[W.C.P.M.'s "Miss V.I.P." playing]
[Ding]
So...
Uh-oh.
Why are you saying, "Uh-oh"?
I ain't even said nothing yet.
'Cause I can hear it in your voice.
Well, it's just Dr. P. called yesterday
about that Shea business.
I had to tell her everything
was fine here, again.
You know how much I hate lying to her.
And I hate asking you to, but, Nate--
I know. You want to wait
till after your surgery and you get
your full pathology results first.
Once I get the results and I know exactly what the rest
of my treatment plan looks like, I promise
I will tell her myself. In the meantime,
I found a really cute menu we can use
for our early Thanksgiving-- Nate: Friendsgiving.
Friendsgiving dinner.
It's all healthy, organic ingredients.
So I can't make my deviled eggs?
Child, after this whole fertility process,
I don't even want to hear the word "eggs,"
so you will be making your turmeric apple cider.
You're awfully upbeat for a person having surgery
in a week.
Well, they say attitude is linked to outcome,
so I am keeping mine positive.
Nate: I feel that. W.C.P.M.: ♪ Everything I do ♪
♪ I hit the bass line ♪ Simone: De'Sean!
[Gasps, whispers] Who is...
De'Sean: Yo, wassup, ma? Simone: Hey.
-How you doing? -I'm good. How are you?
De'Sean: Mm-hmm. [Kiss] Yo, so check it out.
My 3 p.m. section got canceled tomorrow.
-Mm-hmm? -So I'm thinking maybe I could
slide through around that time
and we can, you know. Simone: Yeah.
-Sound good? -Sounds perfect. I'll text you
the address to the loft.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Mm-hmm.
W.C.P.M.: ♪ Spotlight, strobe light ♪
♪ Soulmate, I lit a good life, follow me... ♪
[Deep voice] "I'll see you tomorrow."
-Ha ha ha! -Simone Marie Hicks,
am I tripping or did you just arrange a hookup?
Oh, please. Meaningless hookups
are what colleges are for.
And no judgment. We've had our fair share,
but...is now really
the right time?
Nate, I just...
I want to be a normal, 21-year-old college girl
doing fun, 21-year-old college-girl ish
while I still can.
Nate: Get it in! Both: ♪ Girl! ♪
Ha ha ha!
W.C.P.M.: ♪ Follow me if you wanna be a beau slide ♪
Yeah, buddy.
I figured you'll eat enough turkey
when you have actual Thanksgiving
with your mom next week.
Mm. This is the bomb.
All right. So I put together
more age-appropriate activities this time,
like tickets to the Hawks game.
Then I thought we'd cook our own version
of Thanksgiving dinner. Sounds good?
Yeah. How are you gonna host everyone in here, though?
Thanksgiving's a family dinner,
so that means family's coming, right?
Well, I'm sorry. Dinner's just gonna be us, son.
I must have aunts or uncles or cousins that live nearby.
Noah, no one else is coming.
Oh.
Now eat your food, son.
So? What you think?
Well, there's nothing to say, except...
you killed that, Cam.
Ha! No, seriously. I mean,
the piano bit, the way you layer in the drums?
You ate, no crumbs.
None. Cam: Heh! Good. Thanks.
The studio's sending this out to a new artist
next week, so it's got to be perfect.
Oh, I'd be proud to send that to any producer.
For real. Cam: OK.
-To the top, baby. -That's what I'm talking about.
You ain't know. Keisha: Cam,
I didn't realize you were sending your track out
next week. That's amazing.
Yeah, bro, congratulations. You're doing your thing.
Gee, thanks.
Keisha: So, what's next? Do they just bring you in
and give you a record deal? Cam: Oh, so
now you're interested?
Of course I am. Can I hear the track?
Maybe later.
I got a phone call to make.
[Paper bag rustling]
I got some extra needles if you want
to put one in Cam's chair. Keisha: Don't tempt me.
-What's going on with him? -Girl, I wish I knew.
He's been in a funky mood for weeks now.
He claims that he's starting
to feel stressed about this track,
but I'm feeling like it's personal.
Now, what's this?
I'm donating my leftover fertility meds to the clinic.
Hopefully, someone else could benefit from them.
-That's really cool of you. -Thanks.
Just trying to get like Mother Bey,
turn these lemons into some lemonade.
Speaking of which, I need to tell Nate
to get some lemons from the store.
[Gabby chuckling] Nate: Come on, girl.
Thea: I'm still so confused
as to how we got stuck with grocery duty.
Damn, y'all practically bought out the whole produce section.
We got broccoli, cabbages, collard greens,
kale, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts.
JR: ♪ You name it ♪ Nate: Right.
Thea: Are we really gonna eat all of this food?
Simone: OK, about that...
first, I want to thank you all
for agreeing to move up Thanks--
Friendsgiving family dinner
to avoid conflicting with my surgery.
Keisha: Of course. We wanted
to send you off on a high note.
And I love family dinners,
as long as I'm not the one cooking.
Simone: Which is why I have
paired us up to divide and conquer
this menu, so, Nate and Thea, you guys
will be on drinks and apps. Thea: Lando is looking
like a genius for leaving early for the holidays.
Nate: Girl, shut up. Simone: Anyway,
Keisha...
you'll be with Gabby for desserts...
and then, JR...
and Cam, you guys will be cooking the turkey.
It's a done deal. We got this.
They don't know about that Raymond family seasoning.
Cam: Yeah. Simone: And these veggies,
I will make into a delicious casserole.
OK, great.
Now that we got business out the way,
I know these past few weeks have been
a lot, with my doctor visits
and the egg retrieval process.
Yeah, them hormone swings took us all on a journey.
I know, and I appreciate y'all,
which is why, for dinner, there
will be no mention of the C word.
I just want us to enjoy a pleasant...
[Door opens] drama-free meal so we can
truly just enjoy-- [Amara sighs]
Well, hello...
[chuckles] everyone.
I'm back.
Amara: I was expecting
a slightly more enthusiastic welcome.
-Hi! -Welcome home!
-What's up, Dr. P.? -Welcome back.
Simone: Of course we're happy
to see you. [Amara chuckles]
We just, um, weren't expecting
to see you until Christmas. Amara: Well,
a few meetings got pushed, which
opened up my schedule, so I decided
to surprise you guys. Simone: OK, well, hey.
Amara: Hey. Heh heh! Nate: Well, you succeeded.
-Hey. -How long you staying?
-Oh, till Friday. -Friday.
Are you guys cooking?
I thought for sure by now, you'd
be back to takeout and ramen. Thea: Ha ha!
Oh, sweetie, these need to be put away.
Keisha: You know what?
Why don't you let us take care of that,
and you can head to your President's apartment
on campus, you know, freshen up?
I am plenty fresh,
thank you... [Scattered chuckling]
but why don't you all catch me up
on everything that's been going on?
Oh, well... [Chuckles]
uh... Amara: Thank you, dear.
I would say the usual.
Uh, tennis,
classes.
Pretty boring, right? All: Yeah, yeah.
JR: 'Cause I'm sure DC way more exciting
than this, and you know what I thought about?
Let me ask you a question.
You best friends with the VP yet?
Heh!
Don't bother, JR.
Hey, uh--all right.
Y'all think y'all slick,
but I know exactly what's going on here.
All the food,
the nervous looks?
You guys are throwing a party, aren't you?
Nate: Oh, my gosh. Simone: Yes!
Keisha: I don't know how you do it. You caught us.
-T.T., how you know? -I've been around students
too long to pull one over on me.
Simone: Ah, yes, yes. JR: We sorry.
We apologize. Amara: But I know nothing.
Just clean up the Solo cups and beer cans, please?
JR: Yes, ma'am.
Oh, no, Dr. P. It's not that kind of party.
We're doing a Friendsgiving family dinner,
since, um, not all of us
will be here for the actual holiday.
Amara: That's so great. [Simone chuckles]
I thought I'd have to miss Thanksgiving.
Now I can celebrate with you after all.
Yeah...it's wonderful.
Well, Auntie, I think
that you are probably so jet-lagged
after your flight from DC, so why don't you
just go unpack and rest? JR: That's a good idea.
I'm fine, though I should
check in at the office.
Yeah. JR: You should.
Simone: Yeah. JR: Yes, ma'am.
Gabby: Yep. Cam: Yeah. Heh!
Busy, busy. Ha ha! Keisha: So good to see you.
JR: Whoo!
Amara: Be good.
Keisha: You look great. Gabby: Nice to see you.
JR: It's good to see you, Dr. P.
Keisha: It's a gorgeous loft. JR: You look good, too.
Cam: Welcome back. JR: You smell good.
JR: Love you.
-Stay safe. -OK.
[All sigh]
JR: Whew! Y'all almost got caught.
Keisha: Who is "y'all"? Cam: How are we supposed
to keep your diagnosis a secret with Dr. P.
right here, breaking bread? Nate: Yeah, lying to her over
the phone is one thing, but I can't do it to her face.
Guys, we just have to get through dinner, and she's
on the next flight to DC this weekend.
It'll be fine.
Marcus: All right, we got F1 racing,
a baking competition,
ah, and we got a dating show set in the Amazon.
Whatever. I don't care.
We're really back to this?
What's going on with you? Noah: It's just,
when you invited me for Thanksgiving dinner,
I thought it meant I'd finally get to meet
other members of my family. Marcus: Look, my bad.
I should have been clear that that can't happen.
Why? Because they not want to see me?
No, the truth is I haven't told my family about you.
Look, it has nothing to do with you, son, OK?
The situation is complicated.
My family and I don't even speak.
Mostly my father and I.
Why not?
That's a long story for another time,
but, hey, it'll be great.
OK? Just the two of us.
So, you feeling better?
What you mean? I'm cool.
I figured you must have bumped your head,
talking to your girlfriend like that.
What's your issue?
[Sighs]
Look, tell me this.
Do you think Keisha and JR spend too much time together?
What? No, I don't.
Why?
[Sighs]
Look at this. What do you see? [Hip hop music playing]
Keisha street-dancing. What's your point?
Look closer.
OK, so JR went to go see Keisha dance.
So did you. Cam: Nah, this was weeks
before the rest of us even knew about Keisha's street-dancing.
And look...
it wasn't the only time.
Dude's everywhere she's at, and he kept the whole thing
a secret, so you don't think that's a little shady?
I remember this outfit. JR told me he couldn't come
to dinner because he had a test to study for.
So either he changed his major,
or this fool lied to me.
Marcus: Oh! Amara: Ooh! Sorry.
Amara, I thought you were in DC.
I'm, um...I'm just home
for a few days to check on Simone and the kids.
-All good? -No. I can't shake
the feeling they're keeping something from me.
You must be Noah?
Marcus: Noah, this is President Amara Patterson.
She runs this place.
Um, Noah, they're giving away
free holiday drinks at the coffee cart.
Why don't you go grab us some?
[Pats back]
Sorry about that. Amara: Oh,
he's a teenage boy. The fact that he even
greeted me is miraculous.
Uh, it's not that.
Noah thought he'd be meeting my side
of the family on this trip.
He's been icy since I told him
that's not happening.
He didn't know that you and George don't speak.
Yeah, well, I thought I'd have a little more time
before I had to get into that whole situation.
Or maybe rectify it?
Marcus, it's been years.
Maybe it's time to reach out to your father,
let him know he has a grandson?
After what he did, that man doesn't deserve
to meet Noah, OK? Amara: Your father dealt
with your mother's bipolar disorder as best
he could, and then he loved her enough
to put her with the people best-equipped to help her.
Love is keeping your wife at home and not shipping her off
to some facility to make her be someone else's problem.
Well, Noah is clearly searching
for a connection, so maybe you need
to figure out some way to give that to him.
Amara: Have a seat, guys. Thea: Oh, I can stand.
[Chuckles]
OK.
Nate: Is something wrong?
I, uh...
just wanted to check in, see if there is
anything going on that I should know about?
-Everything's fine. -All good here.
[Chuckles]
Let's try this again.
The past few weeks, during my calls
with you guys, I've gotten a...strange vibe.
Nate: Strange how? Thea: Oh.
Like you were holding something back,
which is partly why I decided to come home,
and yesterday, I got that same vibe.
So whatever is going on,
I need you two to spill it right now.
Yeah, I mean, I--I don't know what you
want us to tell you, Dr. Patterson,
'cause there's nothing going on.
I'm sorry, Dr. P.
I don't want no smoke from Simone.
You'll have to talk to her yourself.
Simone? What about Simone?
I've already said too much. Um...
[Door opens]
[Knocking on door] Coming.
I hope you are read--
Auntie, what are you--hi.
Yeah, I couldn't get to my keys, and can you take
some of these, please? Simone: Yes, uh, one sec, yep.
-Oh, whew! Thank you. -Hey.
Thank you. Hey.
These were in the lobby for you.
What are in these? Simone: Uh, just
some early Christmas presents.
Child, why are you in your underwear
in the middle of the afternoon? Simone: You know,
I'm just studying. De'Sean: Hey, ma.
-Hi. -How you doing?
Look at you. Simone: Ha! Yeah.
-You look incredible. -Thank you so much, De'Sean.
Baby, listen, we have the whole afternoon
to ourselves. Simone: We really don't.
De'Sean: We don't got to rush. Amara: Ahem!
Ahem.
Mrs., um-- Simone: No, nope.
-Uh, D-Doctor. -Mm-hmm.
-Dr. Patterson, what's up? -Oh,
guess that answers my question.
-Mm-hmm. -[Sighs]
I'm sorry, young man.
I don't know your name.
Uh, I'm De'Sean Young.
Yeah, you actually taught my Media Culture class.
Yeah, I had a B
up until the final, you know, because
I ran out of time on the essay, so I--that's
why I--I got a... I got a C.
So, I'mma go.
Simone and Amara: Yeah. De'Sean: I'mma head out.
Amara: You should. De'Sean: Yeah, yeah.
Simone: I'll just, uh-- De'Sean: Yeah, do that.
Yes. Simone: Bye. Mm-hmm.
Hmm.
[Music playing]
Hey... I got your message.
I thought we were gonna be working on desserts at the loft.
[Chuckles] Real talk, Keisha?
Neither one of us can really bake.
Heh! My friend works at the pie shop on Edgewood.
She gonna hook us up. Keisha: Oh, girl, thank you,
'cause I want to do my part,
but pastry chef is not my ministry.
Exactly. [Chuckles]
Save all your energy for street-dancing
and setting up romantic dates.
You was really in your bag with that one, for real, girl.
I was really happy to do it.
Yeah, JR is great,
but dudes don't have that kind of vision.
-Mm. -Like, how'd you even
come up with that? Keisha: OK, well, quiet
as it's kept, I am a huge romance-novel girlie myself,
so it's really not that hard for me to come up with
the "perfect Regency evening." Gabby: Mm. OK.
So, when you did all that,
was it my perfect date you were setting up
with JR or your own?
So we got a teaspoon of dry rosemary
and a teaspoon of dry sage.
OK. Man,
being back at this house again, working
on this project with you-- heh!--got me feeling
like I got a piece of my old life back.
-Is that right? -And with Lando stepping up,
we might be able to get baseball back.
Bro, do you know that he reached out
to every single KEK bro with a connection
to the board members? Cam: Why you sound so surprised?
He promised to help out, and KEK brothers got a code.
-True, that. -Or have you forgotten?
Heh! Bro, what's that supposed to mean?
All right, real talk, bro?
I need some answers.
Aw, that's me supporting a friend.
Keisha was self-conscious about trying out a new dance,
so I just went along as emotional support.
Hmm, then you just kept emotionally supporting her,
for weeks?
Cam, what is your problem?
What's my problem? Negro, you are.
You think it's cool for you and my girl to just lie to me?
Bro, Keisha and I are just friends
and you know that. Cam: I know the two of y'all
been keeping secrets, and that's messed up.
Even Gabby said you was-- JR: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Gabby?
Bro, you talked to my girl about this?
Yeah. She see it like I do.
Yeah, that's 'cause you plant suspicion in her mind
for no reason, Cam. That's a punk-ass move.
Who the hell you calling a punk, bruh?
If you got problems in your relationship, that's on you.
Don't try to go sabotaging mine, man.
Yo, we got a problem?
Hey, JR, why don't you just leave?
I'll finish the turkey.
[Scoffs, chuckles]
All right, you do that.
Come in.
Auntie...I--
Mm-mm, you know what?
Uncomfortable as that was for all of us,
you grown.
That's none of my business. -Good. All right.
All right. Thank you.
I just hope you're not using
those same condoms I gave you freshman year.
Those things do expire. Simone: Auntie, please.
Heh! I'm just saying, please, be safe.
So, um...
I just wanted to check in,
see how things are going.
I am fine. I told you.
You know you can share anything with me, right,
no matter what it is? Simone: I know,
and if I had something to tell you, I would,
but I don't. I'm fine, really.
Uh, Keisha texted me a few minutes ago
about some dance emergency, so I got to go,
but I will see you at Friendsgiving?
I'll bring my sweet potato pie. [Chuckles]
I know that's right. Love you.
Love you, too.
"Atlanta-Fulton Regional Hospital"?
I'll show you something. Ah!
Let's see.
Oh, wow. [Mumbles]
This here is your great-grandfather.
[Chuckles]
I never met him, but he worked
at a factory in Gatlinburg.
He and Granny had 8 kids.
[Chuckles]
Oh...
now, this is my great aunt Evelyn.
Now, in college, she was arrested at a sit-in.
She kept her framed mug shot on her wall for decades.
[Chuckles]
Nice. She was gangsta.
[Chuckles] Marcus: Oh, yes, she was.
-So... -This is Ruth Turner,
your grandmother. She was a schoolteacher.
Second grade.
She ruled that school. [Noah chuckles]
She also made the best chocolate-chip cookies.
She's dead?
Yeah...
about 15 years ago.
Who's that with her?
That's my father. George Turner.
Everyone calls him June.
What, he's...alive?
What's he do?
He was a cook.
He worked at this barbecue joint
for 40 years...
but I heard he retired near Lake Seminole.
He always liked to fish.
Wait, that's not far.
Can I meet him or even just call or email?
I don't think that's a good idea.
Why not?
Why can't you trust me with this?
Why can't you give me a straight answer?
Because June Turner is a selfish, uncaring man.
Now, you don't need someone like this in your life, son.
He's my grandfather. C-can't I just--
Stop it, Noah.
You have me.
Now, I'm sorry if that's not enough.
[Sighs]
["Keep On" by Sasha Alex Sloan playing]
Sloan: ♪ Started crawling in my skin ♪
♪ Looking for a way out ♪
♪ I can feel it happening ♪
♪ So I talk myself down ♪
♪ 'Cause right now the walls are starting to cave in ♪
♪ Sometimes I wish I was somebody else ♪
♪ When my mind starts misbehaving ♪
♪ Is when I tell myself ♪
♪ OK, baby, you'll be OK ♪
♪ You just gotta keep, gotta keep on ♪
♪ You just gotta keep on movin' ♪
♪ Even on the bad days, you just gotta keep... ♪
"Just because you're recovering from surgery
doesn't mean you can't be fashionable."
[Chuckles] "I added the goats
"because that's what you are.
You got this. Love, Nate."
♪ ...be OK, you just gotta ♪
♪ Keep, gotta keep on ♪
♪ You just gotta keep on ♪
[Heart pounding]
[Breathing heavily]
[Heart beating faster]
[Whimpering]
[Thinking] No more.
Oh, don't do this, don't do this.
[Breathing and heartrate stabilize]
[Sighs]
[Knock on door]
Amara, what's wrong?
Is Noah around?
He's in the shower.
What happened?
I found this in Simone's room.
This doctor specializes in fertility issues.
Fertility? Simone?
Exactly. All she talks about
is school, PKZ, and tennis.
Why would she need a fertility doctor?
-Did you ask her about it? -[Scoffs] Please.
Child's been playing in my face since I got here.
I don't trust her to tell me the truth.
She mentioned getting an MRI a couple weeks back.
I mean, but I thought it was for her tennis swing.
[Sighs]
Noah: She could be selling her eggs.
The walls in here are pretty thin.
My friend Jackie's sister did that to pay for law school.
If he's right, then Simone needs money.
For what?
And why wouldn't she come to me?
Look, I don't know.
Simone's an adult. [Amara scoffs]
Marcus: Look, let her handle this.
I'm sure she'll tell you in her own time.
How am I supposed to make it through
family dinner tomorrow with the kids, knowing
what I know? Noah: Wait, you're
having dinner, tomorrow?
Will JR, Cam, or Lando be there?
JR and Cam will be.
You're welcome to join, of course.
Frankly, I'd welcome the distraction.
Marcus: All right. [Noah chuckles]
[Scoffs]
What's so urgent it had to be in person?
You want to really act like you don't know?
Gabby confronted me today.
She had the right to know.
To know what? I told her that nothing
was going on, which I would have told you if you had
just come to me first, so why didn't you?
So you can lie to me again? Keisha,
you had me out here looking like a fool.
I was feeling bad that you felt like you didn't have
anybody you could share your dancing with,
and the whole time, you had JR on deck.
I didn't have anybody on deck.
JR came as a friend, Cam.
I didn't say anything because I didn't think
it was a big deal. Cam: If it wasn't a big deal,
you would have said something!
That's my whole point! You lied,
and that tells me all I need to know.
[Sighs]
This is ridiculous.
Listen, I--I explained to you
why I didn't tell you about my street-dancing.
I mean, you should be happy that I had somebody
that I could confide in, like you have with Gabby.
That's not the same, and you know it, Keisha.
I'm very open about what I share with Gabby,
and I would have shared it with you
if you cared to show any interest.
Are you saying that I don't support you?
Keisha, you barely asked me about my trip
or my songwriting gig when I got back,
so what was I supposed to think, huh?
Well, Cam, you haven't asked me once about how
I'm doing since Simone was diagnosed, have you?
Once.
I love you,
and I have always supported you,
and you know that.
Oh, OK. OK, you know what?
Um...
this was a bad idea. I think you should go
before we say something that we can't take back.
[Sniffles]
[Scoffs] Aight.
Whatever.
[Door opens, closes]
[Music playing]
Gabby: Ha ha ha ha! Really?
For real? Noah: Yeah.
Gabby: Wait. Ha ha ha! Noah: I swear.
I guess we're both giving our kids space today.
Female singer: ♪ I just want you... ♪
Gabby: It's never, ever, ever that...
Excuse me, baby. Mind if we talk for a minute?
Why don't you go talk to your friend? Keisha?
Noah, what do you do to celebrate Thanksgiving?
Noah: Usually, it's just me and my mom
and my stepdad at a restaurant.
Gabby: Oh. Cam: No big family gathering?
Noah: No, my mom's an only child like me.
I never spend a holiday with a big group of people like this.
Oh. Well, bro, you are officially
on the family dinner invite list from now on.
Cool? Noah: Cool.
All right. Heh heh!
Amara: He's lonely for extended family.
It's clearly important to him.
Makes me wonder if that bridge that you burned
can't be rebuilt.
Marcus: I don't know,
but with Noah,
I'll try.
[Chuckles]
Noah, hey, son, let's take a photo.
Noah: Hmm. Marcus: Cam?
Oh, I got you.
[Background singers vocalize]
Cam: All right, now, smile, now. [Song pauses]
[Click]
Singer: ♪ Go where I wanna go ♪ Marcus: All right.
Appreciate it, Cam. Cam: You got it.
Come on, let's go over here.
Singer: ♪ Anywhere I stay... ♪
Simone, quietly: Thea?
My auntie keeps looking at me.
Mm. [Chuckles]
Well, I wonder why.
Singer: ♪ By the time we run ♪
Simone: What?
I meant to tell you,
Dr. P. interrogated Thea and I yesterday,
so I'm pretty sure she's on to you.
I tried. [Thea speaks indistinctly]
Don't kill Nate yet.
It is much too public.
But, hey, it'll be fine, Simone.
Let's just get through this dinner, OK?
Come on.
Singer: ♪ Be mine tonight ♪
Amara: Ha ha! Of course. Simone: Before we eat,
we thought it would be a great idea if we all went
around the table and said what we were grateful for.
Marcus: Well, that's easy.
I'm grateful that my son Noah came
into my life this year. [Noah chuckles]
Noah: I'm thankful to be here with all of you.
Keisha: Oh, sweet. Thea: I am thankful
that no matter how far away I go,
I can always come back here for good food.
JR: Ha! Thea: And good friends.
[Laughter]
Thea: Don't look at me like that.
JR: Uh, I'm grateful that we can all get
together like this.
It's been a rough couple years for all of us,
but y'all friendship have been worth more than gold.
Oh, JR.
Yeah, I'm thankful for friends, too,
especially the ones who I feel like I can trust.
Mm, well, I am grateful for people who are upfront
and honest about their feelings and not playing childish games.
Amara: OK, well, I'll go--OK. Gabby: Well, I'm thankful for
people who don't pretend to care about me and then lie
to me in my face. JR: Excuse me?
Cam: Yeah, cheers to that. Gabby: Cheers.
OK, does someone want to explain to me what's going on?
I don't remember hostility being on the menu, at all.
JR: I didn't think so. Keisha: Do either of you wanna?
Gabby: Go ahead. Cam: You got it.
Keisha: Oh. Oh, OK, well,
Cam and Gabby accused JR and I of cheating.
Nate: I'm sorry. They say you did what?
Simone: I'm sorry. Y'all don't really believe
that, do you? Keisha: Exactly, it's ridiculous
and insulting. Cam: So then why don't you
tell everybody why we said it, Keisha?
JR, chuckling: Come on, Cam, stop.
Keisha is your girl.
I wouldn't do nothing like that. Keisha: And above all, you're
supposed to trust me, so-- Cam: How can I, when your words
and your actions don't line up? Gabby: Exactly.
Guys, you know what? Let's just take it down a notch.
Oh, so, Gabby, you just believe Cam, huh?
I get it, so, what y'all want me to do is just throw away
my friendship just to satisfy y'all paranoia?
All I know is there's a pattern of you keeping things from me,
and lately, it always seems to involve Keisha.
Cam: Mm, y'all see how honesty works?
Keisha: Oh, you might as well just get off
your high horse, because what did you do?
You kept this to yourself for weeks, punishing me
with the cold shoulder. Like, who does that to
somebody they supposedly love? Cam: Now don't you try to put
this back on me 'cause this is for you and him only--
[Dish clatters]
Cam: Oh, S-Simone.
Simone, I'm-- I'm sorry.
Gabby: Sim-- JR: Look at you.
Amara: Excuse me. Excuse me. JR: How petty.
Simone?
Auntie, I have breast cancer.
It's OK.
It's likely Stage 1. They'll know more
after my lumpectomy next week, and then
it should just be radiation and then--
then I'll be fine.
Yes, you will.
[Breath shuddering] Why didn't you tell me?
Because I didn't want you to worry,
not until I knew everything, and
I figured you'd tell my mom.
You haven't told your mother yet?
Auntie, there's nothing she can do.
She has a great opportunity in Japan,
and I don't want her to lose that because of me.
She sacrificed one dream to take care
of a sick family member. You know that.
She shouldn't have to give up another.
OK,
but no more lies, no more brush-offs.
OK.
[Whispers] Come here.
How are you...
really?
I'm terrified.
And I just wanted today to be happy...
and normal...
'cause I'm trying so hard to stay positive...
and every day closer, I just get this knot
in my stomach and it just gets tighter.
'Cause what if something goes wrong or
what if it's worse than they thought, and--
and what is my body gonna look like?
Is that what the...business
with that, um, young man was all about?
I just wanted to feel sexy and desirable.
I don't know when I'll feel that way again
after all this. Amara: You will.
No disease can take that away.
[Scoffs]
I'm just so angry that I even have to deal with all this.
I'm 21,
and it's stupid.
It's not fair.
Sorry.
So petty.
It is not petty.
It's real.
You want to cry,
cry.
You want to...scream
or throw something or...
hook up with a totally hot,
but inappropriate guy... [Simone chuckles]
bottom line is feel all
your feelings, baby girl,
'cause on the other side of that is freedom.
I'm really happy you're here.
So am I...
and I got you,
the whole way.
[Unlocks door]
Thanks for coming up to talk.
[Knocks on door jamb] Hey.
Can we talk?
Yeah.
[Sets down notepad]
Simone OK? Keisha: Yeah, she texted.
She's with Dr. P.
Well, that disaster of a family dinner
made me realize that...
I need to be completely transparent with you
about me and JR.
Keisha giving me her bone marrow
saved my life, and a journey
like that, it bonds people.
But not in the way that you think, not romantically.
No, it's like... I've never had a brother,
but I can talk to JR like I would
a sibling who's also my best friend.
Keisha and I, we're--we're family,
but you're right; I should have never
told her about baseball before you.
I crossed a boundary,
and I'm really sorry.
And you're right; I haven't been as supportive
of your music lately, but I think,
subconsciously, I was a little...jealous.
I was just...
caught up in my feelings, and I was upset
that you didn't see things the way that I saw 'em.
Your dream was taking off, and mine was...
dying on the vine, so when I found street dance,
I was extra-protective of it, but I was wrong
to take out my insecurities on you.
Bottom line is
I love you,
and I'm sorry.
I believe you, JR,
and I want to move past all this.
But, JR...
I'm giving you my trust.
Do not make me that girl.
[Whispers] I won't.
I want you to feel like...
you can come and talk to me about anything,
and if something gets in the way of that, then
we got to fix it. Keisha: I would like that.
Yeah?
-Yeah. -Come here.
Hey, thanks for the dinner and everything.
Had a good time. Marcus: Things aren't usually
that out of control at family dinner.
It's cool. It was kind of like
my mom's reality TV shows. [Both chuckle]
Listen, I know you were hoping to meet family
this trip, and I'm sorry if I couldn't make that happen
for you, son. Noah: It's OK.
I mean, in a way, I did meet your family,
just not your biological one. Marcus: Right.
Ah, come here, boy.
Ah.
Noah: All right, man. [Marcus chuckles]
OK, come on.
See you.
OK, now.
[Knock on door]
[Sighs]
I know.
Hmm.
[Sniffles]
After you left,
the kids finally filled me in.
[Sniffles, sighs]
Marcus: Oh.
Simone's an athlete.
She eats right, takes care of herself.
She's dealt with so much:
teen pregnancy,
adoption, divorce.
Why cancer?
-There are no good answers. -[Sighs]
I told her I wouldn't tell Tina
so she wouldn't give up her job in Japan,
but honestly...
I just don't want her to feel the pain
and helplessness that I'm feeling right now.
Come here.
[Sighs] Come here.
[Sobbing]
Oh, it's gonna be OK.
Cam: Simone, I'm very sorry about earlier.
I was completely out of line.
It's OK, Cam.
To be honest...
my reaction wasn't really about the dish.
Guys, the truth is
I haven't been completely honest with you.
I, um...
I'm really struggling,
and as much love and support
as y'all have given me, y'all don't really know
what I'm going through, and that is OK.
Auntie is gonna help me find the resources that I need,
but I called y'all here because I didn't get a chance
to say what I was thankful for
because y'all have done so much more than
take me to appointments or pick up meds.
When I get anxious, Cam, I know that I can
count on your playlists of uplifting songs.
Or Thea, I can chant one of those mantras
you taught me, or I can write in the journal
you gave me, Gabby.
And JR, I can read
those damn inspirational memes you insist
on texting me every day.
[Chuckles]
Keisha, you know you and I do our Tai Chi...
and Nate, I can light those healing candles
that you have in every corner of this loft.
[All chuckle]
Simone: In your own way, y'all held me down
and y'all got me to this point, and for that, I...
I am thankful.
I love you guys.
Cam: Love you, too. [All chuckle]
Simone: Thank you. Nate: Thank you, bae.
[Simone and Gabby giggle]
Man: Greg, move your head.