Hello
Hey, hi, nice to meet you, sir
Do you know my name? Do you call me "her"?
You know I'm the shape in every skirt
Tell me what's the word? Haven't you heard?
Hello
Hello, hello, hello…
-Yes, major! Let's go! -We're kind of amazing.
Yes!
So close.
Wait, this could be our new sport, babe.
Let's go, sister. Ready?
I wish I wore, like, something so I could get a tan like you.
My sumo wrestler suit?
I feel like you're gonna get a great tan.
-You think? Hopefully. -Yeah…
-I need me some color, darling. -Yeah.
I've never had friends my age, so this is all very new to me.
Emma, for example, she's such a sweetheart.
I heard a preconceived narrative, before meeting her, from Jemma.
Jemma said that she's this awful person,
and that she was weird in high school and all this kind of stuff,
and I'm just getting to know a lot of them, which is special,
because I can form my own opinions
on my own experiences with each and every one of them.
Me, Raine, and Nicole played here a couple weeks ago.
-Oh, fun! -Yeah.
Who won?
None of us.
-Y'all look good out there, ladies! -We're trying our best!
-You guys warming up? -Yep.
-Okay. -Getting some cardio in.
-I brought cookies. It's 100 degrees, but… -What's up?
You brought cookies, Preston?
-You look good. How are you? -So good. How are you?
-Good. -Hello.
-How about you two versus us two. -Boys against girls?
-Yep. -Yeah.
-Isn't that what y'all want? -Well, shit. I cover this base.
You guys serve.
All right.
Yes.
Go, Emma, go!
You.
You!
Look at us in our health and wellness era.
-I know. -Start the summer off right, you know?
Did everyone have a blast at the beach?
I did. I didn't like how me and Sterling was the only ones in the water.
Sorry, I was caught up. There were seven girls attacking me, so…
-What? -Tell me about that.
It almost felt like I had all these girls up against me
'cause I showed up with Dylan when it really wasn't that serious.
Not, like, thinking that I had any issues with anybody.
-Yeah. -Minding my own business.
Having a blast what I do, normally.
I had Nicole coming up to me saying that Jemma feels betrayed.
Yes, girl!
-Um, and then… -That Jemma feels betrayed?
That Jemma feels betrayed by me.
And I said, "Hm. The math is not mathing here."
I think Nicole likes to play messenger 'cause she gets no collateral damage.
Also, Jemma didn't say a word to me, won't tell me that she has an issue.
But all of her friends will.
-Nicole needs to stay in her lane. -Highly agree.
She needs to mind her business. She's boring anyway.
So now we're finding out who's the glue to this puzzle.
Glad it's not me.
By the way, I think she's the one who sent that TikTok to Jemma.
-Can't trust her. -The more you know…
You can't trust her at all.
I don't think about Nicole too much.
But it's like you can't really be, like, loyal to two different people
on two totally different ends.
And, like, if her and Suede are friends,
I don't know why her loyalty, like, stood with Jemma at all.
-Do you want to sit in the shade? -Yeah.
-Why are we torturing ourselves? -I'm getting a super tan.
Let's call it a game.
Tell me why I can count on Preston to bring the homemade cookies everywhere…
-You can count on me to eat them. -They've been warming up.
Nice little sizzle in the sun. Love this. Cheers, girl.
-Cheers. Yes, we earned it. -We always beat the boys, always.
Period.
Don't worry. I'll take the rest of these.
I think it's really difficult for me to fully, like, let my guard down
just because of my history with friends.
But I've just grown a lot.
And I really learned the type of people that are meant to be in my life.
And I could see myself trusting Suede a little bit more.
I feel like she's kind of gained that.
Honestly, the one thing I am really confused about
is why Jemma, like, won't come and say something to me.
-I don't know. -Have you heard that saying?
"People talk about other people
because if they talk about themselves, no one will listen."
-It's giving that with Jemma and Nicole. -It's true.
Like, they're like, "Okay, how do we insert ourselves into this group?"
-"Let's just get mad and cause drama." -"Let's jab at everyone."
I think if Jemma has an issue with me, she can talk to me.
-But I don't owe her anything. -Yeah.
I'm not gonna be upset over a girl that's unemployed and lives in the Valley.
-I'm sorry, but like… -I don't think she's unemployed, but yeah.
Also, "If you want to go tit-for-tat, let's go, babe. I'm here."
-I don't know if she's intimidated. -I told you. You're the big dog…
She's intimidated. That's what I got to say.
I don't see why she wouldn't be. Like, the guy she likes wants you.
-I think it's so immature at this point. -I agree. I'm not saying I agree with her.
Stuff happened in the past. You got to be like Elsa, let that shit go.
So Suede, you're feeling Dylan. I'm correct?
-A little? -I mean, yeah.
-Okay. You're feeling Emilie. -That's my good friend, yeah.
-Preston, who are you feeling? -I think me and Alexie are hitting it off.
-Are y'all good friends? -Are you and Emilie not friends?
Are you and Dylan friends?
-Yeah. I love that. -Me and Alexie are friends.
I ain't gonna lie, Preston, there's a bee flying by your head.
Y'all, it comes over here,
I'm gonna Scooby-Doo escape out of here, y'all.
A million miles away You shoot the sun, yeah
Oh
I've been thinking we could get down Whoa
Moving fast And headed westbound, whoa
Just chasing the sun Just chasing the sun
Is Emilie going to be okay that we're inside,
even though she's coming in for pool time?
I couldn't tell you.
-Oh, hi. -Hey.
Oh, look. Kristin Cavallari's here.
-How are you? -Have a look at you… I'm good.
-Hi. -Hi, how are you?
-I know we met once. -I know…
-Nice to see you. -Nice to see you.
-You look gorgeous. -Yeah, I missed the outfit memo.
-Yeah, sorry. -I thought we'd have a pool day.
We were planning on it. It got cold. Now it's easier to be inside.
Yeah, it's actually freezing outside.
-It's cold. -How've you been?
I've been good.
So, my face is a little blue.
You guys can call me Smurfette today 'cause I had this procedure done
where they used the stem cells and exosomes.
That's why I'm blue…
I can't even see you're blue at all. You look great.
Okay. That's a lie.
The blue is kinda hard to tell, to be fair.
-Did you want something to drink? -Yeah.
-Could I have water or Diet Coke? -I'll get it.
-A Diet Coke? -Yeah. That's my favorite drink.
-I don't think I saw you for… -No, I didn't see you…
Probably since freshman year of college.
I remember I saw you maybe out and about somewhere in Orange County.
Oh yeah. Oh, thank you so much.
-Never… -At Chapman.
Yeah, never… never after that for a while.
What's going on? Are you still with Matt? You guys went to prom together, right?
Me and Matthew were never dating.
-Oh, I thought you guys were… -No, we went to prom together as friends.
So you're not dating anyone?
Recently, Hercy has been blowing up my phone.
Ooh, is he cute?
Yeah. I've known him since I was 12.
What do you… Are you interested?
No, I don't think I'm interested.
That's not a hard no. It was like a, "No…"
He actually asked me to hang out today, and I was like, "Oh, I'm busy."
Oh, okay. The issue with the guys here are they're fucking simps.
-I think… -I don't wanna run the show.
They want me to do the first text. I have to ask to "hang out."
What happened to chivalry? Like, ask me on a date. Go do something.
Isn't that what you just got?
Is he not your type?
-What's your type? Why isn't he… -I actually have no type.
I don't really have a taste, but I do have a timeline.
I'm like, "I have to be married by this age…"
And I started realizing, like, according to my timeline,
I'm behind right now.
I'm gonna date someone, get engaged for what? Like, one year?
Then have a wedding,
then want time to yourselves, then want kids.
I mean, I want to pop out at least four before I'm, like, 32 max.
I started doing the math on, like, rough estimates.
It's not looking good. I don't know how people are getting married this late,
but, I mean, I feel like I have some options.
I don't wanna just throw all my eggs in one basket.
What's up with you? I heard you have a girlfriend.
-Yeah. -Do you like her?
I love her.
She's the best. I want to keep her forever.
I told her to get pregnant. I was like, "Just trick him."
-Well, don't tell her that. -I already did.
Then we'll have a cute little Irish baby, and I can just watch it.
Oh my gosh.
She's the only person I've ever been with where I can picture a future.
-Oh, ring by spring, maybe. -Yeah.
Mason was a little flirt in high school, though.
I wouldn't say that.
-I'd just say that I'm nice. -I'd say that.
I remember realizing he wasn't a virgin when I walked by his room,
and I heard a spanking being given.
And I was just like, "Fuck my life. My son's not a virgin anymore."
-And I think he was, like, 15 or 16. -Oh my gosh.
I was crying. I'm like, "I'm so uncomfortable right now."
"But at least he's giving a spanking. At least, ya know, he's got some moves."
Jesus Christ.
-Does this embarrass you? -A little bit. I mean…
-You're used to me. -I'm used to you.
-You're the cool mom. -Obvs.
Is anything new with you, dating life?
No, um, I haven't had sex in two years.
So there's that.
And then I was wondering
if one of those really gross guys that I was seeing
was the reason I got this horrible, weird disease
that no one knows what it is.
Maybe it was, like, stress-induced from an awful boy.
I was thinking BJs.
-But maybe stress. -That could be it too.
-Yeah? -I mean…
I call this Calabastard because I hate it. You guys can have it. I'm leaving soon.
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I make it look easy
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Like one, two, three, yeah
You can get a good time
I'm, like, so tired.
Me too, and it's so hot. I'm, like, drenched.
I just got my hair done. I'm like, "I can't let this sweat out."
I know.
I curled my hair, but I think it fell out. It's all done.
-No, I see your curls. -Really?
-I'm getting loose waves. -Oh, okay, I'll take it.
-I've never been here before. -It's really good.
It's a cutesy little Calabasas vibe.
Thank you.
-Waiting for our girl, Jemma. -I know.
Oh, I feel terrible, dude.
-Same. Oh my gosh. -The beach day was, like…
-It was a lot. -That was too much.
It definitely gave cliques.
It was so cliquey. I just feel so bad for Jemma.
-She must be feeling so shitty. -Yeah.
They were just sitting there in front of her.
-Yeah. -You know, Dylan and Suede.
Seeing your ex with someone who you thought was your friend.
-And she knows what he put her through. -Yeah.
-It brings her back to that trauma state. -Yeah. This is high school all over again.
Yeah. Because she said that Dylan would always date her friends.
Like, this is happening again.
-That's, like, sad, you know? -Yeah.
Be afraid, here's hoping
On the edge, heart open
Head-first I go straight into the unknown
Eyes closed, heart open
-Hi! -Hey!
-You look cute. Where's this top from? -Thank you.
-Oh, my girl. -It's from Urban. My, like, go-to.
I love it.
Hi.
You guys look so cute.
We're getting down to business. You missed it.
-Yeah, girl. We were just re-capping. -You crack me up.
-I know. -Unfortunately, the vibes.
Yeah. The worst beach day I've ever had.
She goes, "How do you think Jemma felt?" I go, "Miserable."
I wanna hear about your conversation with Suede 'cause I didn't…
I feel like that will help me figure out where I want to go from here.
I was talking from my point of view, not even your point of view.
I want you to speak for yourself.
I'm not gonna be like, "Jemma feels like this…"
Like, that's for you to do.
I don't think she thinks there's a problem right now.
-I genuinely don't think that. -That's why she's dumb.
Dude, okay, we went to the beach.
We're all sitting there, and Suede didn't even sit with us.
Is that normal?
In the past, if we had been sitting there, would Suede have sat with us?
-Yeah. -Yeah, but she was with her "boo thang."
But that's what I'm saying.
That's how I already see shit is already changing.
There's already a weird dynamic.
From what I saw, I think she actually likes Dylan.
And then I think her judgment is so clouded by liking him.
I don't know what he has in his pants, Jemma, but these girls go crazy for him.
-I don't know what the hell. -Dude.
But I think that you guys need to have a conversation now.
So did she say anything about wanting to have a conversation with me?
She does. She was like, "If Jemma has a problem,
she can come to me."
Mm-hmm.
Okay. See, like, where I'm at
it's like I didn't create the problem, so I don't need to fix it.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
If she cares enough about our friendship, she'll notice I'm not engaging with her,
and it's up to her if she wants to fix it.
I didn't do anything to damage the friendship.
If you don't want to be friends with her, because of what she did, I'll support you.
Mm-hmm.
But I just think this awkward tension… We need to come up with a solution.
It's so hard to be in the middle.
I never thought I would mix Suede in with the Calabasas crew.
And I'm like, "How… how did we get here?"
I don't think she thinks that she… I don't even wanna speak for her.
I think, like, I'm so…
She needs to talk to you about it 'cause I'm gonna say it wrong,
and it's gonna be my fault. I'm already in the middle of this, like,
"This isn't my beef." I'm both of your guys's friends.
-Yeah. -I want all of us to be good.
I don't know why I keep getting in this situation,
but even now, even after everything that happened,
I'm still like… I just feel for both. I just feel for everyone.
But I don't know how much longer I can deal with this.
At this point, I don't even really care what she has to say.
That's kind of where I'm at.
I don't know.
I think the root of the issue, the sole problem,
is Dylan.
And if I actually do think Dylan is the one doing this on purpose to hurt me,
I do think that the only way to find out the truth from that
is not me having a conversation with Suede, not with Emma.
It's me having that conversation with Dylan.
-It's gonna be a hard conversation for me… -I'm scared.
Because I don't wanna have the conversation,
because to have the conversation, I have to tell him that, like…
-It hurts. Yeah. -It hurts.
So I think it's as hard as that conversation is to have…
And I don't wanna-- I get anxiety thinking about having that conversation with him
because it's hard.
One thing about him is he will tell me the truth,
even if it's gonna hurt me.
It hurts me that it hurts you. Like, you don't deserve this at all.
-Stop crying about it. I get sad. -Don't want you to cry. Upsets my system.
I don't either, but it's 'cause I feel like I'm like-- I have so much anger.
We should be able… Like, I also want to be able to, like,
"Why can't I crack a joke with you or have a conversation with you?"
And not it be like,
"Oh, Jemma's obsessed with me. Jemma has a crush on me."
Like, we're deading that.
I 1000% agree with you. You need to nip it in the bud, you know?
Then I just need to let the rest roll out.
You guys are really genuine, and in Calabasas, in LA,
it's hard to find girls who move like we do.
And so I just… I appreciate you guys. I do.
We love you.
I wouldn't be able to do it without you guys.
In time
I tried to find the end with you
I guess I wish you still knew
Yeah
Uh-huh
Ooh
I've been trying to come up For a long time
And when people see the hustle They respect the grind
Can't nobody stop me from shining
Watch how this pressure makes diamonds
Stay close… Here.
One, two, come in, pop. One, two, three, good. Pop.
One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four, five.
Pop, pop, pop.
-I feel you. -One, two, good. There you go.
-Good. Stay with it. Good. Stay, stay. -I see it. I'm okay. I'm over it.
-Oh sh-- -That's the one. Hey!
Come here. I was… I've been working a little bit.
It's your first day. I didn't expect you to do all that. That's crazy.
Yeah? You guys know I'm on my way back?
-I'm over it. -Go. Go and run through that.
Hey! Good job, baby. Good. That was a great job, Herce.
We're going to finish when I get you to shoot 25s, but, uh…
Let's make sure we understand what we doing. Okay?
So I want to make sure of two things.
Number one, we understand what our goal is going into this year.
-Yeah. -What you thinking? Talk to me.
-I've got a dream to go to the league. -Right.
-It's possible with me staying in here. -Right.
Learning-- working on things I need to work on,
which is my speed, like you said, base.
It takes being in the right position sometimes. Opportunity.
And I think that's what-- If I get this year, that's what I've been missing.
Being in the right position. I'll be playing for my dad,
be back home in New Orleans, so I feel like…
-Back home time. -Yeah. I'm praying for that. I need that.
-Right. -I need that.
This whole summer, I've been trying to be able to play for my dad.
Obviously, everyone loves to get an extra year to play basketball,
but, for me, this is bigger than just that.
Like, this is me making history, me building different connections,
more memories than I can ever imagine, like, playing in New Orleans,
I'm imagining the whole stadium just screaming, "Hercy, Hercy!"
Like, all my family members. So it's like,
I work my ass off every day for this exact moment.
It's bigger than just me hooping another year.
I think the thing that's keeping me from the league
is if I go back to school, or if I-- if I don't.
I know how it is. People go overseas.
It's hard for them to get to the league 'cause people think you're done.
-It's tough to get to the NBA. -That's the… that's the big thing.
Okay. So, right now, our cards are on going to school.
Yeah.
What do we gotta do? We gotta control what we can control and enjoy the process.
And a lot of people keep trying to fight it, bro.
-You gotta just hoop. -You gotta just hoop.
Something makes you want to move
Something deep inside of you
You're still walking even when Nobody knows where you're going
Is it weird that I wear shoes in my own house? It's fine.
-No. You should never not wear shoes. -I always wear shoes.
Yeah, same. Or slippers, or socks. I'd never go barefoot in my house.
Same.
How's home? How's everything?
It's good. I'm kind of still acclimating, but good. You?
-From moving home? -Yeah.
I know. Me too.
Do you remember in high school when it was me, Kimora, and Dylan?
And your dad threw out…
All my stuff?
…your clothes out the window.
And we were in your car, and you were handing them through the window,
and he's like, "Preston, I'm done with you. Get out."
And you're literally like, "Alexie, take my Jordans."
"Oh, do I take the Travis Scotts?"
"I have to take Cruz."
Remember you handed me Cruz through the window, your dog?
You were like, "I have to take Cruz," and then we went to your mom's,
and you were like, "I'm not gonna see my dad for a while."
And you were back at your dad's the next day.
-What was he even mad at you for? -I think--
You guys had me out all the time. That's what it was.
-Yeah. Yeah. -We were degenerates once upon a time.
Preston and I are besties. We do everything together.
We kissed in high school when we were young.
I had a couple boyfriends after, because he has no game. He doesn't flirt.
So, you know, I don't know. Maybe one day he'll grow up out of that.
I don't know when that one day is, but I guess only time will tell.
-Hey. -Hercy!
-The Cookie Monster's here… -We're making cookies.
-Have you made cookies, Hercy? -I have.
Okay.
-We used to be baking it up. -You guys are bakers?
-A little bit. -Okay.
I'm gonna preheat this oven so we can get to it.
Do you have measurements, or are you just… "Aight?"
-I have measurements. -You made your own measurements?
-So it's like a secret recipe. -Yeah.
All right. First thing we're doing,
we need to separate the dry from the wet ingredients.
-I'll move my purse. -Yeah, it's about to get crazy.
I don't want it to get flour on it.
-You're seeing me in my element. -We're pissing off his element.
I trust very few people to bake with.
It's fun. It's a little stressful when I do it with friends, but it's fun.
I want to be gatekeeping some of this recipe.
I'm, like, showing way too much. I need to hide this.
-That was a little… -I need to hide this.
You're going in the pantry and put stuff in?
He's poisoning us.
I like knowing it's mine, you know? It's like I made it,
and I did my little tweaks to, you know, my recipe, and it's personal.
-Did he lock this? You can lock a pantry? -That's quite sus.
Hey, hey! How's it going? Hey.
I'm confident to say I'm a beast at chocolate chip cookies,
oatmeal raisin, chocolate chip muffins, blueberry muffins.
My dad is really into it also now.
He comes in there's one cookie left, he's like, "Are you going to make more?"
"What are we doing here?" That happened yesterday.
I made some for my brother. He was like, "Where are the rest of the cookies?"
I was like, "I'll get on that."
So how long these cook for?
We're gonna give them a minute. Can't rush art.
That's my problem with baking is I'm a rusher.
You know that one TikTok that's like, "You have one hour"?
-Do you know "You have one hour"? -I don't know.
You've definitely seen it. It was fucking viral.
You're not explaining. You just said, "One hour."
-Like, you gotta get your shit together. -Yeah. Like, we're back home now.
We got things we need to focus on and figure out what you need to do.
-I'm more pushing on myself though-- -That's what I was saying.
I need to have this done before this and that.
My dad's like, "You're good. You've been on it for a long time."
"You just fucking graduated. Take a breath."
My mom is like the workhorse,
so she's like, "Get on it. Whatever you want to do, do it now."
Does that kind of stress you out?
-Or no, because you're with your dad. -I'm not. I'm here…
-I keep thinking he's going to call. -Yeah, who's banging your line?
-Okay, all right. -It does help that I'm here now.
-When's the last time you called your mom? -Her birthday. So a couple of days ago.
-BRB. Going to the restroom. -Um, what'd she say?
She's kind of like in a weird place. Like, new relationship.
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
-Pretty usual. -I get that.
Do you want to talk about it or no?
I'm glad I'm here, you know? I'm not dealing with it all so close.
Mm-hmm.
I don't know. It kind of sucks when your parents divorce.
That's the one thing.
Once they start dating, then they want to get remarried,
then it's a bigger thing…
And then you have to deal with both of them talking to you about it.
Like, "I don't wanna be in the middle." Why are we always in the middle?
Free us from the middle.
There's no age where your parents getting divorced
is, like, comfortable.
At that time, my mom was getting a lot of exposure and stuff.
And she was, like…
friends with a very famous family, and it was just like… all over the place.
You would think at that age, when you're going to school,
it's like, you're safe, and you're dodging the drama at home.
And it was like…
people who I thought were my friends would make jokes.
It's like there's so much noise already, like, in the house, um…
Like…
It's like…
I'm sorry.
Did they try and keep you in the middle? You're usually not in the middle.
No, not really. They don't really communicate, though, my parents.
-What y'all talking about? -About my parents.
I know how that is.
-Yeah. Are your parents together? -Divorced since I was in second grade.
-God, children of divorce. It sucks. -Yeah.
Did you not hear him tell me to not eat the cookie dough?
And look, he's spoonfulling it.
The key to my heart is food.
-Hercy's like… -Hercy!
Oh my God.
Went to sleep at nine, did you hear me
Crying in the kitchen?
Everybody's keeping secrets
Want to tell you everything
Our confessions, could you keep it?
I don't give a damn
-Hi, Mommy. -Hi, bubba.
Today, we could put your hair in rollers.
Okay, yeah, let's do that.
Nothing like the magic touch of Mommy's hands.
-It feels good to get your hair brushed. -Just even getting it brushed now…
This is when people open up to me, in the chairs when I brush their hair…
-I know. -You know?
-That's the beauty of it. -My most vulnerable state.
I think everybody's vulnerable state, right?
Oh, I'm so happy you're in town, Mom. I missed you.
-I love being here. Are you kidding? -I know.
Thanks for cleaning my kitchen this morning.
Oh, you know, cleaning your kitchen, doing your floor…
-It's my job. -I know.
-I don't like doing it, so… -I know.
-I appreciate that you do that. -Well, here's the thing.
You weren't around as a kid because you were, you know, busy.
-So it's nice to do this for you now. -Yeah.
If it wasn't for my relationship with my mom,
I don't know where I'd be.
She's the one who, anytime I'm having… If I'm crying or going through anything,
she's the person I call.
I consider her my best friend now.
You were so young when you moved and had to make all your own decisions,
and it's crazy.
I've always just kept this kind of wall up and kept to myself,
like a loner girl, minding my business and talk to my camera in my room.
That's what made me happy.
-It still does. -That's what you did when you were 11, 12.
Right, and I'm 24 now. Nothing's changed.
I think back on all that content we had, I had so much fun.
-It brought so much life into the house. -Oh yeah.
Like, with my camera. I even look at the clips of me and Dad,
growing up, like, in the garage,
where I'd just set the camera up, and he'd just ramble about whatever.
-And people ate it up. -Yeah.
I mean, before he passed, I was at the peak of my career.
My dad was my best friend.
He died abruptly of a heart attack.
That was in 2020. It was really traumatic.
My dad was my rock, my everything. I was a daddy's girl.
He always wanted me to just live to my fullest.
And…
I try to remind myself that every day.
Still to this day, it feels like I'm living for him.
He was my biggest inspiration. He'll always be.
-And I still crave him, you know? -Mm-hmm. Of course.
-I don't think that'll go away. -No.
I think all of you kids are coming out of that cloud of the death of your dad.
And then just seeing you, your walls are coming down.
I think you feeling confident with yourself,
and confident with your emotions,
that it's okay to show emotions.
It's not gonna make you weaker. It's actually gonna make you stronger.
And I think that what you've done in your career,
I'm so proud of you, you know.
And your dad is. He sees everything.
-You know? -Yeah.
So, um…
So are you seeing any boys? Have you been dating?
-What's the tea? -Well, you know, I think it's…
You know, dating when you're my age is totally different.
-Yeah. -I did have, like…
The other night, I had a kiss.
Oh my God!
-That's what I said. -Wait.
Tell me everything! What?
There's not a whole lot to tell. You know what's good to know?
When's the last time you've kissed somebody? It's been a while.
-It's embarrassing to even say. -It's been a long time.
It's been… It's been a year.
That's a long time.
Isn't it weird to think you haven't kissed someone for a year?
Well, also--
When you've kissed the same person for 30 years…
Exactly. Then nothing. It's a lot.
It's kind of weird.
Um, so it's good to know I still got my mojo. That was good.
You always got your mojo. Okay?
It's like, you don't use it, you lose it, you know?
Mom got her first kiss in a year. Let's go.
Such an accomplishment.
That's major in my book.
Well, yeah. When was your last kiss?
Um, my last kiss… You know I be smooching or whatever.
Um…
-I have been dating somebody. -Mm-hmm.
I really like him.
-Okay. -He's my age.
Jump scare.
-I know. -Shocker.
Yeah, I don't-- I just have never…
I've never heard of you dating anyone your age.
I always felt that you were always so mature
that it was probably hard for you to relate to someone your age.
They have a hard time relating to you. Like, you're very intimidating, you know?
-You're successful… -Which is what I get told a lot.
Yeah, like, "Gosh, how could I even date you?" You know?
It takes a lot to do that with Suede Brooks.
As a 16-year-old, 17-year-old,
there wasn't a lot of boys my age that were making money
and kind of doing what I was doing,
so I always just kind of went for the older men,
and I think that's definitely traumatized me.
I experienced a lot of lust,
but I don't think I've ever really been in love.
I feel like there's so much good in this kid.
-His name's Dylan. He's a kid. -Kid…
I'm calling him a kid because he's my age.
It feels like we're kids dating.
-I really… I like him. -Yeah.
And I care about him as a person, but I'm just on the edge.
He's the type of boy that's, um… that, like, bad boy that you just want to…
Like the little devil on your shoulder is like, "Go get him,"
and the good side's like, "No, this is not worth your time."
'Cause he's cute.
-I think the devil won a bit, honestly. -Yeah.
I think the friend group has put a little bit of pressure on it too,
to make it maybe seem like it's something that it's not. I don't know. I'm stuck…
-That's hard, tugs on your heartstrings. -Yeah.
-You don't like your heartstrings tugged. -No, you know how I am with my emotions.
-I'm not good at it. -Yeah, I know. Yeah, yeah.
So I go into this, like, fight-or-flight mode.
-In a way. -Yep. Uh-huh.
I don't know how it's going to play out. I care about him.
-Mm-hmm. Okay. -I want him to be in my life.
Whether we make it work or not.
I think if you just kinda wait and see.
I mean, I have total confidence
in whatever you decide to do with this young man,
and you're going to make the right choice.
It's definitely a very vulnerable thing,
and sometimes I can be a little bit too hyper-independent.
Um, but I do want to find love.
I haven't given up.
And I don't plan on giving up anytime soon.
This feels so good to just… just to be able to talk and be humans…
-Instead of Mom and daughter. -Mom and daughter.
-You realize we're both single women. -We're just girls!
-We're literally just girls. -On Girl Hot Walks.
-Hot Girl-- By the way, Hot Girl Walks. -Hot Girl Walks.
Sorry, not Hot Walks. What did I call it? Girl Hot Walks?
One of them. Hot Walk!
Anyway, I learned something new last night.
Yay
Every day feels the same
Hey, neighbor, how you doing?
No complaints Wouldn't want to have it any other way
Steppin' out the house Gotta put a smile on my face
It's not like I don't ever try to find my escape
With grass so green and a fence so white
I think we might be different Than the rest of them, right?
-Franco! -What's up, fellas?
This is the only person I let do my tattoos.
So it's been one person when I was 15,
but then once I realized the importance of them,
I'm like, spiritually, everything, you gotta be locked in.
The younger brother came. He turned 18…
-Okay. -I know, I got him addicted.
-Let me see what you're gonna do. -I'm thinking, "You're fearless."
-Like, right here? -Yeah. Like, big and bold.
Them guns got bigger than big bro's now? I mean, I'm still…
I'm coming back from a little vacation. You still got me.
Have a seat right here, soldier.
Franco about to get my tat done in ten minutes.
The good thing is we work fast because there's literally no games played.
This is gonna be perfection going down.
-You're getting "Fearless" done? -Yeah.
What made you get this?
Is there anything going on in your life that made you kind of like…?
I'm at the crossroads where I'm trying to figure out everything.
School's about to start, but I haven't heard back from NCAA.
-I'm waiting to see if I get a fifth year. -Okay.
Which I've been on edge the whole summer just…
Just the whole year thinking about that. It's a lot.
I think this is why it's so hard for me, it's 'cause I literally eat, sleep,
and grind basketball since I was three years old,
so it's like, I necessarily don't really know anything else.
-There is no plan B. -Yeah.
I realize going to the NBA, it's like winning the lottery.
-You just realized that? -Yeah, just now.
Just now.
-That fearless attitude is everything. -I know, that's the thing.
But that's the reality of being prepared for other options.
And that's something you're gonna have to choose in your life.
Like, "Are you gonna be okay being successful
without the basketball in your hand?"
Thinking about, like, having to know, like, "What's next? What am I doing?"
It's definitely a scary feeling 'cause what if they say, "You're denied"?
Or maybe I still could. I might get a call from NCAA.
I always tell everyone, like,
"Try at least five times because you're gonna get one."
You're gonna get rejected sometimes,
but if you go to at least five things, you're gonna book one.
-Have more than one basket, right? -Yeah.
I mean, your pop's Master P. That's a real-life mogul.
He played basketball, but he didn't become successful from it.
He used those tools from basketball.
Oh, that's your dad. I've met him before.
-You met… Hold on a second. -I just walked in. I have no idea.
Hold on a second. You said you met him. Okay, how was he when…?
He was very flirtatious.
-Yep, that's Pop. Y'all are Taurus. -He was.
It runs in the blood.
-I'm gonna say bye to everybody. -Rollin' out?
I just came in to say hello to Franco, and you guys happened to be here…
She just came to drop some gems.
I'll walk you out.
-Nice meeting you. New bestie. -Yes, good to meet you. That's right, yes.
-She's got the spirit. -She do, for real.
Congratulations on your tattoo and your career.
Little angel over here.
-Just coming through. -Let go.
-Bye, guys. -Nice meeting you.
Wow.
It's not every day…
That's crazy, bro.
…that Carmen Electra come watch you get tatted up and speak positivity.
I just met her five minutes ago,
so her coming in here, being able to relate, it's crazy.
Well, because success is the same story. People always see the success.
And I think you getting this tattoo right now and being here,
it wasn't by accident.
Okay, NCAA hasn't gotten it back.
What's the plan if that don't come?
Because the reality is looking like you may need plan B, C, and D.
Now it's time to, like, really wake up and be like,
"What are the other things that I'm good at?"
Thick skin Yeah, you either gonna sink, swim
Got me muttering, "No shit"
You were always a shark in the water
So go ahead And t-t-t-t-t-talk all night
Sick obsessin' 'Bout all of the things I'm getting right
And it's working…
-Baby, this is so romantic. -Here we are.
I didn't know you had a little Yamashiro date up your sleeve.
Oh, it's a full moon tonight. Uh-oh!
Keep your voodoo away from me.
I'm not… No, no voodoo for me.
But you know what I used to do? The Ouija board.
-Have you ever? -That's voodoo, darlin'.
-That's, like, straight demon talk. -So scary!
But honestly, it was a blast, and it worked.
-Worked what? -It was moving, and I wasn't touching it.
-You opened the portal for them. -Agreed. It was all my fault, 100%.
I don't drink…
Maybe we should do a voodoo thing together.
I'm good. I just found God in my life, so I'm keeping it that way.
Wait, really?
I feel like a lot of people have this preconceived narrative
of you back in high school.
All the things that I learned about you before I even met you
was, like, how crazy of a person you were and how rowdy.
Mm-hmm.
And I met you and was like, "Are we sure we're talking about the same Dylan?"
Chill guy, right?
So it just doesn't make sense. I'm like, I love the… the 180 flip.
-Yeah, I was a dumb kid. I liked to party… -Yeah.
-And I didn't know when to stop. -Nothing wrong with that.
No, there's nothing wrong with it, until there is, though.
I think I hurt enough people to just kind of take a look at myself
and reflect a little bit and be like, "I gotta make some changes," so…
I choose to be sober. I think I kind of have to be.
-Yeah. -You know.
There's definitely times where I wish I can just have a drink and let loose.
Is it genetic or, like, hereditary?
-Yeah, I think so. -Yeah.
My dad liked to party…
-And we got it from his side. For sure. -In the bloodline. Yeah.
-Thank you. Amazing. -Here you go.
-Thank you very much. -Thank you.
You're welcome.
But yeah, I'm just, like, trying to stay away from
you know, problems, honestly.
-Like, you know… -With the friend group, yeah.
Yeah, I don't pay attention to, like, what's being said,
but I don't know what your side is, and I don't know.
I mean, it's definitely been a rollercoaster, for sure.
Mm-hmm.
So there's this girl that you had an issue with in high school, Jemma.
Familiar, unfortunately.
I know you're familiar with her work a little bit.
I wouldn't call it work, but…
Um, I just heard that she was upset about me and you, and…
Which I don't even, like, really entirely know what that even is
because we've just been hanging out and just messing around, having fun,
and I don't even know what, like, their perspective is
on even us going to grab coffee or--
Right. It's like God forbid. We can't have a fun time.
Making a TikTok… I don't know if there's a conversation you're having
that I don't know about.
I think that's probably something I'd like to be on the same page with you on
is just kind of, like, "What is it?"
Mm-hmm.
Just curious to know where you stand with it.
Yeah. I mean…
I like being around you, and I don't want that to stop. Um…
I mean, same here. I like hanging out with you,
and just like, uh, taking it a day at a time.
Agreed. And if anything does come up, I hope you'd communicate it with me…
-Always. -And same for you.
I think I've done a pretty good job at doing that so far.
-You've done more than a great job. -Think you could be a little better, but…
-Agreed. And I told you I'm working on it! -You know…
It's just… But, you know…
I'll go a stretch of not talking to you or knowing what's up with you,
and then, right, you, like, resurface again.
And it's come off as just, like, so casual that it's not…
I don't want to be bearing over you or having to worry about things like that…
Yeah. I don't want that.
And I want you to know-- I want you to trust me.
-I do. I really do. -It's a big word there.
And I-- I know, I know… I want you to, like, be able to call me.
-Stop it. -I'll answer.
Really? Check our call log.
I think there's a few missed calls, if I'm being honest.
-Maybe there's one or two. -There's a few more than two, but yeah.
Three?
One or two hundred.
Being with Suede is you're not with Suede.
She's got 16 phones and doesn't answer any of them.
So, like, I just kind of wrapped my head around the fact
that, like, I was more on her terms of, like, when she feels like it,
and for the amount of times that she felt like it.
I think that we definitely do live two completely different lives.
-I'm not a social media guy, right? -Yeah.
I've never been with somebody that's in the spotlight like that, so…
I don't want to call it "scared," because cowboys don't get scared,
but I guess part of me was questioning, like, "Okay, why me?"
You know, it's just really oddly different for you to talk to a guy like me, so…
Because you're a handsome guy. You're young.
-Thank you. -Hot, fun. All of it.
I want you. I care about you.
I'm just scared. That's all.
I never thought that I would really care for you the way that I do,
and it makes me really nervous.
I feel so far away from you.
-Shall I scoot over? -Please.
-Miso soup? -Oh, yes, please.
Thank you so much.
-Should I put it on this end? -Yeah, please.
-It's a little hot. Be careful. Enjoy. -Thank you.
-I want to know your favorite meal. -Favorite meal?
-Yeah. Just so I know. -Steak.
-In case you're really, really mad at me. -Steak.
You're gonna cook me a steak?
-Maybe. You know what? -Is that right?
-That says a lot, I feel like. -Does it?
Vegetarian, making you meat?
You're not going to throw up on it, are you?
Stop!
I want you to know that I'm not hiding anything.
And I'll try my best
to answer the phone
and text back.
It all sounds nice, Suede. It really does.
But…
I believe in action and being about it.
Mm-hmm.
You got me spiraling.
In what way?
In every possible way.
I'm just not a super communicative person,
and I'm not used to keeping people in the loop with my life. I know that.
No, I'm not even asking to be in the loop.
Like, I'm just kind of, like, a bit thrown off
with, like, the hanging out.
I do enjoy hanging out with you, but then we'll go this stretch
of, like, not even talking for, like, another three or four days.
-So I just want to be on the same page. -Yeah.
Because you're only gonna hurt me
because you weren't what you're telling me right now.
That's it. Like, I want to believe you, and I'm trying to believe you.
I don't want to be left hanging, and I wouldn't do that to you either, so…
-Glad you're here. -If you think I should try harder, I will.
I think you should do whatever your pretty little heart desires.
That's what I think you should do.
And if it's not here, and it's elsewhere, I think you should go ahead and do that.
'Cause I'm not gonna hold on to something that isn't there.
I know you don't want to be here.
I can feel it. It makes me sad.
I do want to be here. You just throw me in for some curveballs unexpectedly, and…
Curveballs? What curveballs?
I think that with you, it's half-assed a little bit.
It's not that I don't want to be here. I just want to know it's legit.
I want to know it's real, and you're about it.
It all sounds nice when you're telling me,
but, you know, that's not what I'm getting.
-How am I supposed to feel about it? -Okay, well…
You seem like you have a chip on your shoulder.
-I don't… -I hope you have a great night.
Thank you for dinner.
This is so stupid. I'm not doing that.
'Cause I'm so complacent When we're naked
Kissing on my skin, everywhere he's been
Can I get the check, please?
The way you see me
Tragic, really
I never love what's mine
Story of my life
Mmm, mmm
His sofa's green in my wet dreams
I know he's not an option now
But it's something that I think about
I live in his bed
But I'm stuck here instead hink about