♪ Drugs ♪
[speaker] Whew! Previously on Harlem...
I just thought that you wanted to be taken seriously.
I'm finally gonna be a mom.
[Ian] We did create embryos.
I made my decision off of limited information.
- Whatever, Camille. - No, Ian, it's a baby.
Putting me out the way you did was rude and hurtful.
You make me want to be better.
- Why? - Because I love you.
Who the fuck is this?
Ian was just about to go home.
What?
We were doing that photoshoot I was telling you about,
and I saw it.
We were married with two kids.
I just can't help but see him in my future.
It would be cool if we could just hang out.
Once upon a time, we were best friends.
Do you think that Girls Trip: The Musical
is gonna be embarrassing?
[speaker] Angie, where is this coming from?
[Angie] I want the show to be funny,
but I don't want people to see me as a joke.
[Seth] Yo, what up, Sabrina?
My flight leaves in a couple hours.
I'll see you soon. I love you.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
Seth, who's Sabrina?
Sabrina is my partner.
[sighs] What the fuck?
Oh, my God. Of course you're married.
I should have fucking known you were too good to be true.
Wait, calm down. I'm not married.
Don't try that technicality shit with me.
Oh, no, I've heard it all before.
No, no, no. I'm not married.
But he had a live-in girlfriend for years.
Oh, no, we're not sleeping together
because that nigga's eyes were open when he was fucking.
Oh, no, no, no.
I'm not cheating because it was only oral and only she came.
I mean, does New York have one, just one fucking honest guy?
I'm seeing someone else, yes.
And to be honest, I thought you were seeing other people too.
The first night we met, you said
you wanna have fun with no labels, no pretenses,
no strings attached.
Yes, but that...
And I told you that was perfect for me.
Because I'm ethically non-monogamous.
You said that was cool.
That was five months ago, Seth.
And we were having some kind of sexy one night stand!
But now things are different.
Unless I am the only one here with real feelings.
You're not the only one.
Oh, Quinn, girl.
Why do you keep doing this to yourself?
Look, I just have the capacity to love
more than one person at the same time.
That's how I'm wired.
Monogamy just doesn't work for me.
Monogamy is a choice, Seth.
Is it?
You're not limited to one close friendship, right?
No.
Because we have different friends that fulfill
different needs, and nobody thinks you're crazy
for maintaining more than one friendship at once.
Why is romance the exception?
Because it is for me,
especially after I've fallen in love.
I cannot wrap my mind around signing up to be cheated on.
It's not cheating.
That's the ethical part about it.
But seriously?
I wasn't trying to hide anything.
I don't want to hide anything from you.
And these aren't just random hookups I'm talking about.
You can always know who I'm with,
what role they play in my life.
I love you, Quinn.
And that shit is so real.
Please don't let this change anything.
[sighs] Seth, I want kids.
I want a family.
I wanna build a life with somebody.
I want the same things, and I want them with you.
Quinn, I want you to be my primary partner.
Look, we'll have a great life together.
Our kids will be raised in a happy,
healthy, and stable home.
You'll be fully supported financially, emotionally.
Quinn, I could give you everything you want
if you just...
you just let me.
[singer] ♪ I ain't a saint or nothin' ♪
♪ But too many niggas wanna take me down ♪
♪ Can't count on my hands, I gotta double up...
Except monogamy.
[singer] ♪ Another one for the count ♪
♪ Let's start with my dad, mean no disrespect ♪
♪ Then to my ex, he made me a mess...
Chapter 28 done, two more to go.
[yawns] Okay.
Chapter 29: "Facing Fears."
[singer] ♪ I try when they all the same type ♪
♪ I try ♪
♪ I try when they all the same type ♪♪
So here are the options that I brought for you.
You're gonna love them, but first, you have to tell me,
are you gonna go bump exposed or bump covered?
Quinn, I am trying to write.
And you know what?
I'm running behind already because I fell asleep.
Hmm.
"Many of us avoid facing fears at all costs,
but sometimes we're forced to."
Ain't that the truth?
Hold up.
Are you okay?
Is everything good with you and Seth?
Nope, ah-ah.
Today is not about me or Seth or your writing.
Today is your baby shower!
[squeals, giggles]
Quinn, today is the baby shower
that I've been telling you that I don't want
for the past few months.
Oh, Cammy, come on!
It's a celebration of you and the baby.
No, Quinn, it is time that I don't have.
I am due in two months, and I still have
a giant to-do list of things to do and to buy for the baby.
There's still a bunch of...
Camille, you are killing me.
Come here.
This is not all on you.
We're here to help.
We're going to help.
Even Ian.
Oh, my gosh, he is insanely thirsty to help.
When I told him that we were planning your shower,
he offered to take care of all the food, the cake,
and create the playlist.
Oh, great.
So that means we're gonna be listening to Drake and Future
on repeat at the baby shower that I don't want.
Yay.
[squeals] Okay.
Since the feedback you gave me on my brand presentation
went quite well...
Oh, I'm so proud of you, babe.
...I thought I'd return the favor.
By making me buy expensive-ass sheets?
By, one, pointing out that your sheets
- feel like sandpaper... - Okay, all right.
Are we going to need a peace path after this?
And by two, helping you buy sheets in two easy steps.
[scoffs] Okay, okay. I'm listening.
Step one, look at Oprah's Favorite Things list.
Step two, buy the sheets on Oprah's Favorite Things list.
[laughs]
It's where quality and affordability meet.
Fine, but only because my mom is visiting me for a few days
on her way to London.
And maybe some nice sheets might get her to stay with me
instead of a fancy five star hotel.
It'll take more than sheets to compete
with the five star hotel.
Just saying! [laughs]
I'ma remember that next time you wanna stay the night.
[both laughing]
Okay, so my mama's free tonight.
I told her we'd all have dinner together.
- Oh! - You good with that?
You want your lady to meet the parents.
Oh, you in love, love!
Okay!
I can't wait for you two to meet.
She's actually gonna be introduced to someone
she might like.
She doesn't usually like your girlfriends?
Mm, I think "hate" is a better word.
Well, damn!
And she just knew that immediately?
Yeah. She's a clinical psychologist,
and I had a tendency to date
the hot, sexy, confident chicks.
But I usually get distracted by the packaging
and just ignore all the red flags.
Not to state the obvious, but...
I'm three for three on the hot, sexy, confident department.
Facts.
[both laugh]
But I don't have to dwell on how gorgeous you are
when I talk to my mom because there are
so many other things I can talk about when it comes to you.
Thanks, babe.
Mm-hmm.
So, dinner tonight?
Oh, sorry, babe, but Camille's baby shower is today.
I'm on the host committee, so I might have to, you know,
help after.
Oh.
But for you, I could work something out.
[upbeat music]
Thank you.
- This means a lot to me. - Oh?
Well, let me buy you these sheets, then.
- Ah. - Baby girl.
She's buying.
[squeals] Oh, my God!
Whoa, what is going on?
"While I have not had the pleasure of seeing
a full preview of Girls Trip: The Musical just yet,
it still tops my list of must-see Broadway shows
this season for one reason...
Angela Wilson!
Wilson's comedic range is matched only...
♪ By her mesmerizing ♪
...vocals, which will hold audience members rapt,
transforming an already iconic movie character
into a character of her own."
Give it to me!
Ow!
Isn't that, like, the best review ever!
Congratulations, baby.
Thank you.
That's it?
I'm sorry, I gotta meet a client down in Chelsea.
That's all I got time for right now.
Fine!
But we are going to celebrate tonight.
Ang, another time.
Why not this time, Mike?
Escrow on the SoHo loft this afternoon.
The thing I've been agonizing over for the last two weeks?
Look, I'm not surprised.
You've been consumed by Girls Trip these days, so.
You sell so many properties, it's hard to keep track.
It's the first one I've sold in a month.
Oh.
Well, congratulations, boo.
So you'll finish closing,
and then we will rendezvous at Art Walk later.
Hmm.
You've been wanting to take me.
Yeah, yeah, for weeks now.
There's this artist I want you to see.
So let's go.
I promise.
No Girls Trip.
Just me and you, having fun, catching up.
Come on, bae.
I miss you.
It's a date.
Mm.
Come here. Mm.
[Ian] Ooh-wee!
Yo, check out this minivan.
- Mm. - Mm. Ain't that hella dope?
- Mm-hmm. - Mm-hmm.
Oh, it's got great reviews with the little magic
sliding minivan doors!
Mm-hmm.
Ooh, I'm about to hit CarMax in the a.m.
to take this baby for a test drive.
Scoot, scoot!
What's up? You wanna come with me?
Wait, what?
A minivan.
- A minivan. - A minivan.
- Mm-hmm. - No, Ian. Absolutely not.
One, we don't have enough money.
Oh, no, it's hella affordable.
I'm telling you, CarMax got it for the sweet price.
And, two, we don't have time
because I am supposed to be writing,
and you are supposed to be over there cleaning out that nook
so that our baby has somewhere to sleep.
So now not only does the baby not have a place to sleep,
but you want me to be worried about a minivan?
A minivan.
So now I have to fight for street parking
while I'm carrying a newborn through a polar vortex
because the only other places available are a mile away.
Oh, come on. It ain't always that bad.
While you are laid up with Portia,
I am gonna be with our baby who has frostbite
all because her daddy wanted a minivan.
All right, so I haven't worked out
all the logistics yet.
No, Ian, that's the problem,
is that you never do, okay?
It's just like Paris, you know, with the passport,
except for this time, the baby literally is the passport.
All right, come on, Camille, that was over five years ago.
Like, you petty as fuck for always bringing that up.
No, it's not petty. It's relevant.
How so?
Camille, if you don't wanna drive the minivan,
don't drive the motherfucking minivan.
But don't try to make it seem somehow like you care more
just because I don't get all frazzled and overthink
everything like Camille.
Okay, well, maybe you would overthink everything
if you had a constant reminder using your internal organs
- as a speed bag. - Whatever, Camille. Whatever.
Why don't you get back to writing, and I'll just
see you at the baby shower?
Don't be late with the food and the cake
'cause you know that Quinn will blow a gasket.
I will never hear the end of it.
All right, Camille. I got it.
- Great. - Great.
- I have to pee. - Okay.
- Wonderful. - TMI.
Fuck, man, you gotta get a fucking cake.
[funky music]
♪ ♪
Stop.
[both whispering indistinctly]
- Hello! - Hey.
Hi.
Welcome to Camille's baby shower.
You can put your gifts over right there.
[Quinn] Where the fuck is Ian?
[Angie] Girl, I don't know.
We really wanna support Black businesses,
you know what I mean?
Ooh!
Okay, Quinn!
You know, I wasn't sure about the whole floral thing,
but, uh...
Tye, you're late.
You were supposed to be here earlier,
helping Angie with the guests.
I thought I was a guest.
As a member of the host committee,
you were literally supposed to be here 42 minutes ago.
No, no, no, no, no.
Why the frowny face, Grumpy Smurf?
I'm supposed to be meeting Eva's mom tonight,
and honestly, I'm freaking the fuck out.
Oh, look, I get it.
It is so normal to be nervous when you're meeting the family.
You want them to like you. I get it.
I prefer to walk in, daring them to not love me in seconds.
But Eva and her mom are super close,
and she's a clinical psychologist.
And?
And she's going to be analyzing me the whole night
and give Eva the whole fucked up report.
Oh, that's just awful.
Do you think that greeting guests might help?
[Patricia] Quinnie?
Mom! Hi. [chuckles nervously]
Honey, if you couldn't afford food,
you should have just asked.
This is embarrassing for both of us.
Uh, no. No, no, no.
Actually, Ian will literally be here any moment with the food.
Okay.
[whispering] Where the fuck is Ian?
[singer] ♪ Mirror, mirror on the wall ♪
♪ Who the baddest of them all...
What is this dress?
Oh, I can see through that.
But you a mother, Camille!
You a mother!
[phone dings]
What? Oh, my gosh.
[screams]
Ian, thank God. Hurry up. Come on.
All the guests are already here.
I'm just trying not to drop anything.
Please do not drop anything because I have paid Luelle's
a pretty penny to make sure that we can
bring in outside food, so this better be worth it.
All right, well, I was trying to pick up my mom
from the airport, but her flight got delayed.
Oh.
I don't even know if she's gonna be able to make this.
Oh, my God. Ugh, I am so sorry.
But the show must go on.
So the food goes here, and then the cake
- goes on the cake table. - Sure.
As soon as the cake gets here, I'll put it on the cake stand.
Ian, are you fucking kidding me?
No one's gonna notice the cake is missing till
- it's time to eat the cake. - Quinnie!
Is this all the food you ordered?
This is a sorry, sorry occasion.
And where's the cake?
I'm gonna finish setting up the food.
Hmm.
And there's plenty more in the car.
- Thanks for coming. - Oh, Brittany!
- Oh! - Hi!
[both squeal]
- Oh, it's so good to see you. - You too.
[both] Mwah!
- It's been a while. - Oh, my gosh, yes.
Congratulations!
Girl, I had no idea.
I didn't know you were seeing someone after Paul.
[squeaks] That's 'cause I'm not.
I got a sperm donor.
- Ah! Yes! Yes! - What?
Oh, my God. That's incredible!
Okay, okay, I have to hear this story.
We have to catch up.
Yes, and let's do it for real,
and maybe not reschedule this time.
Bad girl.
Cammy!
Oh, my God, you look incredible!
Why is my ass out at a baby shower?
Okay, so then you're gonna wear this...
No, no, no.
I told you, no corny shit.
No, but it's Beyoncé.
I know, but no.
I'm sorry, but I cannot stay.
I have to write this book.
But I just wanted to say thank you.
This is beautiful.
No, but Cammy, I got you food and cake.
What the fuck, Quinn?
No, no, no, no.
Ian was in charge of the cake.
See, Quinn?
I told you the cake would be here on time.
What the fuck is Portia doing here?
Oh, we just had a little situation with the cake.
She stepped in to help us out. It's actually your favorite.
I mean, she ain't staying.
Oh, we know!
I know that's fucking right.
[chuckles] I'm gonna, uh, help her
load the stuff into the car. I'll be right back.
[Angie] Look, I am personally offended.
She think Camille got the type of friends
that won't jump her ass!
But we won't, though, right?
Bitch, if I swing, you swing too.
Thank you so much, baby. I owe you one.
Yeah, you do.
Girl, it don't gotta be all perfect.
Yeah, it does.
I don't need your baby mama and her peoples
- talking shit about my cake. - All right, I'm just saying.
I know it's probably a little uncomfortable for you,
so we can just...
You weren't worried about my comfort
when you asked me to drop everything I was doing
to get cake for your pregnant ex's baby shower,
so don't act like you're worried about it now.
Every time I think Ian and Camille can't get no messier,
they make me a damn liar.
Back in our day, a respectable man
would keep one woman on the East Side
and the other one in Jersey.
You know I know. Ain't that the truth.
You can always tell a responsible philanderer
by how many bridges he have to cross to get to his side piece.
And look, my nephew, he ain't even
had to cross the room in that little Burberry shirt,
so damn basic. I can't take it.
Nobody else can make cakes?
Oh, baby!
Look at you and your baby. So beautiful.
Hi.
Deborah, you made it.
I did.
Here's for you.
[gasps] Ooh, nice.
And this is for you.
Okay, okay, I'll do it.
[squealing]
Yay!
So now we can officially start the shower!
[♪ Paul Russell: "Lil Boo Thang"]
[singer] ♪ Let me tell you ♪
♪ Girl, you my lil' boo thang ♪
♪ So I don't give a hoot what your dude say ♪
♪ Girl, I know ♪
♪ You a lil' too tame ♪
♪ I'll be shooting that shot like 2K ♪
♪ Girl, I know ♪
♪ Tell 'em I'm, tell 'em I'm next ♪
♪ Tell 'em you found a lil' something too fresh ♪
♪ I know ♪
♪ Tell 'em I'm, tell 'em I'm next ♪
♪ Tell 'em you found a little something too fresh ♪
♪ I know! ♪
♪ Put a lil' gold in the teeth ♪
♪ And the fit good, so I took the doors off the Jeep, okay ♪
♪ I see a brother holding your seat, no beef ♪
♪ But I'm trying to get to know you at least ♪
♪ Don't take my talking to you around ♪
♪ I can keep it chill like a sauvignon blanc ♪
♪ I'ma keep it real when your man long gone ♪
♪ Oh, oh, you got the best of my, my ♪
♪ Oh, oh, you got the best of my love...
And we have one last special gift
from a very special someone who wanted to be...
- Oh, girl, please. - Okay.
I had to cancel my panel at the last minute.
And I was thrilled because those panels are insufferable,
and I wanted to be here to help you celebrate your special day.
And I wanted to give you this because it's personal.
So I had to hand it to you myself.
Oh, wow.
Card. [laughs]
"May your daughter continue to expand
your world in new ways.
Dr. Pruitt."
Yes.
Here, can you open this for us?
Yep.
So this is anthropological.
It's woven by mothers from cultures and villages
that you've been studying throughout
your academic career.
That's beautiful.
Yes, it is.
[sighs] Thank you.
- Ah-ah! Ah-ah! - Oh!
- What is that? - Sorry.
It's Beyoncé.
Okay.
[laughter]
Can I get some champagne?
Thank you all so much for coming.
When I look around the room today
and when I reflect back on our time together,
I realized something.
If you know Camille from New Jersey, please stand.
If you know Camille from NYU, please stand.
Columbia.
Harlem.
Camille, your guests represent every single stage
of your life.
And we are here not just to shower you with love and gifts,
but we're here to let you know that we are here for you.
[sentimental music]
Anything you need, anytime,
even at 2:00 a.m.,
when my little niece needs her feeding, we'll be there.
Amen.
We love you so much.
Okay!
That's it. Come, come.
Okay.
Wow.
- That was lovely. - Thank you.
Well, um, I've been known to reference
people from faraway lands to illuminate a concept.
But when I tell my daughter about her beginnings,
I won't have to look any further
than the people in this room.
The beautiful, the fierce, strong, determined women.
And man.
I am the father of the baby now.
Hush! Don't nobody care about you here!
Thank you, Aunt Tammy.
[laughs]
I've been so scared of becoming a mom.
I have been worried that
I'm not gonna be enough for my daughter.
But now I know that I don't always have to be.
Because I have all of you.
No, because we have all of you.
Especially Grandma.
[laughs]
I am grateful for every single one of you.
And I am thankful from the bottom of my heart.
But especially to you, Quinn.
You dragged me into having this baby shower
kicking and screaming.
And now I understand why.
I feel like the weight of the world
has been lifted off my shoulders.
And it's all because you did all of this.
You're the best.
I love you.
Yeah.
I love you too.
[singer] ♪ Home...
And I love you, and I love you.
[applause]
And we love you!
[all laugh]
[Ian] All right. Are you ready?
In three, two, one.
I'm so glad it's finally dry.
You can actually see the color now.
You know? Feel it a little bit.
I love it.
Benjamin Moore, Magic Potion.
That's what they call it.
Oh, my gosh.
Yeah, it's...it's beautiful. It's the perfect shade.
I brought in the professionals.
I knew you'd feel better when everything's done.
And when you feel better, I know she feels better.
I mean...
Hey, we got this. Hmm?
We got this.
Eh, eh, eh!
[both] Pssh!
[laughs]
Oh, my God, we haven't done that in so long.
Shit, I say we bring it back.
I mean, I'm down!
All right. Let's get started on this crib.
[Angie] Oh, I would have definitely roasted
your ass at the lunch table!
Why? Because it's feminine?
Nigga, because it's figure skating. [laughs]
Yeah, whatever. Oh, hey, hey.
This is the guy that I was telling you about.
Oh, damn, you were right.
Oh, this is so dope!
Yeah, he's amazing.
One of my clients put me onto his work.
Oh, I love it!
Oh, I should ask him how much it is.
Excuse me!
Excusez-moi.
[chuckles]
I could steal this shit right now,
and he would be none the wiser.
Angie, we are not stealing the man's art.
Mm, don't tell me you're above a scam now.
I am never above a good scam, okay?
But I think that...
there's a better piece to steal.
[clears throat]
Okay, leggo.
Oh, shit, run. Run!
[laughter]
Oh!
Oh, what a thrill!
Oh.
And a turn-on.
Right?
Mmm, mmm.
- It was kind of hot. [laughs] - Mm-hmm.
So let's get that painting back so we can move on
to the best part of this date.
Well, I'm game, but I think we should keep the painting.
Um, that's too much like actual stealing,
and your girl does not do jail time.
Well, might this...
be worth it?
Oh, my God. Oh, my God, I love it!
Oh, it's so beautiful!
Oh, you got my smile and the glow.
Oh! I love that.
This is why I wanted you to come to Art Walk.
Oh!
Look, I had this commissioned, right?
So we're not actually stealing.
What do you think?
[Angie] Oh, my God, Mike!
Oh, I love it.
Oh.
And I love you.
Aw.
We needed tonight.
This is good for us, I think.
Me too.
Mm.
Have, uh... have things between us
been a little off lately?
[sighs] I don't know.
I've been trying to be patient.
I've been thinking that this thing would eventually
blow over, but it just seems to keep getting bigger and bigger.
This thing?
Ang, when we met, you know, you were working
and you were auditioning...
but you always had time for me.
I still do.
No, you don't.
I don't know, it just feels like you're consumed
with your career, you know?
[sighs] I guess I...I don't know.
I didn't think you were this ambitious.
Is that a bad thing?
No.
But I don't know that
it's a good thing, either, if I'm being honest.
[sighs] Look, I just always thought that my wife...
would always be there for me,
you know, like you were in the beginning.
Mike, I'm just trying to fulfill my dreams.
I get that.
I really do.
I just wish that our relationship
didn't have to suffer as a result.
[♪ UNA MIA: "Lose You"]
♪ ♪
[singer] ♪ I tend to get in my head ♪
♪ Making mountains out of sand ♪
♪ Hoping that you'll climb them for me...
Fuck.
I can't do this.
[singer] ♪ Nightmares of you leaving me ♪
♪ For something I couldn't see ♪
♪ Waking me up out of my sleep...
[phone dings]
[singer] ♪ I don't wanna lose you ♪
♪ I don't wanna lose ♪♪
[Camille] Mm-mm-mm.
This is amazing.
Yeah, it is.
Yeah, it actually turned out better than I thought.
Ooh, she's gonna love it.
Oh, no. This is beautiful.
I was talking about this cake.
[laughs]
I think I'm starting to get
the whole Portia thing a little bit.
Tsk.
Ow.
[chuckling]
Mm!
Mm.
I guess somebody else loves cake too.
Oh, try... try right here a little bit.
You know, I think my baby girl
is being a little shy right now.
- [both chuckle] - Shy? Hardly.
Wait, wait, wait.
[grunts]
Come.
Come here. [chuckles]
She's a lot more active when I lay on my side.
- Really? - Yeah.
[gasps] I felt it!
Hi, baby.
[♪ Coco Jones: "ICU"]
Hi, baby.
♪ ♪
I'm sorry.
Do you mind if... just for a little bit?
No, no, not at all.
I think she's as excited as you are.
[laughs]
[singer] ♪ Something 'bout your hands on my body ♪
♪ Feels better than any man I ever met ♪
♪ Something 'bout the way...
You should go.
Uh, it's... it's already pretty late.
You should... you should probably
be getting ready to head home.
You know, I can stay...
if you want.
I do want...
but that's probably why you should get going.
Go home to Portia.
Facing fear is never easy
because it's not only the obstacle in front of you
that you must overcome...
...but the underlining fears that come along
with that obstacle.
Like the fear of losing connection...
...the fear of making a mistake
that you can't recover from...
[phone ringing]
...the fear of making the wrong decision...
[singer] ♪ I don't know how we end up in the red ♪
♪ Find myself reading your comments again ♪
♪ And then we end up in each other's heads ♪
♪ It all makes sense...
[Camille] ..the fear that some things...
[singer] ♪ That I need in my life, babe ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, whoa...
[phone dings]
♪ I don't know why we don't grow apart, babe ♪
♪ Baby, maybe I...
[Camille] ...will never change.
[singer] ♪ I need you ♪
♪ I breathe you ♪
♪ Turning my heart blue ♪
♪ Maybe I-I-I-I-I need you ♪
♪ When I leave you, I see you ♪
[vocalizing]
♪ ♪
♪ Maybe I just feel lost without you ♪
♪ Maybe I'm just pissed off without you ♪
♪ Maybe my life's just off without you ♪
♪ Maybe you're worth it all to me, baby ♪
♪ Maybe, maybe just maybe ♪♪