Single Ladies

- Previously on Single Ladies... - I heard you say that Aaron

was your Professor.

It's just sex.

He seems way more into you.

You're ending it?

Did it ever really begin?

I have a little money that I'm willing to invest in you.

He isn't here?

Reed, where the hell are you?

Ma'am, this isn't Reed.

Mr. durham overdosed.

You're sleeping on my couch until we finish this album, so

get comfortable.

Are you saying you were never in love with me?

If you hadn't pressed me, I wouldn't have realized I was

settling with you.

Thank you for being a complete gentleman.

It's rare for me to meet a woman these days that wants to

take the time to get to know a man.

I take it Woody's coming over tonight?

I'm going to Malcolm's.

Malcolm, please don't play with my heart, because it's really in

this.

Mine is too.

♪ that's why they play my song ♪

♪ on so many different dials ♪

crab cakes and eggs Benedict?

I love your chef, but I swear he's trying to make me fat.

You have nothing to worry about, babe.

But if it makes you feel better, I promise I'll help you burn off

more calories later.

I've been here so long, I've run out of clothes...Again.

I need to go home.

I'll buy you more clothes.

I'll take you up on the offer, but I still have to go home.

I keep canceling plans with Val and April.

I'm one excuse away from losing two friends.

I haven't called the office or my pops in days.

I guess we, uh, have been shutting the world out ever

since we made it official.

How about, I'll call my people over, you call your

people over, and I'll cook brunch for everyone.

That way, we can see them and still be together.

We got it bad, huh?

Oh, yeah, we sprung.

Now, about you cooking brunch... Mm-hmm.

Are you sure you want to try that, babe?

What do you mean?

I can cook breakfast.

It's the after-5:00 foods I'm not so sure about.

Fine, whatever you want.

That's a dangerous thing to say to a wom with a prada obsession.

Hmm.

Mm-hmm.

you... hey, you.

I'm glad to see you're hard at work.

Yeah, I've been in a groove.

It's been pretty intense, but I think what I got's working.

I can't wait to hear it.

Wait, what did you do with the boxes that were right there?

Oh, I'm trying to be a good roommate, and put some things away.

You didn't unpack my bedroom stuff, did you?

Oh, no, I have five sisters.

I was trained well.

Stuck to the boxes marked "kitchen."

That's sweet.

Did you work your magic in the bathroom too?

I was just about to, but then I heard this hook in my head,

and I had to lay it down.

Listen.

what you think?

I think... It's a good start.

You think it sucks?

I wouldn't go that far.

But you don't like it.

It's not that I don't like it, it's just... it's the kind of

song that you get stuck in your head because you've heard it on

the radio over and over again, but you never buy it.

And then in six months, you forget it.

You just described, like, half the songs on the billboard

hot 100, and they're forgettable all the way to the bank.

Ironically, the songs of yours that I like the most were

the songs that wes threw out.

That stuff was more original.

I felt you.

Yeah, but wes didn't feel me.

And face it, that guy knows hits.

Yeah, but wes was missing what's special about you.

And if you release a crap boyband song now and it doesn't

hit, you're not gonna get the kind of respect you're looking

for, and you're gonna be completely off the map.

I don't think it's necessarily wrong to do a song like this.

But I'll keep working on it if it makes you feel better.

It would make me feel better.

It would also make me feel better if you, uh, put away your

dirty laundry.

I... I can't... oh, are you?

It's Reed's working time.

It's working time for me right now.

Now. Okay.

Fantastic idea.

Mm-hmm.

But... But what?

Are you sure you want to try that?

Maybe you should have it catered.

I know a great place.

Why is everyone acting like I've never been in a kitchen?

I can cook.

Just be there please.

You know I will be.

So where are you and Jerry going tonight?

The Solomon club for dinner.

Oh, so he continues to impress.

Yes, he does, and I need to hurry because he sent a car for

me and it's waiting downstairs.

Okay, Ms. private club with a personal chauffeur.

Wasn't it you who said you didn't need a man with money?

Mm-hmm, you sure are getting comfortable.

Can you just zip it please?

I'm trying.

I was talking about your lips.

Huh.

Hello?

Who is this?

Why are you calling me?

It's Quinn.

Quinn?

When did you get a friends, family, and losers plan?

No, Quinn, I'm very busy.

I don't have time to talk.

And I don't even know what we would talk about.

I can think of a few things.

I don't mean to be rude, but I'm on my way somewhere, so I

have to go.

Quinn.

Oh, hell no.

What's up, Val?

Can I talk to you?

What the hell are you doing at my house?

I'm sorry for just showing up.

But I knew you would always be too busy to talk to me on the

phone, so... so you thought it was a good

idea to force me to talk to you?

No, but it's important.

I wouldn't be here if it wasn't.

Don't you have one bad knee already?

You need to back up out of here before you have two.

Val, can I have a moment with you alone, please?

No, you can't.

You had five years of moments alone with Val.

You didn't say the right things then, and I'm sure you have

nothing worth saying now.

Keisha, I know this is your girl, and it's your duty to be

all riled up.

But all due respect, this is between me and Val, okay?

So could you just... I could, but I won't.

I bit my tongue when you broke my girl's heart and walked out

on her in front of a room full of people.

I bit my tongue again when you got engaged a few months later.

So I'll be damned if I bite my... keish.

It's okay.

I can handle this.

I'm in a hurry.

Look, after we broke up, when you needed to talk, I gave you

that.

I let you get whatever you had to say off your chest.

Now I need you to do the same for me.

Fine, but it's not happeng right now.