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Hey.

Oh, you're drinking tea now.

Don't tell me I converted you.

I should probably drink a little bit more of this stuff. It's better for my

voice than coffee is.

Pretty stellar sunrise, huh?

It's incredible.

I swear this is a different sun than the one that pops up in my house.

If you look closely, you can see the snow caps on the San Gabriel Mountains.

And when the sun rises, the snow almost looks orange.

I don't see it.

No.

Here.

Maybe.

Sleep.

What is it that they say?

Orange snow at night scares delight?

Something like that.

Huh?

Someone's a little tired.

I know, a little bit.

It's so weird. I mean, I've pulled all-nighters before, but they're always

to do homework or study or because I'm anxious. It's never been to just stay up

and talk.

You had a lot to say.

Sorry, I was a bit chatty. No, no, I had a blast.

Really, time flew by.

Oh, I know that I'm the tea person, but I think today needs to be a coffee

dance. Ah, yes, I'm so glad you said that. This is gross.

Two lattes coming up. Okay.

Good morning, sunshine.

OK.

OK. I remember now.

I'm at Lauren's house somewhere in the valley.

Yeah.

It's all coming back to me now.

You OK?

Some of it.

I'm OK. I am so embarrassed right now. Oh.

I can't believe I came here uninvited and...

I'm sorry. No, no, please. No need to apologize.

Oh.

Okay, then maybe you should be apologizing to me for hitting me in the

head with a hammer while I slept.

Yeah, you caught me. I just put it back in the toolbox.

Okay, if I look half as bad as I feel right now, I don't know how you're not

averting your eyes. No, you look fine.

But you probably need this coffee a lot more. God sent Angel. Thank you. You're

welcome. Thank you so much.

Honey, that is the most put together I've seen you in... You look fantastic.

Thanks, but as you know, it's not how you look that's important. It's how you

feel about how you look that really matters. And I feel like I look off the

charts. Yeah, but how do you feel?

I just told you, I feel like I look great.

No, not how you look, but how do you actually feel?

Like emotionally?

Yeah, how do you feel?

Like I'm dead inside.

Is that what you wanted to hear?

No, not at all.

But that's how I feel. So I'm going to try to just focus on how I look.

I have so much to do today. I'm going to get my life back. So I'm not going to

think about how I feel.

Well, I'm sorry, honey.

But I'm just so happy you're out of bed and dressed in clothes you can wear out

in public.

So now all we have to do is get some food in you. What would you like for

breakfast? Don't have time.

But where are you going?

Bye.

What's up, Connie?

What are you doing here? Just wanted to follow up. I thought the audition went

really well, didn't you?

A weird scene, though.

It was really weird.

How did you get on the lot?

I'm good at talking my way into places.

Has Osborne seen the tape of me yet? No, he hasn't. It's been a real hectic day,

okay? But I'm sure he'll get to it when he can.

I was wondering if I could get a copy of that script.

What script?

Grease. Oh, no can do, amigo.

Out to the writers for rewrites.

I'll look at any version. I don't care.

Oh, well, let me just see what I can get sent over.

You don't have a copy of it laying around?

No, I don't have a copy.

But thank you so much for stopping by, Tyler. I'll definitely make sure that

Osborne knows you were here.

Maybe I should talk to him myself.

He's unavailable at the moment.

Am I being played, Connor?

What do you mean?

Has something changed since I talked to Oz?

Did you guys not like my audition? Am I not still in the running? God, Tyler,

please don't do this.

Do what?

Turn a good situation into a bad one.

Tyler, I didn't know we had a meeting scheduled.

We don't, but I was still hoping to talk to you anyway.

All right, I got a minute to spare. Come on in.

Thanks. I appreciate it.

Oh, he can walk.

He can stagger because he is in urgent need of a refill. Ah, yes.

I'm so sorry. I can't believe I passed out on your couch last night.

I've done some pretty embarrassing things in my time, but this one's up

there. I thought I was past that face.

So... So you do remember?

What?

You totally, totally made a mess of yourself last night.

Oh, I didn't... Did I... Did I hit on you?

No, no, no. You were a perfect gentleman.

As you were dancing and singing on my front lawn and on top of my car, in the

neighbor's car, and they threatened to call the police at one point.

That didn't happen.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Such an easy target.

Oh, no.

Oh, laughing is no good for a headache.

Oh.

Oh, I remember last night. I mean, it wasn't that bad. I remember chicken.

Mmm. Mmm, nice. Good chicken. Great pecan pie.

Thank you. Yes.

I, however, do not remember how I got to your sofa.

I was blabbering on and on, and you were very kind to listen to who knows

what. It was mostly about Katie.

Yeah.

You told me the story about how you guys met at the Roxy.

And he talks about how you had to race from the recording studio to

the hospital when Eddie was born.

Oh, and the tradition you guys had.

Whenever one of you were arguing, you would settle it by flipping a coin.

Yeah, we would leave it up to chance.

Flip a coin, the winner couldn't gloat, the loser could not get mad. But she had

a double-sided coin. She had a double-sided coin. Can you believe that?

And I couldn't even get mad when I found out. I thought it was clever.

Yeah.

I guess it's the kind of thing that makes you fall in love even more, you

know?

A little.

Yeah.

So, um, that is what happened last night.

I'm sorry, Nora.

I didn't mean to put you through that.

Oh. It's just, you know, today's Katie's birthday, so I drank.

Oh, no, Max.

Hearing those stories made me so, so happy. I mean, last night I had one of

the best nights I've had in a really long time.

Yeah? Yeah, so thank you.

Yeah, well, thank you.

Oh, boy, I could only imagine what Lauren thought.

Yeah, she didn't think much of anything, actually, because she didn't come home

last night.

Oh, my boy, is she okay? Yeah, I hope so.

She spent the night at Eddie's.

Oh.

Well, good morning.

Hi, Mom.

You didn't sleep at all last night, did you?

Not a wink.

We stayed up to watch the sunrise.

How did you get all that from Hi Mom?

I figured it out because I'm very good at my job, Lauren.

You're an office manager.

My job is a mother.

Okay, as an office manager, I'm fine. But I am a really great mom. Am I right?

You are. You're the best mom.

So, it was a good sunrise?

It was perfect.

I'm glad.

So, um, I'm gonna see you soon. I have to swing by the house and get a change

of clothes because I gotta meet Kelly. We have a meeting to discuss the video

that we did yesterday.

Oh, wow. It's moving so fast. It's exciting.

I know. It's crazy.

I'll call you later, though. I love you.

Bye.

So your mom's okay?

Yeah. She trusts me, and I trust you. So we're good.

We are good.

i hope you had a nice time last night i did honestly i think it was the best

night of my life since i haven't known you you said that probably about four or

five nights well it's not a coincidence every night keeps getting better and

better with you so you know what that means right what i can't wait to see

what happens tonight hey tyler

I'm sorry I haven't had a chance to watch your test, but Connor said it's

quite good.

Yeah, I thought so, too. It was strange reading a scene from another movie,

though. Oh, well, we're keeping a tight, tight hold on Grease. I guess that means

Eddie auditioned with the same scene I did. No, Eddie didn't audition.

No? Okay.

I get it.

He has a part if he wants it, right?

All he has to do is say yes?

Of course. I mean, he is Eddie Duran.

Hey, easy, Ty.

Was I ever a serious contender, or was this about making Eddie change his mind?

Don't blow things out of proportion.

It's all about proving to us that you've changed, remember?

Just be straight with me.

OK.

He got played, but it was nothing personal.

Just give me a chance to show you that I'm as good as he is.

A real chance. That's all I'm asking.

She's got a twinkle in both eyes.

Wordle, where you at, my man?

I'm feeling much better. Thanks for asking. Yo, call me back.

Yo, if you don't call me back within the next half an hour, I'm sending out a

recon team. And I can't afford to steal Team Six guys right now, but I will send

out some Cub Scouts to haul you in. And don't think they won't do it, man. Call

me back.

Good morning.

Hey.

How's Tracy?

She's fine.

Well, that's a relief to hear, because you know that she grilled me the other

day. Yep, I know. She told me.

She feels really bad about it, but I imagine she'll tell you that herself.

I was really surprised at some of the questions that she was asking.

She thinks something happened between us while she was gone. Relax, all right? I

set her straight. I made it very clear that there's nothing to worry about.

I mean, neither one of us would ever do anything to betray her, right?

I'm never going to live this kiss down, am I?

Well, you will, as long as it never happens again.

Let's get to work.

Okay, you told me that you had a crush on Jake, but you didn't tell me that you

kissed him. Are you out of your mind? Nothing happened.

And it's over, so don't bring it up again.

Okay.

What? What are you two up to?

What the hell is wrong with me?

OK, well, you're welcome to stay as long as you want. I really have to get to

work, so I'm already running late.

Yeah, I'm sorry I'm moving at a snail pace.

I was feeling better until you hit me with the news that Lauren spent the

night with Eddie. I don't like that at all. OK, you know what?

No reason to jump into angry papa mode here, because as far as Lauren said,

Eddie was a perfect gentleman.

They just stayed up all night talking and watching the sun come up.

So the only thing to worry about right now is me getting fired, unless I get to

work right now.

Oh, I don't want to be responsible for that.

So just, you know, pull the door shut when you leave. It'll lock on its own.

And you're welcome to anything in the fridge.

Help yourself.

Thank you. Maybe just a bagel. I don't want to abuse your hospitality.

No, you can crash on my couch anytime you want.

Oh, hi, Don.

Sorry I dropped by on an ass. I was trying to call you at the clinic because

I was running late. I tried your cell phone. I wouldn't write the voicemail.

So, here I am.

Always great to see you.

Can I come in for a sec?

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, come on in.

Dr. Masters.

Good to see you.

You too, Max.

You know, I know. I bet I know why you couldn't get a hold of me yet.

See, my battery's almost dead, because I've been texting Lauren like crazy last

night, and you're probably wondering why Max ran into my kitchen.

Well, I got to admit, it did cross my mind. Yeah. It was embarrassing.

Yeah, and it's a really, it's a funny story, because... I got plastered last

night and then passed out on the couch.

Well, that explains it. See you later, Max.

I'll see you at the clinic, Nora.

I'm getting you into all kinds of trouble today, aren't I?

I'm glad

you decided to take me up on my offer.

It's my only option.

So here we are.

You gonna open it?

$100,000.

Would you like to count it?

No, thanks. By the time I finish, I'd owe you 30% interest.

You remember my terms?

They're sort of unforgettable.

You should know, Dr. Masters, that I don't put my money out on the street

without doing my homework first.

I hope you did your homework on me.

I did.

I did. It'd be bad business not to.

My job is simple.

I give money to people who need it, and they give it back to me.

With enough on top to take care of my expenses, plus a little extra to live

on. A little extra, huh? Simple risk and reward, doctor.

I'm taking a risk putting my money out there, so I need to make sure that my

reward is commensurate with that risk.

I understand. I'm worth the risk.

Believe me. On paper.

But there's those things we have that we value that aren't on paper.

Like what?

Nothing you don't already know. There are certain things that don't show up on

a financial report.

Your health.

Your daughter.

Hold up there, Nick. Relax, doctor.

I'm just saying, my job is a lot less simple when I don't get paid back.

According to my terms.

Sometimes, it gets messy.

Well, this time it won't.

Because that doesn't happen with me.

I know. I choose my clients carefully.

Because I really don't like my job when it gets messy.

Hi.

Is everything okay?

You're never late.

I know. I'm sorry. It's a crazy morning.

Lauren's still on spring break, so I'm just kind of running a little behind.

Well, you didn't miss anything. Don was running late as well.

Oh, was he?

Huh. I guess it's one of those mornings everyone's running behind.

Is it?

Daylight savings last night? We sprang forward and I missed it?

If you like eating dry waffles, it's like gluten-free waffles. Oh, really?

That's not even that... Oh, hi there.

Pop. Hey.

What are you guys doing in my house?

Well, don't mind us. I was just gonna use the shower and steal some clothes.

Then we'll be on our way.

So how you doing?

Good.

First things first. Don't tell me you ate that last piece of pie.

You know,

I may be an uninvited guest, but I'm definitely not uncivilized. Of course I

didn't. Hi.

Hi. You look lovely. You have a lovely house.

Oh, sorry if it's such a mess.

I mean, if it is, it's probably my fault. I got hammered last night, and

your mother was gracious enough to let me crash here, so... Yeah, that's for

sure. That's why. Yeah, I mean, I wondered, we... Sure didn't expect to

find you here when we walked in.

Yeah.

You have a very comfortable couch.

Oh, is that where you slept, huh?

How'd you fit?

Pretty good, yeah. It's cozy.

Oh. Uh-huh.

Yeah, my dad, you know, when he has a few drinks, he can sleep on a bed of

nails, right?

In the rain, airport, trust me, I've seen it. Yeah.

Does my mom know you're here? She's kind of a big fan. I think she'd be excited

to see you.

Yeah, she actually just left. I think I made her late for work or something. She

was a gracious host, even though I have no business being here.

Mm-hmm. Come on, what makes you think that Lauren's mom doesn't have over-the

-hill rock stars stopping by all the time?

Mm-hmm. And it seems you two also had a late night.

Aren't you late for school?

No, no school. Spring break.

No. Don't get the wrong idea. I know we spent the night together, but we didn't

sleep at all.

Because we were talking until dawn.

You know, it sounds intense, but it's none of my business.

Well, I should probably call my mom and let her know that I made it back okay.

Okay.

You doing okay?

Yeah. Yeah, it's going to be a good day.

Mom's birthday is going to be a good day?

Yeah.

You can thank Nora for that. I talked your ear off last night.

Good.

Looks like you spent the right day with the right person.

Oh, hi, sweetie. How are you? Did you make it home okay? I did, and it looks

like I wasn't the only one who had a sleepover.

Okay, I can explain.

Max already did, but the sunrise isn't nearly as pretty at our house, so you

had to do something to keep yourselves busy.

I want details.

You're starting to sound like Mel with all these questions.

Mel, oh, my God. She'll get to the bottom of this, okay? She's gonna be so

bored with my story that she's gonna turn all her attention on to you.

If you were looking to compare stories, there's really not much to tell, all

right? Max was a little drunk, and he ended up sleeping on the couch. That's

it. Well, you can tell me the real story later, okay?

I love you. I'll talk to you later. Bye.

Bye. I love you.

I couldn't help but hear, did Max Duran spend the night at your place?

Okay, please don't jump to any conclusions.

Okay, I was completely innocent.

Okay.

You don't need Eddie to do this remake, Oz.

I can nail the part. I'll bring levels to this role that Eddie couldn't even

come near.

That might be true, but you're not going to bring in an audience.

And I'm not going to pay $100 million for a movie that's going to tank because

everyone says, Tyler who?

Who says it'll tank? I mean, Channing Tatum, she's a man.

Ryan Gosling, The Notebook, Chris Pine, Star Trek.

I mean, the list goes on and on and on. You could be the guy that's known for

discovering Tyler Rourke.

That's a good point.

I'll be so good, people won't even care they don't know me.

They'll love me anyway.

All right, I'm sold.

I'm gonna give you a part in one of my movies.

I promise.

What about Grease?

Because that's what I was talking about.

It's not gonna happen, Tyler. I'm sorry.

Why? Did Eddie already say yes?

He will.

How can you think that he's good for this?

Two platinum albums and a million Twitter followers?

Come on.

So what?

He's not an actor. He's a diva. He's a prima donna.

Trust me, your dream project will turn into your worst nightmare.

I don't care if the experience is bad as long as the movie's good. And it will

be. Or I'm not Oz the Great and Powerful.

Fine. Suit yourself.

Good luck.

Thanks for your time.

Damn, he's good.

I'm gonna get you a part, man.

Bye, Tyler.

Hey.

What are you doing here?

Meeting with Oz. What are you doing here? Once again, getting screwed over

by your ex-boyfriend.

What happened?

Ask the great and powerful.

Is everything okay?

Yeah, come on in.

I'm so happy to get your call. I hope Tyler didn't do anything. Don't worry

about Tyler. He's just a little upset.

But you look exquisite.

Something wrong?

Is there anything I can do?

You can save my life.

I'm down about this morning. I had a private meeting. Do you mind?

Forgive me. I had no idea.

Wow, rock stars, huh? I don't know about that.

Lauren, once you see this video, you're going to know why you're here. Oh.

OK. Let's see it.

Let's see it. Let's see it. Set it up in here.

Eddie, Lauren.

Come on, bring it in. Give me some of that love.

Oh,

this one?

Come on.

Come on.

Oh, jeez.

You see, you want to stick to it. It's like I haven't seen you in years.

Good, good. You feel the love too, man. Good.

So I saw the behind-the-scenes footage of Lauren's video, and I'm not

going to lie to you.

Ah, you guys don't want to hear what I have to say. I'll let you form your own

opinions. Good. We didn't want to hear what you had to say anyway.

I was blown away.

All right? It was so personal and moving.

It was like the audience was watching a private rehearsal of you guys, and you

didn't even know the cameras were on you. It was that real.

And besides just tweaking the mix a little bit for a more produced sound, we

didn't do anything to it.

We just released it an hour ago.

Wait, you already released it? Lauren, things are moving so fast, we had to put

it out there. I know, but I wanted to see it before you. Don't worry, you look

great and you sound great.

Are you sure? Yeah.

I'll tell you what, okay?

We'll watch it. If you don't like it, they can take it down, right?

Yeah, absolutely. I mean, Lauren, I want you to be comfortable with it. Let's

take a look.

Front row seat.

Okay.

They tell me it's nice this time of year down on

Earth.

I owe you an apology.

No, no, you don't. It was my fault. I mean, I barged in, it was completely

unprofessional, and it won't happen again. Listen, Nora, my door is always

open to you.

This was just one of those times I had to deal with some private financial

matters, but...

Doesn't justify snapping at you. No, it's okay.

I totally understand.

I have to ask you one thing, though.

Anything.

Did you snap at me because you're upset that Max was at my house?

Not at all.

But you can't blame me for being a little surprised to see him. No, no, not

at all. The only person who was more surprised was Max himself.

He didn't remember coming over to your place? That's odd.

Well, no, he didn't come to see me. He...

He thought Eddie was there with Lauren, and he was pretty drunk and a little

down.

So when I called you last night, the friend you were taking care of was Max.

Yeah. Yeah, I mean, his late wife's birthday is today.

And he was pretty miserable last night. I mean, nothing is going on between the

two of us. I mean, he crashed on my couch, and that is it.

You're too grown up for sleepovers, but don't worry.

I'm not the jealous type.

I trust you.

Thank you.

Just you.

Ellie, can I speak with you in my office?

So, things haven't turned around with Eddie, have they?

No, it's worse.

And I've been a mess.

Yeah, I heard about your little hospital visit.

That was an accident. The media blew it way out of proportion.

They always do.

It was a good play all around, too bad it didn't work.

You think I faked the overdose?

Didn't you?

You know, I wasn't even sure that you'd meet with me today. I thought that maybe

you'd think I'd let you down.

Why? Because I selfishly wanted you to fix things with Eddie so he'd come and

do my movie?

Pretty much.

Well, the fact that you even tried means more to me than you'll ever know.

It does?

There's something about you, Chloe. You're intoxicating.

It's like honeysuckle or new car smell.

You've haunted me since the first day.

I'm like Dana Andrews staring at that painting of Laura.

Who? Never mind.

What can I do for you?

How can I save your life, as you claim?

Is the movie really done?

Grease? Who told you that?

Well, I just figured without Eddie attached.

Oh, well, Eddie's reading it right now.

He is?

How? Why?

I've got a few tricks up my sleeve. It's one of the reasons your friend Tyler's

so upset. I used him to light a fire under Eddie. I'm not proud of it, but it

worked. So I guess if Eddie's in, that means I'm out.

Well, why would you want to put yourself in that position? I mean, you wouldn't

want to go through that.

Because it is my dream to be an actress.

And this was my chance.

Now it's gone.

You're sitting in Osborne Silver's office.

He's about to order dinner for two. I'd say your chances of making it are still

pretty good.

Connor!

Yes, sir?

Will you call Malise and order up my yuge?

Uh, I think it's too early. They only open for dinner.

You really gonna ruin my good mood with that excuse?

No, sir.

Sorry. Thank you.

I hope you like truffles.

What the hell?

What have I done to deserve this?

It's perfect.

Lauren, what did you think?

I loved it. Thank you.

So, what's next?

I can answer that.

You go.

She's your client.

Well, that's it. It's out there now. So, we just see what the reaction is and

hope that it goes viral.

Lauren, you alright?

Yeah, no, it's just It's all happening really really fast.

I don't know why I'm so nervous. It's out of my hands There's nothing I can

really do about it Well, there's nothing left that any of us can do about it,

right? I mean, I wish there was a way that we could get online and get people

to check out your video, you know Wouldn't it be great if I had like

millions of followers that occasionally listen to what I say, you know I'd

probably tweet something like hey

Check out this amazing new talent, Lauren Tate, in her cool new video.

She's fantastic.

Check it out now.

Eh, we'll give it a try.

See if anybody still follows me.

And there we go. Well, three of us seem to have gotten your tweet, and I'm

guessing one or two more will follow.

Lauren, do you have a second?

I'd like to chat with you.

Oh, okay.

Sure. Hey, can you follow me into the other room? What's in the other room?

Um, I just want to catch up with you, you know? It'll only take a second, I

promise.

Okay.

You wanted to see me?

I don't want to see you.

Believe me.

Is that what I think it is? The money you're blackmailing me for, yes.

Oh, Don, let's not be so dramatic.

I'm just glad you decided to play smart about this whole ordeal.

Like you gave me a choice.

Nobody wants any trouble, sweetheart. This means our friendship is officially

over, you know. Well, I wouldn't say that.

Are you really going to count it? I have work to do.

Well, thank you, Dr. Masters.

This was an excellent start.

What do you mean, start?

Hi, this is Nora.

Hey there.

It's me, Max Duran.

I hope you don't mind I got your number from Lauren.

Yeah, I know. I'm happy that you called.

Hey, I just wanted to thank you again for rescuing me last night.

And if you don't mind, I'd love to make it up to you.

Does that mean you want me to get blotto and pass that on your couch?

No, or you could just come to the bar tonight, my guest.

And if you want, you could tell Don that he's invited as well.

That is so nice.

Thank you.

I'll have to check with Don, but I can tell you one thing. I am there.

Great. Fantastic.

Oh, and FYI, I've been...

Not suggesting anything by this, but there are a lot of couches that you

could crash on on the club.

All right, I'll see you tonight.

What the hell is going on here?

So, we've never really had a chance to talk.

We've talked.

Not like I want to talk.

Oh, a business talk.

Exactly.

Yeah, I just want to see where your head's at in this whole process, you

know? I mean, you wrote a really good song, but there's so much more to this

game. Yeah, no, I know. I'm willing to learn.

All right, good. That's a start.

Have you signed up for any of those classes I told you about, the vocal

lessons, acting classes?

No, not yet, but I will soon.

All right, you got to get on it.

Okay, you can say I'll take them all you want, but you're a smart girl, and you

see how fast this is moving.

We need you prepared.

Okay, yeah, I'll do it today.

Cool. And what about any new material?

I'm working on it. Work faster.

Okay. No, no, no. Don't take offense.

Okay, I'm telling you this. I am taking time out of my schedule to give you some

guidance because we actually believe in you. I mean, we really believe you can

make it.

But on the other hand, I can't write the songs for you and Kelly can't sing them.

It's all you, Lauren.

You have to do this.

No, I will. I'm going to completely dedicate myself to my career.

And, you know, I've been making a lot of progress with Eddie helping me out.

Aha, exactly.

See, Eddie, if you haven't noticed, does everything with everything he's got. He

doesn't have a lower gear.

Yeah, I've noticed.

Eddie likes working with you.

But I don't want him to jump into helping you with your career if this is

all just a lark.

No, it's not. I mean, Eddie's just been showing me how much work this whole

thing really is.

Okay, well, good.

Because if this is just a lark for you, then you're wasting everyone's time.

Mine, Kelly's, and especially Eddie's.

No, I won't waste anyone's time. Jake especially, not Eddie's. That's right.

Because we really need him to work on his next album.

And if he's spending all of his time mentoring you, we're never going to get

those songs.

Okay? So he needs to focus on his music, and you need to focus on yours.

Yeah, I'm going to be focused. I'm going to be a hard-working, focused laser

beam.

But Jake, if I see something that I don't like or I'm not comfortable with,

I'm going to let you know.

Deal.

Now let's get back in there and see how many views your video has now.

Okay. Thanks, Jake.

I won't let you down.

I know you won't.

What in heaven's name are you doing?

Not in the mood, Jackie.

My power got shut off, and my apartment's dark and hot as hell.

Well, you do know you have to pay to keep those things on.

Well, they must have lost the payment in the mail.

There always seems to be a dark cloud hovering over you, Tyler Rourke.

I need a place to crash just until I can get everything sorted.

I don't know. Come on, Jackie. I don't have anywhere else to go.

Well, did you at least ask Chloe?

There's no way she's going to turn me away.

This risotto is delicious.

Of course it is.

Thank you so much for doing this.

I just hope you're feeling better.

Definitely. You're incredibly kind.

No, I'm not. I try to be, but there's part of me that's still wondering if you

can help me get what I want.

Eddie?

Can a man be sincere and work an angle at the same time?

Is that really a question?

What is it about you?

You make me feel naked.

Is this about to take a weird turn?

I was speaking metaphorically.

Of course.

I just, I take things too literal sometimes.

Especially when I'm upset.

So, tell me your story. I want to know everything.

No, you don't.

Yes, I do.

You intrigue me in ways I can't describe.

Well, do you want Chloe Carter's story or Cynthia Kowalski's?

Can't have one without the other, right?

Well, Chloe's is much more interesting.

I wouldn't be so sure.

Cynthia's is one step away from a Fresno trailer park, and Chloe's is the

Princess of the Sunset Strip.

I see.

Well, it's a long trip.

But I took it, too.

Mine started in Temecula. A trailer park?

No, I came from middle-class academia.

Trailer park with a textbook.

Instead of beer, pretzels, and football, we had gallon wine, Munster cheese, and

PBF. But it was still hell, and I wanted to get out.

So don't let anyone ever tell you that you can't reinvent yourself.

Is Osborne Silver your real name?

It is now.

So why did you start modeling?

Well, my mom entered me in every beauty pageant in town.

I hated it, but I won every single one of them.

Then you ran away and became a big success, which is the best revenge.

Until your past catches up with you.

Tyler. And my mom, thanks to Tyler.

He followed me here and then he brought her.

Why, to hurt you?

To try and ruin things with Eddie.

He thinks I belong with him, not Eddie.

He claims to love me.

Well, who wouldn't?

Eddie.

All right, but be honest.

Did you really love Eddie or did you just love what he could do for you?

It started as one thing, but then I surprised myself.

Well, Chloe, you've just surprised me.

I think I've just found my next project.

If your story isn't a movie, then I've been wasting a lot of time and money.

My story?

A movie? Are you kidding me?

No, I'm not kidding you.

Please, I want to tell it.

I think your heartbreaking story will make a great film.

And I promise to make you famous while doing it.

16,000 views?

Is that a lot?

Considering that we just put it out an hour ago, yeah, that's a lot.

Congratulations, Lauren. It's a great start.

Thanks. Get used to the good news.

What is the matter?

No, just a couple of people who have seen the video started railing on me.

Already they say I'm a no-talent skank who only sounds halfway decent because

Eddie Duran mixed the song.

I used to be just like you. You get thousands of tweets with people saying

how much they love the song and then maybe one or two people saying negative

things. Come on. Yeah, but it wasn't just one or two. It was four.

Exactly.

Four out of 16,000 people.

Lauren, there's always going to be people who don't like what you do, no

matter what you do.

But you and I know the truth.

All right? The song sounds great.

And there's 15,996 people who like it right now.

So enjoy the moment.

You should be a manager, man. I couldn't have said it better myself.

Manager? I don't want the competition.

Unless I get 10% of his 10%. This is only step one, all right? But you are on

your way, Lauren Tate.

And it's all because of you.

Oh, you've changed my life.