[upbeat music]
Let's go. Show time.
You look thirsty.
Republic has been a staple of King Street for 10 years.
- How's your night going? - Good.
It's like a Vegas nightclub with Miami hotness.
We're gonna get you guys a table.
Republic is the hottest club in Charleston. Period.
I'm gonna take you guys inside.
No other club has our VIP hosts.
Your table's ready.
To buy a table, you have to know a VIP host.
- My friend has a table inside. - Is your friend Beyoncé?
You're getting a private section
for you and your group to hang out with.
It's ultra-lux, bottle poppin',
best-night-of-your-life kind of place.
- Salut! - If you're not having fun,
I will get in the middle of your party and make you have fun.
These kids hang out all night, then leave work
- and hang out all day. - I love working here.
I work with all my best friends
and I feel like it's a big party.
The business plan is simple:
Throw the best party every single night.
Party!
♪ I know a place where we can go ♪
♪ Oh
♪ Are you coming out tonight?
Are you guys ready? Are you guys ready for line-up?
Joe, let's get line-up started.
- Okay, let's do it. - Here.
I literally have people texting me right now
- for tables before it's open. - Hello, hello.
We were just talking about your birthday.
- Oh, really? - Like, there's a lot of people
showed up for you. And we're like, already?
- Good. - Hi, hi.
Guys. Leva's here, guys.
How are you guys?
- Good. - You look good.
Leva and Lamar might own Republic,
but I'm kind of the face of it.
I mean, look at their Instagram. It's, like, all me.
It's a lot of pressure at 24 years old,
but I'm the bitch that runs the bitch.
I love the service girls and Joe.
Joey Bottles, you're gonna be Dr. Bottles.
Yeah, we have Leva's birthday
and, um, I get a text and she goes,
"We need you to order a doctor's outfit," and I was like,
"Yeah, what shirt should I wear underneath?"
She goes, "Oh, you're not gonna be wearing a shirt."
People can call me man candy,
but I was not always the guy that,
you know, girls were looking at.
Definitely wasn't like the heartthrob when I was younger.
I was short and chubby. I hit puberty late.
I was the only guy without pubes.
Once I grew six inches
and got my braces off, everything kind of changed.
I feel like things turned out pretty decent for me.
So first and foremost,
obviously, I just want you guys to pay attention
that it's not a typical night.
It's a lot of, like, my friends, business friends,
but I know that we, like, hold the bar high.
But reminder that, like,
I need you to stick to those standards.
Make sure you're still the South, you know?
Half the ladies are gonna be wearing, like,
shift dresses and Lily Pulitzer
and you guys are walking in like Victoria's Secret.
So just make sure that you're--
Someone's alarm going off.
It's my birth control.
This is the time you choose to take your birth control?
At line-up?
Can you go grab my birth control, babe?
- Yeah. Of course. - In my little yellow purse.
- So cute. That's so cute. - Special delivery.
Don't forget it. Please don't forget it.
Will and I have been dating for six months.
I'm definitely getting my money's worth
out of my birth control.
Me and Will having sex five times a day is normal.
I love Emmy. I did my time as a single man.
You hook up with 1,500 girls,
it gets old at the end of the day.
If you try everything on the menu,
then you know what you really like.
So, it was, you know... a buffet.
The last thing I want to add in
is that you don't just work at Republic.
You work at Republic DMG, which is the entire group.
My husband and I own four restaurants on King street,
each one with its own unique vibe.
I want you to have such a good time in one of my restaurants
that you'll just walk up the street to another one.
You're partying at Republic, and then you can
just walk down the street and hit Bourbon N' Bubbles.
It's a win-win. It's part of your job.
We need to be moving business up and down.
"Why don't you guys go down to Bourbon N' Bubbles?"
That's what I want you guys to be doing, you know?
Give them Grace's number.
So, I'm just confused. Why is she so unavailable?
Yeah, why is she so unavailable?
Cute. Love it.
She's taken three of the last five weekends off
- to go on trips. - Several, like, a month off.
Then she's like, "Where's my money?"
And it's like, you're not at work.
There was a time where Grace and I were best friends.
She used to live in my house for a couple months
and boys would flood to us. We'd always like to party.
But, like, as soon as I came into Republic,
I grew very quickly and, like, took the reins,
became queen on everything
and, like, Grace is just jealous.
No, but that's the thing is-- It's like,
She was my Joe Bradley before I had Joe Bradley.
Like you and I could sell out Bourbon N' Bubbles
- in a----ing heartbeat. - Listen, in my workspace,
I can't fire somebody for your feelings about them.
The rivalry between Maddi and Grace got so bad
that they were throwing water bottles at each other.
I had two drowned rats coming back to work
at the front of Republic,
and so I separated them, just like you do two toddlers.
Right now, I'm keeping Maddi busy at Republic
and Grace down at Bourbon N' Bubbles. Lord help me.
Okay, so to get back to it--
Hi, Mikel. How are you?
- I'm good. How are you? - Good, good.
Hi, guys.
I thought he got suspended.
He's in trouble for promoting other clubs.
Will you go sit in office?
Yes, I'll wait for you in the office.
So any questions?
Why is Mikel here?
This is my business, right? You have to trust my process.
If you don't trust that process, that means you don't trust me.
Yeah. Sorry.
You guys are winning. You guys are the dream team,
and I want you guys to make a lot of money.
Okay. Bye, guys.
- Bye, Leva. - Bye.
Why do you think Mikel is here?
She's a business lady. If she sees it
as an opportunity, she sees the connections that he has.
From my point of view, he was good.
He was the person, when there was, like,
a two-top come in, he'd be like, "$3,000 minimum",
and they'd be like, "Okay," and it would blow my mind.
If he really wants to be part of this company,
he should be bending over backwards.
He should have his tail between his legs.
- How's it going? - I'm good.
- How are you? - Good, good.
Um, so let's, you know, get down to business.
I always like to be super, super clear.
Yeah.
Um, you were hosting a party for another space, right?
Yeah.
A new magazine hired me to promote their launch
and we had several events,
but one of the events were at a rival club.
I pay Mikel to bring the party to me.
He took the party to someone else.
That does not work for me.
People are like, "Where does Mikel work?"
Like, "Does Mikel even work for you?"
Lamar's not happy.
There's one of the guys, Mikel, that works for us and Lamar,
like, personally invested time with him.
He did not tell us that he was promoting
a magazine at another club.
Personally, I'm done.
If it were up to Lamar,
I don't think you would be here right now.
Lamar and I definitely take two different approaches.
I am known to give first,
second, third, fourth, fifth chances,
but I want them to grow in the business.
It's important for them to hear that.
Right now, I told him I was meeting with you.
He said, "I don't care".
I don't think Lamar knows
how much I do look up to him, honestly.
And knowing that there's another Black man
who looked past how I walk, how I dress,
how I do things, and said, "I believe in you.
"I have faith that you're going to do well."
It gave me a sense of acceptance in my life.
And now hearing that Lamar can't even look at me,
puts this thing in my heart.
I want to come back and show to you guys
that I can sell your tables again,
sell thousands of dollars and stuff back here at Republic.
Right, and I'm glad that's in your goal.
That's not happening anytime soon.
You're suspended.
5I'm the person, like, putting my money on the line,
putting my time that I don't give to anybody on the line.
Kid, you gotta do better.
A lot of hard work and a lot of humility
will take you a long way and you'll come out shining.
Thank you. I really do appreciate the conversation.
I'll see you later.
♪ Why you gotta go make it so complicated ♪
- Coming up... - We have a problem.
You're not at work.
- I come up here sometimes-- - I am at work.
I just feel like there's just been this animosity.
It's literally impossible for Grace Lilly to please everyone.
That needs to change.
[upbeat music]
Lots of bachelorette parties tonight.
We have, like, six bottles of Dom.
We're gonna have more Clase Azul in for tomorrow
- and 1942 for Leva's birthday. - Okay.
Girls, we got two tables left inside,
four tables left outside.
It's gonna be slammed.
We need to be, like, on it. P's and Q's, everything.
It's getting busier, so I don't want to see you guys
on your phones or whatever it is.
Pop the [bleep] off.
Gotta take it to another level.
You're definitely gonna wanna be inside.
That's where the action is.
Best place to celebrate in Charleston.
Sorry, I stole your corner.
Woo, party!
Let's show them the Republic way.
Hell yeah. Let's go.
I don't hire people that just check the boxes, ever.
I want people that can keep the party going all night long.
Ladies, table three.
Yes!
- Here you go, babe. - Really.
I'm runnin'.
Time to go home!
[mellow music]
So early. I don't wanna be up right now.
Charleston's been home for 14 years.
I've always known that I was someone.
Even when I was younger,
my mom, she said that I was like a genetic explosion.
It was something special.
So we do four cups,
which I think equals 10 scoops of coffee? I don't know.
I am a star. I even walk like I'm a star.
You look directly in front of you,
your head held high, titties up, chin up,
don't look anyone in the eye.
If you don't look at them, they look at you.
Roll this down. Up, down.
Oh, sh--. All right.
I am a southern belle.
Having that je ne sais quoi and that grace about me.
Um, I don't know.
Je ne sais quoi? Is that French?
Is that French? I have no idea.
I just think it's a good word.
Mom, I need your support.
- Oh! - Let's go.
How's it going? How's your practicing going?
- It's going. - Oh, good.
Trying to get this one move, though, I can't get it.
- Oh, man. - I need some water.
- I'm thirsty. - Yes. Okay, got it.
Thank you. I love you.
I love you too, and I love living with you.
- I know. - I don't want to leave.
Rent's very expensive here, so...
Leva's really put me in the situation
where I can make money.
Yeah. Come on in. Come on in, guys. Come on in.
What's this?
It's the best place to be, Bourbon N' Bubbles.
Leva gave me this opportunity,
and I don't want to let her down.
I feel like coming back to Charleston
was a hard transition for me.
I feel too big for Charleston.
People are envious of me
because they're stuck in the small town
doing the same mundane, you know, bullsh--
I'm over here, worldwide, living it up.
Some people just don't do that.
It's not my fault. Like, my presence is a present.
- You know that. - Yes, yes.
And I think I get a bad rep.
With me and Maddi, there's so much animosity between us--
And there shouldn't be.
I don't talk negatively about Maddi,
and I don't want her to talk bad about me.
Maddi and I were, like, best friends.
We had so much fun together,
but Maddi has always been a little competitive with me.
I started working at Republic four years ago,
but she saw me in the role that I had,
and she wanted that role, and then she took VIP manager.
After that, our friendship was completely different.
I'm gonna continue on my path 'cause I feel like
I have been, like, transcending.
Like, I came out, like, a beautiful butterfly,
like, this caterpillar that just like opened its wings.
- I agree. - Yeah. I am.
[upbeat music]
Hello.
Yo!
- Good morning, beautiful. - Good morning.
Look at the king in his castle. Must be nice.
I grew up in Charleston.
I have dreams to become a lawyer.
I wanna apply to law school,
but right now, I live with my parents.
Yo. What's up, boys?
- How are we doing? - I'm coming down.
It's not something that I expected as a 28-year-old,
but this isn't the worst situation.
It's a beautiful house, and it does come with free rent.
And I get to work next to some of my best friends
at the coolest bar in town.
Shirts off.
I would hope so.
All right, let's do it.
Three, two, one, go.
Good, good.
We're going to work on that grip strength
with a good, firm handshake.
When I'm not working as the VIP host at Republic,
I'm focusing on growing my personal training business.
Rotate, rotate, rotate, rotate. Let's go, let's go, let's go.
I saw training as very similar to a mousetrap:
lure them in a little bit with a little bit of sweetness,
and then bam, you bring the hard sh--.
Up. Down.
Up, down.
The grass smells real good.
It does. Y'all better not drop.
Up. Down. Hold it.
You know, I feel like there's this unspoken expectation
of how to look at Republic.
Bradley has the most muscles,
but I'm definitely the best looking.
TJ, Joe, Will try their hardest.
I mean, they're not gonna compare to me.
I think, overall, I'm probably the hottest guy at Republic.
I'm not surprised Joe thinks he's the hottest.
Look at Brad and his muscles and Joe and his flawless skin.
And Will's classically handsome.
Oh, God, they're so hot.
Move your ass, Joe Bradley.
Let's go. Let's go.
- I'm like, this is my spot. - This is your----ing spot.
I need to go shopping.
Look how dirty my shoes are.
- Your shoes are dirty. - Don't play that.
Don't play that. Don't play that.
Wait, first of all, what size are you?
I got a big penis. I'm 12
Are you serious?
Oh, there's people!
I love Mikel because he's always down to have a good time.
He'll make any situation fun, like, no matter what.
So I want to get back in Republic.
Like, I need to. Like, I financially--
No, but I financially need to get back in Republic.
- Did you say this to Leva? - No.
No. Well, I feel like it's a hard thing to say.
- That's a hard thing to say. - Say that I'm poor as [bleep]?
- Yeah, it's hard to say. - Yeah.
I struggled growing up.
We lived in my grandma's house, with eight other people.
I was sleeping on the couch some days,
sleeping on the floor some days.
When you got the job at Republic,
was that life changing? Like, that was--
It changed-- It's different pay.
So, I was making hours plus commission.
Ever since working at Republic, I've been on yachts, traveled.
Do I want to get back to Republic?
Yeah, I do.
I feel like TJ and Joe definitely do not want me back.
If you want to get back into Republic,
But the thing, but the thing--
If you wanna get back into Republic,
you kind of do have something to prove.
But the thing, that's not their decision.
- It's Leva's. - Yeah, so [bleep] them.
She didn't say [bleep] them, I'm saying [bleep] them.
You guys want, like, some sweet tea or some snacks?
I also have watermelon and blackberries.
Wow.
- Oh, my God. - Thank you.
- This looks delectable. - We're all competitive guys.
If one guy takes his shirt off, we're all taking our shirts off.
I think it'd be weird if we had our shirts on, to be honest.
How do you guys feel about Mikel
walking back through the Republic door?
I think at the end of the day, you know,
you have to be able to be a good team player.
And loyalty is also a very good attribute,
which clearly does not have.
Every dollar that Mikel sends to another club
is a dollar taken away from Republic.
It hurts business, it hurts Leva.
And, honestly, it hurts me. It hurts my sales.
Joe, you ready for summer? Are you gonna be single or what?
I don't know. For, like, a second there,
I thought I had, like, there was a glimmer of something
between me and Maddi, you know?
Obviously, like, you all know kind of like,
how I've felt about her,
but I've, like, never fully told her because, you know.
I never know how she feels about someone.
Or what she's thinking.
Or like, how she feels about you in the moment.
So I'm like, [bleep],
do I have to lean in and kiss this girl? What if she slaps me?
Right? "Get away from me."
In my mind, if you want something, you go after it
and if you're not going after it, you don't really want it.
So, to me, Joe's being a pussy.
Man, you're saying-- you're saying you stare into her eyes,
and you're like, "Do I lean in and kiss her?"
Has that thought crossed your mind?
Uh, yeah, several times.
I mean, I know that Joe's, like, obsessed with you.
He works really hard.
He's a good guy and, like, he's really nice to me.
And he goes out of his way for me.
And we go to dinners and we go out together.
- He's obsessed. - We have a great time together.
- Obsession is a disease. - I know he really likes me.
Joe Bradley, with me, got to the place
where he earned respect from our bosses,
from Leva, from my friends.
Yeah, it'd probably be easy and convenient
and nice to be in a relationship with Joe.
He hasn't really made a move, we're just----ing friends.
It's so confusing, you know?
Coming up...
How 'bout you work and you serve me a drink? How about that?
- Pour it up, pour it up. - It's Leva's birthday,
walk away before I kick you out.
You're working, so work.
- How's it going, man? - How you doin'?
- Joey-- - Oh.
Can I get y'all anything besides water to drink?
Well, just for me, she's not drinking.
I really like your La Walla.
La Walla? Yeah, absolutely.
Do you want me to make you a little mocktail?
- Yes. I would love that. - Absolutely.
When I tell people that you're sober,
the look of a shock on their face.
No, everyone thinks I'm----ed up all the time.
Everyone is jealous.
Everyone gets jealous because you are having
the most fun at the party and you're sober.
Everyone usually gets drunk to have fun.
But I almost had to, like, learn how to do that.
I feel like when I was using,
it was the only thing I cared about.
I was a popular girl in high school,
but you never know what people are struggling with,
like, kind of behind closed doors.
And, for me, it was, like, my addiction.
I grew up in New York City.
I had my first drink when I was 12.
And then my parents got to the point
where they bought a breathalyzer.
So then, I had to switch to, like, drugs.
I grew up at such a young age.
Enthusiastic sobriety is something that I jumped towards,
and now it's like, I want to do everything all the time,
and I'm so happy and enthusiastic about life,
but, like, I wasn't always like that. You know what I mean?
There was a lot of things I hated about myself
when I was drinking.
I went to four treatments before I actually got sober.
But now, it's been over eight years since my last drink.
This is Joe, by the way. I'm Maddi, nice to meet you.
- Hi, nice to meet you. - We work at Republic.
Yeah, we work the front door. You should come by.
We'll take such good care of you.
That would be super fun.
There's people that can handle working
in this industry and that can't.
Sex, alcohol, temptation.
Honestly, I couldn't do this job if I wasn't sober.
There's about 3,000 of the same girl here.
They're all named Kelly.
They all want a family in two years
and have a golden retriever.
And I just feel like there's so many cookie cutter girls here.
That's why you stand out here, honestly.
Maddi and I have always been really good friends,
and the last thing I want to do is to affect our chemistry.
So that's what's kind of so daunting about,
you know, telling her how I feel.
You want someone you can grow with.
I want someone I can grow with, like, a power couple,
and that's someone that's in a similar industry as me,
that's a go-getter entrepreneur. It's kind of tough to come by
around this town, around this place.
Like, one day, we'll probably run a club together.
Should we get a two bedroom?
I still-- I need to wash my face
Bump, bump, bump. I'm gonna get up.
I'm gonna get up before you get up.
I have to be at work soon.
I want to get food.
You want to get food?
I think we're still in the honeymoon phase.
I mean, Will and I have sex probably every day.
Once in the morning or once in the afternoon or both.
- Sometimes midday. - Midday.
Baby, I'm gonna open up the blinds completely.
- Okay. - I hate this.
I'm just gonna--
Not really at night too much 'cause we work at night.
- Yeah. - Oh, sweet Jesus.
- Yeah, I know. - No, I have my makeup on
from last night still.
We have never had sex at work.
We've joked about it. It seems like it would be fun.
No, not even, like, first or second base, nothing.
We're pretty professional at work.
There's cameras everywhere.
Alexa, turn on corner lamp and TV lamp.
I think you have to do it one at a time.
No, you can do 'em both at the same time.
That's what she said.
[upbeat music]
I absolutely love your outfit and your eye gems.
What is your name?
- Sophia. - Sophia, I'm Grace.
- Nice to meet you, Grace. - You too.
If you girls need anything, let me know.
At Bourbon N' Bubbles, I am the VIP concierge.
Hello, hello! How are you?
So when people come in, I make them feel special.
I make them feel welcomed.
So, I'm doing concierge thing where we're pretty much,
like, bringing people in, like, creating atmosphere,
you know, I'm, like, the head liaison.
I look good, bring people in,
try to get them to buy bottle service,
just create a vibe, you know?
They just want to be around my energy
and who doesn't love a hot, fun girl to party with?
You wanna talk for a second real quick?
We had a meeting at Republic.
So Leva was there and everything and we were talking about,
like, you know, sending business up here and stuff
and, like, Bourbon N' Bubbles
is doing good and Republic, do you know what I'm saying?
And like, we're a team, and it's like, at one point,
you and I had that.
And the thing is, is like, I don't think there's any reason
why we can't have that again.
We've had miscommunication, and I feel responsible for that.
I haven't, like, seen you.
- We don't hang out. - Right.
It's kind of like weird.
I just feel like there's just been this animosity since 2020.
Let's start with Toulouse.
I thought the guys that
you were hanging out with were----ing trash.
When Republic closed over COVID,
Grace and I decided to move to Toulouse together.
Guys would take us out to dinners,
take us on planes, boats,
but if a guy paid me more attention,
she'd flip the [bleep] out.
Let me have one, you know?
You have your type, I have my type.
So we shouldn't fight over men ever.
And I feel like that was one of our biggest disagreements
that caused a rift between us.
When Republic started to open up,
Leva needed one person back at Republic,
and I got the call, and Grace didn't.
Well, I am an OG at Republic, and she took my job.
Like, I'm not okay with it.
I want to work at Republic, like, one day a week.
- Like, I miss that sh--. - This is your summer, dude.
Like, I'll send tables to you all----ing all day, I will.
I will, but also, like, you're not at work.
- I come up here sometimes-- - I am at work.
No, but like I've been to Martini Mondays,
- and you haven't been here. - I know, I know.
You know what I mean?
I've been doing a lot more soul searching.
I can't please everyone.
It's literally impossible for Grace Lilly to please everyone.
- Like, I need to focus on me. - That needs to change.
My life does not revolve around work.
Like, I have a good balance between work and play,
and I think some people don't, but I do.
I'm gonna get back to work.
Coming up...
Emmy came and told me that, like, Maddi's ex came?
Are they, like, together right now? What's going on?
But she likes the whole bad boy vibe.
- Did she get dick-notized? - Dick-notized for sure.
[upbeat music]
For hair, like, do we want to be,
like, fun and flirty, it's my birthday?
Wet and sexy?
Wet and sexy and, like...
Keep me wet all night, though, Mack.
Yeah, probably need to shave.
I'm so tired.
Okay.
I'm gonna wear this one tonight.
[phone ringing]
- Hello. - Hello, how are you?
I literally-- I have nothing to wear.
I've known Mikel since junior high.
When I met Mikel in middle school,
he was hanging out at the church, singing in the choir.
When Mikel was meeting Jesus at church,
I was sneaking out,
meeting boys in the backseat of the car,
doing bad girl things.
Are you excited for tonight?
I'm a little nervous considering, you know,
the group has some weird tension with me.
Leva's, like, super nice.
She still invited me and Grace to her birthday party.
Grace and I both have worked at Republic the longest,
and we're the outcasts, but we don't say no to an open bar.
If we just go in there with our heads held up high.
We just have to stick together.
- Yeah, we got this. - Yeah.
We'll wave down the sides
and then we'll just meet in the middle.
We want to bring the people that maybe
aren't as dressed as well and the younger crowd out here.
You two more so focused on hospitality,
good service, everything like that.
- Upside down. - It'll be a good night.
It'll be a good birthday for her.
Turns 43. That's pretty legit.
You saw how she thought she turned 42?
[whispers] I know.
Shoot. This says 42.
She didn't tell you? She forgot that she turned 43.
She told me 42.
- Hi. - Hi, Leva.
- What are y'all doing so early? - Look at you.
I needed to make sure everything was on point.
It's my birthday. I wasn't going to stop by.
I feel like once we hit, like, ten, the front,
you guys are going to have to have discretion.
I was gonna try to feel like a client for my birthday.
I want it tilted more this way.
Can you guys push the middle out?
But, I mean, does anybody know me?
Of course I'm gonna go by.
All right, I'm gonna check outside,
- see what it looks like. - Good vibes. It'll be great.
- It's game time. - It's----ing game time.
All right, let's do it. Step into my office.
- Thank you, doctor. - Thank me tomorrow.
Oh, yeah.
[cheering]
We're gonna do the sign too?
Of course.
Hi, baby. Margarita?
Put the shots on here, pour them in here.
- Well, hello. - Hi, how are you?
All right, hello! Mwah! Ace of Spades.
Do you already have it open? Do you have Ace of Spades open?
Grace wants Veuve.
What the hell?
I always want the best.
Grace Lilly does not have a refined palette.
She will never know.
Obviously, I like nice things. Duh.
- Hi! - Hi.
- Happy birthday. - Thank you.
I feel like a bell should like ding or something?
Hi.
- Good seeing you. - Good to see you.
No, it shoots out, but you can put this in a cup.
I'm drinking tequila.
Joe Bradley thinks he's the king of Republic.
Does he not know how - ing stupid that he looks?
Looking like a doctor from a porno movie.
Oh, the boss is here!
- Hey! - Happy birthday.
- White wine. - Yes. Sauvignon Blanc?
Yes, perfect, thank you.
Here's your margarita.
Do you want to open a tab or just close it out now?
This guy is the last guy I want to----ing see on this night.
This douchebag comes in under dress code.
What is he wearing?
And where the [bleep] did he come from?
Trevor and I were dating last year
and very quickly we kind of made a life with each other.
We were going to work with each other.
We were going home with each other and having great sex.
Trevor brings a wild side out of me.
Like... and then I got a text message from a friend.
"He's cheating on you."
And I just showed him.
It was, like, boy, bye.
When Trevor cheated on me, I just felt betrayed and hurt.
He fooled us all.
I mean, he fooled every single----ing person
in that establishment, including me.
But, recently, he started with the small talk
with me and stuff.
There's a connection there.
And I feel like we had unfinished business.
Are they, like, together right now?
Like, what's going on?
She likes the whole bad boy, like, vibe situation.
I bet the make-up sex must be phenomenal
if, like, she's willing to have him back
in her establishment of work.
She is "dick-notized".
"Dick-notized" for sure. I think so.
I'm just having fun.
There's nothing wrong with that.
There's nothing wrong with it.
Everyone here had such animosity about the situation.
Oh, yeah, it was awful.
Everyone had a part in it.
He already publicly embarrassed you once.
I don't see why he wouldn't do it again.
I think women are attracted to bad boys
because there is, like, a chase with bad boys.
Bad boys are way better in bed
because they know what they're doing.
They've been around.
I just am slowly easing into, like, you know, like
he's not the worst person ever, you know?
- Are you sure? - I don't know.
I just don't want you to see you get
your feelings hurt again.
How 'bout you go back there and serve your drink again?
Shut the [bleep] up.
The point is that you're----ing
promoting at other clubs and we work here.
Don't serve his ass anymore.
[upbeat music]
The tequila has the coaster on it.
[indistinct conversation]
This is weird, it's very----ing weird
being back in this room.
Now we're back, no one's welcoming us with open arms.
I think everyone is jealous
because we connect so well with people.
I got you. You got me.
You can't be friends with everyone and if you're you
and people don't like that, [bleep] 'em.
Let's light this bitch up.
Should we do two sparklers?
Is it-- It's on, right?
Big smiles. Big energy. Yes!
[cheering]
Maddi Reese is a rock star.
She stands out of a crowd. She has this aura about her.
I think that's one of the most attractive qualities in a girl.
I love being at Republic. Having fun.
I miss working here sometimes, but it's okay.
Yeah, um...
Once they get rid of some people,
it would be great to come back.
Here's the deal. This is my doctor's office, all right?
Step out.
You were hosting a party for another space, right?
Yeah.
When I found out that you were, like, the leader,
not only just promoting it,
but you were, like, one of the leaders at a huge event
for a rival club...
Are you allowed in here?
It's Leva's birthday, walk away before I kick you out.
- Leva's over there. - Kick him out.
- I'm gonna go over there. - You're at work.
- I am. - You're at work, so work!
Joe's always been super jealous of me
because if I come back, I threaten Joe's job.
Have a great night, Joe Bradley.
In my head, I'm like, Leva, do you not see
the kind of person that you're putting in power?
You're putting a dictator in power.
You're putting someone like - ing Napoleon Dynamite.
Napoleon Dynamite. Wait. Wait.
Who's Napoleon-- the short little-- wait.
That's--
Did I say it wrong? Napoleon, what's his name?
He's a Bonaparte too?
Wait, Napoleon Bonaparte is a Bonaparte?
Wait, so Napoleon Bonaparte.
Wow.
So he's black?
I'm confused as to why you're so surprised that Joe is back.
I don't get it either. At all.
It was literally like a livestream.
Like, if I was watching, like, an Instagram live, like,
all weekend of other clubs and not here.
But we're one----ing company.
But I brought-- but I brought--
No, you're missing the----ing point.
The point is that you're----ing promoting
at other clubs and we work here.
I don't care that you're on the stream, we are one place.
How 'bout you go back and serve your drink again?
- Shut the [bleep] up. - Don't serve his ass anymore.
You want a shot?
Last call!
Love you.
Bye. Happy birthday.
No, as you should.
Where are you going?
Um... I gotta go.
You wanna handle this?
I don't wanna lie to Joe Bradley.
Are you----ing kidding me?
How did this happen? When did this happen?
I think I just waited way too long. My window closed.
It was a good night.
Hey, what's up, dude?
I brought you a drink.
Oh, my gosh. Thank you.
Emmy came and told me that, like, Maddi's ex came?
- Yeah. - Were you angry?
Abso-----ing-lutely, I was angry.
Well, I think the fact that you have a crush on her
is not secret information.
I just wanna know, like, how she feels about me.
I have no idea, and that drives me insane.
It's really hard.
Have you, like, shot your shot or are you like-?
It's the first-- first time ever
- I'm afraid of shooting my shot. - There's a lot at risk.
You just gotta listen to your own heart.
♪ I'm not wasting time forever
- Okay, let's go. - Yeah, yeah.
♪ It's you I always want by my side ♪
Hello, beautiful women!
- Hello. - Booty!
I have this cute little birthmark.
Looks like a strawberry,
but it kind of looks like South Carolina.
$1,200 minimum tonight inside.
You just gotta order everything on the menu
that equals up to $1,200.
Whoo!
Hey, ladies, y'all look amazing.
I just closed out a table, they tipped us $1,000.
Hell yes.
We eatin' good tonight.
Hey, Grace.
We sold out down here for graduation.
I was thinking about walking some people up?
Seven people.
Okay, awesome. All right.
I'll walk them up there shortly.
I'm here to see Grace, though. Is she here?
She left a little while ago, actually.
I literally just got off the phone with her,
and she said she was here. I was walking a table up.
We have not heard anything about that.
I'll need to go into the shade a little bit later.
Whoo-hoo!
Hello!
Hello, beautiful women.
That's very Megan Fox-esque.
The better version, though.
Booty. I know.
I have this cute little birthmark.
Looks like a strawberry,
but it kind of looks like South Carolina.
Maddi Reese!
- Mama! - Hey, hello.
It's a little early.
Yeah, I know. How are you, babe?
- Good. - You're dripping.
Sorry. I'm sitting in the shade.
Oh, my God. What a night.
Yesterday was a long----ing day.
[phone ringing]
- Leva's calling me. - Leva's calling you?
Hello, queen.
Hi, Grace. How are you?
I'm good.
I'm with Maddi, Lucia, and Emmy.
Yeah, it was me. I brought them down.
I brought some friends up to Bourbon N' Bubbles.
I contacted Grace.
I mean, she was, like, a good point of communication,
but as soon as I got up there, she wasn't there.
Okay.
You know, I just had such a huge migraine.
I just felt like
I wasn't in the right headspace to make a proper sell.
So I just thought it was best for me
just to go home and get a good night's sleep.
Of course. Okay. Sounds good.
Bye. Thank you.
All right, bye-bye.
So I'm a little confused.
Like, why did you tell Leva that I wasn't there?
You know, I wish you would have told me,
like, hey, you need to come back now.
Like, I don't care where you are on the road,
like, come back now.
It's not a good look that you're not here.
I called, like, I called you.
I told you I have this party.
I'm walking it up. I did all the work.
I found the people, I sold the table.
All she had to do was physically be there
and have a smile on her face and be like, "hey, come on in."
And she wasn't there.
You do have problems from your past,
like having a commitment
and, like, making sure that you know, you've shown up
or, like, there's no cop-out or excuse--
Or that you're following through.
You know what I mean? That you're following through.
My intentions are never negative.
They're always pure.
And I come from a good place,
and that's just why I'm hurt right now.
I just wanna know when I walk people down there
that you're following through.
I just feel like
it's just so hard for me to make people happy.
It's not fair.
This season on Southern Hospitality:
The secret for working for Leva is to be professional.
Go work somewhere else.
Don't [bleep] your coworkers.
You were licking peanut butter off his [bleep]
and that's bullsh--.
There are rumors going around that you guys hooked up.
We aren't engineers.
We have a glow stick and a bottle of alcohol.
We're all sluts!
We have to [bleep]! What's wrong with that?
Imagine living two lives.
My family has no idea that I like men.
I know I'm a good person. I have a good heart.
I've had feelings for you this whole time.
When you are a part of that drama,
it doesn't do my business any good.
How much attention do you----ing need?
Checkmate, bitch.
We did not sleep together.
Be a man, Joe!
You'll never work at Republic again.
Don't----ing fool me, bitch.
I'm literally going to fire everybody.
Shots? Gin? Champagne bottle?
One of everything.