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Ouch. What's that?

Oh, God.

That is gonna hurt.

I didn't realize you were standing there.

You know, I've always been told

that there's no way that men can endure childbirth.

I tend to agree.

So, what are we doing?

Prepping for the blessed event or researching how

to fake a pregnancy... again?

I am not faking anything.

That's a first.

Look.

This baby is real.

I'm on the up and up this time.

You know, I used to get such a kick

watching you wriggle your way out of whatever jam

you got yourself into.

Staging your own mugging.

That was one for the books.

Your unpredictability was my favorite thing about you.

Until it wasn't.

Now I just call it a...

fatal flaw.

All right, we got a chopped salad.

Will there be anything else?

Sorry. Actually, I-I've got to run.

-Leaving so soon? -I can box it up for you if you like.

No, thanks.

Hayley. I got it.

You scaring away my customers?

Well, why should that matter to you,

since you're transferring ownership of the place

to me soon, right?

Chelsea told me the other night was rough.

I just needed to blow off some steam, that's all.

You tore up your place, Bill.

It's not like you to lose control like that.

Weren't you the one who said it's time for you

to put your energy toward yourself,

focus on your own future?

I also told you I would never stop caring about you.

Yeah, and I haven't forgotten.

That's why I came close to calling you but felt like

I'd be crossing a line.

Well, I'm here now, Bill.

So it's time to open up.

What's going on with you?

♪ ♪

Hey, ladies.

Oh, hey, Eva.

I am looking forward to our lunch.

Is it just gonna be me and you?

My cousin Tameka and her husband may swing by.

-And I'm coming, too. -Oh, yay.

We're talking all things wedding.

And that, but I know you're really asking about Kat,

and I promise, there will be no ambushes today.

I actually felt a little guilty

for bringing you and Kat together for wedding chat

after, uh, seeing how intense things are between you two.

I ran into Kat earlier. She said things were fine.

Is that not true?

Want to try one of everything?

No, that's okay, 'cause whatever I don't order now,

I can order at Thanksgiving.

I'm looking forward to it, by the way,

since Donnell and I couldn't make it last year.

We've also received another invitation.

I've mentioned before what a great cook Joey is.

Mm-hmm?

He wants to host Thanksgiving for us?

How would you feel about that?

Hello.

Is Dr. Nicole Dupree in?

Sorry, I don't take walk-ins.

Funny, funny.

What's going on, Kat?

Well, I need help figuring that out.

[knocking]

Hi, Noah.

Uh, if you're looking for your dad, you just missed him.

Oh, that's okay. Maybe you guys could help me instead.

Do you know anything about this company?

Heart Attach, the escort service.

Yeah, a recruiter. I ran into them at Orphey Gene's.

And what did they say, exactly?

Said they like my look and they told me how it works.

And so you're considering becoming an escort?

I've got my first date tonight.

-Who else will be at this Thanksgiving dinner? -Just us.

And Randy?

Absolutely not. He'll more than likely spend the day

with his cousin, the notorious attempted murderer.

I hate to ask, but are you sure Joey had nothing to do with it?

He and Hayley do have Randy in common.

Positive.

Joey's furious with Randy.

Not enough to fire him.

We seem to have strayed off topic.

I guess dinner with Joey would be okay.

Having Thanksgiving at the club

wouldn't be the same without Dad anyway.

You could invite Noah.

He may be invited to spend the day with

Nicole and the Duprees, but...

I assume he'd rather be with his girlfriend.

Assuming you are his girlfriend.

You're not so subtle.

I've been accused of a lot of things, but never that.

How are things going between you and Noah?

You do understand there's gonna be certain...

expectations?

Look, I'm taking the job description literally.

I'm gonna escort the nice lady to the concert,

escort her home and dip.

That's not gonna get you a good Yelp review.

[phone chimes]

Oh.

Uh, that would be a patient. Excuse me.

Who cares? It's not like I'm trying to get repeat customers.

Heart Attach doesn't even have to pay me.

I'd go just for the free ticket.

Well, hopefully the concert ends in an encore,

not a... happy ending.

So far, my truce with Kat is holding up.

Did you like the menu Kat and I came up with?

-We did. -We did.

It was flawless.

Ladies, our chariot awaits.

And you will be here when we get back?

I may go check on Bill.

According to Andre, he's really going through it.

Oh, poor baby.

Well, Hayley did try to kill him.

Nobody deserves that.

That's valid, but he's lucky to have

such a great friend because he doesn't deserve that either.

And as Bill's former physical therapist,

don't expect any gratitude from that man.

When he feels helpless, he gets a little cranky,

and you might catch a couple jabs.

Don't worry, I know how to bob and weave.

Ooh.

-See you later. -All right.

Yeah, this whole situation with Hayley

and her baby-- it's got me thinking a lot

about my dad, and I resent the hell out of that.

-Thanks. -Mm-hmm.

Well, that makes sense.

You don't want the toxicity from your past

infiltrating your present.

Yeah.

Yeah, I cut that bastard out of my life

and out of my head for a reason.

I'm glad you didn't follow in Lewis' footsteps

when it came to raising our girls.

Mm-mmm, no. No way in hell I would have done that.

I wanted them to grow up like you and Nicole.

You know, it's part of the reason

I fell in love with you, Dani.

Yeah, I knew you'd be a wonderful mother.

And you are a wonderful father.

You know, if you've come to try to talk me out of

relinquishing my parental rights to Hayley's baby--

No, no, no, no, no. This isn't that.

This is about you.

I want to make sure you're okay.

Well, I... I can see how busy you are,

-so I'll cut to the chase. -Sure.

I understand Uptown has applied for some

renovation permits.

Yes. Kitchen. Upgrades.

This doesn't sound like tying up a few loose ends to me.

Oh, Joey, I'm just putting a bow on it all.

You should be on your way out of town by now.

Well, things are taking a little bit longer than I thought.

I'm sorry. Plus, the holidays are coming up.

Dad used to use those tactics.

Performative glad-handing, lots of empty promises.

You know, it wasn't any more cute on him.

Really should offend me, that comparison,

but I'm not offended.

Because you have no shame?

No, because I like sparring with you.

You might not think so once I take the kid gloves off.

Come on, Joey.

You know you've missed this. You love it, too.

I mean, who else knows you

exactly the way I know you?

And don't say Vanessa, because we both know

there's a lot of things you can't tell her.

Imagine if she knew.

Is that a threat?

No. Goodness, no. We all know what happens

to people when they make that mistake.

Lookie here.

Go ahead, come for me all you want.

I've already been chased out of two places today,

and I am not leaving.

You know, you're lucky you still have your freedom.

If you would have used that gun on Dani,

you'd be behind bars right now,

no matter what you had on Bill.

Hush. What is wrong with you?

What?

Oh, you look... You're nervous.

I thought you'd be proud of yourself

and how you got away with attempted murder.

Interesting.

Dani hasn't told you why Bill dropped the charges.

Dani and I spend as little time as possible

worrying about what Bill has problems with.

Mm. Sure, that could be the reason.

Or maybe she just doesn't trust you.

You know, it's nice to still have a connection,

you know, despite everything that went down.

I understand what it's like to make a terrible mistake

in judgment and have to live with the shame,

but you can't let yourself get mired down by it.

Focus on moving forward.

I am. I am.

I just needed a night to shout at the gods,

protesting my fate, but I got that all out of my system.

Come on, Bill.

It's deeper than that.

And for the girl's sake, you need to get

a handle on your situation.

The girls are fine.

They've been supportive. Naomi is helping on the legal side.

Chelsea's been checking in on me emotionally.

Chelsea was crying in my arms after the mess she walked in on.

Okay, well, I didn't mean for her to see that.

Well, I've been encouraging the girls to check in on you,

but if it's escalating to the point

-where that's not safe-- -Wait, uh, wait, hold up, stop,

wait. What-what-- Escalating?

What do you mean, escalating?

You know, I threw some things. I broke some stuff, you know?

No one got hurt. No one was even around.

It's not like I fired a gun in a crowded room the way you did.

I am not judging, but you need to understand

the girls are out of their depth with this.

It's not on them, it's on me.

So then talk to someone who understands your history,

maybe a professional who can help you to unpack

some of the rage that's coming up.

It's not that hard to figure out.

The wife I loved and trusted tried to kill me.

And you've acknowledged that it's triggering old wounds.

I never even mentioned that to the girls.

But they can see it, Bill.

And it's not just the crashout the other night,

it's-it's Hayley, it's Kalista, it's the divorce.

It's all tied in.

I think you're conflating the issue.

All right.

Well, I was talking to Nicole earlier,

and she recommended a therapist who she respects.

I am texting you the number now.

[phone chimes]

I know you know better than to send me that.

Noah fit right in with all my friends.

Not always an easy thing to do.

They were gagging over him, Mom.

That had to feel good.

[phone vibrates]

Mm. It's Nicole. I'll call her back.

Oh, no. Take it, take it.

I am gossiping with my daughter, so this had better be good.

NICOLE: Did you intentionally recruit Noah

into Heart Attach as some kind of a test?

I have no idea what you're talking about.

One of your employees recruited Noah to go on a date tonight.

Did you just say Noah is working for Heart Attach?

Noah just told Nicole he took a side gig with Heart Attach.

A local escort service.

I know what it is.

Are you okay with this?

It's wild, but I'm not gonna judge him for it.

Really?

I'm Gen Z, Mom. We're way more

chill about sex work and not into

stigmatizing people for having a job

that's existed throughout human history.

Okay, but this is your boyfriend we're talking about.

Noah and I hang out and I like him,

but he doesn't belong to me.

Wow.

You are way more open-minded than I was at your age.

If it were up to me, I would insist he cancel this date.

[phone chimes]

It's Joey.

He wants me to come talk to his sister

about putting her condo on the market.

I've actually been trying to get in touch with her

for a few days now.

Duty calls.

I'll be in touch about Thanksgiving.

Bye, baby.

[phone vibrates]

It's Deanna. I got to go.

-I'll see you guys later. -Mm-hmm. Bye.

Bye.

What?

So weird that immediately after

Noah tells us he's the latest stud

on the Heart Attach roster, his girlfriend calls.

Hm, very odd.

Cut the crap, Mom. I know you snitched.

What do you mean?

You totally ratted him out to Vanessa,

and then I'm sure Vanessa told Deanna.

You didn't have to get the guy in trouble.

If Deanna doesn't want him going on dates for money,

she has every right to stop it.

Except he wasn't going on that date.

While you were blabbing to your bestie,

he admitted to me that

he just wanted to play a prank

on his dad, and when he couldn't find Kial,

he thought we were the next best thing.

Well, I hope he has fun explaining himself to Deanna.

Oof. I can't even imagine what Deanna is gonna do to him.

I would kill Tomas if he tried something like that.

Is that why you stopped by?

I thought you didn't want to talk to me

about your predicament.

Well, I still don't.

Not exactly.

What's on your mind, sweetheart?

I feel like I'm surrounded by happy couples.

Chelsea and Madison, my dad and Shanice,

and it just seems so easy for them.

I'm starting to wonder if...

I don't know, maybe Tomas and I aren't meant to be.

Okay, let's dive right into wedding planning.

Okay, wait. Now, hold up, now.

Wait a minute.

Is there more going on between you and Kat?

Well, I didn't think Kat would appreciate me telling Dad,

but you should probably know,

just so you don't end up pushing Kat too hard.

What is it?

Kat is actually kind of having a hard time accepting

that it is completely over between Dad and Nicole.

Well, gray divorces can have a big impact

on the adult children.

Yeah, I mean, I guess I can't blame her,

but it seems like it's really bothering her, though.

And Kat admitted this to you herself?

No, she told Izaiah.

Look, I can understand why Kat would feel that way,

even if she's genuinely happy for you two.

And Kat isn't upset with you, Shanice.

You had nothing to do with splitting up my dad and Nicole.

That was all me and Mama.

Okay, you can stop beating yourself up for that,

especially now that Ted and Nicole

have both found love again.

Vanessa's on her way.

Now you can get the ball rolling on listing your condo.

Great.

That must be the last thing that's keeping you in the DMV.

I mean, plasma ring's over.

Your plot against Bradley Smith is coming to an end.

Oh, you saw to that.

What about the guy you were so interested in?

Come on. Is that why you've been so reluctant to pull up stakes?

That's on hold for now.

Perfect.

No more obstacles.

Well, if I don't see you before you leave...

...take care of yourself.

Well, I guess I'll have to, won't I?

I really do wish this was different, Heather.

The lines you crossed made that impossible.

Funny, you want to throw stones at my relationship

when yours was built on nothing but lies.

You should be thanking me.

You have some nerve.

The only reason your marriage has lasted this long

is because I kept Bill away from Dani, from running back to her

like he's done a thousand times before.

How are you gonna keep them apart now, hmm?

It's not an issue.

-Mmm. How sweet. -Mm-hmm.

Please tell me, how does the globe-trotting playboy

be this naive? Hmm?

You know what? I've changed my mind.

You're more than welcome to leave.

So you're just gonna kick me out and push me away?

Stop discussing my personal life

with your shrink sister, who hates me.

Everyone wants you to get through this, Bill.

Did you tell Nicole that we tried marriage counseling

and what a disaster it was?

No, I didn't. That's private.

Oh, really?

One-on-one counseling is different.

I won't be there, and so you won't have to deal with

a counselor who's supposedly taking my side.

No, no, no. There was no "supposedly" to it.

In that woman's eyes, I was 100% the villain.

And she didn't fix anything. She made it worse.

I am not here to rehash the past.

Oh, really? Because this feels real familiar.

Yeah, you telling me how I'm not handling things well,

that I should do it your way.

How's your way working out so far, Bill?

I'll be fine.

And I'm sorry I'm not as broken as you believe I am.

Nobody wants you to be broken.

-I want you to find healing. -Yeah, because

it's all me and my screwed-up childhood, right?

-No. -Yeah, and my backwards thinking

is what led to what happened to us.

Why are you trying to pick a fight with me?

You already apologized for everything you did wrong.

I don't need anything more from you.

Well, maybe I need more from you.

You have no way of knowing this,

but I'm actually the best at what I do.

At what? Scamming old guys for their money?

They get plenty of bang for their buck.

Trust, Bill Hamilton was having the best sex of his life.

-Okay. -But that-that still wasn't enough

to keep him from obsessing over Dani.

Sounds like a "you" problem.

She's just as bad as he is, if not worse.

I've walked in on them kissing in his office.

You're not even surprised to hear that.

You know they can't help themselves.

Bill's a manipulative bastard.

Right.

He preyed on Dani's guilt and her grief over the divorce.

Mm-kay.

She...

She's not gonna fall for his crap anymore.

Huh. Okay.

Well, I guess we'll just have to see, then.

And I don't think it'll be too long, either.

Hey...

You're right. I did apologize. Privately, publicly.

I should have never disrespected you the way that I did,

never even looked twice at Hayley.

But there are reasons that happened.

Reasons?

Do not start.

Oh, okay, so now those are the rules?

Oh, you do not want to do this with me, Bill Hamilton.

Oh, so we can talk about everything that I did wrong.

I have talked too much about the foolish mistakes

-I made in our marriage. -Not to me, you haven't.

You say you want me to find healing.

Well, maybe it starts with you.

Maybe I need to hear that you know that I am not

solely responsible for all the problems we had.

I'm not doing this with you.

I'm not standing here, parceling out blame.

No, no? Why not?

Because it was fine when it was just about me.

What, you're not strong enough to face it, Dani?

You are still trying to make it my fault

that you constantly cheated.

Well, it wasn't totally not your fault.

Knock it off, Bill. You are so full of it.

You stayed and kept up appearances,

but the woman with all that fire and that fight in her,

standing right in front of me right now was long gone.

Because you whittled me down until

there was almost nothing left.

And the biggest mistake I made was allowing you to do it.

I don't owe an apology to anybody but myself.

You have the therapist info.

Get help or not.

I'm going home to a man who loves me,

who would never tear me down to make himself feel better.

A lot of couples have intimacy issues.

That doesn't mean you're not a good match.

But even if we are perfect for each other,

that doesn't mean we'll go the distance.

I hope this is not about--

I'm not trying to make this about you and Dad.

Okay, maybe it is, I guess.

Is there any part of you that

still thinks about Dad that way?

Relationships are complicated.

Emotions, even more so.

There are days I don't even think about your father.

And then there are days that I can't help

remember the good times,

before Leslie came into the picture.

And there's no part of you

that would want to go back to that?

There are parts of me that wish he hadn't done what he did.

But how do you know which parts to listen to?

You have to have faith that you're entrusting

your heart to the right person.

And your father broke that trust.

And that outweighs any feelings I could have for him.

I see.

I have to believe that everything happens

the way it's supposed to.

Maybe Leslie and Eva had to happen to us

because we weren't the A-team that we thought we were.

So...

how do I know that Tomas and I are right for each other?

You don't.

Look, everybody's all booed up and happy.

Nicole and Kial, you and Dad,

and even the queen of drama, my own mama and Marcel.

Well, she has Shanice to thank for that.

Ah-ah, don't do that.

I don't take any credit or blame for that.

All I did was politely suggest to Leslie

that she needs to get out of Ted's face

and show her own man some appreciation.

Well, it worked, 'cause now all Leslie

can focus on is her own Boo.

Mm, let's just hope it stays that way.

-That part. -Child...

TAMEKA: Is that my fam-a-lam?

Aah! TT!

Hi, baby.

Hi.

Hey, cuz.

-Guys, this is my cousin. -Tameka.

-And I'm her husband Tony. -Yeah, but I call them--

Oh, TT. I get it. Okay. Well, nice to meet you. I'm Eva.

Oh, you're one of the soon to be stepdaughters, huh?

Well, welcome to the family.

And this is my work bestie Ashley.

Oh, I've heard all about both of you, and it's good to be met.

-Okay. -Hmm?

We were passing through town and my baby

just had to lay eyes on her cuz.

Aw. Well, y'all sit. Sit, sit here.

You can sit here.

I'll move over.

So, Aunt Monica called

and told me what you're dealing with,

so I'm here to save you from yourself.

How is the wedding planning going?

Eh, it's, uh, it's going.

Mm-hmm. Overwhelmed much?

More like, uh, fighting for my life.

-Oh. -Aw.

If it wasn't for Ashley and Eva

and everybody else helping me, I would be a hot damn mess.

-Mmm. -Okay, we have been game-planning.

We have been order-placing, we have been vision-boarding.

And I just want a cozy little cute little wedding.

And that's so cute, but don't you think

she deserves the royal treatment?

-Mm-hmm. -Uh, my dad certainly does.

There's nothing wrong with your almost-husband

-wanting to give you the world. -Mm-hmm.

-Ain't that right, baby? -That's right, baby. You know what,

that's wisdom right there. You want a little more?

Oh, absolutely.

My dad knows how lucky he is.

Ted going all out for the wedding is impressive,

but it's just the icing on the cake.

Yeah, him being extravagant is

not just about having a great party.

He wants you to have fun there too, right?

-He does. -Okay, honey. But then if you

have that, everybody's going to feel the love,

and it's not even about the wedding.

What's it about, baby?

-The marriage. -See, that's why I married him.

EVA: Yeah.

That's right.

It's not about the wedding, it's about the marriage.

Got it. But could it be about my dress

-a little bit too? 'Cause I want to be-- -And this ring.

Look at that, it's looking good.

Look at this spread.

-Oh. -So enticing.

I'll never get anything done if I indulge.

Well, there's nothing wrong with mixing a little

business with pleasure.

Agreed. But today, I must keep my wits about me.

I understand you have some work in progress at the condo,

-and that's fine. -Good.

We can still get it on the market right away.

I'll just use the photos from the previous listing.

Oh, I would prefer to finish the remodel first

and then... then take new pictures.

Oh. Okay.

Well, I can reach out to the project manager

to see if they can speed things along.

No, you don't need to go to all that trouble.

I don't mind.

I don't know if you've noticed, but I'm a little bit

of a control freak, so...

I'll manage this myself, but thank you.

You have to know Joey won't react well.

Yeah, he probably won't.

I'm sure you're right.

Which is why we just won't mention it.

I should try some of these.

Yes, please.

If your plan is for me to cover for you with Joey,

you're going to need a new plan.

Vanessa, what happened to "helping build a bridge"

between my brother and me? Was that just all B.S.?

I do want to help you repair the relationship,

but deceiving Joey is not the way to go about it.

You do know that he lies to you,

like, all the time, right?

Honey, you're running around town

calling yourself Joey's "partner."

"Partner." It's a joke.

No one believes you, least of all Joey.

Okay, can we take this down a notch?

Let's get back to discussing the condo.

Oh, I'm gonna hire someone else.

I don't want someone talking out of both sides of her mouth.

-I do want to help you. -Just shut up,

you stupid bitch.

I can see right through you.

You keep talking about how you want to help me "bond"

with Joey, all the while you're driving a wedge between us.

Tattle-telling on me like you're a jealous child.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

I'm his family. I'm his blood.

I was there long before you ever were,

and I will be there long after you frigging disappear.

I'm not going anywhere.

Famous last words, darling.

Excuse me! Can I get another glass of wine?

That was heavenly.

Coming right up. And for your friend?

I don't know, Vanessa. Are you ready for more?

Oh.

Well, this is a surprise.

I thought you'd be tied up on campus

for the next couple of weeks.

Oh, were you counting on that?

You got a hot date or something?

Well, there's this great concert I want to check out tonight.

-Oh, yeah? -Yeah. If I can get tickets, you want to go?

With you and your other date?

What?

Nicole called my mom.

Oh.

Yeah.

Did your mom flip out?

No, only because I told her not to.

You did?

Yeah, you know, I mean, it's cool.

I don't love the idea of it, but...

Well, that's wild, because I turned down

the escort service recruiter.

You did? You turned down the date?

Yeah. I thought you and I had something going on.

But, I mean, if you're cool with it,

I could always, uh, call her back.

Uh, no, you won't be needing this.

In five years, you and Tomas might want

entirely different things.

-What? -But you can't

anticipate it, so you might as well not worry about it.

Live life to the fullest

with the feelings you're in right now.

I guess I see what you're saying.

You and Dad seem happy right now,

and I think me and Tomas are too.

Then go with that.

Don't let a future you can't see

keep you from enjoying what's in front of you.

Who are you?

And what have you done with my mother?

Welcome to Nicole 2.0.

[knocking on door]

Come in.

Oh, hey. Sorry to interrupt.

Oh, it's okay. I was just leaving.

Thanks, Mom.

Anytime, sweetheart.

-Bye. -Bye.

What's up?

I wanted to talk.

Of course. About what?

Kat.

Hey. Hey, I'm glad you're here.

Um, hey, why don't you help me decide

what to cook your parents tonight?

Uh, I promised them something Korean.

Had a hankering for some doenjang-jjigae.

Or maybe I can make that bibimbap that you like.

You...

Dani. Dani.

Okay, I miss you, too.

What happened?

My ex makes you look so damn good.

What did Bill do?

He's just such an ass.

Right.

You'll get no argument from me there,

but that's-that's not new information, Dani.

Well, my vision was clouded by sympathy.

Just needed a reminder of his true colors.

And boy, did I get one.

If this is some kind of a sympathy call,

you can turn around and walk right back out that door.

I'm not interested.

Uh, screw you. That better?

What brought on this mood?

Dani was just here.

-Ah. -Yeah.

She was all full of concern.

"I'm here for you, Bill." And then she proceeded

to hand me my ass.

Well, it's not like it's undeserved.

-Thanks. -I'm just saying you did leave

the mother of your children for a nymphomaniac.

That's not helping, Ted.

You said you didn't want any sympathy, Bill.

I made mistakes, all right? Big ones.

And I'll be paying for them for the rest of my life.

Isn't that punishment enough?

In a word, no.

I learned, in a roundabout way,

the wedding is bringing up some feelings for Kat.

But hopefully that's what you two were talking about.

Funny enough, it was.

Some of that has more to do with

her own relationship than her parents.

Ah. That makes sense.

I hope I didn't overstep.

No, of course not.

I appreciate your concern.

And despite whatever residual feelings

Kat has about the divorce,

she and I both think that you and Ted make a lovely couple.

Thanks.

I take it you're here to pile on?

Actually, no.

I came to repay an old debt of sorts.

A long time ago, you tried to stop me

from going down the wrong road with Dana.

Not that you listened.

I did not.

Yeah. You know, I seem to recall

that you shunned my advice.

Ah, but I sure as hell wish I would have listened.

Biggest mistake of my life.

Well, at the risk of sounding ungrateful,

the time to warn me about Hayley was a few years back.

This isn't about Hayley.

As catastrophic as she was,

she's a symptom of a bigger problem.

Just like Dana, who provided the cure

to the catastrophe through Eva.

Are you kidding me, man?

We're not the same.

I told myself the same thing.

"I'm not like Bill. I was in love. I was justified."

That had to be the same trap door you fell through, right?

Well, none of that matters now.

Of course it does.

You can rebuild your life, Bill.

But it's gonna take total honesty.

Brutal.

And that doesn't mean lashing out at your ex.

Hang in there, man.

You call me anytime.

-All right. -All right.

Why did I go over there?

Why did you let me go over there?

Because if you hadn't, you'd still be

-worried about him, Dani. -Damn it.

It's true. I know it's true.

I-I had to see for myself that Bill

was going to recover from this nightmare.

Sounds like he's back to being his same old cantankerous self.

Yes, and when he brings up these same old tired arguments

from the past, it brings it all back.

I do not miss living in that emotional whirlwind,

but man, back then, I was used to it.

That felt like home.

What are you used to now, Dani?

I cannot say that I've completely adjusted

to this new reality.

But I am coming to expect...

Mm-hmm?

...tenderness.

Encouragement.

Yeah.

Acceptance.

If only I had believed all of those years ago

that I deserved that.

Enough to walk away when my needs weren't being met.

I would have saved myself so much heartache.

Yeah.

It's okay.

What's wrong?

Your sister.

What did she do?

I didn't see it before.

I-I know you tried to warn me.

Vanessa,

what did she do?

I offended Heather, somehow.

And she was instantly furious and vicious,

like... like a switch flipped.

It was terrifying.

Oh! I'm gonna show that dumb bimbo.

Dumb bitch!

Bill is talking about leaving Fairmont Crest.

And why would that bother you?

I somehow feel like

it is all my fault.

Who gives a damn about romance?

I need to get laid.

I can help you find the Impaler,

but I need my deal first.

You're flying to England?

Ren came through with the lead on the Impaler's lieutenant.

I'll never let anyone hurt you,

not even my own blood.

-Joey! -Give me one good reason

I shouldn't choke the life out of you right now.

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