Ripple

Is your friend coming, Kris?

It's a lot.

I'm separated. I have a kid.

I'm really happy you're here.

See, I walked away from the church

a long time ago.

It was Brenda's thing.

I'm Carrie. Hit me up.

Would love to chat.

It's a beautiful ring, by the way.

You know what? You take it.

Our problems aren't us. It's our places.

So… we're looking.

I was raised in a church

whose message was judgement and fear.

Though the road to hell is paved in gold

and the road to heaven is paved with thorns,

we must persevere.

"If you remain hostile towards me, and refuse to…"

But faith is bigger than salvation

and damnation.

…as your sins deserve.

It's the love and joy we find in each other.

We must turn away from seduction.

We must turn away from evil.

["It's the Same Old Song" by the Four Tops playing]

Oh! The girls better watch out!

They ain't never gonna see this smooth operator come in!

- - Celia!

How many times have I told you that this worldly music

is bait in the devil's trap?

So the Bible is saying,

"Lead us not into The Temptations"?

Do not test me, young lady.

- -

Lifting each other up.

That's what it's all about.

Oh no, what happened to you?

Come on.

They confirmed the dinner with my new client,

so I'll have to meet you at Lumi for your set.

Wait… am I officially your groupie?

What?

What's going on? Nerves?

Yeah.

No.

I got a message from that woman, Carrie,

at Vesey Street.

That's amazing!

What about Kris?

What about Kris?

It… feels wrong.

I don't know.

No, no, no, it's not wrong.

This is what you've been waiting for!

Aria…

People are seeing you now.

And I know that's scary,

but you're finally pushing through.

You deserve every opportunity that comes your way.

Look, you're not signing anything.

You're just going to talk.

This is a good thing.

No, I know.

Well, can you deliver the news to your face?

It doesn't listen to me anymore.

Hmm, okay.

I've done the research on this clinical trial.

The results are really promising.

Plus it's free,

which is right in the sweet spot of our budget.

All right, but I'm just on the list right now.

There is no guarantee that I will actually get in.

I know, and I'm happy to go through every scenario again

if that would be helpful.

Or you can talk it through with your new therapist.

Oh, I can't wait.

A whole 50 minutes of uninterrupted whining.

And please don't forget you have chemo tomorrow.

How could I forget?

I get three messages a day from the shared calendar.

Do you want me to come with you?

No. You gotta work.

I will be okay.

Okay, 'cause, you know, as the treatments continue,

you might start to feel weak--

Kris said she will be there.

Will she?

I could add it to the shared calendar.

Okay, I'm just gonna say this.

With everything that's going on,

do you think it's a good time

for you to start dating somebody?

Well, thanks for taking care of everything.

Yeah.

All right.

Goodbye.

Who's taking care of what?

Is everything your business?

I like to think so.

You remember my friend Al?

Ah, the one you attempted to play basketball with?

Okay, you can just say "yes."

Anyway, he's taking care of Brenda's estate.

She made a donation to the church in her will.

Hm.

Oh…

I found her planner this morning.

She signed up to be in the soup kitchen tomorrow.

She had all these plans through the rest of the year.

You… could go in her place.

You know you don't have to be a part of Sunday service

to serve green bean casserole, right?

Yeah, I know.

You'd be honoring her memory.

Hm.

Speaking of…

you still have a lot of her things

around the apartment.

And it's my experience that being surrounded

by constant reminders is paralyzing.

When I finally cleared my place after Dana died,

it was healing.

Maybe.

But there are some things I might want to hold on to.

Of course.

And there may be some things you may not want to hold on to.

This is where my organizational expertise comes in.

For example, uh…

["I've Been Waiting For So Long" by Jean Luc Leonardon playing]

- - Whoa…

Do you know what this is?

Electric tongs?

Wrong!

It's a flat iron, which you don't need.

- Okay. - Ah?

- Yeah. - Ah-ah?

No.

Are you planning on wearing this regularly?

Leave it alone.

Walter.

Leave… it… alone.

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to push.

Can we skip lunch?

I'm just not feeling it today.

Ah.

I'll check in with you later.

Oh, gosh!

I am running so late.

My first driver canceled on me because he saw my table

and he said,

"Well, a chiropractor messed up "my mother-in-law's back."

And I'm like, "I'm not even a chiropractor."

Right.

Okay, I'm gonna leave my overnight bag here

so that I don't have to carry it around with me all day.

Hi.

- Oh, hi. -

Yes, pleasantries.

What are you doing?

I am looking for my other glove!

Did you try your right pocket?

Oh, my…

Okay.

Right… See you!

Okay, but don't total anyone's mother-in-law!

Funny. Not funny.

Okay…

Oh!

Bye.

Montana…

- - No, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!

Oh…

Argh!

You look like a proud mom.

So, this is what motherhood is like!

I never got to do that thing where you confuse people

by aging your kid in months.

Hmm.

It's my favorite thing to do.

Did you know, for instance,

that Anna is 77 months old now?

Aw, it's such a fun age.

It is.

I wanna show you something.

But you cannot tell Aria.

Okay.