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Beyond the Gates - Season 1 - Episode 167: Thursday, November 6, 2025
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00:08you looking for a game kid that depends you're looking to lose some money old man
00:15you should watch that mouth you might write a check you can't cash
00:19i mean cashing them just fine plus an og once taught me you can lose the game
00:26but don't ever lose the lesson oh look at you it's good to see you son it's been too long
00:38i declare war all right as fun as this is i gotta find my phone what's the rush baby
00:46pamela needs to know you finally agreed to that photo shoot she's gonna lose her mind
00:50don't play with me i got model strength okay and as of tonight so do i you're not the only
00:55one
00:55i'm serious forrester needs to know we're on board so they don't go with another couple
00:59it's late this is our time together and pamela's probably sipping wine in a hot tub right now
01:05plotting world domination how do you know her so well and i know you too i know as soon as
01:09you hit
01:10that call button you two are gonna be chatting all night and then that's gonna make me look like a
01:13houseplant with all the attention that i'm gonna get i thought you liked being invisible
01:17i'm still uncomfortable being out front but if it means being seen with you i guess i'm okay with
01:22it you are getting harder and harder to resist hey life's all about choices dan you want this phone
01:30or
01:38phone
01:46enjoy your pino pamela
01:53oh
01:53oh
01:53oh
01:53oh
01:53oh
01:57oh
02:24look at my baby coming through in the clutch
02:27i know you had those corporate lawyers shook all i did was convince the judge to let my client have
02:32her day in court it is no big deal no see that's where you're wrong life's way too short not
02:36to
02:37celebrate the milestones along the way excuse me your honor my client here would like to submit one
02:43strawberry margarita into evidence and keep the second one on deck thanks
02:49i see what you're trying to do you are trying to get me tipsy no i'm just trying to give
02:55you your
02:56flowers babe and if the night happens to end with you taking advantage of your very willing husband
03:02like me to do what you're trying to get me in the morning and ask you the morning because the
03:31morning
03:31what you are asking me to do is that family is going to get me out of the morning i
03:32know it was only
03:32And then, surprise, Derek can miraculously stand and he joins me at the altar.
03:40That would make for quite the spectacle.
03:43If I saw that online, I'd certainly stop scrolling.
03:46That's exactly what I'm talking about.
03:48Any random stranger who saw this video online would be like, oh, how sweet.
03:52They would never know that it was built on months of deception and lies.
03:59God, they feel like such a fool.
04:13Diego, just the man I was hoping to run into.
04:16Miss McBride, I see that you kept up with your fitness routine, especially the likes.
04:21Thanks for noticing. What does your evening look like?
04:25My last client just canceled. I'm completely yours till tomorrow's yoga.
04:28Perfect. I'll text you a name and an address. Be punctual.
04:32Let me guess. You're slipping back into character.
04:35The lonely French heiress who daydreams about her new English too.
04:38Non, monsieur. I should have been more clear.
04:42I'm actually sending you on a date with someone else.
04:46Golden couple. We were just sliding through for dinner when we saw you.
04:50Derek? Is everything okay?
04:54Peachy keen. Couldn't be better.
04:56Derek, listen. I know I came at you hard for rushing Ashley to set a wedding date.
05:02That wasn't fair. I was going through my own stuff and I took it out on me.
05:08Is that what this is about?
05:10That's old news.
05:12Ash has all new reasons to hate me now.
05:15Come on. I'm sure she doesn't hate you.
05:18Unless something happened.
05:21Ash came home early.
05:23Caught me standing.
05:25Standing? As in on your feet? Are you saying-
05:29Yes. I can walk.
05:31Well, stumble, but the legs work.
05:36Eric, that's incredible. But why hasn't Ashley called me? This is huge.
05:39Because it wasn't a celebration. It was a betrayal.
05:43She says she can never trust me again.
05:45What do you mean she caught you? Were you hiding this?
05:49I wanted it to be perfect when I showed her.
05:53And you called it, man.
05:55I should have listened when you told me to come clean weeks ago.
05:58I'm sorry.
06:01What? You knew?
06:03You're really not angry with him?
06:06No, I didn't say that. I'm still processing.
06:09Mom!
06:09No, just hear me out.
06:12I see a man who wanted to give you something unforgettable.
06:16A moment you could tell your children about.
06:18A moment built on lies. It was a guilt trip.
06:23He weaponized my sympathy.
06:25No, that's a hell of an accusation.
06:28So I have to ask, was there something to feel guilty about?
06:34God, no. Mom, no.
06:37I thought we were building our future together.
06:39But now that he's walking again, that's changed?
06:43This is what Derek does, Mom.
06:46He puts pressure on me to get what he wants when he wants it.
06:49Do you remember the ultimatum? Marry me or we're through?
06:52But he admitted he was wrong.
06:54He told me how ashamed he was.
06:56Then why did he return to the same playbook?
06:59Look at what he did earlier.
07:01He used my friends as emotional leverage to shame me into setting a wedding date.
07:05But I spoke with him about that.
07:07He seemed genuinely remorseful.
07:10I know you have always been rooting for him.
07:13But he was going to let this charade continue until the day of the wedding.
07:18Then spring it on me when I would be too mortified to do anything but smile for the camera.
07:24Okay.
07:25That is not romance.
07:26That's manipulation.
07:28Okay, I hear what you're saying, but where's all of his insecurity coming from?
07:34I think I know.
07:36I don't know.
07:53This.
07:55Andre made this for you.
07:56But nothing has happened between us since the engagement.
08:00But Derek still knows that you had feelings for him.
08:03He can't get past it, no matter what I say or do.
08:08But Andre's married now to Naomi's mother, no less.
08:12That chapter is closed.
08:17It is closed, right?
08:22I don't know where Andre's head is these days.
08:27He told me that his marriage isn't what it looked like.
08:36So he's been telling you that his marriage isn't something you need to take seriously.
08:41Did Derek know about these conversations?
08:43Of course not.
08:44I didn't want to give him anything else to worry about.
08:47Or he didn't want to confirm what he already suspected.
08:51Because deep down you knew he wasn't entirely wrong.
08:58It seems Derek wasn't the only one keeping secrets.
09:05Something's different now.
09:08Snuck up on us, didn't it?
09:10Yeah.
09:11How did this happen?
09:14Don't question it.
09:25You're sending me on a date with someone else?
09:28You heard that correctly.
09:32Is it a menage a trois?
09:33I don't do menages.
09:34I do management.
09:35Joey, or as you so charmingly called him, the old head, apparently forgot to tell you.
09:41I run his escort service now.
09:44You?
09:45Yes, Diego.
09:46Me.
09:47And I'm fully aware you're a long-time employee.
09:49Brilliant strategy, by the way.
09:51Taking this job to be around wealthy, bored women with all the free time and money in the world.
09:56Please tell me you haven't told Joey about us.
09:59I may have let it slip.
10:01He wasn't thrilled to hear his revenue had taken a hit.
10:04But I assured him we'd recover the loss with interest.
10:09Just so you know, it was never business with you.
10:13Not for me.
10:14Yeah.
10:15Now that I signed the checks, it is all about business.
10:18My goal is to maximize your profit potential, and that means no more free samples.
10:22But as my supervisor, aren't you supposed to conduct a performance review?
10:26I don't sample inventory anymore.
10:29So you're not a little jealous with sending me off?
10:31I'll find a way to console myself.
10:34Maybe the old head can help.
10:37Since when has one man been enough to satisfy you?
10:41I know you haven't forgotten how hot we were together.
10:45The way you dig your nails into my back.
10:48I am loving all this passion.
10:52But save it for the clients.
10:55You may want to get in a good pump.
10:56We wouldn't want you to disappoint.
11:01You think I deserve this?
11:03That I somehow invited him?
11:04Of course not, sweetheart.
11:06Nobody deserves to be lied to.
11:09I'm just trying to reconcile what you told me with the man that I thought Derek was.
11:14Well, think about how this is for me.
11:16I mean, the Derek that I loved, he sacrifices himself for strangers.
11:21The guy that's been living in this apartment, he watched as I dressed and bathed him and did his
11:27laundry and just lied to me as he stared straight through me.
11:32Maybe the accident affected him more than we realized.
11:36To go from being a rescuer to someone who needs rescuing?
11:40Well, that can break something deep inside.
11:42That might explain his mood swings.
11:45That doesn't explain months of lying.
11:47Well, I can't pretend to understand that.
11:51But I do know that fear, that makes people do terrible things.
11:57And shame, even worse.
12:03He didn't lie to me out of shame.
12:07He lied to me to keep me.
12:12Because deep down he didn't believe that I'd stay if I had the choice.
12:17So are you saying he doesn't trust you?
12:21Well, good, because now I know I can't trust him either.
12:27Ashley, I want you to think long and hard about this.
12:31If Derek had been honest, not just about his legs but about everything,
12:36if he had said, I think you're in love with Andre and you're regretting the decision to come back to
12:43me,
12:44what would you have said?
12:46That's ridiculous.
12:50I didn't even let myself go there, okay?
12:54Maybe not out loud.
12:58Mom, you're hurt.
13:00You're angry.
13:02And you have every right to be.
13:06But from where I'm sitting, it seems the bigger issue is that
13:10you might still be lying to yourself.
13:15Look, all I knew was that he was getting the feeling back in his legs.
13:18I didn't know he could stand on his feet.
13:20But you gotta admit, it's still a miracle, right?
13:22It is. And we would have celebrated it together if you hadn't kept it a damn secret, Derek.
13:28What possessed you to hide something like this?
13:30I thought it would be romantic.
13:32Standing at the altar, seeing her face as I rise up to meet her.
13:37I thought she'd be speechless.
13:39Oh, she's speechless, all right?
13:40Babe, don't blow up on him again, all right?
13:42It looks like Ashley already lit him up.
13:44Yeah, not only that.
13:46She gave me my ring back.
13:48Damn.
13:50What did you expect?
13:52Ashley just found out she's been living a lie.
13:55That woman has been waiting on you hand and foot, preparing meals,
13:59helping you into the shower, taking care of the apartment.
14:02She rearranged her life for you while you sat there and watched her struggle.
14:07Meanwhile, you knew you were getting better.
14:09I don't see how either of you could think this is okay.
14:11Look, don't put this on him.
14:13He's been on me for weeks to tell the truth.
14:15Honestly, it wasn't my story to tell.
14:18What is this?
14:19Some sort of bro code?
14:21The women don't need any info because the men make all the decisions?
14:25All right, look.
14:26How about we all just take a breath, all right?
14:28At the end of the day, my boy can walk.
14:30That still means something, right?
14:33I'm gonna go check on Ashley.
14:35You make sure your boy has some place to lay his head tonight
14:38because it won't be under our roof.
14:47I really screwed this one up.
14:50Cognac still your poison?
14:52You're behind, old man.
14:54I'm more of a mezcal man now.
14:55All right, I'll rock with it.
14:58So I assume you're here to visit your folks.
15:01Make a cameo appearance and then ghost them before the holidays so you don't have to sit
15:05through that awkward Thanksgiving dinner?
15:07Not this time.
15:09I'm back.
15:10For real.
15:11Back?
15:12As in staying?
15:14So what happened?
15:15You blow all your crypto?
15:17Get hustled by some college cutie?
15:20You got jokes.
15:21But no, I didn't catch a case.
15:24No scandals or secret babies.
15:26Nothing like that.
15:27I just thought once you left here, you'd never look back.
15:30That was the plan.
15:32You know, Isaiah, if you ever need anything, you can always come to me.
15:36Nah, there's no crisis.
15:37I don't need rescuing.
15:39But I do appreciate knowing you'd be there for me if I did.
15:43You're a real one, Joey.
15:45Always have been.
15:53So if things were so sweet out west, why'd you leave?
15:57Truth, not everything was sweet.
15:59I needed a fresh start.
16:01And yeah, a woman was involved.
16:03I knew it was something like that.
16:06It's not what you think.
16:08Let's just say I wore out my welcome.
16:10Happens to the best of us.
16:12Heard you got divorced.
16:14Sorry, man.
16:16Water under the bridge.
16:18Speaking of, what's your plan?
16:21You out here looking for work?
16:22I already locked in.
16:24Got a gig at Banneker University.
16:26Academic advisor.
16:29Wait.
16:31Little Isaiah Hawthorne, who used to boost cars and hustle dime bags is working at a university.
16:39My, my.
16:40I'm gonna help kids figure out their future.
16:43What classes to take, careers that fit them, making sure they don't fall through the cracks like I almost did.
16:48And no, it doesn't come with a corner office or six figures.
16:52From running streets to building futures.
16:56That's the best come up I've ever heard.
16:59You're the only one who didn't treat me like another statistic waiting to happen.
17:03You saw something in me when no one else did.
17:05Not even me.
17:07I like to think I'm paying it forward.
17:10I always thought you were better than what your old man thought you were capable of.
17:16That's still not how my father sees it.
17:20Elon has a limited view of success.
17:23He wanted you to toe the line like your brothers.
17:26I was never gonna be a cop.
17:29You made sure of that with all the hell you raised.
17:32I did do a lot of dumb stuff.
17:34But if you hadn't pulled me off the ledge, I wouldn't be standing here now.
17:39Might not be standing anywhere.
17:42No, you always would have landed on your feet.
17:46I just showed you to see the ground a little more clearly.
17:52So I want you to let me know how things are going.
17:55Keep in touch, all right?
17:56Absolutely.
18:07Who's your mysterious friend?
18:09There's something familiar about him.
18:10Oh, he's from out of town.
18:12I don't think you know him.
18:14That was one of the Hawthorne brothers.
18:16He was at Naomi's wedding.
18:22Thanks for texting me back.
18:24Thanks for coming.
18:26Oh.
18:29You okay?
18:31Uh, honestly, no.
18:35I'm a nurse, Naomi.
18:37I am trained to notice even the most subtle changes in patients,
18:41but I couldn't even see this huge lie that was happening under my own roof.
18:48Did you know?
18:50If I had, I swear on everything.
18:53I would have been at your door the second I found out.
18:56Okay.
18:59But, um...
19:01But what?
19:03Jacob knew.
19:05Jacob.
19:06I just found out, and I promise we will have our own Come to Jesus talk about it.
19:11He said he kept pushing Derek to tell you, but he didn't want to betray his trust.
19:15I am so sorry, Ash.
19:17No, it is not Jacob's fault because Derek is a coward.
19:22Oh my God.
19:23Am I being too harsh?
19:26Please, too harsh?
19:27Is that possible in this situation?
19:30And you see, that's why you're my girl.
19:35My mom thinks I'm being too hard on him.
19:39That he wasn't completely wrong to think that I only stayed with him out of pity.
19:43Isn't that what I asked you after his accident?
19:46You did.
19:48And I remember how certain you were.
19:51You said getting back with Derek was fate.
19:55Well, maybe I was only telling myself that because I'm the real coward.
20:03Maybe I was too afraid to admit what I actually wanted.
20:10I'm talking about Andre.
20:13You know what we should do when we're in LA?
20:16More of this.
20:17A whole lot more of this.
20:18I mean, that's a given.
20:19But in addition, we should do something about these naked ring fingers.
20:25I have a friend in Beverly Hills.
20:27I know I'm from my modeling days.
20:28We could go to his studio and he can make us something from scratch.
20:31From scratch?
20:32Mm-hmm.
20:33One of a kind rings for our one of a kind relationship.
20:37I don't know.
20:38I've kind of gotten real used to the ones we already have.
20:40The cigar bands that we can never wear because they might fall apart?
20:44Yeah, that is a downside.
20:45Well, Jerry could replicate the cigar band in platinum and throw some diamonds on if it makes you happy.
20:50What makes you happy?
20:53You already know the answer.
20:55Tell me anyway.
20:56I want to hear you say it.
20:59You make me happy, Andre.
21:08I remember Jacob's brother from Naomi's wedding.
21:12He caused quite the scene.
21:14Got into it with his father and stormed out.
21:16The gossip gals dined on that story for a week.
21:20How do you know him?
21:22I don't.
21:25And it wouldn't be good for his old man to catch wind of any ties between me and his boy.
21:31I can relate.
21:32I've been having my own difficulties explaining our relationship.
21:36And you get why this needs to stay between us.
21:39Does he work for you?
21:40No, not in years.
21:41There was a time though.
21:42So he was one of your investments.
21:43Back then, he was full of fury and rebellion.
21:47He would get himself locked up just to make his old man sweat.
21:51I'm sure the chief was thrilled.
21:53Elon wanted him to enter the family business.
21:57Luke and Jacob suited up, but Isaiah, he was never cut out to be a soldier.
22:03Not even yours?
22:04Sadly, no.
22:06I thought at first it would be a strategic advantage to have the chief's son in my orbit.
22:13Maybe even poetic.
22:15So I gave him some small jobs.
22:17Nothing dangerous.
22:18Let him work his way up.
22:20That kid is smart.
22:23Too smart for this life.
22:26So I did what his father never could do.
22:30I let him go.
22:31How benevolent of you.
22:34I pushed him to get his degree somewhere far away from his father.
22:38Someplace he could become his own man.
22:41And now he's an academic advisor.
22:46Kid's done a full 180.
22:48Just when I thought I had you all figured out.
22:51Who knew you had a paternal streak?
22:55I know that we've danced around Andre before, but that was a lifetime ago.
23:02Before he became your stepfather.
23:05Don't remind me.
23:07So if this is crossing some line for you.
23:09A little too late for that.
23:11And yeah, I'm in the middle.
23:14But it's not like Andre's feelings for you were some state secret.
23:18I even asked him about it.
23:20You did?
23:22Well, what did he say?
23:25He said he wanted whatever was best for you.
23:28And when you chose Derek, he respected it.
23:31Did you ever talk to him about marrying your mom?
23:34I did.
23:35And honestly, I didn't love what he had to say.
23:38He said it was situational and that it would last as long as it lasted.
23:42Yeah, that's pretty much what he told me too.
23:48Still, however it started, they found something.
23:52And from what I can tell, it's working for them.
23:54Yeah, and I don't want to assume that he still has feelings for me.
23:57I mean, I'm not delusional.
23:59Listen to me very carefully.
24:02Okay.
24:04Whatever happens next, this cannot, absolutely cannot be a repeat of Hayley.
24:11I won't allow it.
24:12How could you even think that I would do that?
24:15I'm not saying that you would, but I have watched my mother get blindsided
24:18again and again from the people she's trusted.
24:22Now, if you and Andre want a real shot, fine.
24:26But no secrets.
24:28Okay?
24:28No lies.
24:30You owe her the truth from the start.
24:32I would never do something like that.
24:35And I know that Andre wouldn't want to do that either.
24:41It's mom.
24:42Okay, Naomi, please don't say anything yet.
24:46For all I know, there may never even be anything to tell.
24:50Pamela hit me back.
24:53Apparently, we are about to redefine relationship goals in high fashion.
24:58Oh, she wants to move fast.
24:59We all might need to travel as soon as tomorrow.
25:02Wait, tomorrow?
25:02Mm-hmm.
25:04I didn't even think Forster could put together full production that fast.
25:07Well, the shoot will be next week, but Pamela and I like to hit the west coast early,
25:10let jet lag do its thing, get my skin all glowy.
25:13But if you have business here, you can catch a later flight.
25:15No, no, no.
25:16We can all go together.
25:18Besides, it gives us a second to link up with that jeweler.
25:21Think of it as a delayed honeymoon.
25:23I would love that.
25:24Mm-hmm.
25:25Oh, I'll ask Pamela to book us someplace romantic.
25:27Maybe a spot where we can fall asleep to the ocean.
25:30Yeah, that sounds perfect.
25:32Hey, and you tell Pamela to find our old man.
25:34We'll be busy.
25:36Not Pamela, Naomi.
25:37I asked her to come by, but I don't want her to know exactly how much fun we've been having
25:41in this bed, so I'm going to go ahead and jump downstairs.
25:43Okay.
25:44Hey, well, don't rush.
25:44I'm going to go grab a bite.
25:46Okay.
25:47Yeah, you guys have fun with your mother-daughter time.
26:06That langoustine pasta takes me back to a little place I know in Capri.
26:15You know, most women would think it's a cardinal sin to be thinking of someone else
26:21while they're dining with me.
26:23Most women aren't running your business.
26:25A good manager never takes her eyes off the inventory.
26:29Friend of yours?
26:30Lolly Salinger, chair of the Country Club's Cherry Blossom Committee.
26:35They have an entire committee devoted to flowers.
26:39What must they vote on?
26:40What shade of pink is the most exclusive?
26:43The Cherry Blossom Festival is the social event of spring.
26:47Lolly's signature on an invitation opens doors money alone can't touch.
26:52And what is Ms. Cherry Blossom doing with our Diego?
26:56Well, Lolly shared some rather intimate details about Mr. Cherry Blossom's inability
27:01to make anything bloom at home.
27:05So you've prescribed a dose of Diego.
27:08She'll thank me later.
27:10My bad about the time, bro.
27:12I had to drop a friend off at a motel.
27:14No biggie.
27:15I already put in our order.
27:16What you mean?
27:17You didn't even ask me what I wanted.
27:19Bruh, it's fried chicken night.
27:21Don't act like you forgot our family tradition.
27:23That's right.
27:24I half expected to see Pops and Ma holding court at their usual table when I walked in.
27:28Yeah, it's been a while since they've done that.
27:30That was the one night a week Pops will leave the precinct at a reasonable hour.
27:34How he hasn't dropped from a massive heart attack yet,
27:36but how he pushes himself is beyond me.
27:40What, too dark?
27:43Pops actually did have a heart attack a few years back.
27:46What?
27:47It wasn't severe.
27:48Nobody thought to tell me?
27:50You must have forgot.
27:51You and Pops weren't on speaking terms back then.
27:53So what?
27:55I'm still his son.
27:58Mom?
28:00Perfect timing as always.
28:03Which one screams California glamour but still says I'm not trying too hard?
28:07You're not running away on us now, are you?
28:09Not an exit, darling.
28:10A triumphant return.
28:12Your mother is officially back in the game.
28:17Modeling?
28:18Mm-hmm.
28:18Mom, that's incredible.
28:19My first booking in years and baby, it is with Forrester Creations.
28:24How did that happen?
28:26Remember that ridiculous Vegas photo with the Anita impersonator?
28:30Ridge Forrester saw it.
28:31The Ridge Forrester.
28:33He said it's the exact energy they're looking for and he asked Andre and me to come together to do
28:38a couple shoot.
28:39How crazy is that?
28:41They want you and Andre to model together.
28:44Mm-hmm.
28:45Oh, don't worry, honey.
28:46Your stepfather may be new, but he's insanely photogenic.
28:50And worst case scenario, we get a proper honeymoon out of it.
28:53Honeymoon?
28:54Mm-hmm.
28:54So, sounds like things are going well.
28:57Better than I could have imagined.
28:59After all those years chasing what I thought was love with your father,
29:03who'd have thought that I'd find the real thing with his exact opposite in every way?
29:14Look who landed the illusive Andre Richardson.
29:18We haven't seen much of you lately.
29:19Yeah, I've been keeping busy.
29:21I'm open, especially to suggestions from the lovely Nurse Ashley.
29:25This video is incredible.
29:26It's amazing.
29:28You're amazing.
29:32Andre, were you about to kiss me?
29:35Hey, Ashley.
29:36What is it?
29:37What's wrong?
29:40Bienvenue à Paris, ma chérie.
29:42Wow.
29:43Yeah.
29:58Hey, I got your text.
30:00Is everything okay?
30:03Nothing's okay, Andre.
30:06I think I made a huge mistake.
30:14I should have told you about Pop's heart attack, all right?
30:16That's on me.
30:18When Naomi's dad had a stroke, she dropped everything and was there for him.
30:22Even though they were barely talking, I should have gave you that same chance.
30:27So why didn't you?
30:28Because he wanted to keep everything on the low.
30:30Nobody outside the house knew about it.
30:32He was stressed that if word got back to city council-
30:34They might force him into early retirement.
30:37Bash first, family second.
30:39Even when death's knocking.
30:41He wasn't dying.
30:42They caught it early and put a stint in it.
30:45He was back to work in a few weeks.
30:47That's not the point.
30:48Then what is the point, man?
30:50Pops is proud of his life's work.
30:51And if you expect that to change-
30:53I stopped expecting anything from that man forever ago.
30:55He made it clear how much of a disappointment I am.
30:57You act like it's one-sided.
31:00You made it clear how little you thought of him, the badge, and everything he dedicated his life to.
31:05I'm trying to build a bridge here, Isaiah.
31:07This family feud y'all got is breaking mom's heart.
31:11Y'all need to find peace.
31:12If not for yourselves, at least do it for mom.
31:14Now how the hell is that supposed to happen?
31:16You can start by giving him some credit.
31:18Pops is aware that there are plenty careers out there that contribute to society in the same way.
31:23But whether he realizes it or not, I have one of those careers.
31:26And I'm damn proud of it.
31:28I see myself in these kids.
31:30Everybody else writes them off as troublemakers or lost cousins.
31:33But I'm showing them the way.
31:35Just like someone did for me.
31:38Now I know why you suggested Uptown.
31:41So you can keep an eye on your protege's performance.
31:44Astute as always.
31:45This date needs to go well.
31:47I'm counting on Lolly's social influence to drum up the kind of high-end clientele we both want.
31:53Word of mouth is everything, and Lolly...
31:54Knows everyone. Yeah, I get it.
31:57You were smart to put someone in charge of the business who understands it from the customer's POV.
32:02I can add that personal touch.
32:04Well, I have no problem with your business acumen, as long as your personal touch is reserved for the clients
32:11and not for the escorts.
32:13That's the second time you've made that particular comment.
32:17If I didn't know better, Joey, I might think you felt threatened.
32:21Poor attempt at humor on my part.
32:23You've no need to be jealous.
32:26There were reasons I had an open marriage.
32:29Doug gave me affection, stability, social standing, but I had to look elsewhere for excitement.
32:37With you, it's a one-stop shop.
32:41Everything I need, wrapped in one sexy package.
32:47Which one? Oh, never mind.
32:49I'll bring both.
32:50And I'll need something trashy to read by the poolside.
32:53Chelsea's always got that list of scandalous beach reads.
32:55I'll download that.
32:57Baby, what is it?
32:59I love seeing you like this, Mom. I do.
33:04I just want you to be careful.
33:06Come here.
33:10I know I haven't given you much reason to trust my judgment lately.
33:14Falling apart after the divorce, and then racing into this Vegas marriage without a warning.
33:19It's not your judgment I'm worried about.
33:23Andre's a good man, Naomi.
33:25He's been patient and gentle.
33:28He understands what I went through with your father, and he's never pushed or demanded anything.
33:33He's just waited for me to realize what's right there in front of me all along.
33:40I don't know if I've ever felt this way.
33:43I sincerely want you to be happy for me.
33:50Thank you, baby.
33:53I've been thinking a lot about what you told me a while ago when you came to me and told
33:58me that you
33:58didn't believe I'd be happy with Derek because he was just my comfort zone.
34:03I shouldn't have gone there.
34:04That wasn't my place.
34:05No, you told me the truth, even knowing it would make me angry, and it was exactly what I needed
34:11to hear.
34:13And after everything that's happened, I realized what a mistake I made, not being honest with you, with myself.
34:19But what I need to know is...
34:23Is it too late for us?
34:28Ash, I'm about to head to LA with Danny. It's practically our honeymoon.
34:33God, my timing couldn't be worse.
34:35And I know I'm putting you in an impossible position, and I'm so sorry that I couldn't
34:40have the courage to do this earlier.
34:41But all I can do now is be honest with you, the way that you have always been with me.
34:46Derek betrayed me, but maybe it was for the best because it made me realize what I finally want.
34:56And that's you, Andre.
35:02If that's what you still want, too.
35:12I know what you're feeling.
35:15You're hurting.
35:17And it makes sense to reach out to something familiar.
35:21And I'm here for you, but...
35:25Not in that way.
35:30I think I'm falling in love with my wife.
35:35You think?
35:38That's what my heart is telling me.
35:40And I'm listening to it.
35:44I'm sorry, Ash.
35:46No, I understand.
35:48I want you to be happy.
35:50Yeah.
35:51I really do.
35:52I mean that.
35:55Because you deserve only good things in this world.
35:59Um, yeah, I think, I think you should better go because...
36:05Thanks for coming by.
36:10I think you're far more 끼ed.
36:23It's okay.
36:27I think you're the franchising team.
36:28It's okay.
36:28I just don't know.
36:28I'm sorry.
36:29I don't know it.
36:29What's going on is the best you to make.も
36:30never mind for me. Can
36:35I don't
36:35know what you're going on.
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