02x15 - Moments Of Clarity

[bunniefuu]

Did y'all create that fake profile for Fatima?

I didn't even know about it

until she showed it to me at her place...

[Fatima]Previously on Zatima. ..

I'm clearly on a date right now.

-[Zac] Are you really? -Yes!

Yeah, hello?

You need me!

What I need is someone who's not gonna hurt me.

Yo.

Enjoy goin' home by yourself tonight.

This my woman. I love her.

I wanna make love to you.

I want the rain to come down and trap us in the house.

[moaning, gasping]

-I love you. -I love you too.

-[Fatima]Say my name. -Fatima!

That's not my name.

What's your name?

[Fatima] Bryce.

What the hell?!

[music]

Damn, Fatima.

I thought you would've come, man.

Where you at?

[phone buzzing]

Fatima?

[Bryce]No, it's Bryce.

What's up?

[Bryce]Good morning.

What's up?

[Bryce]I know you said you weren't interested

in this project,

but you really should come see the building.

-It's, it's got a great view. -Bryce, come on, man.

[Bryce] Zac, it's such a good deal!

I don't want to.

[Bryce]It has a view of all of downtown.

And of women?

[Bryce][chuckling]

Will you just come look at it, please?

All right. Send me the address.

[Bryce]I already did. Meet me there at noon, okay?

Aight, yeah, yeah.

[Bryce]Great. Thank you, thank you.

Wait...

What?

[Bryce]I hope you're not missing out on these deals

because of...

I...

Bryce, can we not talk about that?

Like...

I'm comin', all right? I'm comin'.

[Bryce]Okay, thank you.

-Got it. -All right, bye!

Bye! Damn.

[phone dialing]

[Voicemail]This is Fatima, leave a message.

Angela...

[phone dialing]

[phone buzzing]

Hey, Zac.

[Zac]What's up, Angela?

Look, she's not here. Okay?

[Zac]Angela, why you lyin'?

I'm not lying!

Is she there, listenin' to me?

[Angela]She's not here, Zac.

Okay.

Can you tell her to give me a call?

Okay. I will.

All right, Angela, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!

[Angela]Look, I'll tell her you called.

But I'm sure she's getting your messages,

and she'll call you.

Okay?

So she is getting my calls? She sees my number?

Just leave a message. I gotta go.

[Zac]All right.

Byee.

* Love ain't perfect *

* But we still work it *

* May not 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 *

* Do-do-do-doo-do-do-do-do * Still worth it *

Good morning.

Morning.

How'd you sleep?

Honestly?

Yeah.

Not good.

Yeah, you know, you were tossin' and turnin' all night.

Did I?

Called out his name a few times.

I'm sorry.

Yeah, but that's all part of the process, right?

I guess.

That, and...

Not havin' sex with me.

Nah, honestly, I had an amazing time.

I got to hold you all night long.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm just a little stiff.

You want me to rub it for you?

No. I just...

I just want you to leave.

Oh sh*t, okay.

Look, I'm sorry.

Nah, it's all good.

It's just a lot goin' on right now.

[Paul] Um...

I get it, it's fine.

Well...

-[Paul] I've been... -Thanks for understanding.

There's a limit to all this, you know?

A limit to what?

All right, look, I don't mind

helpin' you through this process.

I really don't.

And I know that, you know, I'm bein' used,

and I'm okay with that.

I really am, I'm okay with it. But...

It's just, it's startin' to feel...

Pretty one-sided, you know?

Like, you gettin' all the benefits,

and I ain't get nothin'.

You're getting to know me.

You think that's a good thing?

Excuse me?

I don't think it is.

Okay, well then maybe it's a good thing you are leavin'.

Yeah, I guess it is.

Yeah, okay.

Wait, look, don't get mad at what I'm sayin'.

All right, look...

This isn't comin' out right. What I'm tryin' to say is...

the more that I get to know you...

the more I realize how rare and how amazing you are,

and the more I wanna be with you.

All right?

So...

For me, the more I get to know you...

Just...

I know I can't be with you.

And it doesn't feel like a good thing to me.

Does that make sense?

Yeah.

-All right. -I get it.

Okay. Well...

I'mma give you some space.

Like, really.

But, uh...

I want you to keep my number.

[big sigh]

Thank you.

[Paul] Yeah, of course.

[music]

God.

Hey.

[Paul] Hey.

How's that walk of shame?

Well, I'm pretty sure you have to actually do something

in order to take that walk.

Yeah, makes sense to me.

[Paul] Yeah, well, I'll see you around.

-Yeah, bye. -Oh, by the way.

I saw a few shingles loose up there,

so eventually you're gonna need some work done on that roof.

-You got a... -[Angela] What?

Leak comin', yeah.

sh*t!

Just give me a call though,

and I'll take care of it for you, no charge.

-Really? -[Paul] Yeah, I got you.

-Thank you. -[Paul] All right.

Girl...

I know you ain't do...

I know you ain't do nothin'.

And how do you know that?

Because it was quiet as hell up there.

I mean, either y'all didn't do nothin',

or he got a little tiny ding-a-ling, just... ooh!

Girl!

Tell me somethin'.

-[Fatima] What? -Who's bigger, Paul or Zac?

[Fatima] Angela, really?

Look, I'm just curious.

Look, I'mma be honest.

You'd be hard-pressed tryin' to find competition with Zac.

Ooh, damn!

It's like that?

Yeah, it is.

Ooh...

[Fatima]Damn.

You know, he was so cute up there last night.

What?

[Angela] Yeah, last night on that stage?

Girl...

Angela, he sounded a hot-a*s mess.

I mean, yeah, he did, but it was still cute.

Yeah. I know.

[Angela] See?

I know, I know.

What was he sayin' to you at that table?

[Fatima] Girl...

All the right sh*t.

And in front of Paul!

[Angela] sh*t!

Girl, that some swag. That n*gga got some swag.

Where, that, whew!

-Woulda done it for me. -[Fatima] Okay, no.

Since when did you get on the Zac train?

Well...

I ain't never been fully on or off that Zac train.

But he was definitely givin'.

Yeah, he was.

sh*t, I almost want you to give him another chance.

Yeah, I don't know about all that.

I know you scared.

Yeah, and sometimes n*gg*s just don't learn their lesson.

Yeah, but I think he has.

And how would I know that?

I mean, you haven't known him that long,

but for the most part, y'all have been pretty happy.

Yeah, I mean...

We've had our growing pains, but Angela, nothin' like this.

Yeah.

So, are you gonna see Paul again?

Look, Paul is beautiful and sexy,

-and his body is... -[Angela] Woo...[laughs]

Everything, but he's just not...

He's not Zac.

Not in any way.

Like, last night he was tryin' to hold me,

and it's like he doesn't even fit.

Girl, yeah, I love when a n*gga fit.

-[Fatima] Right? -That's everything.

Yes, that's what I'm sayin'. Like...

Zac, he did without even trying.

I could move, and he'd know exactly where to go

to make me feel comfortable.

Yeah...

sh*t.

And then the way Paul kisses me.

Like, I had to tell him to stop. Like, "n*gga, you cannot kiss."

But can he not kiss?

Or does he just not kiss like Zac?

It's just... He's...[sigh]

He's not Zac.

No.

Angela...

How could someone be so perfect for you,

but still so f*cked up?

sh*t, you tellin' me.

Why are you sad?

Bryce.

[Fatima] sh*t, yeah. Yeah.

I mean...

I'm not gonna get back with him,

but I don't wanna see him treated bad.

You're definitely gettin' back with him.

No, I'm not. I'm not getting back with him.

Angela, once our furniture is back in my apartment,

you have a place to hide your freak.

Stop it, no. I'm, I'm not, I'm...

-I'm not gonna. -[Fatima] Yeah.

No, that's done. That's done.

Yeah, it's done, okay.

-It's done! -[Fatima] All right.

Well, I'm gonna go check on my things.

Okay.

-Yeah. -You want me to go with you?

No, you actually need to call Bryce.

Call him.

Girl, no! No.

[Fatima] Yeah, you are.

I know you're callin' him.

Bye, girl.

Bye.

[Fatima] Thanks for lettin' me stay the night!

Of course.

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[knocking on door]

Who is it?!

[Tony]Yo, it's me, Ton'!

What do you want?

[Tony]Come on, man! Open up the door, bruh!

You by yourself?!

[Tony]What is this, questions?!

Yo, open the door, bruh!

-No, no! -[Nathan]Come on, man!

I got some information that you may wanna know!

Hold up!

[Tony]Hurry up, bruh!

Damn!

Damn, bro!

Thank you.

What, you workin' off that sexual tension?

Mr. Sweaty Body.

Shut up!

-Damn. -[Tony] Damn, bruh.

That's what you get.

[Tony] Shut your dumb a*s up, man.

What do y'all want?

Tell him.

I was at Belinda crib, and...

You were right, man. She did that sh*t.

-I knew it. -[Tony] Yeah.

-I knew it. -You aight, man?

[Nathan] I'm, I'm straight, man. I just didn't know.

I don't know why I keep messin' with these,

you know, crazy-a*s chicks.

Ain't nobody talkin' to yo dumb a*s!

I was talkin' to Zac.

Damn, I'm sorry man, look.

I don't know what the hell is wrong with me.

I'm tellin' you, I'm just attracted to loose screws, man.

I don't know, bad apples or somethin'.

Bro, you need therapy.

Come on, bro. Don't start that sh*t.

What?

Look, okay, so you went and saw a doctor,

now you gonna tell us that we need to see a doctor?

Matter of fact, no.

Well, aight.

-Good. -Good.

If whatever's goin' on in y'all life is workin',

keep doin' that.

Well, man, it is.

[Tony] Ain't complainin'.

Let's recap, Nate.

You got beat with a bat by your wife.

You're sleeping with the stripper next door.

-Damn. -You live with Tony.

And you don't have a f*cking job.

-Should I continue? -No, no, you shouldn't.

Okay? I get it.

That don't mean I need therapy, though.

All right? Come on.

So, what does it mean, Nate?

I, I like bad b*tches, that's,

that's my f*ck' problem, you know?

And you need therapy.

[Nathan] Yeah, okay.

You know, you know what I learned in therapy?

What's that?

Please, pray tell.

-Forget it. -[Tony] No, no, no, no, no, no.

No, no, bro, please, please, inquiring minds wanna know.

-Nope, I'm good. I'm goo -[Nathan] Well, umm...look.

Y'all gonna think it's funny. I don't, I don't wanna laugh.

Come on, all right. Talk to us, man.

[Zac] I'm not in the mood for jokes. I'm not in the mood--

You always wanna sayin' this, just because you went

and saw this woman, and now all of a sudden you're healed...

You know? It's...

You'll be aight, you know?

First of all, I'm on the road to healing.

I'm not healed yet.

-On the road. -On the road to healing.

The open road.

Well, you know what? That's perfect.

You'll be all healed up for the next chick!

So we good, you know what I'm saying?

-[Tony]You know? - Did he really just say that?

-Bruh, hold on. No, bruh. -He didn't mean it.

You still got the pictures up, I mean, we saw her last night.

She was pretty much with old dude.

Should take those pictures down, anyway.

Get out.

Hold on, bruh, I'm just tellin' you the truth, my man.

[Zac] Yo, get out.

[Tony] Yo, that's what I'm here for....

Tony, get out. Get out.

-Aight, aight, aight, aight. -[Zac] Nate, come on.

-Come on, Nate, let's go, bro. -We doin' this, Zac?

-[Zac] You play too much. -You doin' this again?

-That's a difficult subject-- -I know, but I'm your boy, like,

I'm just tryin' to look after you.

Look, you want me to take the pictures with me?

-I'mma take the pictures, -[Tony] Come on, man. Chill out.

-Get out, Nate. -You always talk too much!

-You can't just, just chill! -All right, thank you.

-Love you. -Thank you.

Okay.

Bye, n*gga.

Bye.

And you touched my nipple, too.

Don't...

Nate, I will, I will f*ck you up.

I love you.

Stop, Tony! Y'all...!

Love you brotha!

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[knocking on door]

Who that?!

[Angela]Angela!

That b*tch?

[Belinda]What does she want?

Hey, boo!

[Angela] Hey.

[Belinda] Come on in.

-Thank you. - Mmh-hmm.

[Belinda] Ain't you supposed to be at work?

Yeah, I just needed to stop by for a second.

Aw, sh*t.

What?

[Belinda] What's goin' on?

I'm just gonna ask you this one more time.

Angela, I did not make that profile of Fatima,

stop askin' me that.

[Angela] Okay, Belinda.

But I'm being told that it's all on your computer.

How could it be on my computer?

That's what I wanna know. So, show it to me.

Show you what?

Your computer.

Girl...

Belinda.

Are you really that jealous of her?

No. sh*t...

Just show it to me.

How you even know it's on my computer...?

What?

That m*therf*cker!

Girl, what?

He told you, huh?

Who?

[Belinda] Nathan, he told y'all.

He came to my house and f*cked me,

and went through...

Wait, so you did do it.

Look, Angela, I wasn't tryin' to hurt her.

Okay?

Wow!

That is some low-down, dirty sh*t, Belinda!

What's wrong with you?

I'm sorry!

sh*t, but you, you choosin' her over me, now?

I'm choosing right over wrong. Okay?

Just take it down.

Fine.

[Angela] Take it down, Belinda!

Okay! sh*t!

Why would you even do somethin' like that?

I don't know...

sh*t, I...

What's wrong with you?!

I get on that sh*t, okay? And I just be actin stupid!

What sh*t?

Weed.

Girl, please, weed ain't never made you do

no dumb sh*t like this.

I been tryin' shrooms, and I had some acid...

Stop, stop, stop it! Stop it.

Belinda, take the profile down. Okay?

Okay, just...

Don't tell Fatima.

Girl, she already know!

[Belinda] sh*t.

Yeah, and that sh*t ain't gonna make them break up no way.

They already broke up!

[Angela] Belinda...

I'll take it down.

Look...

I'm done.

[Belinda] Whatever.

I'm leavin'.

I'm sorry.

Whatever.

[Belinda] You want a drink or somethin'?

[Angela] I'm done.

[door opening]

[door creaking closed]

sh*t!

That b*tch gon' sh**t me.

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[phone ringing]

This is Fatima.

Yes, okay. I'll be right up.

Fatima Wilson?

-Yes? -You've been served.

Hey.

Hey.

[Angela] What's that?

I have no idea.

-What is it? -Are you kidding me?!

This b*tch is suing me.

Who?

The girl I punched in the hot tub.

[Angela] Yo neighbor stripper b*tch?

Yes.

[Angela] Damn, girl!

She has lost her mind!

She saying you hurt her?

You know that's some bullshit.

[Angela] Yeah, I know.

Damn.

Who is this lawyer?

Oh, that's that slip and fall guy,

I seen him on TV.

Hey, hey, hey, Mama.

Hey, Ms. Mona!

Hi, Angela.

-Hey! -Um..I'mma let y'all chat.

-Okay, girl. -[Angela] Hey, good to see you.

Hey, Mom.

Hey, you look stressed.

No, it's just work stuff. You know how it goes.

Yeah, um...

I was surprised that you wanted to take me to lunch today.

Why? We used to do this all the time.

Yeah, and when we did,

you always had somethin' you wanted to tell me.

[Mona] Yes.

Is that the case this time?

I just came to check on my beautiful daughter.

Uh-huh.

Okay, well, let me go get my things.

-Okay. -All right.

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[phone buzzing]

Who this?

[Henry]It's your father-in-law.

-Who?! -Henry.

[Zac]Oh, what's up?

Hey, look, are you busy?

Yeah, I was about to walk into this building for a meeting.

What's up?

[Henry]You got a second?

[to himself] No.

Yeah.

Hey look, my wife and I were talkin',

and, umm, we want you to come over for dinner.

[chuckle] Yo wife does not want that.

[Henry]You let me handle my wife.

I got her.

Nah, I ain't with it, Henry. I'm sorry.

Look, we talked about it.

She's actually gonna apologize to you.

Really? Is that so?

Yeah, come on, man. Come on over, let's break bread.

Did y'all talk to Fatima about this?

[Henry]Her mother went to talk to her.

So, then that mean she don't know.

No, but she will.

Nah, I ain't with it, Henry. I'm sorry.

Come on, Zac.

[Zac]I hear you, but come on, like...

You don't wanna see her?

I told her to come see me, she didn't wanna come.

She went out with some construction dude.

Like, that's not my fault.

Look...

She's hurtin', you're hurtin'.

Come on over for dinner.

-Henry, I don't... -[Henry]Hey, look...

I'm gonna text you the time, just come.

I'm tellin' you, she don't wanna see me.

Look, I will handle that.

All right.

[Henry]All right. I'll see you tonight.

Aight.

[Henry]Have a good day.

You, too.

It's not a good idea.

I'll have the tuna tartar.

And I will have the smoked salmon, please?

Thanks.

So? How are you?

I'm good.

How's Zac?

We're not together.

Happy?

Well, that's what I wanted to talk to you about.

Mama... Just...

It's not bad.

I have been thinking about your father.

When I tell you Zac walks just like him...

Mama, Zac isn't Daddy.

[Mona] I know.

But he has a record.

Did you also know that

he practically had to raise himself?

Your father, too.

[Fatima] And that his mama's on drugs?

Your grandmother ran a whorehouse.

So, you just tryin' to make him out to be Dad?

No.

Your stepfather went to see him.

Wait, what?

[Mona] Yes.

He went to see Zac?

He went to talk to him about you.

What did he say?

That he thought he should fight for you.

Mama, why would he do that?

Now Zac is gonna think I sent him to say that.

You do want him to fight for you, don't you?

Yeah, I do, but I want him to want to fight for me.

There's a difference.

Like your father did me?

Mom, I'm not you. And Zac isn't Daddy.

I know.

But you need to be clear on what you choose.

Mama, it's...

I didn't come here to stress you out.

Well, that's kinda what you're doing.

I want to tell you something I've never told anyone.

I never stopped loving your father.

Even today.

If I saw him today,

I swear, I would...

I would still get butterflies.

But I wonder, what if I hadn't left?

Mama, you...

You did what you thought was best.

I couldn't do the whole...

in and out of jail thing.

I know, Mama.

[Mona] So, I left him for you.

Me. For us.

I know.

But...

I still wonder...

What if I had stayed?

Would I have helped him to get on track?

That haunts me.

What are you sayin', Mama?

Your stepfather and I would like you and Zac to come over

for dinner again.

Yeah, no, no, that's not gonna happen.

He's not goin' for that, I already know.

He already said yes.

Wait, so you guys asked him without askin' me first?

We need to fix what we did...

What I did wrong.

And I don't wanna be the reason you two are not together.

You would only hate me for that.

Mama, trust me, you are not the reason we're not together.

And I don't ever wanna be.

So, will you come to the house again?

Mama, I'm... I'm not ready to see him.

Will you think about it?

Mama, I just...

Stop bein' stubborn.

Just come to the house.

[big sigh] All right, I see I'm not gonna win this fight.

All right, I'll come.

Good.

And I'll, I'll cook all your favorites.

We know you're orderin' out.

It'll be all your favorites!

Okay, Mama.

And where is the silverware in all this place?

Mom, they bring it out later because of COVID, remember?

Mm, I don't come to establishments like this.

No linen tablecloth. It's hot as hell!

Mama!

This is a nice establishment. It's cute.

Hmmm.

-Thank you. -Yeah.

-Thank you. -Zac, hey.

Hi, Zac!

What's up, Val?

I was just tellin' Bryce all about this place.

It's, it's amazing.

-Yes. -It's amazing.

I know.

But financially, we just not...

-He said that... -Yeah, no.

It, it's okay, we're talkin' about it.

Hey, I told you, I have other investors.

Yeah, and we appreciate you, Valerie.

Okay, so listen, I don't like playin' games, all right?

Yeah, we're not playin' games.

I don't play no games.

Okay.

Cool.

I mean, we have, we have a lot of options

to get the money.

I don't have no options.

What is goin' on?

-Huh? -You gonna tell her?

No, y'all need to get your sh*t together.

-Bryce! -Okay, okay, okay. Um...

I mean...

We're not preapproved yet, but I'm looking into a lot...

[Valerie] Okay, okay.

I'm gonna show the other clients,

you can look around, okay?

Yes.

Honey, uhh, can we talk?

Yeah, of course.

Honey?!

This n*gga's married?!

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