Season 17, Episode 10: “All Rapped Up”

As the episode begins and the title cards fade from the screen, we see shots of the Ladies going about their days as the scene begins. We see a shot of Erica as she gets Chance ready for the day, followed by a shot of Polly as she kisses her husband goodbye before heading off to work. Then, the scene focuses in on an office building in Twitter’s Upper East Side, where we see Brian Social behind the desk signing paperwork as the scene begins…

Secretary: You have a Billie here for you!

Brian: Let the Billie goat in!

Just then, the camera pans around as we see Billie walking into the office towards Brian as we continue…

Billie’s Confessional: After the madness at Erica’s event, Brian reached out and asked I stop by the office so I could hear their side to things and get to root of what I did to them to warrant shit talking about me. Although I should’ve known a leopard never changes its spots so we will see if Brian is still an old dog with no new tricks.

Billie: Billie comes galloping in. How’s this for a one trick pony!

Brian: There she is!!

Billie: Billie has a seat. You look hard at work!

Billie’s Confessional: I couldn’t tell you what Brian does for a living since their show was cancelled last.

Brian: Brian finally stops signing papers. Always babe, always! I do thank you for joining me today. Okay google, close and lock office door.

Billie: Billie looks at Brian. Oh hell no. You didn’t bring me here to kill my ass!

Brian: You think I eat pony!? Brian laughs. I joke! So before we chat, I have a business card I want to give you. Brian slides a card for an anger management consultant across the desk to Billie. Here hun.

Billie: Well, I am here with an open heart and open mind. Billie slides the business card back across the table. I don’t need anger management. I’m in therapy. Billie rolls her eyes.

Brian: Well, I’m just worried about your imagination. You go from calm to bitterly angry!

Brian’s Confessional: She has a therapist? Brian’s eyes widen. Time for a new therapist!

Billie: Well, you pissed me off the other day. I thought we were building a new friendship. We had been doing so good until I brought you around these ladies. Can I ask you one question? Did you come back this group to take me down? Billie looks at Brian and blinks.

Brian: Take you down? I would never. I said what I said knowing you would hear about it. Hello? This ain’t my first rodeo!

Billie: But what made you bring up the past, especially in regards to me? I thought we had moved past the bullshit from years ago.

Brian: Tea was talking about you and Polly, and how you two were fighting and all I said was you are someone who deflects. So maybe you are going through something…

Billie: But you knew I was going through some things. You called me when I got my DUI and was fighting that lawsuit against NBC.

Brian: Exactly, so are you causing a big scene with Polly to distract people from talking about all this?

Billie: Well Polly and I are fine now. Thanks for asking. I’m curious what makes you think I want to sit up and talk about my horrible actions I made the night I got a DUI and the trauma I’m still dealing with being sexually harassed on set by numerous of staff members. I don’t remember you sitting around really addressing the fact your show was cancelled or why you chose a random person over you family member to be your child’s god mother.

Brian: Have I even brought these topics up? Never. Now it’s you who is bringing this all the light baby doll. I have no problem talking about real life issues. I’m not afraid to answer anything. Look at yourself. This is why you’re known as the deflector. You are doing it right at this moment.

Brian’s Confessional: Point and Case…trying to talk about Billie and now she wants to put me in the hot seat? Nice try. NICE TRY…

Billie: You’ve got to be fucking kidding me Brian? What do you want me to say about my DUI and my lawsuit? I’m so curious why you’re so fascinated with what I have going on? Is it because you have nothing going on.

Brian: Again, deflecting! I’m barely talking to anyone about you. They all talk about you and Polly nonstop and you come for me? Just stop already!

Billie: You took the first chance you could stab me in the back and my feelings are hurt by it. Why would you do this to me Brian, WHY?

Brian: You’re acting as if I started a rumor about you and I’m trying to ruin your life. Do you tell your therapist about this kind of drama?

Billie: Now look who’s deflecting! You’re the queen of deflection Brian.

Brian: Did they tell you about the other stuff I said at that dinner? I said, “I love that girl so much!” “She’s like a sister to me.”

Billie: No…. I heard it for the first time with you present the other day. When you had the opportunity to say that in front of everyone…

Brian: Exactly! You need to stop, breathe and not freak out before you get the full story!

Billie: Well, why didn’t you say that the other day before I left the event or called me after I left to explain it to me?

Brian: You expect me to say that after you flipped out? That’s exactly why I invited you here today.

Billie’s Confessional: I’ve realized Brian is like a circus act. They do it all for the cameras and will pull anything out of their hat to cover their ass.

Billie: You invited me here, and slid me a business card for anger management… I haven’t heard your side of your story until just now. Which is convenient timing.

Brian: Well, I don’t have much else to say…I told you my side.

Billie: So, where do we go from here….

Brian: Anger management hopefully… Brian laughs. I don’t know. You really hurt me, so it’s going to take time to heal. But the only way to heal is if we both want this to work. I loved that you invited me to meet your new friends. I’ve really hit it off with Amal and Polly. Even Tea.

Billie: Who really hurt you? Billie looks confused. Am I in the twilight zone right now… how did this end up you being hurt?

Brian: After you screamed at me and didn’t hear me out. Yes. Indeed, I’m hurt.

Billie: Billie laughs. Of course, professional victim Brian is upset. Honestly if that is enough for you to step back from our friendship, then I really don’t know if this circle of girls is for you.

Brian: So, you thought I was trying to take you down, now you’re trying to push me away from your friends…who are also my friends now… am I hearing you correctly?

Billie: Brian, you’re no one’s friend, honestly. You are an old dog like me but with no new tricks. You use people to climb up the ladder in Twitter society. Ever since your show was cancelled you’ve been looking for ways to have a come up, and here I have been stupidly considering having you join my team as a co-producer on the new show I’m producing. All chances went out the window of that happening.

Brian: Oh, so now we’re not friends? I invited you here to clear the air…if I didn’t want to move forward and heal, you think I would have had you come to my office? I literally told the girls just a few nights ago that I love you. I just don’t get it.

Billie: Well, you said you needed a step back, so I’m taking several steps back for the both of us. I’m not going to help people who think I am deflecting about things that go on in my life. I’m a truth seeker and a truth teller, Brian. I’m sorry I don’t talk about my misfortunes enough for your liking but I’m trying to move on in a positive direction. Do you want me to move on in a positive way or do you like the fact I’m at a low point and very sensitive right now?

Brian: Jesus. Billie, I’m sorry for saying you like to deflect. Next time I won’t even say anything. No more pony’s, no more I love hers.

Brian’s Confessional: She knows what she is doing. She’s going through a hard time, and I feel like Billie is using me as her punching bag. Has her friend, I’ll allow it.

Billie: Last question and then I’m done here. Why didn’t you try and defend yourself yesterday when it was brought up? Why did you let me walk out of that door clearly upset. You didn’t call me not once and try and explain your side of things.

Brian: I’m not chasing you after you said all that and screamed in my face. I know you very well and I need you to calm down and breathe so I can call you to have this conversation today.

Billie’s Confessional: I obviously love Brian hence why I’m so hurt right now. I just can’t wrap my mind around the fact that Brian would sit up there and talk about me with girls that he barely knew.

Billie: Well, look, I’ll apologize for getting in your face and screaming. That wasn’t very sisterly of me. So, I do apologize for that. I was just very hurt at that moment when I heard you were talking about me.

Brian: I understand. You are also going through a lot so I understand sometimes you just need to LET IT OUT! God knows I’ve been there. Can I also say, I don’t think you look like a pony.

Billie: I know but I should not have gotten to the point where I did. My poor therapist I know her ass has to be tired of me. I’m just a hot mess express Brian, I really am. Billie laughs.

Brian’s Confessional: Billie doesn’t resemble a pony at all. A chipmunk though? Shove some nuts in her mouth and I can see it!

Brian: Brian laughs. Maybe we can both work on hearing each other out if some of the girls try to start drama about us.

Billie: Billie pulls out her phone. So, this post wasn’t about me, right?

A tweet from Brian Social plays across the screen before returning to the scene…

Brian: Brian looks at post. Oh no. I don’t manage my social media, but I will handle that. I’m so sorry about that.

Billie: I would just rather you and I get ahead of the story before it gets twisted and turned into something bigger than what it is. These girls love to blow things out of proportion. And I’m a natural reactor.

Brian: I love that for us!

Billie: Well, here’s to hopefully ending on a better note than we came here on. I think we both just need a minute to kind of figure things out.

Billie’s Confessional: I’m still not 100% sure that I want Brian helping me with my show but honestly it might give her something to do than run them horse teeth of hers.

As we see Brian walk around the desk to give Billie a hug, the camera pans out as the scene shifts as it focuses in on Downtown Twitter, where we see Donte and Teairra walking around the mall laughing with bags as it fades into a different scenario of Teairra and Donte are seen at the park hand in hand starting to sit down on the grass having a picnic and smiling as the scene continues…

Teairra’s Confessional: Donte and I have always been good, and we’ll always be good but I’ve been so busy working so much that we both haven’t really been spending a lot of time together, I’ve been trying so hard to make me and my career happen and I been jumping through every hurdle you can think of to make it happen for me.

Teairra: We deserve this. It’s been so long since we’ve been out somewhere. Teairra picks up a strawberry and eats it smiling at Donte. Are you enjoying yourself with me? I know I been stalling a little bit because of work.

Donte: 100% baby, I always enjoy myself with you, but yeah, you definitely been out the house and, on the road, or in the studio all the time. It’s like I don’t get to see my wife, so any time is good time for me.

Teairra: Teairra nods and smiles. And it’s not on purpose at all it’s really been 100% working with Lorenzo that second single is coming.

Donte pauses and makes a face at the name Lorenzo…

Donte: Lorenzo? Who is that? You never mentioned him to me.

Teairra: Wait what? I could’ve sworn I told you? He’s the music executive I’ve been with working on my music.

Teairra’s Confessional: Telling Donte about Lorenzo was definitely a top priority, but I just didn’t know how to lay it out to him because he doesn’t really like me being around any other man and it’s like jumping through obstacles to even get him to be okay with it and I didn’t have time for all that, seriously.

Donte makes a confused face and looks at me with an attitude…

Teairra: Why are you looking at me like that? Teairra makes a face.

Donte: Because it seems like you were keeping this a secret now I’m looking at the situation differently beyond music…

Teairra: Oh, don’t do that, he’s a big name in the music industry….he knows all the ropes and tricks to even get me to stardom, nothing more nothing less.

Donte: Yeah okay, we gone save that conversation for later because it’s not sitting right with me but what about this second single you mentioned?

Teairra: Teairra rolls her eyes. It’s called insecure, how fitting… Teairra smirks and laughs.

Donte: You really trying to start again right now?

Teairra: Okay anyways! it’s called Insecure, and I’m trying to get a feature on it, right now Erica is my top pick for being on the song dropping a rap verse, I’m waiting on her to send it my way.

Donte: Erica? She can rap? Since when?

Teairra: She knows how to rap! You don’t know the real her like I do. I’m just ready to finally release and have my first real collab. I think the promotion would be fun.

Teairra’s Confessional: Getting Erica on Insecure is going to be so fun for me because not only is she my bitch! But promoting the song together could possibly fully patch our friendship up and give us time to be around each other more in a fun setting, cause performing is a breath of fresh air for me EVERYTIME.

Teairra: We’re working on that right now and hopefully it can bring us closer, but I’m trying to make… Teairra points to herself and then Donte. This happen again! We need to do this more often like we used to.

Donte: Well, who’s to blame for that? Donte says in a sarcastic tone.

Teairra: Teairra dryly responds. So funny. Feed me some strawberries!

Teairra’s Confessional: I don’t know where this journey might take me in the long run between Donte and Lorenzo because Donte is obviously my number one but if he has a problem with me being around Lorenzo then I would have to put my career on a hold for him, and I’m just not sure if I’m ready to do that he knows how bad I want this, so I just…I just don’t know.

As we see Donte pick up a strawberry and feed it to Teairra, the scene fades out and we focus in on several days later as we see Teairra on the set of her new music video, in costume and ready to perform. We watch as the camera pans around her team, including Lorenzo, before focusing in on Teairra as she walks around the set with Erica…

Teairra: Teairra walks around with Lorenzo and Erica as they look around the set. Lorenzo, I want everything top notch! Like, this is cute, but I feel like it needs more.

Teairra’s Confessional: I’m more than excited to be filming my music video today with Erica because I’ve been working on this song for a while and Erica finally agreed this week to join me on the track, and I’m more than obsessed with it, it’s very telling of my life and I think inviting the other ladies is a good idea to see me in motion, they barely see a star like me in the flesh.

Erica: So, we’re definitely smashing stuff during my part, right?

Erica’s Confessional: Working with Teairra on this new song has been such an incredible experience. I thought the girl was joking when she wanted me to get back in the studio but here I am. Erica laughs. I think us working so close together has honestly made us closer and I’m so happy for that. This song Insecure is honestly going to be a hit, I got to express myself in every which way when it came to my verse, and I got a baseball bat.

Just then, the camera pans around as we see some of the other Ladies beginning to arrive to the set…

Polly: Polly walks in, slowly adding lip gloss. Hellooo! Oh, my goodness, wow! T! This is so exciting! I’m so excited for you, babe!

Amal: Amal walks onto the set of Teairra’s music video shimmying. Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!

Amal’s Confessional: I’m so proud of my Teairra and all that she has accomplished with this music hobby of hers, so when she invited me to attend her music video taping, I just couldn’t resist. Do I think I should have a more prominent role in the music video than just cheer squad? Absolutely, but maybe, I’ll be the video hoe in the next video she shoots.

Daphne: Daphne walks onto the set, looking around. Hey girls, wow! This looks incredible!

Erica: Hey girls! You girls look bomb! You guys made it just in time Teairra and I are about to shoot the bridge and my verse!

Polly: You’re on the song? Wow! Fun!

Amal: Amal scurries over and kisses the girls on the cheek. Oh wait, I thought this was Teairra’s video shoot? Didn’t we just attend your taping?

Teairra: Yes! Did y’all not know Erica can rap? She don’t play!

Amal: You can rap? Oh wow

Polly: I won’t lie I didn’t get glammed to be here for 10am to not be in this damn video, okay?

Polly’s Confessional: C’mon Teairra, I’ve got the moves!

Amal: Ohh, that’s why you look so nice! I thought you had an event or something after this.

Polly: I’m always looking my best Amal, pay the girl her dues! Polly twirls.

Teairra: Oh! Teairra looks Polly up and down. You sure do look like you can be in it! You look fabulous.

Amal: And what the hell am I? Chopped liver?

Daphne’s Confessional: I thought we just came to support Teairra… now everyone is inviting themselves to be a part of the music video? Daphne looks confused.

Erica: Amal, smash some things with me! Erica grabs her bat. We get these.

Amal: Amal looks Erica’s bat up and down. Oh honey, I don’t smash. I get smashed

Teairra: Oh wait, that’s our cue, let’s go Erica! Teairra starts to walk back behind the camera and fixes my hair as the camera crew starts to set back up ready to record them.

Polly’s Confessional: I mean who would have thought the girls are making music together instead of making claws at each other, not one month hence!

Teairra: Teairra starts to strut as the camera men count down into the bridge and she starts to sing it. SHUT YOUR MOUTHHHHHHHHH! The song skips into different lines of the bridge as I strut around all the way into Erica’s verse.

Amal: Amal whispers. Shut my mouth?!

Erica: Erica flips her hair and looks into the camera as she starts rapping. “Fuck boy what you think this is must be out ya mind is you dumb? Stop playing with me!” The song skips to different lines of my verse as Teairra and Erica begin beating the car with their bats as everyone hears, “okay now if you got a problem speak up say it with your chest!”

The camera continues as we see more footage of Teairra and Erica dancing and singing to the camera as we see the other three Ladies swaying and enjoying themselves as they watch…

Erica’s Confessional: I have to say I’m killing it right now! Teairra and I are doing our damn thing the faces, the verses the looks and it feels so good to put my feelings and emotions into this. Robert this one is for you baby! Erica makes a heart with her hands.

Teairra’s Confessional: I’m having a BALL filming this video with Erica and I’m glad the majority of the girls are here with us to witness us, hopefully they’re getting all our good angles because this is going to be something for the books when its finally out.

We then watch as the director calls cut, and we see Teairra and Erica walking towards the other women…

Teairra: Teairra walks off the set and grabs a water as she walks to the ladies. Hey girls! How are y’all feeling?

Polly: Girls, you did amazing! Wow!

Erica: Oh my God, thank you! And thank you T for having me a part of this, this song is truly amazing.

Daphne: It was amazing! Daphne claps. Bravo girls, bravo!

Amal: Teairra! Erica!! You both did so well! I’m so, so, so proud of you both.

Erica: Polly, it’s so good to actually see you, I haven’t seen you… In lord knows how long! I’m sorry I missed the pride party.

Polly: Yes, Erica babe! I’ve missed you, what have I missed?

Erica: Well… Erica puts her arm on Daphne’s shoulder. We’re good!

Polly: That’s great!

Teairra: Oh pride was so fun! Until… Teairra points to Daphne and Polly. Until you two! Teairra laughs. How are you girls? Are you guys any better since then?

Daphne: Daphne looks at Polly. Well, yes! Me and Polly are working on her garden and her backyard right now.

Polly: Yes, well, Daph pushed me to the top of her list finally and we’ve broken ground.

Polly’s Confessional: Daphne called after the pride party and apologized and we sorted it out and she put me as a priority, I’m getting a free water feature out of it too!

Daphne: Daphne nods along. That’s right!

Polly: I’m all for moving forward and just saying what needs to be said and moving on.

Teairra: That is so good! So it was a different issue the girls didn’t know about because I was so confused.

Polly: Like Billie and I met just us two…

Erica: We heard about it but what did you take away from it Polly?

Polly: I mean, like I said I said my piece girls. I don’t think Billie knows me like she thinks she does, but we went out after, and things got pretty spicy let me tell you.

Amal: She said something about the two of you going out to the nightclub and partying together until 2 in the morning. Seems like you said more than just your piece mama.

Erica: Erica raises her eyebrow. How spicy are we talking?

Polly: Let’s just say I took her out and I showed Billie a Polly night out.

Daphne’s Confessional: Spicy? I hope they kept it PG at least…

Amal: I knew you and Billie needed to just munch on each other and enjoy each other’s sweaty bodies.

Polly: She likes a drink that’s for sure she can put ’em away like I can. What happened with her and Brian I thought they were deep best friends like Billie mentioned many times?

Daphne: What didn’t happen…. They called each other quite a few names…

Teairra: Well, maybe on Billie’s end or something because…Brian talked really bad about her to Amal and I, and it came out because she was being really fake to Billie’s face after talking shit I couldn’t take it.

Polly: How does Billie seem to fall out with everyone?

Erica: Well, if you want to stay in a neutral space with her, I think that should be the only time you say that statement.

Erica’s Confessional: Polly is playing a very dangerous game right now by implying things about Billie and her drinking. That is such a sore topic for Billie, and it’ll take less than a millisecond for Billie to turn up on that ass after you say something like that.

Amal: Amal rubs Teairra’s arm. That’s right! My little pot stirrer got out her spoon and stirred that mess right up!

Polly: I’m keeping zipped. You’re quite the pot stirrer though Amal, I’ve noticed.

Amal: Me? Pot stirrer? Amal shakes her head. No, no, no. That’s not me. That’s certainly not I.

Polly: I just don’t have the time for it…

Amal: Amal looks confused. The time for what, Polly?

Polly: Stirring a pot!

Amal: Sweetheart, I don’t stir any pot. Erica will tell you I’m horrible with kitchen utensils…

Daphne’s Confessional: I don’t think Amal does it maliciously, I think she just… enjoys talking about anything or anyone.

Erica: She’s such a mess with utensils! She almost killed us at my cooking event…

Polly: Oh yes, I’m sorry to have missed that too. How did it go?

Amal: Speaking of the cooking show, I did want to ask you Erica — how do you really feel about Brian being around? I know you and Billie are friends and I had no idea about all the porn accusations Brian had lobbied at you.

Erica: Well, I think it was amazing. I had the girls participate and it was just so much fun. At the end, we got to take the trash out! Billie and I especially…

Amal’s Confessional: So, after Erica’s cooking show taping, a few of us girls went out for cocktails to celebrate the success of my girls new venture. Whilst we were out, I started to get this vibe that there’s something off between Brian and Erica. I kept getting this sense that they have this tortured past, so I googled it. I googled both their names and the first thing that comes up is this clip from Legends of Twitter where Brian accuses Erica of being a porn star. AND NO, THIS IS NOT ME POT STIRRING! I’m just innocently asking a question.

Erica: I just feel like her intentions on coming back to this group are to be vile and vindictive. She couldn’t wait to poke at Billie and I as you can see. I stand by what I said when she was first brought around, I don’t know the girl and I don’t care to know her. Billie and Brian have known each other since before I came around, so I have no ill will towards Billie I just wish I had a heads up. And for the record ladies, I’ve never done porn in my life. It was a nude photoshoot that I got over Brian and she’s still hurt about it.

Polly: I did a whole book for Andrew once babe, you’re fine!

Amal: Do you feel like Billie bringing her back around is in any way shape or form a dig to you, Erica?

Polly: Billie does have a track record for falling out with people at the drop of a hat. She’s had something with everyone here…That has to mean something girls.

Daphne: Billie has been a good friend to me, that’s all I’ll say. But I don’t feel like it’s right for me to speak on her relationship with you guys…

Daphne’s Confessional: Billie’s a good friend to me and she’s always been, if she has issues with some of these girls, that’s none of my business. But I will not trash talk my friend.

Polly: When we went out the other night, she’s a different person! So fun.

Erica: I wouldn’t believe so, I think Brian wanted to be back around this group and used Billie as a way in. She’s had my back more than I can count on my hand and I don’t like what you girls are implying about my friend right now!

Erica’s Confessional: Billie and I are very close and I would never let these girls see me sweat and wonder if Billie could have done anything like that.

Amal: No of course, you and Billie are dear, dear friends. I was just curious because it seems Brian kind of popped up out of nowhere after the Nantucket trip where you and Billie kind of got into it a bit…

Teairra: Oh wow…well Brian and Billie did know each other for a long time so who knows what history they had together it’s all just a mix-up.

Erica: I just know one thing, don’t invite that girl to any more of my events, especially after the way she behaved.

Amal: I feel you girl. I wouldn’t want somebody like that around me either.

Polly: Let’s cheers to you girls though! On a lighter note, so proud of you!

Daphne: Yes! This was amazing, it’s going to be a hit for sure!

Lorenzo (Teairra’s Producer): Lorenzo walks up to the Ladies, and grabs Teairra from behind and on her hip. Come on T we need you for one more scene!

Erica: Erica looks down at his hand and looks away. Oh…

Amal: Amal looks Lorenzo up and down. Yes, Teairra. Your…music manager needs you.

The camera pans to Daphne as she looks at Lorenzo and Teairra in confusion…

Daphne’s Confessional: Now I may not be a detective, but Lorenzo and T are a bit too touchy feely…

Teairra: Well girls! That’s my cue! thank you all for coming…you all were such a good time and I always love the support.

Erica’s Confessional: Listen… now if I were in a marriage, I don’t think my husband would love it if somebody was grabbing me like that, hell I wouldn’t love it but Teairra seems quite comfortable. Erica sips her drink from a straw. Whew.

Amal: Oop, well okay then. Amal starts to walk out with Erica, Daphne and Polly. The music manager kicked us out honey.

As the Ladies start to leave the studio, the camera shifts once more as we are taken to the following day, where we see Amal walking up to an office building as the scene continues…

Amal’s Confessional: Today is a really important day for the Amal Hadid Mani-Pawdi line! After months of development, I’m finally getting to see the packaging for the product line. I’ve invited my girls Erica and Brian because I truly value their opinion as businesswomen. Plus, I’m hoping that once we’re in this kind of a corporate environment they can realize that there is more to life than this pettiness. At the end of the day, we’re all savvy businesswomen…so let’s act that way.

Just then, the camera pans as we see Erica walking in and waving to Amal…

Erica’s Confessional: I’m not too fond of Amal’s idea with the whole nail polish for pets. Do I think it’s smart? No. Will I support her for her foolish endeavors? Absolutely. So, I’m here to hopefully get some more insight and just be a good friend.

Amal: Amal holds up one of the print outs of the packaging designs. See Tim, I feel like the logo should be bigger on the full set. We’re selling 5 polishes as part of this set, and I can barely see the branding.

Brian: Brian walks in and towards Amal with Erica. Hello there!

Amal: Amal looks up and sees Erica and Brian approaching. Girlies!!!

Erica: Okay boss lady! Let them know!

Brian: Look at you! You’re going to so kill it with this project! Just don’t kill any animals!

Brian’s Confessional: I’m an animal lover, so I need to make sure this is animal safe of course! Maybe we test on Erica first?

Amal: Amal greets Brian. Oh absolutely not! This formulation has been designed by the top chemists in the country for the sole purpose of strengthening your pets nails. No death whatsoever.

Erica: Fill me in on everything. How is this new business endeavor going?

Tim: Amal, I’m going to leave you with your two friends. We’ll take these designs back and work on the revisions.

Amal: Thanks Tim! Thanks everyone, but please, please, please, I need the branding to pop. I need it significantly larger in scale. So, let’s get to work! Amal turns to the girls and lets out a deep breath. Girls, this whole business thing…it’s exhausting.

Erica: As exhausting as it may seem now, the outcome of it will be totally worth it.

Amal: It’s been overwhelming girls. This is my first real shot in this business world, and it’s been tough. There have been so many delays, we’ve had to change designs and formulations countless times, the final product needs to be ready to go into production in the next week, I have the photoshoot for the product line and the overall branding concept soon… it’s just a lot.

Erica: Whew, I thought Daphne was helping? I thought by her helping it would at-least take some stress off of you especially with the photoshoot.

Amal’s Confessional: I had no idea what kind of journey I was embarking on when I first decided to launch the Amal Hadid Mani-Pawdi line. There are so many details that need to be worked through in order to put a safe and aesthetically appealing product out for the consumer. At the end of the day, this is for me and my son’s financial freedom so of course I’ll do whatever is needed from me, but it’s all made easier with the support of my girls.

Amal: Look, she has been. She says she has the storyboard and the concepts all ready for next week’s shoot but… I don’t know. She was supposed to be here today, but I guess something popped up.It’s okay though. I have you two.

Brian: It sounds sketchy! She has it ready? But you haven’t seen it?

Erica: For once, I have to agree. There should be no reason you haven’t seen anything from her, especially with the deadline coming up. Then she’s not here… I hope you have back ups, just in case.

Brian: It’s giving red flags….Do you need to hire me and Erica?

Amal: I don’t know. She said she’d help me with the creative because this is my first time launching my own business. Will you guys be able to play nicely together?

Brian: On a shared project I can.

Erica’s Confessional: Listen, I want to see Amal win; however, she’s entrusting her baby to someone she just met months ago, and I know that’s her “friend” but one thing about being a business owner, friends and business do not go together.

Erica: I’m all about my money, you know this.

Amal’s Confessional: I’m kind of in a haze right now. I trust that Daphne is keeping her word when she says she’s helping me with the creative for the Amal Hadid Mani-Pawdi line, but the girls are making some good points. Why haven’t I seen anything?

Amal: That’s true! Well, speaking of money, the last time I saw you two together was when Erica was making money moves at the taping of cooking show. What’s going on here then?

Brian: Oh, gosh. Erica, I’m so sorry about showing up late.

Erica: It’s fine, I didn’t know you were coming. I’ll be completely honest here, Brian, you know what you said on Legends, you know how we left it and that’s just that. If you’re here to pick at me, I’m just warning you, I will be picking, tapping, and tugging back.

Brian: Oh yeah of course. But I still owed you an apology for showing up late. I think I’ve been nice today, no?

Erica: I have as well, I just question your motives when it comes to rejoining the circle. You haven’t really been a girl’s girl since you’ve rejoined. So, are you here to join this sisterhood or just cause mess?

Erica’s Confessional: I don’t know what Brian’s intentions are in this new group, it’s been AGES since she’s truly been around the ladies and this group is very different than the one she’s used to. I don’t know if they put up with her and her troublesome ways, but nobody here will.

Brian: I’m not here to cause any issues Erica….Are we talking about what happened with me and Billie?

Amal: Brian, you know I like you, but I get where Erica is coming from. I’ve had someone come into this group of girlfriends before and say horrible things about me and my sexual proclivities and for you to have done that to Erica…it’s not right.

Brian: I did that recently? I haven’t even really spoken about you.

Amal: Whether it was recent or the at time when Christ came out from behind that rock after 3 days, it’s still not cool.

Brian: Honestly, I barely remember what I said. I’ve moved on from it to be honest…

Amal: So, maybe it’s something you want to apologize for Bri.

Erica: Well, you don’t care but I do. You and your hyena friend made very malicious accusations about me being a porn star. I have a brand to uphold, and I have a child, that being on tv could have caused a lot of problems with me.

Brian: Okay, I am so sorry for causing you those issue my love.

Erica: I understand you were mad that you were passed on from the magazine but to run with a porn star allegation was not okay!

Brian’s Confessional: I honestly don’t care what Erica does in her bedroom! It’s her business!

Amal: Amal nods. Okay, accountability. I like it. Erica, is that what you wanted to hear?

Erica: Erica smiles and nods. That’s all I wanted.

Erica’s Confessional: I never know if Brian is being genuine or just wanting me to shut the fuck up. So, I’ll take this apology with a grain of salt.

Brian: To be totally honest…I don’t even remember why I was upset with you, clearly you remember which is why I’m truly sorry. I don’t want you to be holding onto something this long. Clearly it was big enough to weigh on you.

Amal: Can I get a little hug between you two?

Erica: Erica lets out a faint smile and hugs Brian. We’re good and I hope you can get back good with my sister Billie.

Brian: Come on over…Billie and I made up… now we can!

Amal: Amal raises her eyebrows. You and Billie made up? How did that happen?

Brian: I met with him the next day in my office. We had it out, boom, boom, boom! We talked a lot, it was heated. I explained to him where I was coming from.

Amal’s Confessional: I’ve been starting to look at Billie a little differently. Her bringing Brian back into this group, knowing the issues she’s had with Erica was a bit shady. I still love my Billie but this behavior? All I can say is I’m seeing a new side to Billie.

Erica: Well, I do have to ask, what was Billie’s reasoning for bringing you back? Do you think it was just so the girls could get to know you or?

Brian: Honestly, I’m not too sure. When Billie reached out, we weren’t exactly that close. It was a little out of left field… Billie and I promised not to talk bad about each other’s backs anymore and I need to honor that.

Erica: Well, that’s good to know. Amal, what did you think about Teairra and I’s music video? Were you shocked to me rapping?!

Amal: Let me tell you, I haven’t been able to get that song out of my head!!! You guys did amazingly! Busta Rhymes has nothing on you girl. Brian, it was great!

Erica: Erica lets out a laugh. I’m so excited for it to officially drop… yesss!! It was really fun working with Teairra on it, but that Lorenzo does not play. My god.

Amal: Now Lorenzo…that’s another story.

Amal’s Confessional: The way he wrapped his arms around her with that deep voice and said… Amal puts on a deep voice. Let’s get out here ma or whatever he said. Amal holds a finger up. That’s not just a music relationship. You heard it here first.

Erica: He’s her music producer Brian… well I hope that’s all that he is.

Amal: Do you think that’s all it is?

Erica’s Confessional: Listen, Teairra is a married woman and things start adding up when they’re not supposed to of course people are going to talk. Like we’re in Twitter, and nothing here goes unnoticed.

Brian: Ohhh, I’ve heard about this one! I asked her to rate him from 1–10 and she got all squirmish!

Erica: I honestly don’t know. I hope that’s all that it is, but he joined us in Nantucket and the hand placement and just the chemistry between them two at the music video… if I was Donte I would be worried.

Amal: All I’ll say is you guys saw Tim. He did not lay a single finger on me. Albeit, he is gay but still…not a single finger.

Erica: Listen, that’s all I’ll be saying about Teairra and that man. I have said enough about her and we’re in a good place. Erica puts her hands up.

Brian: In this group we have to tip toe around what we say! Brian laughs.

Amal: As long as we’re tip toeing and not throwing punches, I’m okay with that. Anyways girlies, I need to get back to my design meeting but thank you both so much for coming over to support me!

Brian: Thanks for having us! Erica, glad we cleared the air!

Erica: I am too…for once it seems like this group is on the right track. Erica laughs as the scene fades from the screen.

As Brian and Erica are seen getting up and leaving the office, the screen fades to black as we flashforward two days and see the Ladies seated around a table on the set of Billie’s new TV project…

Billie: Polly, quit being messy! Are you Brian’s solider? Billie laughs. Brian and I are fine.

Brian: No, no! Polly is just a good friend!!

Billie: Brian! Billie snaps. Tell these girls WE are FINE. And didn’t you two just meet? How good of friends are you?

Brian: Billie! Breathe! Remember what we talked about. Breathe and calm down!

As the two begin to argue, the screen fades to black once again as another clip is shown from the luncheon…

Amal: Amal swings her head towards Polly. Who said anything about an affair? They’re coworkers. Right Teairra?

Teairra: Is that what people think that is? What a joke! We’re friends, that’s it!

Polly: I think they’re thinking that, Amal is for sure…

Amal: Excuse you, Polly? What does Amal think? Don’t speak on my behalf, Polly.

As the screen fades to black once again with tense music playing louder and louder, we see a confessional as Billie speaks to the camera…

Billie’s Confessional: Look…every time I think this group is good again, we take twelve steps back. What can I say? Billie laughs. Watch your back with some of these women…

As the confessional concludes, the screen fades to the main title card as the scene and episode come to a close.

TO BE CONTINUED