
- Uh-huh.
- I think you guys will like each other a lot.
- For sure. That's good. - Yes.
Inc and Mia were pretty wild together,
living this kind of rebel lifestyle.
Now, I thought this was kinda weird,
but after they split up, because Mia wasn't available,
he was asking me out for, like, dinner.
I kind of was like, let me stay away
'cause I don't want those problems.
Hey, Oh-John. - Hey, what's up?
- Hi. - How ya doin'?
- Hi! How are you? - I'm good.
- Good to see you, PP. How is it goin'?
- What's up, G? - Come on in.
- Hi! - My man.
- This is Inc. - Oh, yes.
- What's going on, man? - Inc, Pat.
- Pleasure. - Yeah.
- Happy birthday. - Thank you.
- You drinkin'? - Yes, I do drink.
- What you want?
You want white, or you want dark?
- I do dark. - Cheers. Happy birthday.
- Thank you.
- When you walked in, she called you, like, PPP
or somethin'. What's-what's-- - Oh, Jesus Christ.
- It's a joke.
- Well, PP means parental partner.
- That's all I can think of.
- We're separated, at the moment,
and we're co-parenting, and so I created that name
because we're working on parenting in a peaceful manner,
and that's why I call him PP
and also because he has a big pee-pee.
- Jacqueline! - What?
[laughing]
- Yeah, take another shot. [laughing]
- I have-- - Hey, you want another drink?
- Yeah, that'd be nice. Yeah, man.
[laughing]
- Yes, come on in. Girl, have a seat.
- Man, you know what?
Your princesses look just like you, bro.
- I tried denying them. - You-you can't.
[laughing]
- So, you got-- you got any kids?
- Mm-hmm.
- Hi, baby. - The charger is not working.
- It's not. Okay, it's okay, baby.
- See my baby, right there.
- They-they change your world, man.
- Changes everything. - Go see if Ava's charger works.
Okay.
So, come on over. Join us.
- So, how are things going with you and Gordon?
- Ooh, girl, where you wanna start?
One day, he had a hangnail. He wanted me to clip it.
The next day, he-he missed his, uh, coffee cup,
so he needed his coffee cup. - Mm-hmm.
- But you gotta say, what he's going through, also.
He can't control it sometimes. - Yeah.
- So, you just gotta be positive and just help him out.
- Correct. - Yeah.
- Gordon being in the same building is definitely
beneficial for the children.
My dad not being in my life as an adolescent was a disaster.
I was in the foster care system. - Oh.
- So, I hold a responsibility of making sure that
my kids have a positive father influence in their lives.
All right. Well, it's your birthday.
- Happy birthday! [cheering]
- Okay, come on. Let's go.
- So, let's have some cake, guys.
- Okay.
♪
[gasps] - So cool!
- What's up? - I love this space.
- Long time, no see, baby. - I'm so happy to see you.
- Yeah, exactly. - What's going on?
My friend, TJ, has been on me. - My friend...
- He's like, "We gotta build this up.
We gotta build this up." - What's up?
- Oh, my friend. - Friend?
[laughing] - Hey, babe.
- She said, yeah, you're friends.
- Yeah. Hey, how are you? - Good. How are you?
- See how awkward she is? - Okay.
- Oh, wait a minute. Are y'all friends?
Let me do this. Let me do this.
What's up, man? - Yeah. What's up, man?
How are you? - What's up, fam?
- Nice to meet you. - Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
- Good meeting you. - Nice meeting you.
- You're in shape, brother. - Yeah, a little bit.
- How do you know this young lady here?
- Yeah. So, we started working together back in 2013.
- Okay. - Yeah.
The closer I started to get towards my divorce,
I've started to allow myself to even think about
the possibility of a romantic relationship with TJ.
I don't know.
It just started to feel different,
and then I knew something was happenin'.
[laughing]
- Well, the good thing is,
I got a little workout for y'all.
- Perfect. - And it's gonna be
a little bit of, like, team building
type of workout, right?
There we go. Look at that. - Good job. Good job.
- There you go. TJ got you. - Oh, I like this already.
- Oh, you like this move? - Oh, this is so cute.
- Squat down. Squat. - That's-that's it.
- No, keep going. - I'm six feet tall, baby.
This is as low as it gets. - No, it's not. Squat down.
- Mm, yeah, okay. - How about this?
- Yep, thanks, Yeah. - Part of the problem is,
you're not sticking your butt out.
- We should put it back and readjust.
- There you go. There you go. - She just ducked out.
All right, good job.
- I'm just wondering.
Like, why did he have to give us the big balls?
- Because that's what every black man wants.
[laughing] Listen, they're tens.
- Yes. - Speaking of balls--
speaking--
- Listen, I ain't sleeping with you, man.
I'm-I'm just not gonna do it.
- You don't have to say it like that, right?
- I'm sorry.
- Like, I wanna hear what I wanna hear.
How much do you want to sleep with me?
- On a scale of one to ten? - On a scale of one to ten?
- The letter K. - What does that mean?
- Zero.
- Is he a virgin? - So, he's not a virgin.
He has had intimacy with other partners.
He doesn't want to be intimate with a woman
unless she is his wife.
- And you're gonna wait that long?
- He's worth the wait.
I just hope we're not, like, 70, trying to do the do.
[laughing]
What number are you on, babe? - I think he's on 20.
[laughing] [sighs]
All right. So, we got some work to do.
- Oh, yeah. - Uh-huh.
- It was so good seeing you.
I'm so glad you came through. - Yes.
I'll come up and say, um, goodbye.
- Hey, great meeting you. - Yeah, man.
Thank you, man. - Um, and good luck.
- So, how are you handling everything with the divorce?
- Um, how am I handling, like, what specifically?
- Negotiations, the progress, where you are.
- It's a lot. - I love that you avoid.
Like, hey, man, you ain't fooling nobody.
- Because I wanna spend time with you.
I don't wanna talk about heavy stuff.
- Where am I going? What are you talking about?
You're not talking about heavy stuff.
- I don't wanna talk about heavy stuff.
- You don't wanna talk about heavy stuff,
but you wanna lift heavy stuff.
- We talk about this stuff all the time.
You know where I am. - Where are you?
- I am trying to separate a life that I've shared with someone
for 20 years.
My husband and I, we're a very well-known couple
in this area, and I serve on a lot of boards.
So, I'm really sort of walking the tightrope
with my new best friend
but also being respectful of the life
that I'm transitioning from.
- I just need you to-to realize
I have to do things the right way.
There's a process for everything.
- Can you give me the grace of it being a new situation?
- I just need to make sure that there is a start and a finish.
- Comin' up next...
- So, do you want the divorce 'cause it sounds like
you're sad about it? Like...
- She has a new friend. - Oh, yeah, you moved on.
- And what she do? - She came here
over charcuterie and drinks
and just spilled all my business.
♪
- Babe, I'm gonna make some cookies.
- Okay, I like that.
- I need Julianna. Julianna makes the best cookies.
- No, for real. [laughing]
How do you like being in the new spot, babe?
- Oh, my God, I love it here.
The kids are having, like, the best time.
So, honestly, like, it makes me feel good
because they're so happy. - That's good.
That's what it's about. - They are so happy,
and I think that they're happy because I'm happy.
You know what I mean? - That's what matters.
That's what matters. It's great energy.
- And that's real because this is, like, the most quaint,
beautiful, little corner suite.
- You mean all this good energy coming in.
You can see the Monument, you know, things like that.
- Yeah.
I am now in the fourth place in four years.
The kids are happy, and I'm happy.
A girl has moved around.
I absolutely love my posted on the corner suite.
You wanna make big cookies or small cookies?
- Everything big! - Okay.
- So, let's talk about this girls' trip, babe.
- So, you know, we're going to Lake Norman,
and I'm excited about that because I feel like
I'm just going home. [laughing]
- The Queen City-- is everyone coming?
- I just want everybody to have a good time.
- Everybody is going? - Yes, everybody is invited.
- Like, is auntie coming because...
- Who is auntie? Oh, Gizelle?
- Yeah, she kicked y'all out the--
- Yeah. Oh, oh, we talked. We talked.
- My anger was really directed towards Karen.
- Okay. - And I took it out on you,
and I'm sorry. Yeah.
- Okay, thank you for acknowledging that.
- How is Karen doin'? - Chile, okay, so, uh, well...
[laughing]
- When I took a peek,
and now it said criminal court, I'm like, what?
Criminal Court? A jury?
No wonder you're on, like, a whole campaign trail.
You need to go shake some babies,
or shake some hands, and kiss some babies.
There we go. [laughing]
So, she's gotta go to court when we get back.
- Are y'all going to go support her?
[laughing] Y'all gonna show up?
- Should we have a sign saying Free Karen?
- No cap. [laughing]
No cap.
♪
- Hi, how are you?
- How are you? I'm meeting some girlfriends.
- Right this way.
- Thank you. - You're welcome.
- Do you have mezcal? - Yes.
- Do you have, like, big cubes of ice?
- Yes, for food, we offer charcuterie,
a cheese board.
- Okay, let's do that for now.
- Definitely, thank you. - Yeah, thank you.
- Hi! - Hi.
- How are you? - Good. How are you doin'?
- I'm good. - Good.
- You look festive and fun.
- Yes, you, too. - Thank you.
- The [indistinct]. - This is-- thank you so much.
- You're welcome. - This is amazing.
You want something to drink? - Do you have any mocktails?
- Yeah, we have a list of mocktails.
- Okay.
- If you like spicy-- - Oh, is that spicy?
- Yeah, the spicy is a favorite. - Yeah, I want that one.
Yeah, the spicy one. Thank you.
- Okay, so, Wendy is coming.
Stacey is coming.
Jassi is coming. - Jass.
- Listen, I think Karen has Jassi and Stacey
under some spell.
So, I need to get these ladies away from Karen
and get to know them without her.
They don't know Karen's tricks.
This is typical Karen behavior
when you know your back is up against the wall.
- Hello, hi. - Hello, ladies.
- How are we?
- Congratulations. - Everybody looks so nice.
- How are you? - How are you feeling?
- I'm feeling great today, honestly.
- Bring it in, girl. Bring it in.
- I'm feeling beautiful today. - You smell good.
You smell good. - Thank you.
- Good to see you. - Good to see you. - You guys look amazing.
- Okay, which-- can you fit in there?
- Yeah, I'm gonna fit. - Okay.
- Okay, cute cocktails, charcuterie, and such.
- Oh, I love this. - Yes.
- Welcome to Zooz. - Thank you.
I'll have a glass of the rose, please.
Thank you.
- Gizelle, I'm really glad that you greeted me
in a very loving manner.
- That's how I do, honey.
- Very different from the last time.
- It is.
- So, if it's how you do, I'm happy to see that side.
I was like, oh, a hug! - Well...
- Let's do it. So, I appreciate that.
- Well, I can say it wasn't necessarily at you guys.
- We were just trying to show up and support everybody.
- I-I-- we understand that. - And you were like--
- It was really towards Karen,
and it's something that Karen and I will deal with
because Karen knew exactly what she was doing.
So...
My apologies for throwing you out.
- I really appreciate that.
- Thank you. I accept your apology.
- Hello.
Hi. - Hi, Wendy.
- How are we doing? - I'm good. How y'all doin'?
- Coming in red hot.
- How you doin', beautiful?
- You look great.
- What are y'all talking about?
- So, I really am extremely appreciative for her apology.
- So, Gizelle apologized to you?
- She actually did apologize.
- Yeah, cooler heads have prevailed.
- Okay. - I have eaten a good meal,
and yeah.
- This is new.
Who is this Gizelle? What has happened?
This is Gizelle's body double.
- I know these ladies kinda, like, caught my wrath
and didn't really have anything to do with that,
and that's why I apologized 'cause it wasn't nice.
- Anyway, we're going to the Tar Heel state.
- Yeah, I'm excited.
Charlotte showed me a good time the last time I was there.
- We're gonna celebrate my birthday!
- Oh, it's your birthday?
- Wendy gonna be actin' brand-new, brand spanking new.
- Maybe we'll get some Portugal Wendy.
- Okay. - Oh, Portugal Wendy?
[screaming]
- Portugal! - Oh, oh, Portugal!
- It's good. - What's Portugal Wendy, Wendy?
- You have to wait.
- Now, Stacey, I know that you have two kids, and you--
- I don't have two kids, Gizelle.
- She has one. - Oh, sh--. Oh, sh--.
- So, I, um, have been married for 16 years.
- Yeah. - And I have a beautiful,
amazing daughter, Arabella, who is eight years old.
- Oh, nice, okay.
- And I'm recently going through a divorce, unfortunately.
In the 16 years that we were together,
we sort of lost each other.
- So, do you want the divorce?
'Cause it sounds like you're sad about it?
Like, when I was getting to the end of the road,
I was happy. That's why I'm asking.
- I am not ever gonna be happy about a divorce.
- She has a new friend. - Oh, yeah, you moved on.
Oh, okay, cool. - Yeah, she got a new friend.
So, you know, I'm sorry, Stacey.
- Come on. Oh, yeah. - I had to say it because,
otherwise, everyone is like yeah.
- Husband, goodbye.
Okay, moving on. - Yeah. Yeah, she's good.
She-she good. - Okay.
Who is your friend? - Sorry, was that--
was that a secret? [laughing]
- Ashley, I have spent multiple days
with you at my home
talking about my marriage, my children.
- And what she do? - She came here
over charcuterie and drinks
and just spilled all my business.
- Is this a secret?
- Ashley, I am so cautious because I'm talking about
the mental health of my daughter.
I'm not ashamed of my friend.
I'm ashamed of the way that you brought it to this table.
- I didn't know that you were
going about telling people individually.
I didn't know that.
- Ashley is really surprising me.
She's not the person that I thought she was.
- I didn't even know TJ was a bean to spill.
The way it was conveyed to me, you just had a friend.
She talks about Vivien all the time.
If TJ is just a friend like Vivien,
then what's the big deal?
Why can't I just say his name?
- They say that kids', um, self-awareness
and sense of self
is based off of their mother's happiness.
Focus on your happiness 'cause it's only gonna make
your daughter better.
So, if your happiness is with this new dude,
then-then rock out. Like, live it.
- Thank you.
♪
- Coming up...
- Welcome to the Queen City!
Whoo! - Yes!
- How are you doing?
- I'm going through a lot. My back is against the wall.
- Karen, it's on the Internet.
There's gonna come a time where you're gonna break.
♪
- Baby.
- Hello, how are you? Muah.
- Good to see you.
- You have to see the one I like.
- Oh, let's go to Lake Norman
because I'm hoping for this to be a super cute girls' trip
and just ready to have a cute-ass time.
- Obviously, after the GnA event,
things got a little tense.
I think it'll be nice for us to get a little change of scene.
- I am ready to be the queen of the Queen City, baby.
- All the other girls, I'm just looking for a good little kiki.
But Karen, girl, we're gonna do some talkin'.
- Hi, babe.
- [indistinct]. Good morning.
Where is Stacey? - Where is Stacey?
- She's taking a car, you guys,
because somebody in her family died
in an aviation accident.
So, for the month of May, she doesn't fly.
- Would you mind if I just met you ladies?
- Aww. - I know you're all flying,
but I really wanna honor my mother's brother.
- Oh. - Okay.
- Okay, so, should we go to the gate?
♪
- Cheers. - Yes.
[snoring]
- All right, ladies, welcome to the Queen City.
- Yes! - Whoo!
Okay, so, Karen and I are gonna get in the first car.
- All right, hold on, chile. - Okay.
And then Wendy, Gizelle, Jacqueline.
- Jacqueline? - Car number two?
- Yes. - Uh, Mia?
- Then Ashley, K, and Jassi
in the last car. - Okay.
- Smells good. - Thank you.
- I appreciate a-a good-smelling car.
- Tomorrow is my birthday.
- Tomorrow is? - Yes, sir.
- Happy birthday.
♪
- So, how long have you guys been dating?
- Oh, we've been dating two years.
- Oh, I'm at the two-year mark, too.
- Yeah.
- Was he married, though? - No, he was never married.
- Okay, well, that's good.
- And never in a serious relationship, ever.
- Does he have children, though?
- He does have children. - Okay.
- Again, he was never in a serious relationship.
- Ha!
- So, how do you feel about 40, ma'am?
- Oh, my gosh, I'm excited about it.
This is my last day of my 30s.
- Wow. - That's crazy, right?
- Not-not really.
- Oh, okay. - Ha!
- Look at the church wrapped in red.
- It's the blood-- the blood of Jesus.
- Do you go to Catholic church on Sundays?
- Yes. - Do you, really?
- Yes. - Oh, my God,
I learn something new about Gizelle Bryant
every time I'm with her.
I never knew this. [laughing]
- Yes, and the-the only time I stopped was
when I was married. - I could never tell.
Wasn't that, like, a big transition for you
because he's Baptist?
- At-at the time, AME. - AME?
- Yeah. - It's a different vibe.
- Totally.
I'm actually enjoying Wendy.
Can you imagine that that's coming out my mouth, right now?
I'm enjoying Wendy.
- We're taking baby steps.
It's gonna take time, but we'll see where it goes.
- This is gonna be so much fun.
We are in the Queen City.
I want us to behave like queens.
- Yes. - How are you doing?
- I'm going through a lot. My back is against the wall.
And, you know, when it's legal, you can't talk about it,
and I just try not to say that over and over again.
- But, Karen, it's on the Internet.
- Then read it.
- I did. - Okay.
- That's why I'm checking on you.
- It's all about taking care of Karen.
Like, I'm always soldiering for someone else
in my family. - Yes.
- It was that moment where it all just hit,
you know. - Yeah.
You were distracted.
- I can't talk about that part. - Okay, okay, okay.
- 'Cause I don't want to incriminate myself.
- I really am not trying to chastise her.
I'm more so wanting to make sure that she knows
that I'm here as a friend.
But the number one step
is admitting that you actually did it.
She hasn't even gotten there.
But there's gonna come a time where you're gonna break.
♪
- We need Karen to own up to her sh--.
- What the [BLEEP] have I done to you for you to lie on me?
- Don't ask me sh-- about my scar!
- I'm well-respected in this group.
- You've got two DUIs.
- I have two DUIs, dingbat.
- Driving while impaired by alcohol--
this is what you're defending.
- You wanted to go to rehab for alcoholism?
Should I be worried about you?
- This will show me who my real friends are.
- Yeah.