always think that they got away with it
but it catches up with you.
[Fatima] Previously on Zatima.
I don't know what I did to meet you and Fatima
at this point in my life but it's a game changer.
-I'm sorry about last night. -It's fine.
-See ya girl. -See ya.
Where was she going anyway?
You're getting turned on.
I mean you should still be careful.
-Who Belinda? -No, Fatima.
Stop playing with me.
Come on, Zac, you know you want me.
[Zac] Ooh.
Hey girl.
Look, I can explain.
Okay, it ain't what it look like.
Did she just say hey girl?
Baby.
Look, you know how he is.
No I don't.
How is he?
Come on, I mean this, this nigga's low down.
I can't let you go out like that.
Baby, listen she...
-Look, Belinda, you need to go. -Look, nigga, shut up.
-Just shut up. -No, you shut up.
-I'm trying to help you. -Let it go, Zac.
Anyway, I wanted to see if he would push up on me.
I see.
Come on, you know this nigga's lowdown.
Is he?
Yeah.
And did he push up on you?
Yes, and I was gonna come right back to the salon and tell you.
Everything that happened.
How'd you know I'd still be there?
It takes you about two hours to get your hair done, girl.
You know, I know you.
So, you timed it out?
Yeah.
Calm down, Baby.
-I'm calm. -No, no, no.
Give me my purse.
No, look, you need to calm down.
Oh, I'm calm.
-Not on the inside you not. -Yes I am.
-Nigga, shut up. -Belinda, shut up.
-You don't even know her. -I'm trying to help you.
-You can't help me do shit. -Baby, you need to relax.
-Trifflin' ass nigga. -Belinda, shut up.
-Fuck you [stutters]. -No, I'm tryin'--you need to go.
No, I'm tryin' to show her how fuckin' trifflin' you are.
-Come on, let's go. -Get your fucking hand off me.
-No, let's go. -That's my fucking friend.
♪ Love ain't perfect
♪ It's still working
♪ May not be what we see on TV
♪ But it's damn sure worth it
♪ Love ain't perfect
♪ But we still working
♪ We'll never be what we see on IG ♪
♪ 'Cause we still worth it
♪ Oh, oh
♪ Yeah, yeah
Oh.
-Fatima, Fatima, Fatima. -No, bitch.
What was that shit you were sayin' about being my friend?
What are you doin'?
We've been friends all our fucking lifes!
[indistinct arguing]
Belinda go.
Go, Belinda.
No, no, no.
-Fatima, stop. -Get off of me.
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go.
-Get back here bitch. -No, no, no, stop, stop.
Oh shit.
Fatima.
Baby, baby, you okay?
No, stop. No, Fatima, no.
Relax, relax. Relax, relax, relax.
Oh my god.
You okay?
Oh my God.
Are you okay?
Zac.
[knocking on door]
It's like Grand Central Station in here.
Hey, Zac.
What's up? Where you goin'?
Is Fatima here?
Yeah, but she's sleep.
Okay, well, I need to talk to her.
Well, you can't go upstairs, she's sleep.
Come on, Zac.
What you mean come on?
I spoke to Belinda okay?
And she told me what happened.
So, I just need to talk to Fatima.
-What she say? -I'm not doing this with you.
Nah, she told you the truth?
Zac, I just want to talk to Fatima now. Okay?
Well, I'm not letting you do that.
Letting me?
Zac, you are brand new.
-Okay, that's been my girl. -Is it, though?
'Cause you're other girl just came in here
and broke her heart.
So, I'm not sure how y'all, what y'all consider friends.
Look, you don't have to worry about me with that okay?
'Cause I'm not interested. So, just get Fatima, please.
No, I'm good. She need to rest. She tired.
She was hurt so I'ma let her sleep.
Okay.
-Fatima! -Angela.
Fatima!
[Fatima] Zac, let her up.
Thank you.
I don't wanna hear shit later.
Look, Bryce is in the car. Can you go talk to him?
I don't give a damn about Bryce.
[knock at door]
Damn!
-Hey man. -Come in, I guess.
Walk in people's house. You learnin' from your girl.
What's up?
-You wanna talk? -No, I don't.
But we gonna have to.
Want a beer?
-Yeah. -I'll get some beers.
Yeah, let's go in the backyard and have a beer.
Fine, I'll meet you in the back.
Okay.
Girl, you okay?
No.
I know, girl, I'm sorry.
How could she do that?
Well.
What Angela?
-Girl, she said it was him. -Angela.
Look, I'm not tryin' to take sides.
That bitch, I swear.
Are you sure?
Why you think I left the damn salon?
I knew it.
Well, girl, was he at her?
Yes, she was at him.
I sat here and heard the whole thing.
She said he made a pass.
The bitch is lyin', I heard her. I'm not crazy okay.
I know you're not. I know you're not.
I know you're, she just, she was really believable, girl.
Think about it.
She even timed it down to me getting my hair done.
'Tima, you really think that?
Angela, you know what?
I'm not doing this with you. I'm not.
You're too damn nice.
Yes, that's what she did.
She timed it all out and came here.
Zac kept begging her to leave and she wouldn't.
And when she didn't he came up here to lock the door.
And she came up right after him. And I was sitting right here.
So, no.
Wait, how did they not know you were here?
Don't worry about that.
Look, girl, I'm just trying to understand.
Okay? Look, me, you, and Belinda,
we been friends for a long, long time.
I don't give a shit.
Not anymore.
Y'all breakin' my heart.
I'm sorry, but how do you think I feel?
'Tima, she told me that she's only doing this
to prove to you that Zac is no good.
She told me that bullshit too and I don't believe her.
Okay, you're right.
I mean, it's pretty hard to believe.
I mean, think about it.
Why wouldn't she tell me?
Or at least tell you for that matter?
You right, you right.
So, no, that bitch is dead to me.
-'Tima, don't say that. -She is.
Well, hell, girl, I mean, she was almost dead.
When you shot at her.
If I wanted her dead, she'd be dead.
That was a warning shot.
Okay, but then you'd be in jail.
-Angela. -I know, I know,
you don't care.
Not when I'm mad, no.
But girl, when you calm down, you care.
Mm-mm.
I'm done with her.
I've been there for her.
Yeah girl, I know.
I know.
And I been good to her.
I know, 'Tima, I know.
And she do some shit like that.
It's okay, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Girl, come here, come here.
You good?
No.
I'm sorry man.
It is what it is, yo.
-That girl crazy. -I know.
Can you believe her coming at me?
What? Angela told you, right?
Yeah, I mean.
That's what she said but,
you know, I know it's all bullshit.
What she say? She said I came for her, right?
-Yeah, that's what she said. -That's fucked up.
If I came for her what she come here for?
Yeah, that's what I asked Angela.
Angela be trying to be too nice.
Fatima cried like a baby too. You know that right?
Was that before or after she shot at her?
Bryce, Fatima don't miss.
She could've shot her if she wanted to.
And me for that matter.
Did the police come?
Mm-mm, I went and got my nail gun and bust a couple.
Pow, pow, pow.
Just in case the neighbors started acting weird.
I done been here before.
I ain't gonna let them take my baby.
What?
It didn't scare you?
Nah, I know Fatima.
She always keep the pistol in her pocketbook.
And you're okay with that?
It's for protection so, yeah.
But I mean, I used to be the same way.
That's not good, man.
I know, but.
-Y'all need to work on that. -Okay, father.
-It's a gun. -Are you gonna be okay?
Really, are you gonna be alright? Do I feel judgement?
Is this judgement here?
My bad, my bad.
I just, I just don't want you to fuck up.
I can't fuck up.
She would literally kill me, bro.
You better know it.
I think I need another drink.
Yeah, three mo.
You gonna need some drinks too, you keep datin' black women.
Now, I need some, yeah, I need more than that.
Look at your face. You're really nervous.
Let me get you another drink. Boy, you're not even done.
-No, I'm not done. -I'll get you another drink.
-I baby it, I baby it. -You good?
Nah, I'd like another one, yeah.
You know you gonna be alright out here, right?
-Yeah. -Oh shit. Jokin', I'm jokin'.
-Dude. -Relax, punk, relax.
Messy, man.
I tell you, you gonna see.
You spend enough time, you spend enough time with them.
You gonna see.
Yeah, maybe, maybe.
Hey Babe.
Hey.
[Zac] Is she alright?
I mean, she's hurt.
-Mm-hmm. -We both are.
I'm sorry.
It's alright.
No, like, I misjudged the situation.
I'm, I'm, I'm sorry.
Look, Baby, let's go.
Look, it's fine.
Alright, man, I'll call you tomorrow.
-Alright, brother. -Yeah, good talk.
Good talk.
Fatima!
You got more friends that wanna stop by?
[Fatima] No.
Well, I'm coming up.
Big spoon or little spoon?
Little spoon.
I got you.
Come here.
I got you.
-You okay? -I will be.
I'm sorry.
Zac, you didn't do nothing.
Yeah, I did.
If I never would have slept with her.
Babe, you didn't know me then.
I know.
It's your best friend though.
Baby, I don't wanna cause you no pain.
No hurt.
You're not.
Oh man.
I hate looking at you like this, yo.
[unintelligible]
I know, I just, I just see red.
About that.
Baby, you can't just be pulling out guns all the time man.
I know, I know.
Promise me that you'll stop.
I'll try.
Fatima, you can't say you'll try. You gotta promise me.
Okay, I promise I'll try.
I guess I'll have to take that.
That's not funny.
I ain't gonna lie, I was kinda shocked to see you up here.
I know you were.
How'd you get up here?
The window.
The window? We on the second floor.
Like, it's no stairs or nothing up here.
Yeah, that bitch grew wings when she got mad.
Stupid.
We gotta do better.
I'm sorry.
Look at me.
I'm sorry.
I gotta do better.
We both do.
[music]
[phone ringing]
-Yo. -[Valerie] Zac.
Yeah.
[Valerie] Hi, it's, it's Valerie.
-What's up V? -[Valerie] So, I have someone
who wants to lease the other side of your duplex.
I will show her the place today and let you know what time?
-Cool? -Perfect.
I'll be home later.
-[Valerie] Okay, see you then. -Copy.
[music]
-What's up? -Hey.
You feeling better?
You know what, I am.
Good.
-That was the realtor. -Okay.
Yeah, she said someone wants to come look at the spot.
Oh, cool.
What time you'll be home later?
Think what do I gotta do today?
What's you gotta do, you gotta go workout?
I am but I'll be home around 6:00.
Okay.
You going to workout now?
I need a run or a vacation since I can't take a vacation.
Run it is.
Why you can't take a vacation? I can take us on vacation.
Where we going?
I can take us to Florida.
Florida?
I need the Bahamas or the South of France.
I need you to [foreign language] me.
I wanna wake up and smell the med.
When did you get this bougie, son?
Like, you wild bougie right now.
I, I been bougie.
Yeah well, we can't do that but, um...
Yes we can big spender.
You got the money.
You don't know.
Know what?
I can't get a passport 'cause of my record.
Yeah, I forgot about that.
Damn.
I'll take you to Florida though.
Or I can just see you when I get back.
Yo, don't play with me son. That's not even funny.
-Just playin'. -Nah, no, that aint funny, stop.
Look at you over here cooking and everything.
Stop, what is wrong with you?
Now, you see how it feels.
You play too much. I was tryin' to make you breakfast in bed.
I appreciate that but, um I really need to go for a run.
I just wanna clear my head.
You know, it's a lot going on.
Alright, well, I'll cover this up and I'll go with you.
No, no, no baby, you just keep on cooking.
Yeah, this is great, just keep on,
'cause I gotta go to work right after so, this is great, yeah.
Just keep on.
No, no, no, no, hold on, hold on.
Why I can't go running with you?
-You can't keep up. -Ta-sno-you cappin'.
You are not Sha'Carri Richardson.
-Stop. -Alright.
-Stop. -Come on.
I will come, let me cover this up. You act like you that fast.
You better keep up.
-I am. -Let's go.
Blow through... Sha'Carri Richardson.
Get offa me.
My phone.
Yo.
-Zac, man, hurry up. -Come on, man.
That's why I wanted to run by myself.
-Damn. -You can't keep up.
You know I ran track and field in college.
I know but that was like 30 years ago.
Really? Keep it up.
Oh, I forgot, you can't.
Haha, you brung the jokes.
[Fatima] Come on.
-I'm good, whoa. -No, you not good.
Alright, look, I gotta go to work.
-No, no, no. -I can't wait for you alright?
-I'm good. -I'll see you at home.
Yeah, go on.
No, I, yeah, uh-huh, I thought it was the sun.
I'm watching your ass.
Alright.
-Oh, shit. -Fatima.
[phone ringing]
My back, my back.
Yeah.
Hey.
Why do say it like that?
Ian, seriously.
Alright.
I'm good, I'm running from you, move.
Look, you know I still love you.
Look, we are over.
Okay?
Did you forget that you left me?
And went and married some other chick the next weekend?
Get the fuck out of my face.
Look, I know.
You know I kick myself everyday.
Do you? Well, keep on kicking.
Can I just take you to dinner so I can explain?
Ian, there's nothing to explain.
Yeah, I owe you that.
You know what?
I'm happy.
And you should go be the same with that girl.
We didn't make it.
Ha, I fuckin' knew that shit.
-[Bryce] Hey. -What's up?
[Bryce] I'm gonna text you an address. Meet me there.
Uh-huh.
[Bryce] I wanna show you something.
Uh-huh, uh-huh.
Okay.
Oh my back.
Oh, Fatima.
Can I just take you to dinner?
No, 'cause my man wouldn't like that.
What's up baby? What you got going on here?
Hey, babe.
This is the guy, you remember the guy I was telling you that,
that I dated that dumped me
and then went and married another girl?
-Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. -Yeah, that's him.
Oh, oh, good, good, good.
Why is that good?
Oh, 'cause his loss is my gain.
-You feel me? -That's right.
And he was just asking me to go to dinner.
Oh, dinner?
No, no, no, no we not, we not doin' that.
-No, we not doin' that. -You heard my man.
-We not doin' that. -We not doin' that.
-Alright. -Okay?
-Holla at you buddy. -Bye Bitch.
Go ahead. That's mine, baby. That's mine.
[music]
This is nice.
Yeah.
-Yeah. -You like it?
It's cool. Another office.
You don't sound, uh, too enthused.
Bro, I ran into Fatima's ex today.
I'm just not in the mood.
Oh wow.
It's the dude that broke her heart too.
How'd you do that?
My stupid ass went for a run with her.
She said they used to always go for runs too.
And we met him in the park.
I mean, you're not jealous, so.
Hell no.
I be, I be putting it tight on that thang.
I am not jealous but...
What's the issue then?
You know how you see somebody see somebody
and then they whole mood change?
And then you see them see somebody
and then you realize that somebody's still on they mind?
Yeah, you think so?
I don't know.
Well, uh, maybe you should ask her.
I will.
Yeah, I mean, she could be still thinking about
all that shit from last night.
That's, that's true.
That's a possibility.
Yeah, I mean Angela was pissed this morning.
Man, that shit was crazy.
Mmhmm, it, it was crazy. Yeah, Belinda.
Anyways, man, hey. Look, enough about that.
Like, what do you think about this spot?
It's nice, it's cool. I like it.
-It's nice. -Yeah.
Alright, it's yours.
-What? -Yeah, man.
You wanna run a business, start here.
Current guy's subleasing it.
-Furniture and all. -Stop playing with me.
-I'm not playing. -For how much?
Thirty six hundred a month.
You gonna smirk when you said thirty six hundred.
That's a lot of fucking money.
Nah, nah, look, my man, it's not that bad, okay?
You know, you got that office right there.
That could be yours. You got that office there.
-That can be your assistant's. -I get an assistant?
Can I afford an assistant for thirty six hundred a month?
And this office right here can be mine.
What?
Look man, if you're gonna do this real estate and stock game
you're gonna need a partner.
And I got 1.2 in the can I can put in with you.
We can run this shit.
-You serious? -You and me man.
-You, you're serious? -Yeah, we'll split everything.
[screaming]
Oh my god.
Man, that's thirty six, that's eighteen. I can do that.
-I can do eighteen. -Is that a yes?
Hell yeah, that's a yes, baby.
Let's go. Let's go.
This is my office, wait, wait.
So, that so that means you're gonna leave Gary?
Well, okay, so this will be my part time gig.
But you and I will split all the costs and prices 50/50.
And we're good to go.
I'm part time.
I'll take you part time.
Alright, nah, that's, that's cool.
-That's cool, that's what's up. -Yeah.
That's up, I appreciate you man.
Of course, man, Of course, of course.
I'll get the lease worked up.
Damn, that changed my mood right there.
I'm, I'm hyped right now.
What are we gonna call it though?
Rise.
Rise?
Do it with me.
-Rise. -Rise.
There you, come on, ready?
-Rise. -Rise.
See, when you been down like me, 'cause I been down bad.
You kinda wanna rise.
So, Rise Ventures.
-Rise. -What you think?
Rise Ventures.
-Yeah, I like it. -You like it?
-[Bryce] I like it, yes. -You not lying right?
No, no, I really like it.
Rise Ventures. I can see it, bow, rise.
I gotta go to work.
But, take your time.
-Oh, that's what I'm gonna do. -Look around.
It's my place, right?
-Yeah, enjoy, man. -Spending 3600.
-No, 1800. -18, 18 50/50.
-'Cause I'ma rise. -Hey, congratulations, Zac.
-Congratulations. -My man.
-Yeah. -Yes sir.
-Hi. -Hi, um, is Fatima here?
Yeah.
-Hey. -Hey.
Thank you.
Fatima, you, you okay?
No.
Yeah, I could hear it over the phone.
Shit, I can't, I can't break down here.
Look, I know, this Belinda thing is bad.
Yeah, that and um...
I ran into Ian today.
Shit.
Yeah.
He was at the park and Angela, I thought I was over him.
Yeah girl, but you had it bad for him.
Yeah and I'm just, I'm so mad at myself for even wanting him.
Wait, so, you want him or you don't want him?
I don't want him, I swear I don't. I'm happy with Zac.
I know Fatima but Ian was your soulmate.
Yeah, but he ran off.
Yeah, and you ain't been the same since.
I know and just seeing him today just, just messed me up.
I'm sorry girl.
It's okay.
Thank you for coming.
I didn't know what else to do.
You know I got you.
I know just, shit, this is so crazy.
Don't beat yourself up girl.
Look, you didn't do anything wrong.
I know but when I saw him, Angela I felt him.
Like, I felt him all over me.
Now, that's a problem.
And he wants to go to dinner.
-Well, maybe you should go. -What?
You need to see what that was.
So, Zac can kill me?
Look, you should tell him.
You think so?
Yeah, I mean, if your relationship
is as solid as you say it is, tell him.
Oh shit.
Okay, I will.
Okay, well look, I gotta get back upstairs.
-Okay? -Alright.
-Thank you girl.
I got you.
I love you.
I love you too.
Look, and this whole Belinda thing.
No, no, no.
Okay.
-Okay. -Alright.
Yo.
Yo, you tell old girl she can't move in?
Yo, come on, let it go, let it go.
I'm telling you, you making a mistake.
I'm not, bro. I'm happy.
Yo, your homegirl Brea, she invited us
to her birthday party.
And guess what? We're all going.
You're coming with us.
It ain't happening, bro.
Ah nah, it's happening, man. It's going down.
It ain't happening 'cause your wife ain't letting it happen.
Hey man, chill out dawg. She ain't gonna know.
And neither is your girl. It's gonna be a good time.
-Nathan, get off my phone. -Hey, you know what?
Hey, I'ma talk to you later, man. I'm picking Tony up
and we gonna see you later, aight? Bye.
Dude got a little girlfriend don't know how to act.
Damn.
-Fatima. -Yeah.
There's someone here to see you.
You gotta be kidding me.
You want me to tell him to leave?
No, I want the pleasure of that.
Okay.
Ian.
I know you don't wanna talk to me.
No, that's why I blocked your ass.
I just wanna tell you something.
I don't wanna hear anything you have to say.
I have cancer.
Wait, what?
Yeah.
And I'm trying to make it right with all the people
that I've hurt. You're the one I hurt most.
What are you saying right now?
I'm not gonna live for much longer.
It's stage four.
I'm sorry.
Nah, it's okay.
All the shit I did to you, I think I deserve it.
No, nobody deserves that.
Maybe you're right.
You got a minute to talk?
Um, you know, this isn't the place.
Will you meet me for dinner?
Um, I'll, I'll meet you at the coffee shop
in the lobby at 4:30.
Thank you so much for this.
Yeah.
Are you all right?
Yeah.
Okay.
[music]
Shit.
[crying]
[music]