"Previously, on single ladies..." "Val, it's raining men for." "You right now." "We ready?" "Hey, pretty lady." "T.O.!" "I'm Sebastian." "I can't keep all these men straight." "I don't know how you people do it." "Very nice." "Thanks." "The Professor in my design class, he's crazy-tough." "I'm saying let's just be friends for a while." "We had a little fun." "Let's not make more of it than what it was." "I am done with Malcolm Franks." "Divorce papers?" "Happy Birthday." "♪ Single ♪" "♪ where all my ♪" "♪ single ladies at ♪" "♪ ladies ♪" "♪ get you some ♪" "♪ let's go, let's go ♪" "♪ you can't get my love ♪" "♪ I know you want it ♪" "♪ you can't get my love ♪" "♪ I'm gonna flaunt it ♪" "♪ I flaunt it ♪" "♪ where the fly guys at ♪" "♪ let's go, come on ♪" "♪ single ♪" "♪ ladies ♪" "♪ you're hardly a superstar ♪" "Okay, there's your flop." "I bet 10." "Now what do you do?" "I see your 10..." "And I raise you 50." "Are you sure you wanna do that?" "I don't know." "I think so." "Right?" "Oh, girl." "How in the hell did you hide an affair?" "We've got to work on your poker face." "Mmm." "You look nice." "Have fun with sexy banker 37." "His name is Charles." "Charles?" "Which one is he again?" "He's the cute one that went to Harvard." "He's a vp at a bank." "He drives an Aston Martin." "We're supposed to meet at my favorite restaurant." "And I just have no interest!" "I cannot go on one more first date!" "Why?" "What happened to trying to find the man of your dreams?" "The more dates I go on, the more they feel like job interviews." ""Where did you grow up?" "Where did you go to school?"" "Blah, blah, blah!" "Maybe you need a break." "Yeah, because first you put all of your energy into the." "Boutique..." "And now you're speed-dating through Atlanta." "So you guys talk about me?" "Oh, girl, all the time." "Only out of love." "Think about it." "You've always been an ampersand." "Val  Timmy, or Val  Jeff, or Val  Quinn." "Oh, my God, it's true!" "You're right." "Ever since the seventh grade, I have always had a boyfriend." "Why am I not comfortable without a boyfriend?" "Well..." "Men are kinda fun?" "But on the real..." "You're a man junkie." "Mm-hmm." "Men are your drug." "Okay, well, if I'm a man junkie, then you have got to be one too." "I'm a recreational user." "I do it for the sport." "Oh!" "But you're actually addicted." "You'll go through withdrawals without male attention." "No, I won't." "If you wanna join us in reality, we'll be in the kitchen." "Come on, April." "All right." "I'm going on a man cleanse." "Maybe we should all go on a man cleanse." "Bitch, please." "Not with what I've got lined up." "I'll support you, though." "Go, Val!" "My marriage is breaking up." "That's already forced cleansing." "Okay." "I'll do it alone." "They say it takes 21 days to break a habit." "So for the next three weeks, I will be dating me, myself, and I." "Why don't you just take it day by day?" "Baby steps." "Start with canceling your date with Charles tonight." "Oh!" "Yeah, he might appreciate that." "Yeah!" "And since you'll be here, come get your ass whipped in." "Poker like April." "Ha." "Neh." "Ooh!" "I don't know if we have time." "I just got a text from wes, and he left us three tickets at." "Will call for Janet Jackson tonight." "Are we vip?" "Of course!" "You know how wes rolls." "All right!" "Well, let's not wait awhile." "Let's go." "Please..." "Do not do that all night." "What?" "Because you want to be the one in control?" "Keisha, stop it." "Why?" "What have you done for me lately?" "Don't encourage her." "What?" "I'm just trying to go so we can get past the velvet rope." "♪ Hey-ey ♪" "♪ hey-ey ♪" "♪ hey-ey, hey-ey, hey-ey ♪" "Omar." "The sleeve!" "It's..." "It's what?" "I know it's picayune, but..." "It always looks so much nicer." "When the break is just below the elbow..." "Like that." "See?" "Val, I fold like this all the time." "I majored in folding, so..." "What is up with you?" "Nothing!" "I'm just..." "Seeing things more clearly today." "Ah!" "Did somebody knock the dust out last night?" "Who was it, sexy banker 37?" "I could tell by his profile he had it in him." "Actually, it's quite the opposite." "You both should know that as of yesterday, that I'm going on a." "Man cleanse." "Not that you'd know anything about that." "Happily not." "And just how long is this cleanse?" "Three weeks." "But hell, I feel so good, maybe I'll go a month." "Might as well." "What?" "You don't think I can do it?" "Hon, I've seen leap years with less dates." "Well, since you're not dating right now, you might need some." "Entertainment." "Some of the kids in my design class are throwing this party." "Tonight." "Do you wanna come?" "To a college party?" "I don't think so." "College parties." "It's like fashion week, just without the tents and way." "Hotter music." "Thanks, but actually, I have other plans." "I've decided to spend this Val time pursuing interests that" "I've put off for years..." "In favor of spending time with men." "Oh, really?" "Like what?" "I made a list last night after the concert." "I'm gonna take this time to read the great novels." "I'm gonna take a french cooking class..." "And I'm going to pursue floral arrangement." "So how many years have you been fantasizing about..." "Floral." "Arrangements, cooking, and reading?" "I also want to learn to golf." "And I found out that my cousin is a member of green hills golf." "Club." "She set me and a plus-one up for a lesson today." "Do you see what happens when you put a different energy into the." "Universe?" "Ah!" "♪ Ooh ♪" "♪ ah ♪" "♪ da da da da ♪" "♪ da da da da ♪ buongiorno, bellisima." "Good morning, amadeo." "Come in." "This is a nice place." "Uh..." "Where can I set up?" "Right here." "All right." "Chocolate?" "What kind of trainer offers candy at a workout?" "Actually, a bit of dark chocolate provides." "A pre-exercise energy boost." "Oh." "♪ And when you move in ♪" "♪ closer ♪" "♪ I like it when you go down ♪" "♪ love it when you go down ♪" "Mmm." "More succulent than expected." "♪ There's gonna be ♪" "♪ a meltdown ♪" "Mmm." "Mmm." "Shall we?" "♪ I can make you ♪" "♪ come around ♪" "♪ come around ♪ all right, keep your shoulder blades together." "Suck your belly button into your spine." "Nice arch in your back." "Now push." "♪ I can get you ready ♪ nice." "And don't forget to breathe." "All right." "Why don't you lie on your back?" "Come on." "Okay." "Push." "Mmm." "You feel it in your core?" "Mm-hmm." "Yeah?" "Let's have you use the straps." "Grab that." "♪ I can get you ready ♪" "♪ I'm gonna get you, baby ♪" "♪ I can get you ready ♪" "♪ ooh ooh ♪" "♪ I can get you ready ♪" "♪ steady, ready, set, go ♪ maybe we should do these exercises on the couch." "♪ Go with the flow ♪" "♪ ready, steady, let go ♪" "♪ ooh, go with the flow ♪" "♪ ready, steady, let go ♪" "♪ go with the flow ♪" "♪ ready, steady, let go ♪" "♪ go with the flow ♪" "♪ da da da da da ♪" "Ahh..." "Are you feeling it in your core?" "♪ Da da da da da ♪" "♪ I can get you ready ♪" "♪ I can get you ready ♪" "♪ yeah ooh ♪" "♪ I can get you ready ♪ haven't you had enough?" "You kidding me?" "I can never get enough chocolate." "♪ Steady, ready, set, go ♪" "♪ I can get you ready, ooh ♪" "♪ you go down down down ♪" "♪ this time I won't save you ♪" "♪ when you drown drown drown ♪" "♪ sun of a gun ♪" "♪ sun of a gun ♪" "♪ sun of a gun ♪" "♪ you sun of a gun ♪" "your total is $373.25." "How will you be paying for this, miss?" "Debit, please." "You like?" "You are rockin' those golf clothes." "I know, right?" "I knew this would be my sport." "Um, please add these things to my items." "And I'll be wearing them out." "Aren't we just going to the driving range?" "Yeah." "But..." "The cuter I feel, the better I do." "And thank you so much for coming at such short notice." "I'm surprised you were able to get away from work." "So was I." "Reed and I were supposed to be in the studio today, but." "Instead, he decided to fly to Rio." "He had to chill out from all the stress of doing nothing." "I'm sorry." "Your card won't go through." "That's strange." "I know there's money in there." "I can cover you." "Just pay me back later." "Thanks." "But I just got another deposit from my trust, so there shouldn't be a problem." "I'm just gonna call the bank." "♪ You sun of a gun ♪" "♪ sun of a gun, sun of a gun ♪" "♪ you sun of a gun ♪" "♪ red sky creeping ♪" "♪ disappearing ♪" "♪ bye-bye feeling ♪ um, I may be adding a few more things." "♪ Heart you're stealing ♪" "♪ you go down down down ♪" "I can't believe this!" "What happened?" "The bank stopped my transaction because of heavy." "Activity on the account." "They suspected fraud, but it was Darryl." "All the purchases were made at the places he goes." "I'm sorry." "What happened?" "Darryl happened." "He's trying to make good on his threat to take half my trust." "Fund." "Oh." "I'm sorry." "I'm gonna have to get these things another time." "I gotta deal with this." "Okay, bye." "All right." "Your total is...$2,332.66." "How would you like to pay for that?" "Credit." "Okay." "Where's my card?" "I always keep it..." "Janet!" "I went to see Janet Jackson last night, and I took my card and I." "Put it in my other purse." "Don't you hate when that happens?" "I do, especially when I have to ask my customer to please." "Remove her clothing because she can't pay for it." "Oh!" "No!" "I..." "I already took off the tags." "Miss, unless you have another form of payment, I'm gonna have." "To ask you to please..." "Put it on my tab." "No, I can't ask you to do that." "Well, you didn't." "I offered." "Name's Jerry, by the way." "Valerie." "Val." "And that's sweet of you, Jerry... tea's sweet, Valerie." "I'm practical." "You see, I really need these shoes right now, and if you." "Don't mind my saying..." "That outfit really needs for you." "To keep wearing it." "Ahem." "I can't." "Well, you're good for it, right?" "And you look awful trustworthy to me." "Oh, I am." "I was a girl scout." "You don't say?" "Well, that's all the proof I need." "Frank, put it on my tab." "Whatever you say, Mr. waters." "Thank you." "Now..." "How can I pay you back, because... oh, wait!" "I can carry those." "A gentleman never lets a lady carry bags." "Now, which cart's yours?" "That one." "Okay." "Thank you for your help, really." "I can run to the bank now or I can mail you a check." "How can I pay you back?" "Mm..." "Let me think about this." "So check or cash?" "Oh, I know." "I don't see a ring on that pretty little finger, so how." "About you pay me back with a date?" "Ha." "Thank you but..." "Now's not a good time for me to date." "Okay, so you won't take money." "Ah!" "I know." "Let me pay you back with clothes from my boutique." "Call me, and I'll fit you personally." "Well, now..." "That sounds promising." "Valerie Stokes?" "Yes." "Hi, I'm George, your pro." "Hey, Jerry." "Improve that swing yet?" "Yeah, I'm still working on it, George." "Mr. waters?" "The senator is waiting on you." "It was an absolute pleasure to make your acquaintance," "Valerie, and good luck with your lesson." "Thanks." "You look ready to hit some balls." "Excuse me?" "I mean..." "Right." "Okay, got it." "♪ Yeah ♪" "♪ yes ♪" "♪ here we go again ♪" "♪ give you more ♪" "♪ nothing lesser ♪" "♪ back on the mic ♪" "♪ is the anti-depressor ♪" "♪ ad rock, no pressure ♪" "♪ yes, we need this ♪" "♪ the best is yet to come ♪" "♪ and yes, believe this ♪" "♪ let go my eggo ♪" "♪ while I flex my ego ♪ no." "Yeah, I'm with Keisha." "Or not." "Okay, let's just look at some of the outfits and have one drink." "Oh, hell, no." "Val, I've dragged you to many a place, but you got 15 minutes to." "Get ready, because that's all I can do." "♪ We got a party ♪" "♪ on the left ♪" "♪ a party on the right ♪" "♪ we gonna party for the♪" "♪ right to fight ♪" "♪ make some noise ♪" "♪ if you're with me ♪" "♪ make some noise ♪" "♪ if you're with me ♪" "♪ armed insurrection ♪" "♪ popular election ♪" "♪ get paid every year ♪" "♪ like tax collection ♪ go away, dude." "Let me go." "Christina, you're drunk." "You're embarrassing yourself, and your dancing is no better." "Than your designs." "You leave nothing to the imagination." "Shut up, okay?" "You suck!" "Welcome, ladies." "Okay, let me give you the tour." "We have the wack Professor section over there, and drinks." "Are right here." "Well..." "At least some of the clothes are good." "♪ Make some noise ♪" "♪ if you're with me ♪" "♪ make some noise ♪" "♪ if you're with me ♪ bastard." "Malcolm promised me I'd be one of his models." "And he wonders why I'm done with him." "'Scuse me." "Hey, what's up, gorgeous?" "Can I talk to you for a minute?" "Sure." "Ugh." "Hey, you're Val Stokes." "How do you know that?" "You styled rihanna in that purple dress the year she." "Performed at the Victoria secret fashion show." "Who doesn't know that?" "Thank you." "Beer?" "I'd love one." "Oh!" "♪ To make romance ♪" "♪ in my b-boy stance ♪" "♪ parlay romancing ♪" "♪ into financing ♪" "♪ open up a restaurant ♪" "♪ with Ted Danson ♪" "♪ the roaches check in ♪" "♪ but they never check out ♪ by the way, my name's Clay Dixon Jr." "Clay Dixon?" "Does your father own..." "Dixon performance vehicles." "All ten of them." "So what's your name?" "Keisha." "Keisha Greene." "Mm." "Can I get a number, Keisha?" "First, I need a number." "How old are you?" "I'll be 19 in 2 months." "Tell you what." "When you turn 21, find me." "I promise..." "We'll make it happen." "Oh, believe me..." "It'll happen." "Okay, I am so ready." "Where's Omar?" "Omar." "I'm gonna find my own way home." "Let's say good-bye to Christina and get the hell out of here." "Yep." "Well, we tried." "Okay." "Let me hit the ladies' room, and then we're gone." "All right." "Hey, is Darryl here yet?" "I got a text from him to meet him here at 10:00." "No, why does he want to meet you here?" "I don't know." "I've called him 30 times since the golf shop thing, and the." "Text is the only response I got." "Hey, good times last night, huh?" "I know you got some." "I saw you do the walk of shame from my complex this morning." "Girl, when are you gonna learn?" "Omar has no shame." "I have plenty of shame." "I just don't have any willpower." "Christina?" "Do you even remember what happened last night?" "You mean..." "You and Keisha walking in on me and Aaron." "Getting busy in the bathroom?" "Yeah, I remember." "Okay, well, then maybe I misunderstood you when I heard." "You say that Aaron was your Professor?" "No, he's my Professor." "Looks like you were getting some serious extra credit." "Oh, I got it..." "All of it." "And we saw it..." "All of us." "Christina, if your Professor took advantage of you while you." "Were drunk... no, I jumped Aaron second day of class." "Well, isn't that still a problem?" "Hell, yeah." "But it's also mad hot." "What the..." "Darryl, since when do you drive a beemer?" "Since yesterday." "It caught my eye while I was out shopping." "See, if you'd been loyal to me instead of April, you'd have." "Reaped the rewards too." "But you weren't." "So I'm spreading the wealth everywhere but here." "So you asked me here to mess with Val and throw your spending." "In my face?" "Pretty much." "It's bad enough I'm out of my home, I'm living on Val and." "Keisha's couch, and now you wanna make sure that I end up." "With nothing?" "Yeah, I'm burning through your trust until I get what I want..." "Which is for you to lose my name, my ring, and get." "Completely out of my life." "I cannot believe how you're acting." "And I can't believe my wife screwed the mayor." "But my new BMW helps me wrap my head around that." "Darryl, even though I was wrong to step out on our." "Marriage, I didn't do it to hurt you." "You're being malicious on purpose." "Oh, so your cheating and lying aren't that bad because." "You didn't mean it?" "Hey, I was a damn good wife to you for years." "How can you throw it all away because of one mistake?" "I didn't throw it away." "You did." "See, I thought I was done." "I'd found the love of my life, and I was ready to spend forever." "With you." "So don't stand there and tell me you didn't mean to hurt me, because it's worse to think that you didn't even give my feelings." "A second thought before you decided to go out and bang." "Somebody else." "Right, okay." "Bored now." "I've got more shopping to do, starting with a new phone so you." "Can't blow me up anymore." "Yeah, well, while you're out shopping, why don't you take." "This to the bank?" "You're not getting my money." "Wow." "You may not wanna hear it right now, but if that's how." "He's playing it, it's time for you to lawyer up." "Really good day today." "You can thank me for that." "Because I charmed the hell out of that way-too-wealthy witch of." "A bride and her coven of merry maids." "I had them all convinced that they were cute." "It's all about you, Omar, isn't it?" "It is." "You want me to make that bank drop for you?" "I'll do it." "It's not like I have anyplace to be." "Before I go, can I ask you something?" "Shoot." "I respect your commitment to Val time and all, but if it's." "Just making you sad and lonely and horny, what's the point?" "I mean, you got plenty of time for all that when you're married." "The point, Omar, is to stop feeling incomplete because I'm." "Not dating or in a relationship." "And I am okay being lonely, sad..." "Or horny sometimes." "Well, I'm gonna go handle that last one." "I'll see you later." "Bye." "Good evening." "You read my mind." "Hi!" "I'm so glad you came by." "And I'm so glad that you're glad." "And I am so jealous." "Later, Val." "Have I caught you at a bad time?" "No, I was just closing up." "But I'd be happy to fit you now." "Just look around, see if there's anything you like." "Oh, I..." "Don't need to take a look around." "Oh, well..." "I could design something new." "I didn't come here for the clothes, Valerie." "I came around because I can't stop thinking about your smile." "Um..." "I still owe you money." "I can write you a check." "Ah!" "There's the thing." "I got dinner reservations at aria." "Oh." "Okay, well, I can... say, have you eaten yet?" "No." "Well, maybe you should drop by aria for a meal, and while." "You're there, maybe you could come over to my table and pay." "For my dinner." "Mm." "Sure." "You know what?" "I'd be happy to do that." "Now, the thing is, seeing as they're always booked up, you." "Just might have to eat at my table." "Mmm." "Okay." "Well, I see how that makes sense." "But only because I'm paying." "Of course." "One more thing." "The parking at aria's just awful, and the valet costs as." "Much as a bottle of wine." "And since I always have wine with my meal..." "It only makes." "Sense that we ride over together..." "So you don't have." "To pay for wine twice, so to speak." "Hmm." "Well, of course you should have wine with your meal." "So I see why we should ride over together." "But only because I'm paying." "O-of course." "So do I have time to run up to my place and change?" "I'll be waiting right here." "Okay." "♪ The best things in life ♪" "♪ aren't things ♪" "♪ they're living ♪" "♪ and breathing ♪" "♪ the best things in life ♪ do you realize I barely know anything about you?" "All we've done is talk about me all night." "Sorry, but..." "I couldn't think of a more fascinating subject." "Well, at least tell me one thing about you." "Okay." "I once lost a bet and I had to learn 'nsync's bye bye bye." "Dance from start to finish." "That I would love to see." "I'd love to show you everything about me." "If you'll let me." "You're not slick." "I still owe you money." "I don't know how that bill came to the table already paid." "I must have accidentally dropped my card, they got all." "Traditional, thought I was doing the paying." "But I'll be sure to set 'em straight next time..." "If I'm lucky enough for there to be a next time." "We'll see." "I'll see you..." "In my dreams, Valerie." "Oh, my God!" "Oh, my God!" "Oh, God." "No!" "Hello." "We've been robbed." "What?" "What happened?" "I came home, and the apartment was torn up." "Did you call the police already?" "Of course I did." "Damn!" "Val, I need you to do something and do it quick." "Go into my room right now." "Oh, my God, Keisha, your room's been ransacked too." "Go to my dresser and pull out the top drawer." "It's already open." "All the way?" "No." "Open it all the way and pull it out." "All I see are thongs and lingerie." "Look deeper and tell me if you see three envelopes." "Yeah, Keisha, what is this?" "Is my workout bag in the closet?" "Yes." "Grab the envelopes and put 'em in there." "Oh, my God!" "Keisha, where did you get all this money?" "No time, Val." "Check my nightstand drawers and hit the bathroom ones before the." "Police come." "You hear me?" "Yes, but... just put the money in the." "Bag, stay quiet, and call April." "I'll be home in five minutes." "If you think of anything else, call." "Thank you, officers, we will." "Okay." "Now, what is up with all that cash?" "It's mine." "Keisha's been hiding it for me." "What?" "Ever since Darryl threatened to go after my trust at my." "Birthday party, Keisha suggested that I start siphoning cash off." "From it in case he was serious." "Only because you wouldn't open a separate account and." "Divert the deposits there..." "Which would have made the most." "Sense." "Yeah, well, hindsight's 20-20." "But at that time, I was still trying to save my marriage, and I didn't want him to think that I was being Shady." "Anyway, here's your money." "Thank you." "Wait a minute." "Who does the rest belong to?" "Me." "Who else?" "And you got it from... poker." "What else?" "So why are you hiding it?" "Because I have a really greedy Uncle named Sam who'd." "Take half of it if he knew about it." "Keisha, do you know how crazy it is to mess with the irs?" "Relax, will you?" "I'm putting it in the bank a little at a time so it won't be." "Flagged, which is what you should do, too, April, in your." "Name only." "Great." "So now I'm an accessory after the fact to two crimes." "Number one, what I do with my money doesn't affect you." "And number two, the only way Darryl would ever know April hid." "Some of her own money..." "Is if you tell him." "Yeah, Val, I know that you would never say anything, but." "Until I get a lawyer and get all my finances resituated, do you." "Mind keeping this a secret?" "Unbelievable!" "April, stop doing this to me." "First you had me lie to Darryl about the affair, and now the." "All I can see is me being dragged into divorce court to." "Testify against one friend or the other." "Why do you keep being so insensitive to how this makes me feel?" "Maybe Darryl does have a point." "These were in my bedroom." "Did either of you move my chocolates?" "No." "No." "I'll be damned!" "That sneaky little Italian boy did this!" "I can't believe he robbed me!" "I can!" "Damn it, Keisha!" "Why in the hell would you mess around with a guy you barely." "Know?" "You think I'm a man junkie?" "You're a Malcolm junkie, and all these little tricks are your." "Methadone." "If you would just woman up and admit you're in love with him, none of this would have happened." "Val, shut it down, because you're really starting to piss." "Me off." "Oh, you're pissed?" "I am so past pissed, I can barely see straight." "I'm out my jewelry, my laptop, my ipad, and $15,000 in store." "Receipts." "I know that this is hard on you, but you're being harsh and." "Unfair." "And besides, why were the store receipts up here anyway?" "Yeah, Val." "Protocol is to go straight to the bank... no stops for gas, meals, or to even pee." "So how do you explain that?" "The guy Jerry who I owe for the golf stuff came by the store." "As I was closing..." "So I went to buy him dinner." "So you broke your business and your personal rules for a guy?" "If you stuck to your stupid man cleanse, you would have been." "At home, and none of this would have happened." "Val..." "Will this help?" "April, thank you, but I can't take that." "Keisha's right." "I have no one else to blame but myself." "Even though you had a weak moment, that doesn't mean you're." "To blame for this." "That thieving little amadeo is, and I'll be damned if he gets." "Away with this." "Okay." "Damn!" "I've called everybody who might know amadeo or where he is." "Not even my hood connections can track him down." "He must have left Atlanta right after he hit our place." "I'm so sorry, Val." "Keish, it's okay." "Thanks for trying." "You spent a week on this." "Let it go." "Besides, I filed a claim with my insurance company, and thank God" "I'm covered." "Look at you and your legit hustle." "I may need to take a page out of your book and start doing some." "Things on the up and up too." "You mean with your poker money?" "I mean with Malcolm." "Oh." "As much as I've tried to forget, stealing his watch has." "Been on my conscience ever since I took it." "And getting robbed made it clear that what goes around comes." "Around." "So I think it's time..." "That I come clean with him." "That a girl." "Aaron, what are you doing here?" "Taking you to lunch." "New boyfriend?" "He's a customer." "I'm working." "Professor tidy bowl in the house." "Then take a break." "Can I go on lunch break now?" "Um..." "We're too busy for that." "Okay, I'll take my 20 then." "I know it's not my place, but he seems too possessive." "At the party, and now showing up here..." "Wanting you to jump?" "I know." "We're totally dysfunctional." "But it's just sex, so who cares?" "For you it might be just sex, but he seems way more into you." "If so..." "Maybe you should end it." "He'll be all right." "He's a big boy." "Great shoes." "Hey, is Darryl here yet?" "No, April." "Why would Darryl be here?" "Because I emailed him, and he wanted to meet at a neutral." "Location." "April, a library is a neutral location." "Didn't we just talk about this?" "You have to stop bringing your drama here." "I'm sorry, Val." "You're right." "I'll wait for him outside." "My new cartier says you got two minutes to say whatever you." "Think you can't say over email." "Can we please go upstairs to your apartment?" "Yes." "But for the record, also not a neutral location." "Ow!" "What was that for?" "You're making me miss my soap!" "Oh, you stupid." "Valerie." "I'm so glad you called." "You finally ready for..." "An official date?" "That depends." "Ah, negotiations." "Okay, bring it." "First..." "Mm-hmm." "You can either accept a check or a garment bag full of clothes." "A woman who insists on paying her own way." "Hmm." "I can't get mad at that." "I'll take the clothes." "I'm sure they're as classy as the designer." "So what else you got?" "Second..." "I am interested in you." "And I want to get to know you." "I hear a "but" coming." "But even though I let myself play like it wasn't a date..." "I broke a promise to myself when I went to dinner with you." "You see, I'm doing a personal thing that I want to stay." "Committed to." "So I can't rush into anything, especially anything physical." "Even kissing." "I'm good at taking things at your pace, Valerie." "This is the South." "It's easy to go slow." "Okay, then." "Call me later?" "Yeah." "I'll even dial slow." "Ahem." "That's the Jerry you met?" "Yeah." "Why?" "You know him?" "Yes, so do you." "That's Jerry waters." "Owner of a certain basketball team?" "Shelly's dad." "Quinn's boss." "Oh!" "Well..." "Then I guess we'll have a lot to talk about when he calls." "Okay, I'm up here." "What do you want?" "I just want to say can we please stop all this ugliness?" "I have a lawyer now." "So can your lawyer call mine and let them deal with this from." "Now on?" "I'm tired of fighting." "So now that I'm messing with your money, you're suddenly." "Ready to give me a divorce." "Money can never cover the price I'm paying for destroying." "Our marriage." "And I'm sorry for what I've cost you too." "See you in court." "♪ Thinking that ♪" "♪ I deserve it ♪" "♪ now I realize ♪" "♪ that I really didn't know ♪" "♪ you didn't notice ♪ go on." "Go comfort your girl." "Actually, I came to check on you too." "Don't bother, I'm fine." "You don't seem fine." "This is war, Val." "War changes a man." "And you chose your side the day you hid April's affair from me." "Okay, we all make mistakes." "Can't we just... oh, here we go." "How many of you bitches am I supposed to forgive, Hmm?" "Okay, I'm only going to say this once." "I didn't hide April's affair to protect her." "I did it to protect me." "Mm." "I didn't and I do not want to be in the middle of your drama." "It may be selfish, but it's the truth." "So if the Darryl that I know and love decides he wants to show." "Up, I am here for him." "But you... this colossal ass..." "You can go to hell!" "♪ If I'm dreaming ♪" "♪ don't wanna laugh ♪" "♪ hurt my feelings ♪" "♪ but that's the path ♪" "♪ I believe in ♪" "♪ and I know that... ♪ okay." "So what are we gonna watch?" "Fatal attraction or cujo?" "Ugh!" "Neither." "So you want to see a rabid dog or a boiled rabbit?" "What are you going through?" "I always pick love stories, so I thought I'd mix it up." "I know I've been giving it to you lately, but you're you." "There's nothing wrong with wanting love." "And there's nothing wrong with having sex for fun." "Mm-hmm." "Just next time..." "Maybe try to choose a neutral." "Location, which is not our apartment." "Mmm, speaking of..." "I found a place not too far from here." "Mmm, that's great." "So I'll be moving out this weekend and taking my drama with." "Me, Val." "I know I've been giving it to you too, April, but you don't." "Deserve to be punished for your mistakes forever." "That's right." "And there's nothing wrong with protecting yourself." "Darryl is a grown man and how he chooses to act is on him." "That's true." "So if we're not gonna watch one of these, how about we watch..." "We've all seen love Jones, Val." "But it's..." "Love Jones." "Really, girl?" "Can't you see the **?" "Let's pick on pay-per-view." "Wait till I come back." "And in other news..." " Ugh." "That prunes of yours is stinking up the airways again." "Her name is Sharon and we barely spoken since senior year." "Wait, don't turn it yet, I wanna hear what she's saying." "I guarantee you something wack." "Why a woman loves her is beyond me." "Women who sleep with other women, but don't define themselves as lesbians." "What?" "Oh, come on, Tony, women aren't the same as men." "Look, as a matter of fact, I did." "I slept with my college roommate, Val." "What?" "We're still on air?" "But the light's off." "Next, on Single Ladies..." "While you were gone, there were some developments." " No way." " Hey, Val." "How long has it been, 10 years?" "I really want to talk to you about something." " I have things to do." " It's something important, Keisha." "I need a serious hook-up." "I gotta get Reed into the studios at Supertrax." "Any friend of Keisha is a friend of mine." "I have 6 new Facebook fanpages." "And for every sponsor that's fallen out, I got two more." "I mean, who knew it turns out being gay is the new black?"