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-Look, there's always tomorrow. -Fine!

Fatima, I love you!

Fatima!

[Zac] Previously onZatima...

[Fatima] A man lying to me and cheating on me,

I can't do that.

So fuck Zac and all his begging. I'm done.

Do you think you need therapy?

Everybody says I got issues. I think I'm fine.

-Dinner? -You actually beat me to it.

-You were gonna ask me? -Yeah.

What is this about?

[Dr. Reid] I don't want you to be surprised,

but you definitely gonna be.

What is this?

Please just don't be mad at him.

I asked him not to tell you, but I just needed you here.

-Zac... -[Zac] Please?

If I would've asked you to come, would you have come?

Probably not, okay?

-Look, I gotta go. -No, please?

Man, what the fuck you keep begging her for?

-Yo, just shut up. -[Jeremiah] Man.

I need to get out of here.

Fatima, please, I don't know how long I can keep them here.

I need you here for this.

Just like you needed me at the hospital?

Yes. Okay, I was wrong.

I asked you to leave, but I meant stay.

-Zac. -[Zac] Please?

Fatima, only do this if you want to.

All right.

You sure?

Yeah.

Great.

You have a seat.

This better not be no damn intervention.

Ms. Taylor.

[Gladys] Who the fuck is Taylor?

My apologies.

My name is Gladys Davis.

Zac is a Taylor.

-Jeremiah is a Matthews. -[Dr. Reid] Got it.

[Jeremiah] Yup.

Please forgive me.

Get your shit together, motherfucker.

So look here, Zac,

you said you was gonna give me some money.

I will.

I want some money too.

How long I gotta do this bullshit?

This is for you. Hey...

Not until we done talking.

Well, talk. Shit, nigga.

I ain't got all day. Nobody got time for this.

I need to get out of here.

♪ Love ain't perfect

♪ But we still work it

♪ Ain't gotta be what we see on TV ♪

♪ But it's damn sure worth it [Uh-huh] ♪

♪ Love ain't perfect

♪ But we still work it ♪

♪ Don't gotta be what we see on IG ♪

♪ 'Cause we still worth it Uh-huh ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, Yeah, yeeah ♪

♪ Do-do-do-doo-do-do-do-do We still work it ♪

Can you hold the money?

Zac, I don't wanna do that.

Why not?

That's not gonna get you what you looking for.

[Zac] What do you think I'm looking for?

Honesty and truth.

[Jeremiah] So what you saying?

The family ain't got honesty and truth?

Me and my momma got honesty and truth.

[Dr. Reid] Not at all.

What I'm trying to say is there are certain motivations

that are not gonna give you the outcome that Zac needs.

They only respect me when I got money.

Nigga, that's bullshit.

I did time for you.

Really, Jeremiah, like...

Reid, did he tell you who was facing 20 years,

and I took the charge?

Yeah, I took the fall for him.

That's how much love I got for my brother.

And?

Nigga, you owe me.

I took the fall for you.

Fuck, you owe all us, man.

What about all the times I took the fall for you?

From 9 to 17, you had me doing all them armed robberies,

telling me, if I get caught, it'd be okay

'cause I'm a juvenile so I'd get off.

You got off, right, nigga?

[Zac] And you and Ma took the fucking money

and left me in the house.

I didn't even have food. I ain't know where y'all were.

Are you trying to say it's my fault?

Really, Ma?

Let me tell you something, motherfucker.

I have told you this before. I'm gonna tell you it again.

I gave birth to you.

And whatever happens after that, you on your own.

[Dr. Reid] Okay, Zac.

Zac.

When is the first time you heard her say that to you?

I was seven.

-[Gladys] Oh. -[Dr. Reid] I see.

So you judging me?

You and this bitch.

Hey. Don't call her that, man. Watch your mouth.

-Bitch, bitch, bitch. -Don't call her that.

[Gladys] Bitch, bitch, bitch.

She don't want you.

Look at her.

What she want with you?

Ain't nobody never wanted you.

I took you to your father.

Wanna know what he said?

He said, "I don't want this motherfucker."

And he...

He kicked me so hard, I almost dropped you.

He was your pimp.

I guess. Shit, I don't know.

Don't nobody know who your daddy is.

Come on. I'm getting cold

and ready to go. I gotta get out of here.

No, wait, wait. Wait.

I got somebody who love me.

And who wants me.

And I keep fucking it up

because of what you did to me.

I'm over it.

I'm fucking done.

I'm tired of hating myself

because of what you did to me.

I deserve to love myself. I deserve to love somebody else.

Have somebody love me.

And not feel like the world gonna crumble every time

because of what you did to me.

So I'm fucking done. And I'm done with you.

You think the world's supposed to stop

because you done with us, nigga?

You been done with us, me and momma.

Jeremiah, shut the fuck up, yo.

-You don't... -Hey! I'm... Stop.

I let you talk. Let me finish.

You can take your money and you can fucking go.

Okay?

But you?

I'm hurting and killing myself, trying to love you both.

I'm sorry, Dr. Reid.

I'm dying, trying to love you both.

And if you can't come to me, clean,

you can't come to me with love,

just don't come to me.

I almost lost the best thing to ever happen to me,

and it's all because of you.

And I'm fucking done.

You done with me, nigga?

And to think I almost aborted your ass.

But I decided to keep you.

And this is the thanks I get.

Ma.

You got your thanks

every month from the fucking state

when you got that check.

-[Jeremiah] That's fucked up. -That's the only reason

you kept me.

I will slap the shit out of you, boy.

Nah, you did that shit one too many times.

You ain't doing that shit no more.

Who do you think you talking to?

The source of all my pain.

[Dr. Reid] Just hold on a second.

We are not gonna resort to any violence in this office.

Ma, who is this fucking nigga and his white man voice?

Give me the money.

-No, give it to me. -Take it.

-I got it. -Give me some, momma.

Shit, I got to get out of here.

[Jeremiah] I want mine, Momma.

[door closes]

[Dr. Reid] Zac.

Yeah.

I know we talked about this all morning.

Yeah.

[Dr. Reid] But what you just did,

it usually takes months for my clients to do.

Confronting a parent is hard.

And you did that.

Yeah. It was time. It was time. I had to.

Do you still wanna tell Fatima why you chose to do it now?

Why the urgency?

Fatima, I can't lose you.

I can't. If I lose you, then they win.

After all the shit that they did to me

and for me to lose you, I just...

I won't be able to bear it.

And how do you feel about that, Fatima?

I love him.

Don't tell me. Tell him.

Zac, I love you.

I really do.

Please don't say but.

Look, I...

I give you major points for coming to do this.

I was in therapy for years

and it took me a long time to bring my parents.

But when I did, things finally started to make sense.

But it happened gradually.

And while I'm happy that you're doing this,

I just hope that you're doing it for you

and not for me.

It was for me.

[Fatima] Zac, it has to be for you. No.

You said you did this because you didn't wanna lose me.

I don't wanna lose you.

I can't.

Look, Zac, I am...

I just didn't understand why you acted like that

on the elevator.

Yeah.

You were so mean to me.

I know.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Hearing how your mom talked to you...

I get it now.

I was so nervous.

You have abandonment issues, Zac,

because of what she did to you.

And anytime you feel like I'm choosing someone over you,

it just reminds you of her.

But, Zac, I am not her.

I know. I know.

And I would never treat you like that.

I know. I know. Baby, I know.

So please tell me we can work on this.

Please, please, please, please, please...

Zac, I just...

Please...

When you did those things to me, you really hurt me.

And it triggered some things inside of me

that, honestly, I don't know how I feel right now.

I don't.

So you turned off now?

I'm not turned off, Zac,

but some of my feelings for you definitely are shut down.

You don't love me no more?

Zac, I do love you.

So then what are you saying, like...

I'm saying is that I don't want you

shutting anymore feelings down inside of me.

Okay.

Tell me what I gotta do.

Zac, I--I gotta go.

No, no, no, wait, wait, wait. Come on, don't do that.

Doc, can you just... Can you explain to him...

-[Zac] No, no, no, wait. -Okay.

Please, please.

You stay and talk to Doc, okay?

I gotta go. I'm sorry.

-Fatima. -I'm sorry.

Why you leaving?

[Fatima] I just can't.

[Dr. Reid] Zac.

-Zac? -Yeah.

It's like a house that has circuit breakers.

If you plug too many things into them,

the breakers trip.

And your relationship has been a lot of things

that have caused breakers to trip.

Now, if you wanna turn those on,

it's gonna be hard

because when the breakers trip, the house goes dark.

So you've got to find your way through the dark

to the circuit box.

Can't be in the dark by myself anymore.

[Dr. Reid] And you won't be.

I spent my whole life in the dark.

By myself.

[Dr. Reid] I know.

Zac. [breathless sobbing]

Zac, I need you to breathe, okay?

I'm breathing, I'm breathing, I'm breathing. I'm breathing.

Then it's time for you to start changing that

and turning them back on.

I need her.

[Dr. Reid] She's done a lot of work.

She hasn't turned off every one.

You'll be able to get there.

Okay?

But I wanna table that for a minute,

and I wanna talk about your mother.

[Paul] Oh, no.

Hey.

You been crying?

I'm good. I'm good.

All right, here.

Just take it.

Is this clean?

Yes, it's clean. It's brand-new.

Thank you.

Do you wanna talk about it?

No, not really.

All right.

So, I'm assuming that, uh, dinner's off for tonight.

Just that I'm not gonna be good company.

[Paul] All right, well, how about this?

I can either be a really good listener

or I could talk your ear off.

You'll definitely be doing all the talking tonight.

[Paul] I can handle that.

Thank you.

So, um, how about I come pick you up?

-Yeah. -Sure you wanna hang for 7:00?

Yeah, 7:00's good.

[Paul] All right.

Same place, right?

Same place.

[Paul] All right, I'll see you then.

Okay.

[inaudible]

Here you go.

Wow, you packed it all up for me.

Yeah, it wasn't that much.

Thank you.

Sure.

So, uh, we can't, you know, for...

No, there's no way.

But we can still be friends, so...

Yeah, I've been thinking about that and, no.

You said we could hang out.

And now I don't want to.

Okay.

How is Zac doing?

I don't know. I see him at the office.

Well, you know him and Fatima broke up.

I'm sure he'll be wildin' out any day now.

Sure, I mean, I really don't know.

He doesn't talk to me.

Well, can you blame him?

Yeah, actually, I can.

And why is that?

Because I told him the truth.

I told him what it was.

I told him I wouldn't do it again.

I think we all just need to move on.

And if that's what you think, you're in for a rude awakening.

Maybe. I don't know. I see him trying.

-He's trying. -Okay.

-Hey. -[Fatima] Hey.

-Hey, Bryce. -[Bryce] Hey, Fatima.

Yeah, he was just leaving.

Oh, okay, well I'll see you later.

Cool. Cool, Fatima, yeah. All right.

-Bye. -Bye, Angela.

Bye.

I see he has his things.

Yeah. It's damn sure official now.

Oh, so that makes it official?

Yeah.

I still have things at Zac's house.

That's 'cause it ain't official.

Look, he saw the therapist today.

And his mom and brother were there.

Really?

Yeah, and it was, Angela, it was so sad.

Are you gonna give him another chance?

Actually going out with Paul tonight.

You just said you were sad about Zac.

I was. I mean, I am.

But I just can't let Zac get away with that shit.

So you trying to punish him.

No. I'm looking out for me and seeing how I feel.

And if Zac gets hurt in the meantime,

then oh, well.

What if he hooks up with someone else?

Angela, he already did.

-Shit. Right. -[Fatima] Yeah.

Well, where you and Paul going?

I don't know.

I really enjoyed open mic the other night.

-[Angela] Yeah. -Yeah, but I don't

wanna see Belinda's ass.

Yeah, but I'm sure she don't work every night.

Could you find out for me?

-[Angela] Yeah, I will. -All right, thanks.

-I'm gonna go get dressed. -[Angela] Okay.

All right, bye.

[Nathan] Girl, you broken. Is it that bad?

It's that bad.

-[Nathan] Woo! Girl, you got tension.

-[Deja] Oh gosh...

Why you bringing her this way, bro?

-Hey, Zachary! -My man!

-What's up? -What's up, man?

Look, how you feeling?

I'm feeling good. Take her inside.

I was just coming to see you,

but, you know, she- like-she has something going on with her neck

so I gave her some help, you know what I'm saying?

Have-have you--have you been crying?

No, man, go ahead with all that, man.

Uh-uh, what she do to you?

Uh-uh! Do not let her pass that line!

Man, stay on your side, man.

I'm going inside, man.

Hey, I'll be right in and join you, all right?

No, no, no, you good.

Just do whatever it is that y'all do

when y'all be doing what y'all do.

No, but I came to see you!

I'm fine. I don't want no company.

Yeah, he's hurting. It's okay, it's okay.

Go ahead with all of that, Deja, please.

-[Nathan] You straight? -Did she get served yet?

You need to let that go.

I won't let it go. You see my neck?

She didn't spare me.

So why--she didn't spare the rod,

so why should I spoil the child?

Keep her on that side of the lawn, please.

I'm gonna be in there, all right?

-Whatever. -All right, I'ma...

We're here for you, Zac!

-Love you. -Love you.

What the hell?

You see he had tears in his eyes, right?

-[Nathan] I saw. -He's miserable.

I don't even know what it is he sees in her!

-Me and Tony... -She's mean as fuck.

What Tony said?

Same thing! I'm agreeing with you!

She treats him like shit.

And she always be threatening his ass.

I don't know why he don't just come next door.

That bitch, I just...

I don't think you wanna mess with her no more, so...

Let's let that go. You know what I'm saying?

Let what go?

What's this about being served?

Oh, I'm definitely suing her ass.

She messed up my back.

What?

Stop looking at my butt. She messed my back up.

For real. You saw what she did to me.

The way she dragged me out of that hot tub.

You were there.

Damn, okay. I know, I know.

Yeah, shit.

You don't believe me.

[Nathan] No, I believe you.

I'm just saying, Deja, you gotta be careful.

[Deja] And why is that?

Fatima works at a law firm.

Nigga, I don't give a fuck.

Okay, so when she trots out all your clients

and puts them on the stand, then what?

-I'm not scared. -[Nathan] Okay.

But guess what? We were trespassing.

We were in their hot tub,

doin', you know, doin' stuff, all right?

And then they gonna talk about how you're a stripper,

and how you climb the pole

and they watch you slide back down.

And then they gonna rest the case.

And on top of that, they got it all on tape.

Fuck! Oh, shit.

Look, you need to rethink this lawsuit.

All right?

No, man. I... All right, man, I gotta go.

Woah, woah, wait, wait, wait. What's wrong?

Nigga, I got a lot on my mind. I got a lot to think about.

Oh, damn. I mean, shit. Let's head inside

and have a drink or something.

Have a drink? Close my damn door.

My bad. Yeah, come on, let's have a drink.

[Deja] Nigga, you talking about coming inside

and having a drink, you sure you're not

trying to go to Miami

with this tropical-ass shirt you got on?

Your wife left you.

You staying on Tony couch.

And you ain't got no money.

So it's giving hell, no. Gotta go.

[Nathan stammering]

[knocking on door] Yo.

[Nathan] Yo, yo.

-Yo. -What's up?

What do you want?

You good?

Yeah, I'm good. What's up?

Where you just coming from?

I was out.

You straight? Why your eyes so red?

I'm good, man. Why you clocking me, bro?

Look, man, I know I've been giving you a hard time and shit.

[Zac] You think?

Bruh, you gotta understand where I'm coming from.

This only for your own good.

Whatever, Nathan, man. What do you want, bro?

Just wanted to see if you want to hang out,

-you know, maybe grab some... -[Zac] No, I don't.

I don't wanna hang out.

Hey, man, I'm sorry

about all this shit with Fatima, all right?

No, y'all been doing a lot.

You think I really wanna hang out with you,

all the shit you been doing with me and Fatima?

I'm just trying to look out and protect you, man.

I just want you to be in the best possible position,

you know what I'm saying?

You be looking out for yourself, bro.

That's all you do.

Like, you my boy and all or something,

but you just a hater.

I ain't even doing nothing, man. I'm just...

You not... You know...

What?

I just feel like everybody been trying to keep us apart.

"Everybody"?

Yes, nigga. Everybody!

You. You everybody.

Yo, Zac, man. I'm your mans.

No. You not my mans, bro. You gotta go.

I got-you sure?

I just need some time.

I'll give you some time, but, man, look.

I'm sorry, all right?

You can go.

Before I go, I talked to old girl next door,

and I thought you should know

I talked to her about the, you know, rethinking the lawsuit.

Nate, if I'm being honest,

you probably the one that put her up to that.

Hell, no, bruh. I would never do nothing like that to you.

Go. Man, go, bro.

All right, man. All right, bruh. You know I love you, right?

[Angela] Oh, damn, girl!

Look at you!

Ooh, don't hurt him!

I just wanted to look good and feel good.

Oh, well, you do. You gonna kill him with this.

Did you find out if Belinda is going to be at the club tonight?

Yeah, she works tonight.

All right, you know what? We'll just go somewhere else.

[Angela] Come on, now, you love it there.

Plus, it's open mic night again.

Angela, I do not wanna see her.

Look, don't let her run you out of that place, okay?

Look, there's other places to go.

-It's fine. -[Angela] Fatima, go.

In fact, I'll get dressed and I'll go too.

And I'll distract her for you, okay?

I don't know, Angela. That's gonna be hard.

No, it won't. I'm real good at that.

Look at me.

-That's Paul. He here. -I think that's Paul.

-I'll get it. -No, no, no.

You stay here. I need to whip that door open.

I'll let him get the full effect of you.

Bam! Oh, shit.

Hey, Zac.

What's up, Angela?

-[Angela] Uh... -Can I see Fatima?

[Angela] She's not here.

Fatima, I saw you.

[Angela] Zac, she don't wanna talk to you. Okay?

-Fatima. -[Fatima] Let him in.

Fatima, you know who is on his way.

It's fine.

-You sure? -Yeah.

[Angela] Come on in.

Thank you. You look nice.

Angela, could you give us a second?

Sure, I'll just go check the mail.

You going somewhere?

I'm going out.

Look, I ain't sleep with Connie.

I know you don't believe me, but I didn't.

Okay, Zac.

That's it? What you mean "Okay"?

It doesn't even matter at this point.

Why not?

Because I've been sleeping with Paul.

So you might as well have done it

'cause we're done.

You really did that, Fatima?

Yeah. And I'm doing it again tonight.

Look, Zac, I'm sorry, but I gotta go.

He's about to come get me, so...

-Fatima. -Yeah.

-Your ride share is here. -Okay.

Zac, you wanna drink some wine or something?

All right. I will see you later. Bye, Zac.

Fatima, come on. Stop playing.

-Come on. Stop. -[Fatima] Bye, Zac.

You...Come on!

You can go now.

Said you had wine, didn't you?

Uh, it's old wine. You wouldn't like it.

Okay, or you can sit down.

Angela, I love that girl with everything.

-Well, Zac... -No, I just...

I can't believe this, man. I fucked up.

[Angela] Let me tell you about Fatima.

When she's done, there's no looking back.

Come on, don't say that.

Look, that's what I know.

-You need to move on, okay? -I can't do that, man.

I love that woman too much, man.

It's like breathing for me, Angela.

Yeah, you can fuck some other woman?

Angela, I didn't fuck that girl.

Well, she thinks you did.

I went over there too, I'm not gonna lie,

but I got there and I couldn't do it.

But it's not just my fault.

I don't know why she just stopped having sex with me.

You still don't even get it.

I'm trying to get it.

That's why I'm going to see Dr. Reid.

I'm trying, Angela.

And I know y'all think I ain't shit, but...

Why would you say that?

'Cause y'all always in her ear

about how fucked up I am. I get it.

Why don't you just ask me what I think

instead of assuming?

Angela, it's been a long day, okay?

I'm tired of people tearing me down, like...

Okay. Well, then I'll just tell you, okay?

Of course.

Zac, I think you're smart. I think you're handsome.

And I think that you and Fatima make a great couple,

but she's been through a lot.

And I don't want her to be with you

because I don't wanna see her get hurt again.

She ain't the only person that's been through a lot.

And I don't be hurting her on purpose.

Well, that's what makes it so bad.

Fuck, fuck.

[Angela] Yeah, you really did.

I don't know what to tell you,

but you need to be a little nicer to Bryce.

He's got some issues,

but he's a good guy. Okay?

So just try,

because if you gonna be a little nicer,

then I can too.

Okay?

I was talking about Fatima.

I don't know how we got to Bryce.

You was talking about second chances, okay?

So you hear me?

I hear you.

You just need to move on.

[Zac] I'm not moving on, Angela.

I love that girl too much.

What are you gonna do?

Whatever I gotta do. Fatima's mine.

I ain't giving up that easy.

Don't do anything stupid, okay?

She's mine.

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